Coin Slot Magazine - #090 - 1982 - August [International Arcade Museum]
BUCKLEY MANUFACTURING CO.
in the future just which operators
had the largest routes.
I would also like to take this oppor
tunity to thank all of The Coin Slot
readers, as well as my personal
collector friends, that have been
Now for all of you that are unfamiliar
Mills
with the movie, it was made up of
dated sequences When it was in
the time of late 1929 to early 1930,
there were the machines in all of
their glory. Five could be seen in
Watling TREASURY, and Mills LION
HEAD. Now we all know that the
sending me your trade stimulator
this
serial numbers. I especially need
CASTLE FRONT, Mills ROMAN HEAD,
one
establishment.
A
Mills
POINSETTIA
(gooseneck),
POINSETTIA was the only machine
of this group that was around at that
time. Shame on the movie studio
prop department for not doing more
research.
Daval machine numbers. This file is
really growing rapidly. The series is
filling in with some real close num
bers. To date, the lowest Daval se
rial is number 102 in my collection
for a CHICAGO CLUB HOUSE This
number may very well stand as the
earliest if they started with number
100. Anyone out there have num
bers 100 or 101? If so, lucky you!
The two closest Daval numbers so
far are numbers 5162 and 5164.
Both are REEL SPOTS. Both are
here in California Now where is
number 5163? It may have went by
way of the sledge hammer. The
highest Daval number so far is num
ber 69065 for a FREE PLAY.
Please send all trade stimulator
serial numbers to Bill Whelan, T.S.
Serials, P.O. Box 617, Daly City,
California 94017. Also, please make
a note of which reel strips your ma
chine has, and any other features
such as jackpot (built in or remov
able), token pay, gumball vender
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In The Next Issue
Pinball Troubleshooting, Part 7
Typical Circuits
Russ Jensen will describe some typical circuit configurations used in
pinball games, how they operate, and how to troubleshoot them when
they don't operate properly.
model. And, especially on the round
An Interesting Clock/Vending Machine
top Daval machines such as the
REEL 21 etc., the round coin entry
writing about a rare and unusual clock/vending machine from Britain.
plate will say either "One Cent,"
"Five Cent," or "Coin Here." The
later plate is for penny to quarter
play.
Les Druyan, founder of The Coin Slot will be a guest author in August,
The Mill Q.T.- Saga Of A "Reel Cutie"
David Saul will write for us again in August about a slot machine that was
popular with operators and players both, one that proved itself profitable
and dependable.
Before signing off, I'd like to share
a chuckle that I had recently while
watching a movie on T.V. The movie
I am referring to was a 1972 film
titled the "Valachi Papers," which
no doubt many of you have seen.
When I first saw the movie at the
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of the three reel slot machines. I
remembered a couple of scenes
shown. Well, the scenes finally ar
rived after their share of commercials.
August 1982
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