Coin Slot
Issue: 1981 June 076 - Page 37
Coin Slot Magazine - #076 - 1981 - June [International Arcade Museum]
WILKES-BARRE
BICYCLE Trade Stimulator; Jennings "Salem Witch";
Maslan Peanut Machines, and Chicago Mint Company
PURITAN CONFECTION Vender Trade Stimulator.
One of the highlights of the Show occurred at a lull
on Sunday when some of the exhibitors with a small
cake and a large lit candle approached the MiheJich
booth. As they presented the cake to Sue, all the
COIN OP
SHOW P
exhibitors and visitors joined in on singing Happy
Birthday. Sue wouldn't tell us how old she is, but we
know she's between Six and Sixty.
At closing time Sunday a chaparoned youth was
commandered by the producer to draw the winning
ticket of a beautifully restored filled Gum Ball Machine.
The winner of the red, yellow and black Victor Machine
was Lana Czarnecki, Kingston, Pennsylvania.
By Joe Jan
The First of Pennsylvania turned out to be a big/little
show. Little in the amount of exhibitors showing and
big in that over 60 pieces were moved representing a
dollar volume some where between $60,000 and
The blast off of the Columbia Space Shuttle, Sue
Mihelich's "Sweet Sixteen" Birthday and the First
Pennsylvania Gambling and Coin Op Show and Sale in
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania all happened on Saturday
and Sunday, April 11th & 12th.
The Coin Op Show, hosted at the Master Host Inn,
drew collectors, dealers and visitors from Massachu
setts, Connecticut, New York City and State, New
Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania. They
viewed, played fondled and hugged some of the re
stored and original: Wurlitzers, Watlings, Northwest-
erns, AMIs, Mills, Gottliebs, Oaks, Rock Olas, Buckleys,
Maslans, Seeburgs, Cailles, Williams, Jennings, Vic
tors, Ballys, Pulvers, Columbias, Paces and Heides.
They queried, bought and sold from the following
exhibitors: Jay & Sue Mihelich, North Mushegon, Ml;
$120,000. When interviewed, all dealers were pleased
with the show and expressed an interest to do another
show near the Philadelphia area in the fall.
Any reader interested in an Antique Gambling & Coin
Op Machine Show in September in the Philadelphia
area please contact Joe Jancuska, 619 Miller Street,
Luzerne, PA 18709, or (717) 287-3478 for details.
FOR SALE FOR SALE FO
Warehouse Find. Unusual old Nickle Nudger Machines.
Made in the 30's for bartenders to store and dispense
nickles. Attractively made of wood and metal. There are
two barrels on these so one may be used for pennies or
Gary Moise & Ted Weisman, Orange, MA; Stan & Mitch
Kopkin, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Tom, Andy, Mike & John
Jancuska, Luzerne, PA; Ira Warren, NewRochelle, NY;
Rich Goldman, Fairfield, CT; Dave Kenney, Rockford,
IL; Carl Zarenski & Elmer Smith, Wilkes-Barre, PA;
FOR SALE: Watling 50 ROL-A-TOR. Best offerover$3850.
Yann & Lynn Maillet, NYC; Ed Stevens, Chicago, IL;
(B)(612) 365-4400, Mike Sheehan, Bird Island, MN 55310.
Chuck Niedinger & T.D. Wilt, Rockville, MD; and Ed &
Wade fibre needle cutter #1, in original box with instruc
Ted Fitler, Exton, PA.
of the
HI
TOPS,
GOLDEN
FALLS,
BLACK
CHERRIES, DIAMOND FRONTS and CHIEFS were on
the line. As two gentlemen paid their admission and
began to view the show, it was quickly determined that
they were plain clothed state police officers and a wait
and see attitude was taken. At the end of their tour, one
om
m.c
of the security guards verified that they were state
police. All concerned breathed a sigh of relief when
they left and stated "There were a lot of nice old
:
rom -museu
f
d
e
machines in the show."
ade were: 1100's, 1500's
oad .a pieces
l
c
r
n
Among the
desirable
w
Dow / ROMAN
ROL-A-TOPS,
/ww HEADS, SUPERIORS, LITTLE
:
p
t
t
DUKES, h
Q.T.'s,
O.K. VENDERS, GOLDEN NUGGETS
and a roulette table.
