Coin Slot
Issue: 1980 September 067 - Page 25
Coin Slot Magazine - #067 - 1980 - September [International Arcade Museum]
COLLECTOR'S
REPORT
Sotheby Parke Bemet Coin-Operated Machine Auction
The
second
Sotheby
Parke Bernet coin
Mills Wizard Fortune Teller - $700.00
Mutoscope Cast Iron Flip Card - $1600.00
operated
machine auction was held at 3:30 P.M. on July 31st at the
Pollard Golf - $1600.00
Sun - Two Wheel Bicycle - $1500.00
Wurlitzer IX Nickelodeon - $5000.00
Caille Silent Sphinx - $1600.00
Caille 4 reel Superior - $1900.00
Buckley Bones - $4250.00
Watling Treasury - $5250.00
Watling Jefferson - $4000.00
main gallery. The auction drew a full house, consisting of
dealers, collectors and first time buyers. There were about
two hundred and twenty five machines; uprights, slots,
vending, music and arcade.
As Consultant to Sotheby, I tried to present to the public
a mixture of machines that would expose them to the field
of antique coin-operated devices.
The gathering of collectors and dealers has always been
a fun event. Exchanging ideas, viewing of newly un
covered machines and the ability of asking questions
All of the prices quoted do not include the 10% buyers
fee that is charged.
about problems, are exciting. The rarest machine was
All of those who attended the auction enjoyed seeing
placed on the cover, the Caille "Puritan" upright with its
friends again and that their field of interest was growing.
original shipping wooden crate, bearing its name. The
Puritan was consigned by its owner, having been in
storage for about fifty years. It was in an almost mint
I have started working on the next larger auction. The
date has been set for December 6,1980 at the new Sotheby
gallery located at 1334 York Avenue in New York City.
factory condition, one of the finest I have ever seen. It sold
Consignment must be sent there no later than September
for $11,500.00 to a new collector from the Philadelphia
15, 1980. Please contact me before you ship.
This auction will be held on a Saturday, which will allow
area.
Another upright was a Mills "On The Square" in an
unrestored condition, it sold for $9000.00, also to a new
California collector. That collector also bought a restored
Mills "Check Boy" for $5250.00.
A California collector purchased a fully restored Mills
cast iron "Operators Bell" for $6500.00. A fully restored
Pace "Paces Races" sold for $8500.00 with several bidders
trying to buy it. A new Texas buyer purchased a partially
restored Wurlitzer 1015 for $5250.00.
many more out of town collectors to come because of a
non-working day. The auction will be expanding info other
related itmes normally associated with machine collec
ting.
I hope that I will be hearing from many of you soon.
Sincerely
Melvin Getlan
100 North Central Avenue
Hartsdale, New York 10530
Some other prices of machines were:
914-428-2600
Groetchen Sparks - $475.00
Mills QT - $1300.00
Mills Puritan Trade Stimulator - $550.00
Masters 1$ BallGum - $200.00
Mills Poinsettia with skill stops - $2200.00
Caille Doughboy - $1300.00
Pace Comet - $1700.00
Mills Roman Head - $2800.00
Mills Vest Pocket - $350.00
Mills Extraordinary - $1700.00
Mills Futurity-$2100.00
Mills Bursting Cherry with side vendor - $2500.00
Mills Castle Front - $1700.00
Mills War Eagle - $3000.00
Jennings Operators Bell - $3000.00
Pace Skil Flip - $1900.00
Daval Chicago Club House - $475.00
Jennings Century Vendor - $1800.00
Mills Super Bell Lion - $1600.00
Watling Blue Seal - $2000.00
Bally Double Bell - $2500.00
Field's Baby Jacks - $1300.00
Mills Commercial - $2200.00
National Test Your Strength - $900.00
Wurlitzer 41 - $2300.00
Caille Superior - $2000.00
Jennings Little Duke - $2000.00
Mills Horse Head Bonus - $2100.00
Watling Rol A Top - $3750.00
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SEPTEMBER, 1980
JUNCTION
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COLLECTOR'S
REPORT
Sotheby Parke Bemet Coin-Operated Machine Auction
The
second
Sotheby
Parke Bernet coin
Mills Wizard Fortune Teller - $700.00
Mutoscope Cast Iron Flip Card - $1600.00
operated
machine auction was held at 3:30 P.M. on July 31st at the
Pollard Golf - $1600.00
Sun - Two Wheel Bicycle - $1500.00
Wurlitzer IX Nickelodeon - $5000.00
Caille Silent Sphinx - $1600.00
Caille 4 reel Superior - $1900.00
Buckley Bones - $4250.00
Watling Treasury - $5250.00
Watling Jefferson - $4000.00
main gallery. The auction drew a full house, consisting of
dealers, collectors and first time buyers. There were about
two hundred and twenty five machines; uprights, slots,
vending, music and arcade.
