Coin Slot
Issue: 1982 February 084 - Page 49
Coin Slot Magazine - #084 - 1982 - February [International Arcade Museum]
there informally, once a month, for a feed and enter
tainment. The idea was acted upon and the Slot Club
came into existence. Meetings were arranged for the
winter months only at the cost of 3/6 a head. The
hostess being none other than the genial Mother Mac.
It became a popular venue, and if reports are true, was
to see on occasions some very riotous behaviour,
Following the outbreak of war both the Brenner
controlled firms closed their doors. Bernard Brenner
moved down to Paignton for the duration where he
opened up an arcade. His father, the ever active John
Brenner, formed yet another company, this time with
his son Derrick, that of J.G. and J.D. Brenner, General
Engineers.
In September 1945, John Brenner re-established
the 'Original' company from a new address in Milton
Street, Southend. By Feburary of the following year
they had launched two machines, the White Magic, a
fortune teller, and the Sporting Handicap, an electrically
operated wall machine. However the late 40s were to
prove an extremely difficult time for members of the
manufacturing industry, who not only had to contend
STOLE
On the night of January 13, 1982, thieves broke a
window and entered Antique Games Limited in North-
brook, IL The police arrived at the scene within three
minutes because of a direct alarm connection. Within
that short span of time three machines were removed.
Two very rare machines: 1924 25$ Skelly THE FOX,
serial number 300; 1925 500 Skelly THE FOX, serial
number 525.
Each machine had distinct marks for clear identifica
tion purposes.
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Also taken: 50$ Brown Jennings CHIEF.
Unusual because coin entry is located in the middle
and there are two doors in the back.
A reward is offered for information leading to recovery
of the machines. No questions will be asked.
Mike Levin
February 1982
© The International Arcade Museum
company had ceased training, never to re-open again.
Significantly 1948
was to see John
Brenner celebrating his 65th birthday. It
proved ironically an appropriate time
for him to bow out of the mainstream of
the automatics industry. He was to live
many more years, retiring ultimately to Weston
Super Mare where he helped his sons with
their arcade interests. Bernard in the meantime, moved
from Paignton to Worthing. By 1952 he had become a
tenant at Dreamland in Margate, but with no automatic
interests, setting up as a showman and operating two
games of his own design. However the 1950s were to
prove merely the end of the first phase of a saga which
is still being unfolded, and which was to see a new
peak during the electromechanical years of the 60s
and 70s, with yet more members of the Brenner family
as the principal actors.
Slot machine for guv's mansion
Thieves Hit The
Chicago Area Again
2728 N. Dundee Rd.
Northbrook, IL 60062
with supply difficulties, but also with the fact that they
were catering for a depressed post war market. As a
consequence, before 1948 had run its course, the
(312) 272-2270
THE GOVERNORS MANSION in Springfield now is
equipped with a slot machine. It wasn't the result of a
brainstorm by Gov. Thompson to add coins to the
state's needy coffers. Rather, ifs an antique nickel
machine—for amusement only—that was dropped
off during a mansion visit by former Thompson aide
Anton R. Valukas and some top executives of slot-
making Bally Manufacturing Co., a client of the Jenner
and Block law firm, where Valukas hangs his legal hat
The visitors, including Bally chairman Robert E Mullane
and vice president James M. Rochford, the former
Chicago police superintendent, also dispatched a
fancy new electronic pinball machine to replace an
older model that had been donated to the mansion's
rec room.
— Sun-Times, March 15, 1981.
We Apologize
Last month two new authors contributed to the
January issue and we neglected to include bylines to
identify their contributions. Dr. William Berke wrote the
outstanding article titled "Special Treat For Collectors
in Paris" about the Las Vegas Museum in Paria This
article was a real highlight to the column by Nic Costa
and provided another view of the Intriguing Las Vegas
Museum. John Chamblin was kind enough to provide
us with the results of the Geyer Absolute Auctions We
would like to thank him for keeping all of us up to date
on these auction resulta We sincerely apologize for
the lack of bylines and will offer no excuse.
We would like to thank both Dr. Berke and John
Chamblin for their excellent articles and we're sure all
of our readers enjoyed them tremendously. We attempt
to publish a perfect magazine with every issue but
unfortunately errors too easily slip by us.
