MADE
PLA METE
MONTHLY PUBLICATION
PUBLICATION OF
OF THE
THE COIN-OPERATED
COIN-OPE RATED ENTERTAINMENT
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
INDUSTRY
MONTHLY
lvoL. 13,
13 , NO.
NO . I I
VOL.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
FEATUR E S
FEATURES
AMERIS AND
Exploring the
the
Exploring
crane
explosion
crane explosion
PA G E II
11
PAGE
11
II
Though cranes
cranes and
and merchandisers
merchandisers are
are not
not new
new
Though
concepts,
the
new
technology
equipment
is
concepts, the new technology equipment is
making a a gigantic
gigantic impact
impact on
on the
the coin-op
coin-op
making
industry. There
There are
are now
now over
over 20
20 companies
companies
industry.
offering
these
machines.
This
article
explores
offering these machines. This article explores
the reasons
reasons for
for crane
crane and
and merchandiser
merchandiser
the
popularity.
popularity.
Stuffing a a crane
crane
Stuffing
so it it doesn't
doesn't
so
become a a turkey
turkey
become
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You've purchased
purchased a a crane.
crane. Now,
ow, it's
it's time
time to to
You've
decide
what
to
put
in
it.
What's
available?
decide what to put in it. What's available?
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What are
are the
the most
most popular
popular items?
items? What
What
What
should you
you consider
consider before
before making
making the
the
should
investment?
H
ere
are
some
useful
tips
and
investment? Here are some useful tips and
information
to
help
you
answer
those
information to help you answer those
important questions
questions you
you must
must ask
ask so
so you
you
important
make the
the right
right choice.
choice. At
At the
the end
end of
of the
the
make
story
there
is
a
listing
of
companies
offering
story there is a listing of companies offering
the stuffing
stuffing for
for your
your crane.
crane.
the
Evaluating
Evaluating
crane for
for
a a crane
purchase
purchase
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With so
so many
many companies
companies offering
offering cranes
cranes and
and
With
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74
PAGE
merchandisers, making
making a a choice
choice can
can be
be
merchandisers,
difficult.
This
article
will
offer
suggestions
on
difficult. This article will offer suggestions on
how
to
compare
equipment
so
what
you
buy
how to compare equipment so what you buy
what you
you hoped
hoped to to get.
get. There
There is is a a chart
chart
is is what
included so
so you
you can
can see
see at
at a a glance
glance the
the
included
advantages and
and disadvantages
disadvantages of
of each
each brand.
brand.
advantages
JANUARY, 1987
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JANUARY,
DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENTS
IP FRONT
FRlllT
UP
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llEWS
NEWS
7 7
FllllK'S CRANKS
CllllKS
FRANK'S
41
41
IUYERS GUIDE
llllE
BUYERS
44
44
llllEI
INDEX
18
68
CllllMAll
COINMAN
74
74
TEii YEARS
YEARS AGO
All
TEN
71
79
PLAYERS' PICKS
PICKS
PLAYERS'
85
85
RECIRI CHARTS
CHARTS
RECORD
88
88
llEW PRODUCTS
PRlllCTS
NEW
II
90
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
ADVEITISllll
CLASSIFIED
112
102
Cover: Play
Play Meter
Meter is is the
the perfect
perfect choice
choice for
for coin-op
coin-op
Cover:
readers as as indicated
indicated by
by our
our cover,
cover, designed
designed by
by
readers
Leslie Lally.
Lally. Leslie
Leslie is is the
the 10-year-old
I 0-year-old daughter
daughter of
of
Leslie
publisher
Carol
Lally
and
the
late
Ralph
Lally,
publisher Carol Lally and the late Ralph Lally,
founder of
of the
the magazine.
magazine. A A student
student in in the
the fifth
fifth
founder
grade, Leslie
Leslie won
won two
two local
local art
art contests
contests in in 1986;
1986;
grade,
one for
for New
New Orleans
Orleans area
area Girl
Girl Scouts
Scouts and
and another
another
one
seasonal
contest
at
Halloween
in
which
her
drawing
seasonal contest at Halloween in which her drawing
was selected
selected from
from over
over 3,000
3,000 entries.
entries.
was
January 1987/PLAY
1987 / PLAY METER
METER 5
January
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