C.O.C.A. Times

On Sunday we headed back home. We got an
early start, so we decided to spend the afternoon in
Indy. This time, we visited the shops downtown. We
found a lot of the same stuff from the previous trip,
but one shop owner told us about a couple of new
shops that had just opened outside of the downtown
area. The first had mostly retro furniture. The sec-
ond was an old factory building converted to an
antique mall. There was a lot of furniture and craft
type products, but I always make sure I check out
the shop, you never can tell. Nick and Sandy head-
ed off, and I stopped by the front counter to ask if
they had any coin-op. The dealer said yes, try
upstairs. We have an old Master gumball machine
and a nice slot machine. By the time I reached the
spot, my son already had the machine
in his hands. It was a 1 cent/5 cent
Gooseneck Master, red and white
porcelain. Excellent condition, priced
$325. I purchased it for $300 (see
photo). In the booth next to that, there
was an Indian Sun Chief nickel slot
machine with a side gum dispenser for
$1295.
It was time to head back to Milwaukee. And that
was a good thing since I had exceeded my budget.
We really enjoyed our vacation and would like to
return to Louisville again sometime. Next time I
will purchase more beer advertising, since it was so
reasonably priced compared to Milwaukee.
coin-op, including old scales, a
Columbus A, Zeno, Baker Boy, and
several trade stimulators (see photo).
A clerk told us the area was gated off
because these quality old pieces were
being stolen. I really wanted to get
back there, but I was told the items in
that area weren't for sale.
Just outside the chicken wire was an old card
vendor machine (see photo) priced at $1250. They
went down to $900, but that was a lit-
tle high for me. I liked the machine,
but the bottom base didn't look origi-
nal like the rest of the machine. Next
to that was a Hi-Score dice machine. I
picked that up for $250. It came com-
plete with wall bracket and chain ~iiii::iiiiii::ii:::a:;:::-7
(see photo). The basement was
another level of goodies. On the
counter was a Mercury Trade
Stimulator for $350, and an Imp l,tlili-.iiil
with unusual number reels . I pur-
chased the Imp for $225 (see photo). I
also saw a neat slot machine lamp for
$17 5. The front casing and handle
~ - - - ~ were real, but the rest was hand made
and there were no guts.
Back on the main level, we found an old fortune
teller machine and love meter (see photo). Nice
original machines. The only thing we didn ' t like
about this shop was all the
prices were in code. When you
walked in, the receptionist gave 5
us a decoder so we could figure
out the price. It was sort of
complicated, because not only
was there a price, there was a
discount (not very much) and
you had to stop and calculate to --;C:
figure the price for each item.
And if you are like us, we always ask for an addi-
tional discount, to find out the lowest price they will
take. If you're ever in the area, make this shop a
must stop!
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C.O.C.A. WEB SITE
Just a reminder to all.. ... that
C.O.C.A. has its own web-site. It
is maintained by member Al Fox
and has news regarding shows,
auction results,
and classified ads, as well as a
question and answer section.
the address is:
www.coino,pclub.org
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