Some rare pieces noted were: 1904 Watling FULL
DECK 5 ARROW Trade Stimulator; 1895 Waddell
© The International Arcade Museum
June 1981
97203. Machines Bought, Sold, Traded.
Excellent condition. Mills 10 Q.T., restored-$1750. Mills 10
BLUE
FRONT, unrestored-$1500. (H)(612) 365-4727-
tions. Also oil can for Victor phonograph, a beauty! Betty
At one point during the show, it looked as though
some
dimes. $20.00 PPD. Ryan 7217 N. Jersey, Portland, Oregon
Bryer, Box 84109, Los Angeles, CA 90073. (213) 839-
4747.
For sale or trade a Mills 100 HIGHTOP 7-7-7, Watling 100
coin front ROL-A-TOP, a 50 Mills Q.T. Want Jack Machine,
Jennings CLUB, SUN CHIEF or BUCKAROO. Larry Drum-
mond, (611) 259-5018.
ORIGINAL Slot and Pinball machine tokens: 50 different-
Si 0; 100 different-$22; 200 different-$46; 1,000 different-
$325; 100 50 size slot tokens-$1 2. All postpaid. I also buy
tokens of all
kinds.
Stephen Alpert, Box 66331, Los
Angeles, CA 90066.
ANTIQUE COINS FOR ANTIQUE MACHINES. Mini-bag
(100 coins) Postage Paid. Wheat pennies-dates my choice-
$10. Buffalo nickels-worn, no date-$15. BALDERDASH
Novelty Company, P. O. Box 21 232-CS, Columbia Hghts,
MN 55421.
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
THE COIN SLOT —37
WILKES-BARRE
BICYCLE Trade Stimulator; Jennings "Salem Witch";
Maslan Peanut Machines, and Chicago Mint Company
PURITAN CONFECTION Vender Trade Stimulator.
One of the highlights of the Show occurred at a lull
on Sunday when some of the exhibitors with a small
cake and a large lit candle approached the MiheJich
booth. As they presented the cake to Sue, all the
COIN OP
SHOW P
exhibitors and visitors joined in on singing Happy
Birthday. Sue wouldn't tell us how old she is, but we
know she's between Six and Sixty.
At closing time Sunday a chaparoned youth was
commandered by the producer to draw the winning
ticket of a beautifully restored filled Gum Ball Machine.
The winner of the red, yellow and black Victor Machine
was Lana Czarnecki, Kingston, Pennsylvania.
By Joe Jan
The First of Pennsylvania turned out to be a big/little
show. Little in the amount of exhibitors showing and
big in that over 60 pieces were moved representing a
dollar volume some where between $60,000 and
The blast off of the Columbia Space Shuttle, Sue
Mihelich's "Sweet Sixteen" Birthday and the First
Pennsylvania Gambling and Coin Op Show and Sale in
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania all happened on Saturday
and Sunday, April 11th & 12th.
The Coin Op Show, hosted at the Master Host Inn,
drew collectors, dealers and visitors from Massachu
setts, Connecticut, New York City and State, New
Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania. They
viewed, played fondled and hugged some of the re
stored and original: Wurlitzers, Watlings, Northwest-
erns, AMIs, Mills, Gottliebs, Oaks, Rock Olas, Buckleys,
Maslans, Seeburgs, Cailles, Williams, Jennings, Vic
tors, Ballys, Pulvers, Columbias, Paces and Heides.
