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Coin Slot Magazine - #V8N5 - 1983 - January [International Arcade Museum]
reproduction, you would be wise to
settle for that until the original is
Major Jukebox Parts Sources:
Antique Apparatus Co.; 13355 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423,
(213) 995-1169. Free catalog, 1940s jukeboxes.
Golden Age Jukebox Co.; 4008 Valley Fair St, Simi Valley, CA 93063,
(805) 583-4418. Free catalog, 1940s jukeboxes.
Jukebox Collector; 2545 SE 60th Ct, Des Moines, IA 50317, (515)
265-8324. $2 for sample copy, any year jukebox
Jukebox Junction, Inc.; P.O. Box 1081, Des Moines, IA 50311, (515)
981-4019. Free catalog, 1940s jukeboxes.
Jukebox Junkyard; P.O. Box 181, Lizella, GA31052, (912) 935-2721
No list, 1950s jukeboxes.
Victory Glass Co.; P.O. Box 119, Des Moines, IA 50301 ,(515) 223-8820.
Free catalog, 1940s jukeboxes
found. This would be the closest the
jukebox hobby has come to repro
ductions
as compared to
repro
duction slot machines, in the repro
duction castings. A collector trea
sures his original extra castings, so
their prices are high.
Mechanism parts now being repro
duced are excellent. Some juke
boxes that are "worn out" can be
rebuilt Having these improved parts
are always a plus for your jukebox.
The parts do not affect the appear
ance of the jukebox, and will add
years of operation to the machine.
Those parts that do affect the out
side appearance are much more
important, and consideration must
be given to that fact Where is the
line separating a reproduction juke
NOVELTY COMPANY
box from an antique?
Since there are many loose juke
1. Watling BIRD OF PARADISE,
mint, restored, original
box mechanisms and sound systems
$7,600
available, the jukebox cabinet is
2. Watling 1$ TREASURY
the major concern. Today it would
with Twin Jackpot,
mint, restored, original
3. Watling TREASURY U
with Gum Ball front vendor
rare, mint, restored, original
$6,500
$7,800
4. Watling TREASURY U
with Twin Jackpot,
restored, mint, original
$6,500
5. Watling LINCOLN DELUXE 5$
mint, original, restored
$5,000
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works with a coin. . .
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your slot machines.
cost more money to reproduce an
entire cabinet than it can be pur
chased for as an antique. These
costs will, sometime in the future,
be
less than the antique's cost
When this occurs, I would be con
cerned with the castings, internal
hardware,
original
interior
metal
components, and the original juke
boxes' identification plate. The wood
en cabinet is of secondary impor
tance. Pre-war models would require
the thick original plastics, while with
the post-war models of most manu
facturers reproduction plastics are
acceptable.
Although the costs to make such
a reproduction would be in excess
of an antique machine, the value of
this particular jukebox would be
less. The amount in the difference
of value would depend on how close
the reproduction cabinet resembles
the antique. If the reproduction looks
only similar in construction, the
value would be a fraction of the
antique. If every detail has been
met,the value would be comparable
to an antique.
Persons buying an antique style
jukebox that has a reproduction
cabinet must be concerned as to
the future appreciation of their pur
chase. Quality can never be over
looked in any jukebox purchase,
and a premium value will always
follow.
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