Coin Slot
Issue: 1980 May 063 - Page 5
Coin Slot Magazine - #063 - 1980 -May [International Arcade Museum]
Cdiiors Statement
In this issue you will find a considerable number
send your articles and
of letters which we have received.
We find this
call us.
very
a
heartening
because
interest in our hobby.
it
shows
continuing
if you have questions to
We'll be happy to discuss our policy with
you.
We'd like to invite more
of you who have unanswered questions to send
In another vein we'd like to call attention to our
us your letters.
subscription renewals.
We'll do our best to respond with
We'd like to encourage you
the best answer we can develop from all of our
to renew your subscription before the expiration
sources.
date which appears on your address label in the
upper right hand corner.
Along this same line we'd like to invite you to
ask questions about any coin operated machines.
In our next issue we'll have an in depth coverage
We're expanding in this area and want you to keep
of the auction in Chicago.
picking our brains.
reading!
That will keep us on our toes
Until then — happy
and give us a true indication of what you, our
readers, want to read about in our magazine.
Some of you have expressed a desire to write
articles for the magazine.
We welcome you to
JOoihrs to tfk Cditor
That's great!
To the Editor:
And here's hoping that Frank Leslie
contacts you, or that other collectors do, and you
I have the exact same machine as pictured in
get the problem solved.
February 1980, of The Coin Slot which Frank
Leslie has in his collection.
It is the Watling
BLUE SEAL JACKPOT serial 22,815.
However,
There's something screwy about that serial num
ber, tho.
It seems illogical that a Watling BLUE
I seem to have something missing on the jackpot
SEAL JACKPOT of 1929 would be 22,815. That
mechanism.
number would have been for 1916 production.
Some of the known Watling BLUE SEAL JACK
If Frank, or any other collector for that matter,
POT serial numbers are 37,404 up to 44,490 so
would be so kind as to send me a couple of
we wonder if the serial on your machine might
photos of the jackpot linkage and mechanism both
not be 42,815 with the first y/4" worn off enough
on the machine itself and the front panel I would
to make it look like a "2". Take a good look at
greatly appreciate it.
would help.
Even a drawing or two
I would gladly pay any expenses you
it to see if we might not be right.
Editor
might incur in giving me some help.
If I can ever help any of you, I would be more
than happy to try.
Thanks so much.
Sincerely,
Rick E. Hector
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It's like a bucket brigage -- one collector shows
3175 W. Clyde Place
Denver, CO 80211
off a machine, and another has it and needs help.
© The International Arcade Museum
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
Cdiiors Statement
In this issue you will find a considerable number
send your articles and
of letters which we have received.
We find this
call us.
very
a
heartening
because
interest in our hobby.
it
shows
continuing
if you have questions to
We'll be happy to discuss our policy with
you.
We'd like to invite more
of you who have unanswered questions to send
In another vein we'd like to call attention to our
us your letters.
subscription renewals.
We'll do our best to respond with
We'd like to encourage you
the best answer we can develop from all of our
to renew your subscription before the expiration
sources.
date which appears on your address label in the
upper right hand corner.
Along this same line we'd like to invite you to
ask questions about any coin operated machines.
In our next issue we'll have an in depth coverage
We're expanding in this area and want you to keep
of the auction in Chicago.
picking our brains.
reading!
That will keep us on our toes
Until then — happy
and give us a true indication of what you, our
readers, want to read about in our magazine.
Some of you have expressed a desire to write
articles for the magazine.
We welcome you to
JOoihrs to tfk Cditor
That's great!
To the Editor:
And here's hoping that Frank Leslie
contacts you, or that other collectors do, and you
I have the exact same machine as pictured in
get the problem solved.
February 1980, of The Coin Slot which Frank
Leslie has in his collection.
It is the Watling
BLUE SEAL JACKPOT serial 22,815.
However,
There's something screwy about that serial num
ber, tho.
It seems illogical that a Watling BLUE
I seem to have something missing on the jackpot
SEAL JACKPOT of 1929 would be 22,815. That
mechanism.
number would have been for 1916 production.
Some of the known Watling BLUE SEAL JACK
If Frank, or any other collector for that matter,
POT serial numbers are 37,404 up to 44,490 so
would be so kind as to send me a couple of
we wonder if the serial on your machine might
photos of the jackpot linkage and mechanism both
not be 42,815 with the first y/4" worn off enough
on the machine itself and the front panel I would
to make it look like a "2". Take a good look at
greatly appreciate it.
would help.
Even a drawing or two
I would gladly pay any expenses you
it to see if we might not be right.
Editor
might incur in giving me some help.
If I can ever help any of you, I would be more
than happy to try.
Thanks so much.
Sincerely,
Rick E. Hector
com
.
m
:
u
from -muse
Phone (303)477-1163
d
e
e
load .arcad
n
w
Dear Rick; Do
www
/
/
:
p
htt
It's like a bucket brigage -- one collector shows
3175 W. Clyde Place
Denver, CO 80211
off a machine, and another has it and needs help.
© The International Arcade Museum
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
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