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Now we come to a letter sent to me by Herb condition, and reasonably priced.
Weinfield. It's not about a specific find, but it TWO MACHINES IN 18 YEARS!!! Is this an
demonstrates Herb 's belief that a find can come American Indoor Record? No complaints. Two
from almost anywhere ... . youjust have to cover is better than none.
all the possibilities. Here is the letter:
Story #2) In 1995 our youngest daughter, Lois,
Married Hal, a great guy and a wonderful, all
Dear Jack,
Following are two Tales Of The Hunt. Each il- around person. Hal is a Pawnbroker and has a
lustrates the value of PATIENCE and my philoso- shop in the Greater Chicago area.
phy of having the machines come to me. If I live
long enough I should have quite a large collec- Soon after the wedding I asked him to put up
a sign in his store saying "WE BUY OLD SLOT
tion of slots.
MACHINES ... ANY CONDITION, WORKING OR
Story #1) We moved into our dental practice in NOT".
1988 and laid out the new office so that there was
a three reeler in each of the four rooms in which To date this has produced one Mills Hightop.
patients are seen. In addition, I posted the fol- ONE MACHINE IN 11 YEARS!!! The sign is still
lowing sign above each slot .... DR. HERB IS AL- up. Who knows what tomorrow will bring?
WAYS LOOKING FOR OLD SLOT MACHINES.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE HE CAN FIND ONE? I think our members will find this interesting.
WHAT FUN IT ALL IS.
By 2007 I've gotten one WAR EAGLE (the pa-
tient was going to put it in a garage sale) and Please send your "tale" to:
Jack Freund, PO Box 4, Springfield WI 53176
one Mills QT (Oh, it's been in our basement for
or email to: jbgum@msn.com
years). Both machines in very nice, as found
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