C.O.C.A. Times

had a Northwestern Match We continued down the Oregon coast. We found a lot
Machine priced at $65. It of Sun Vending machines. they were everywhere,
was in good condition so I priced between $7 5 and $85. We found a few '50s juke-
picked it up (see photo). boxes, some slot machines (from the '60s and '70s)
Prices in the area overall priced between $1,200 and $1,500 and a lot of other low
were somewhat high and end vending machines We also stopped to do a little
antique dealers wouldn't go crabbing. My son really enjoys fishing, and when he
down more than 10 percent. heard you can fish for crabs on the coast, he just had to
try it. Timing is everything. About one hour before high
A few interesting points tide, the crabs come in to the shallow water by the
about Oregon. We stopped shore. You throw in a crab ring (a basket that crabs
to get gas.
A clerk crawl in but can't get out of), let it sit for a few minutes
.___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __, approached my car and asked and reel it in. He caught many crabs, in different sizes
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if he should fill it up. I told and colors. Too bad we were traveling and couldn't
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him I would move my car to enjoy the catch.
the self-service pump. He gave me a funny look and
said all gas stations in Oregon are full service. Wow, We continued our drive to San Francisco (through the
imagine that. And, there is no state sales tax! One night Redwood Forest). We didn't have enough time to really
my wife and I stopped at an Indian Casino. We walked explore the city as we were only staying for a day and
in and it was incredibly quiet. We couldn't figure out wanted to see Chinatown and Fisherman's Wharf. The
why it was so quiet when there were so many slot few antique shops we did see were really expensive and
machines. We kiddingly asked one of the casino work- didn't have any coin-op machines. We wished we had a
ers if no one was winning because we couldn't hear any few more days to really explore the city. Maybe next
coins and he told us the machines only take paper year.
money and pay off in receipts.
We are already planning our Spring vacation - Texas.
Next, on to the Oregon coast,
There we will visit two of the country's top flea markets
traveling down Highway 101. We
- Canton and Round Top/Warrenton flea markets! We'll
stopped in Lincoln City which
let you know how it is in a future issue.
had many antique shops. We
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found several shops with coin-op
machines but one in particular
was just loaded with coin-op
machines.
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Antique Shop was owned by a fel-
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low coin-op collector. The shop
BOOKS on the
had trade stimulators, arcade
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pieces and vending machines
galore. One machine I picked up
Take a stroll
was an early Odd Penny Magnet .__ _ _ _ _ _ __,
through the Book Store.
(see photo). The customer drops a Odd Penny Magnet
penny in the top slot and if it falls in one of the cups,
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they win a prize. The marquee states "A keen eye, a
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steady nerve, and the plumb is yours." I picked this one
because it was unusual and affordable. Some of the
Also admire the samplings of the World Famous
other trade stimulators available were Imp Machines
Slot and Old West Memorabilia Collections.
and various three and five reel type trade stimulators
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that featured cigarette packs on the reels.
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