Coin Slot

Coin Slot Magazine - #091 - 1982 - September [International Arcade Museum]
APPY SEZ:
"Sevens full don't beat aces full."
By Larry Lubliner
Dear Pappy:
My husband and I are restoring a 1939 Exhibit
LONGCHAMPS. So far, we have restored the mech
anism and assembled it to working order. I'm now
ready to begin work on the cabinet. Can you tell me any
place I might obtain information on what it looked like
originally?
Do you have any information on the approximate
value of the machine?
R.B.
West Alexander, PA
Dear R.B.:
What a lovely console! Exhibit may have done a
three year run on the machine, but I doubt it. LONG-
CHAMP was made in 1937. I have sent you, under
separate cover, a picture of the machine and hope it is
of help.
As far as a dollar value is concerned, thaf s a tough one.
I would say that $ 1,200-$ 1,500 would be a fair price for
a restored piece.
Dear Pappy:
I would hate to see the best part of a magazine die, so
I'm going to ask several questions, some of which may
be of use in your monthly column.
I own an old Mills mechanism that has round payout
levers rather than flat ones, so what?
J.J.J.
Texas
DearJ.J.J.:
Thanks for your kind words. I needed some warm
Dear O.M.S.
You certainly have one of the nicer Daval trade
stimulators. It is called a Reel "21" and was produced
between 1936-1940. Daval produced a series of these
and people seem to be looking to put an entire set
together. If you want to buy one, look to pay $200 to
$400. The instruction card is not easy to find, but you
might check with Bill Whelan at 23 Palmdale Ave., Daly
City, California. Bill is an excellent source for almost
any material pertaining to trade stimulators.
Pappy
fuzzies about now. I will use some of your other
questions in subsequent columns, at least those that I
Dear Pappy:
can answer.
Enclosed are two photos of machines I'd like to find
out more about. When was the round one made? Was
the "Enterprise" peanut machine made by the coffee
grinder company of the same name?
The Mills gooseneck mechanisms had the flat type
of pay fingers. The round pay fingers were initially used
in the earlier LIBERTY and OPERATORS BELLS with a
few sneaking into transition machines. Those are
machines that were made immediately following the
OPERATOR BELLS. They are not common by any
sense, but they are also not extremely rare.
Pappy
Dear Pappy:
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photographs of a black jack trade stimulator. Could
you tell me:
Maker?
Age?
What the award card said or where I could obtain a
reproduction?
Any other information would be appreciated.
O.M.S.
Houston, Texas
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R.L.
Lincoln, Massachusetts
Dear R.L.
The round machine is called the BOOMER, as is
obvious and was made by Waddel Manufacturing Co.
The probable date is around 1906. The "Enterprise"
peanut machine is a mystery. Holcome and Hoke
made a peanut vender, so perhaps the Enterprise
Coffee Grinder people did also. The date is around
1910.
Perhaps a reader might have some more information
on the peanut machine. If anyone knows anything
definite, please drop me a note. I might even give a
small prize to the person coming up with the best
answer.
Pappy
SEPTEMBER, 1982
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