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Coin Slot Magazine - #082 - 1981 - December [International Arcade Museum]
Arcade Magic
by Steve Gronowski
Model D and Model E Card Vender
. t the heart of every old
penny arcade there was a bank or
series of machines— Model D Card
Venders. Exhibit Supply promoted
the idea that every permanent loca
tion should have at least fifteen of
these machines. The machines
stood 6 feet high and were 20
inches wide and 11 inches deep
and only weighed 75 pounds. They
were finished in natural oak and
were fitted with Exhibit's patented,
nonrustable sliding slots.
The machines were well accepted
arcades because the novelty
seldom wore off. There were fifty-
three different series of cards that
could be installed in the machines.
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The machines were easily adapted
to the various series of cards by
changing the front sign. The cards
were very often categorized for
either male or female which drew
coins from the men and women
who sought their fortune for
instance. Some of the more popular
styles of cards were fortune telling
cards, bathing girls, movie produc
tion skills, autographed movie star
portraits, art pictures and jokes and
comics.
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December 1981
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