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Coin Slot Magazine - #084 - 1982 - February [International Arcade Museum]
Letters to the Editor continued
numbers will be incorporated in his volume 3 on slots.
Thanks again, Jim, and ifyou don't mind, we'll use your
letter in The Coin Slot
Front, BJP, 5«t, 462,723; Mills Blue Front, BJP, 5 464,016.
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
The Editor
Dear Editor,
Jim Peck
Re:
MyMillsCHROMEBellDiamondFront(1941?), 10*
Double cherry 5/3 payout
Dear Jim,
Wow! What a letter.
You can pack a great deal of
information, comments, suggestion, etc. in very few words
and not miss a thing. Hopefully we'll not miss a single item
in our response.
Thank youforyour early renewal and the book order. You
have an excellent thought on the order form and we have
taken steps in that direction as you can see in the September
I'm thinking I got the wrong book. Which is not your fault I
just didn't give you enough information. This machine of mine is
a double cherry, 5/3 payout, which I guess makes it a mystery
payout type. Maybe book 15? There is a 1316 stamped in the
upper right side of the wood cabinet Has this anything to do with
the serial number? I can't seem to find a number anywhere else
on the outside of the cabinet.
Is this machine classified in the top 100 most collected?
issue. You will alsofind that we have offered thefirst statute
in the second series offive. The molds are completed and we
have a supply ofstatues. We're waiting nowfor orders. We
should be able to make ALL shipments within ten daysfrom
the receipt ofthe order. We are checking into your missing
This machine works good. Sometimes it pays 3 instead of 5,
which I hope to be able to repair someday.
I'm enclosing a couple of bucks to take care of the handling.
Sincerely,
James R. Esser
order and will clear up that situation within the week.
In regard to Dave Evans' stand on the machines, he has
taken that approach to makepeople think and say something.
It's too easyfor us to sit back and let the other guy stick his
Dear James,
Antique slots can get confusing sometimes, can't they. The
confusion gets rampant when you 're dealing with Mills escala
neck out Dave has attempted to stimulate thought and
tor Bells from the thirties and forties, and your machine is a
comment I'm sure he, too, would agree with your opinion.
classic example.
We have sent your serial numbers offto Dick His list is
First off, you'vefinally got the correct Coin Slot Guide with
getting longer and longer and a significant amount ofserial
Continued on page 10
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