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Coin Slot Magazine - #087 - 1982 - May[International Arcade Museum]
Dear Editor,
DearJJ.,
I have just obtained a Bally TRIPLE BELL slot machine, it is
Need help with your Exhibit Supply SIL VER BELLS, eh?
a three coin console model. There is a pencil date on the inside of
We're sorry you didn't find what you were looking for in the
"1946."
book An Illustrated Price Guide to the 100 Most Collectible
Slot Machines, Volume 3, but you were looking in the wrong
I am interested in any information on this machine such as
place.
books, diagrams and parts.
The 100 Most Collectible Slot Machines.. .series illustrate,
The backglass is missing and I would like to replace it or make
describe, provide history for and price one hundred different
automatic payout slot machines in each volume. Samefor the
a substitute if I knew what it looked like.
Thank you,
100 Most Collectible Trade Stimulator . . .series, and for the
Don
upcoming pinball and arcade machine series in the works.
Dear Don,
These books are about collectibles and do not get into the
It doesn't rain but it pours. In the past few months we've
specific mechanical or maintenance details of any of the
received a number of letters about the Bally TRIPLE BELL
machines. They are interesting reading, and give collectors an
I'ts almost as if a bunch showed up at once.
appreciation of their machines as well as provide a guide to
It's in the works as a Coin Slot Guide No. 103, coming up.
value.
But it'll be a while. It'll have all the data on the parts and
But many collectors also get deeply involved in the restoration,
repair and maintenance of their coin machines, so the Coin
diagrams you need.
But that missing glass is a real roadblock. It's like a pinball
Slot Guide series ofbooklets was developed to meet their needs.
The "Guides" reproduce old manuals and sales literature and
machine, where the cosmetics are everything. Can any readers
help? Write Don Anderson, % The Coin Slot, P.O. Box 612,
provide a wealth ofphotographs, artwork and historical data
Wheatridge, CO 80034.
for the specific machine series covered by the guide. It is here
Editor
that you wouldfind schematics or drawingsfor a machine, and
Dear Editor,
never in the 100 Most Collectible . . .series of books.
To get specific about the Exhibit SILVER BELLS, it's an
early console machine circa 1937 made by the leading arcade
machine maker, and was only on the market for a very short
time. In short, it's a rare machine. But wonder ofall wonders,
our resident historical editor, Dick Bueschel, is working on
I just received Volume 3 on the slots but thought that the
Exhibit Supply Company SILVER BELLS slot was supposed
to be in it along with the schematics.
If you have a copy of the schematics, I would appreciate if you
could send me a copy.
Sincerely,
Continued on page 12
J.J. Machado
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