THE COIN SLOT-47
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
there informally, once a month, for a feed and enter
tainment. The idea was acted upon and the Slot Club
came into existence. Meetings were arranged for the
winter months only at the cost of 3/6 a head. The
hostess being none other than the genial Mother Mac.
It became a popular venue, and if reports are true, was
to see on occasions some very riotous behaviour,
Following the outbreak of war both the Brenner
controlled firms closed their doors. Bernard Brenner
moved down to Paignton for the duration where he
opened up an arcade. His father, the ever active John
Brenner, formed yet another company, this time with
his son Derrick, that of J.G. and J.D. Brenner, General
Engineers.
In September 1945, John Brenner re-established
the 'Original' company from a new address in Milton
Street, Southend. By Feburary of the following year
they had launched two machines, the White Magic, a
fortune teller, and the Sporting Handicap, an electrically
operated wall machine. However the late 40s were to
prove an extremely difficult time for members of the
manufacturing industry, who not only had to contend
STOLE
On the night of January 13, 1982, thieves broke a
window and entered Antique Games Limited in North-
brook, IL The police arrived at the scene within three
minutes because of a direct alarm connection. Within
that short span of time three machines were removed.
Two very rare machines: 1924 25$ Skelly THE FOX,
serial number 300; 1925 500 Skelly THE FOX, serial
number 525.
Each machine had distinct marks for clear identifica
tion purposes.
.com
m
:
u
m
e
d fro de-mus
e
d
nloa w.arca
w
o
D
w
://w
p
t
Contact:
t
h
Also taken: 50$ Brown Jennings CHIEF.
Unusual because coin entry is located in the middle
and there are two doors in the back.
A reward is offered for information leading to recovery
of the machines. No questions will be asked.
Mike Levin
February 1982
© The International Arcade Museum
company had ceased training, never to re-open again.
Significantly 1948
was to see John
Brenner celebrating his 65th birthday. It
proved ironically an appropriate time
for him to bow out of the mainstream of
the automatics industry. He was to live
many more years, retiring ultimately to Weston
Super Mare where he helped his sons with
their arcade interests. Bernard in the meantime, moved
from Paignton to Worthing. By 1952 he had become a
tenant at Dreamland in Margate, but with no automatic
interests, setting up as a showman and operating two
games of his own design. However the 1950s were to
prove merely the end of the first phase of a saga which
is still being unfolded, and which was to see a new
peak during the electromechanical years of the 60s
and 70s, with yet more members of the Brenner family
as the principal actors.
Slot machine for guv's mansion
Thieves Hit The
Chicago Area Again
2728 N. Dundee Rd.
Northbrook, IL 60062
with supply difficulties, but also with the fact that they
were catering for a depressed post war market. As a
consequence, before 1948 had run its course, the
(312) 272-2270
THE GOVERNORS MANSION in Springfield now is
equipped with a slot machine. It wasn't the result of a
brainstorm by Gov. Thompson to add coins to the
state's needy coffers. Rather, ifs an antique nickel
machine—for amusement only—that was dropped
off during a mansion visit by former Thompson aide
Anton R. Valukas and some top executives of slot-
making Bally Manufacturing Co., a client of the Jenner
and Block law firm, where Valukas hangs his legal hat
The visitors, including Bally chairman Robert E Mullane
and vice president James M. Rochford, the former
Chicago police superintendent, also dispatched a
fancy new electronic pinball machine to replace an
older model that had been donated to the mansion's
rec room.
— Sun-Times, March 15, 1981.
We Apologize
Last month two new authors contributed to the
January issue and we neglected to include bylines to
identify their contributions. Dr. William Berke wrote the
outstanding article titled "Special Treat For Collectors
in Paris" about the Las Vegas Museum in Paria This
article was a real highlight to the column by Nic Costa
and provided another view of the Intriguing Las Vegas
Museum. John Chamblin was kind enough to provide
us with the results of the Geyer Absolute Auctions We
would like to thank him for keeping all of us up to date
on these auction resulta We sincerely apologize for
the lack of bylines and will offer no excuse.
We would like to thank both Dr. Berke and John
Chamblin for their excellent articles and we're sure all
of our readers enjoyed them tremendously. We attempt
to publish a perfect magazine with every issue but
unfortunately errors too easily slip by us.
THE COIN SLOT-47
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
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