They queried, bought and sold from the following
exhibitors: Jay & Sue Mihelich, North Mushegon, Ml;
$120,000. When interviewed, all dealers were pleased
with the show and expressed an interest to do another
show near the Philadelphia area in the fall.
Any reader interested in an Antique Gambling & Coin
Op Machine Show in September in the Philadelphia
area please contact Joe Jancuska, 619 Miller Street,
Luzerne, PA 18709, or (717) 287-3478 for details.
FOR SALE FOR SALE FO
Warehouse Find. Unusual old Nickle Nudger Machines.
Made in the 30's for bartenders to store and dispense
nickles. Attractively made of wood and metal. There are
two barrels on these so one may be used for pennies or
Gary Moise & Ted Weisman, Orange, MA; Stan & Mitch
Kopkin, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Tom, Andy, Mike & John
Jancuska, Luzerne, PA; Ira Warren, NewRochelle, NY;
Rich Goldman, Fairfield, CT; Dave Kenney, Rockford,
IL; Carl Zarenski & Elmer Smith, Wilkes-Barre, PA;
FOR SALE: Watling 50 ROL-A-TOR. Best offerover$3850.
Yann & Lynn Maillet, NYC; Ed Stevens, Chicago, IL;
(B)(612) 365-4400, Mike Sheehan, Bird Island, MN 55310.
Chuck Niedinger & T.D. Wilt, Rockville, MD; and Ed &
Wade fibre needle cutter #1, in original box with instruc
Ted Fitler, Exton, PA.
of the
HI
TOPS,
GOLDEN
FALLS,
BLACK
CHERRIES, DIAMOND FRONTS and CHIEFS were on
the line. As two gentlemen paid their admission and
began to view the show, it was quickly determined that
they were plain clothed state police officers and a wait
and see attitude was taken. At the end of their tour, one
om
m.c
of the security guards verified that they were state
police. All concerned breathed a sigh of relief when
they left and stated "There were a lot of nice old
:
rom -museu
f
d
e
machines in the show."
ade were: 1100's, 1500's
oad .a pieces
l
c
r
n
Among the
desirable
w
Dow / ROMAN
ROL-A-TOPS,
/ww HEADS, SUPERIORS, LITTLE
:
p
t
t
DUKES, h
Q.T.'s,
O.K. VENDERS, GOLDEN NUGGETS
and a roulette table.
Some rare pieces noted were: 1904 Watling FULL
DECK 5 ARROW Trade Stimulator; 1895 Waddell
© The International Arcade Museum
June 1981
97203. Machines Bought, Sold, Traded.
Excellent condition. Mills 10 Q.T., restored-$1750. Mills 10
BLUE
FRONT, unrestored-$1500. (H)(612) 365-4727-
tions. Also oil can for Victor phonograph, a beauty! Betty
At one point during the show, it looked as though
some
dimes. $20.00 PPD. Ryan 7217 N. Jersey, Portland, Oregon
Bryer, Box 84109, Los Angeles, CA 90073. (213) 839-
4747.
For sale or trade a Mills 100 HIGHTOP 7-7-7, Watling 100
coin front ROL-A-TOP, a 50 Mills Q.T. Want Jack Machine,
Jennings CLUB, SUN CHIEF or BUCKAROO. Larry Drum-
mond, (611) 259-5018.
ORIGINAL Slot and Pinball machine tokens: 50 different-
Si 0; 100 different-$22; 200 different-$46; 1,000 different-
$325; 100 50 size slot tokens-$1 2. All postpaid. I also buy
tokens of all
kinds.
Stephen Alpert, Box 66331, Los
Angeles, CA 90066.
ANTIQUE COINS FOR ANTIQUE MACHINES. Mini-bag
(100 coins) Postage Paid. Wheat pennies-dates my choice-
$10. Buffalo nickels-worn, no date-$15. BALDERDASH
Novelty Company, P. O. Box 21 232-CS, Columbia Hghts,
MN 55421.
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
THE COIN SLOT —37
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