Editorial
Hello, and a happy New Year to you all. As you can see, once again the 'must get the
magazine out on time' New Year's resolution hasn ' t worked! There are various
reasons for this, which I won't bore you with, but I am hopeful that at least the
February issue will be out a little earlier in the month.
As we're at the start of the year, now might be a good time to remind you all of
my constant need for content for the magazine - yes, I need more articles! Stuart's
done some research on the firm of Whittaker Bros. and come up with a great piece for
this issue. I also have a great article lined up for next month about a visitor attraction
(with lots of slots) that hasn't yet been featured in this magazine (you'll find out which
one next month). Unfortunately, I don't have much else 'in stock' - so please think
about writing something. It could be about a favourite machine in your collection, or
perhaps a much-coveted machine that you'd like to have in your collection. Or maybe
you could write about childhood memories of playing the arcades at the seaside,
during those long summers we used to have. Anything really, but do please try to
make a contribution.
Now,just a quick word about the magazine binders that Brian King had produced
for us last year - they ' ve all gone! The good news is that Brian will be ordering
another batch shortly, so if you missed out on the last lot, fear not, there are more on
the way. Start getting your orders in now! (see page 25).
Well that 's about it for now. Until next month
All the best
Jerry
Front Cover picture: Beat the bandit, a rare electro-mechanical wall machines from
Whittakers, c. 1961. See Stuart's excellent article on page 8.
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