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13, NO.
N O . 7 7
VOL.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
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SUMMER BUYER'S
BUYER'S GUIDE
GUIDE
SUMMER
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Novelties, Kiddie
Kiddie Rides,
Rides,
Novelties,
Pay Phones
Phones
Pay
As opentofS sett to diYmlfy, many ltt lnvescipling noYeily
As operators
seek draw
to diversify,
many bmlly·-pmes
are investigating
pmes
lhlt an
dw: 1ltiolc
th:at novelty
are not
games
that and
can tn:ndy,
draw the
family tpptaling
-- games and
that tlmdm.
are not
hlt-dtMn
but whole
unMru1ly
hit-driven
trendy,
but universally
and timeless.
Wdit: and
Wes
art another
atesory appealing
of equipment
thal bears I
Kiddie
Rides are another
of equipment that
bears a
good
loot..Awdl-buil1
kiddie category
ride lasts0¥er1 deade,.ilh noonal
good
look. A well-built
kiddie 512tistia
ride lasts lndic:alf:
over a decade
with normal
malrum1oct.
Binh r11t
a continuing
nwVt
I ~
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maintenance. Birth rate statistics indicate a continuing market
demand
Oeregubtlon olpay phones resulled In• numberolrompanies
Deregulation of pay ~modds.Oioi:ourguldtfor111up-KHiatt
phones resulted in a number of companies
manll&roirlnglhelr
manufacturing
their own models. Check our guide for an up-to-date
lktirig ollVlibbleunlts.
listing of available units.
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D EPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENTS
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Tom Dudley
Dudley and
and kiddie
kiddie rides,
rides, the
the names
names are
are
Tom
synonymous. He
He believes
believes that
that kiddie
kiddie rides
rides are
are
synonymous.
to
stay
and
there
will
always
bi
kids
who
here
here to stay and there will always be kids who
will treasure
treasure the
the thrill
thrill of of escaping
escaping reality
reality in in a a
will
ship
or
on
a
faithful
horse.
Tom
Dudley
space
space ship or on a faithful horse. Tom Dudley
intends
to
·
provide
this
excitement
for
many
intends to provide this excitement for many
years
and
many
kids
to come.
years and many kids to come.
Hold the
the Phones!
Phones!
Hold
52
Private pay phones may not be the fad it started
Private pay phones may not be the fad it started
out to be only a short time ago, but there are
out to be only a short time ago, but there are
operators interested
interested in in owning
owning and
and
still operators
still
operating private pay phones on their regular
operating private pay phones on their regular
game routes. There have been many pay phone
game
routes. There have been many pay phone
companies that have come and many that have
companies that have come and many that have
gone so it's important to know what to look
gone so it's important to know what to look
for and
and what
what to to ask
ask before
before making
making an
an expensive
expensive
for
purchasing decision. This article was written
purchasing decision. This article was written
from a a technician's
technician's viewpoint
viewpoint and
and may
may help
help you
you
from
you
decide
that
pay
phones
are
for
you
when
when you decide that pay phones are for you
start
trying
to
figure
out
what
to
buy.
and
and start trying to figure out what to buy.
Summer Buyer's
Buyer's
Summer
Guide and
and Index
Index
Guide
JU LY , 1987
19871
JULY,
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LETTERS TO
Tl THE
THE EDITOR
EDITIR
LETTERS
6 6
FllM THE
THE EDITIR
FROM
EDITOR
8 8
llEWS
NEWS
22
22
TllRllAMEllT
TOURNAMENT
LEAGUE ACTION
ACTllll
& l LEAGUE
36
36
FRAllKS CRANKS
CRAllKS
FRANKS
55
55
MISIC CHARTS
CHARTS
MUSIC
66
66
TEii YEARS
YEARS AGO
AID
TEN
68
68
llEW PRODUCTS
PllDUCTS
NEW
Ill
101
TAX TIPS
TIPS
TAX
115
105
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
ADVERTISllll
CLASSIFIED
116
106
AIVERTISERS INDEX
lllDEX
ADVERTISERS
113
113
Dan Brechner
Brechner & & Company
Company is is featured
featu red on
on our
our
Dan
cover
this
month.
Read
about
the
company
We have
have collected
collected photos
photos of
of the
the current
current novelty
novelty cover this month. Read about the company in in
We
our cover
cover story
story on
on page
page 12.
12.
games, pay
pay phones,
phones, and
and kiddie
kiddie rides
rides for
for you
you to to our
games,
shopping guide.
guide. Who
Who knows,
knows, just
just
use as as a a shopping
use
looking
at
what
is
available
may
help
you
decide
looking at what is available may help you decide
to
add
some
new
equipment
to
your
route.
to add some new equipment to your route. If If
you are
are not
not operating
operating kiddie
kiddie rides,
rides, novelties,
novelties, or
or
you
phones,
now
may
be
the
time
to
give
one
pay
pay phones, now may be the time to give one
all a try. Following the pictorial guide is an
or or all
a try. Following the pictorial guide is an
index of the companies represented.
index of the companies represented.