As Consultant to Sotheby, I tried to present to the public
a mixture of machines that would expose them to the field
of antique coin-operated devices.
The gathering of collectors and dealers has always been
a fun event. Exchanging ideas, viewing of newly un
covered machines and the ability of asking questions
All of the prices quoted do not include the 10% buyers
fee that is charged.
about problems, are exciting. The rarest machine was
All of those who attended the auction enjoyed seeing
placed on the cover, the Caille "Puritan" upright with its
friends again and that their field of interest was growing.
original shipping wooden crate, bearing its name. The
Puritan was consigned by its owner, having been in
storage for about fifty years. It was in an almost mint
I have started working on the next larger auction. The
date has been set for December 6,1980 at the new Sotheby
gallery located at 1334 York Avenue in New York City.
factory condition, one of the finest I have ever seen. It sold
Consignment must be sent there no later than September
for $11,500.00 to a new collector from the Philadelphia
15, 1980. Please contact me before you ship.
This auction will be held on a Saturday, which will allow
area.
Another upright was a Mills "On The Square" in an
unrestored condition, it sold for $9000.00, also to a new
California collector. That collector also bought a restored
Mills "Check Boy" for $5250.00.
A California collector purchased a fully restored Mills
cast iron "Operators Bell" for $6500.00. A fully restored
Pace "Paces Races" sold for $8500.00 with several bidders
trying to buy it. A new Texas buyer purchased a partially
restored Wurlitzer 1015 for $5250.00.
many more out of town collectors to come because of a
non-working day. The auction will be expanding info other
related itmes normally associated with machine collec
ting.
I hope that I will be hearing from many of you soon.
Sincerely
Melvin Getlan
100 North Central Avenue
Hartsdale, New York 10530
Some other prices of machines were:
914-428-2600
Groetchen Sparks - $475.00
Mills QT - $1300.00
Mills Puritan Trade Stimulator - $550.00
Masters 1$ BallGum - $200.00
Mills Poinsettia with skill stops - $2200.00
Caille Doughboy - $1300.00
Pace Comet - $1700.00
Mills Roman Head - $2800.00
Mills Vest Pocket - $350.00
Mills Extraordinary - $1700.00
Mills Futurity-$2100.00
Mills Bursting Cherry with side vendor - $2500.00
Mills Castle Front - $1700.00
Mills War Eagle - $3000.00
Jennings Operators Bell - $3000.00
Pace Skil Flip - $1900.00
Daval Chicago Club House - $475.00
Jennings Century Vendor - $1800.00
Mills Super Bell Lion - $1600.00
Watling Blue Seal - $2000.00
Bally Double Bell - $2500.00
Field's Baby Jacks - $1300.00
Mills Commercial - $2200.00
National Test Your Strength - $900.00
Wurlitzer 41 - $2300.00
Caille Superior - $2000.00
Jennings Little Duke - $2000.00
Mills Horse Head Bonus - $2100.00
Watling Rol A Top - $3750.00
•
© The International Arcade Museum
SEPTEMBER, 1980
JUNCTION
• J(y
Is
Back!
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O
5
D
.com
m
u
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:
rom -mus
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load .arcad
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w
Do //www
:
http
JUKEBOX
The most colorful and comprehensive book to dare
dealing with collectable jukeboxes is
available exclusively from Jukebox Junction, Inc.
c
^
PI
A limited number of copies are available at
$12.00 each. So ACT NOW!
Id
D
Write to:
Jukebox Junction, Inc
Box 1081
Des Moines, Iowa
50311
c
ASK FOR A COPY OF OUR FREE CATALOG OF
RESTORATION PARTS AND LITERATURE.
WE'LL DE GLAD TO SEND YOU A COPY!
xoaaxnr •
NOiJLDNnr x :oa3*
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
THE COIN SLOT — 25
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