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Slot Machines of Yesteryear -
Mills of the Thirties Operator's Companion.
The spirit of the Mills Novelty Company in the hectic
Thirties is conveyed in their product brochures, service
literature, and in editorial matter from Spinning Reels
(the company's own trade journal), together with press
releases, promotional literature, advertising flyers etc. in
The Billboard trade magazine. Excellent source book.
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Hardback, 192 pages, b/w. Price: £15
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Slot Machines of Yesteryear -
Mills of the Forties Operator's Companion.
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A source book reproducing a wealth of diverse material
from the period: service manuals, parts lists, press
releases, promotional literature, advertising flyers etc.
tracing the progress of Mills Novelty Company's
machines during the WWII-interrupted decade of the
Forties.
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Hardback, 192 pages, b/w. Price: £15
Slot Machines of Yesteryear -
Watling Operator's Companion.
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This volume captures Watling Manufacturing Company's
full range from scales to bandits in catalogues, brochures,
line folders, broadsides and service data, original patent
and mock-up photos of the ROL-A-TOR line, artists'
preparatory airbrush renderings for advertising and
promotional material and Watling family photos and
correspondence. Plenty of legendary anecdotes and well-
informed context in the accompanying commentary.
Hardback, 192 pages, b/w. Price: £15
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