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Issue: 2018 June - Vol 44 Num 6 - Page 9
COIN-OP NEWS
In memory
Stan Chilton
tives licensed the game to Midway Manufacturing rather
than waiting for the Taito America factory to open.
Over the next decade, Egging worked in a number
of capacities at Taito until becoming vice president of
research and development. He later formed Muggins
International, a product development company in Addi-
son, Illinois, that designs and licenses games and fea-
tures for the coin-op industry
Egging is survived by his wife, Ruth; a son; and two
grandchildren.
Stan Chilton passed away April 30 at age 92. Born
and raised in Wichita, Kansas, Chilton was drafted at
18 and served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army during
WWII. Chilton married, Joyce “Judy”
Brammell, in 1945. The two were
married for 73 years.
In 1946, Chilton founded the
Music Service Co., operating juke-
boxes, pinball machines, and pool
tables around Wichita. He would
later establish Chilton Vending Co.
(Chilton Billiards), growing it into
one of the largest independently
owned amusement game and pool table companies in
the country.
Chilton was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse
and Opal; brother, Robert; and daughter, Linda. He is
survived by his wife; sons, Gary and Randy; grandchil-
dren, Olivia, Ben, Kate, and Jennifer; and great-grand-
children, Ashlyn and William.
Ron Reinking
Ron Reinking, general manager of Moss Distributing,
passed away from a heart attack prior to a regional
show in Des Moines, Iowa, earlier this year.
“We have lost a part of the Moss family today and
the industry has lost a great friend. He left the mark of
common good in what he touched,” said Terry Moss.
Reinking spent 29 years in the vending industry.
Before joining Moss 11 years ago, he worked at Ven-
dors Supply.
He is survived by his wife, Diane; daughters, Melissa,
Crystal, and Julie; grandchildren, Roman, Katharine,
Amelia, and Miles; and parents, Donald and Penny.
Funeral service took place May 11, at Chapel Hills in
Edina, Minnesota.
Keith Egging
Keith Egging first became involved in the family
entertainment industry during the ‘50s when his father
became the owner of six gumball machines. Encour-
aged by his father, Egging took some of the profits and
bought a pinball machine, which he refurbished and
sold for a profit.
After starting a small route in his neighborhood
in Denver, Colorado, and repairing games at a local
amusement park, Egging went on to graduate from Jack
Moran’s Institute of Coin Operations. He eventually
moved to Wisconsin to work at Milwaukee Coin Indus-
tries as field service manager.
Not long after that venture, Egging formed Americoin
with the backing of John Bilotta to produce two arcade
games, Junk Yard and Dozer. The games went on to be
manufactured by Taito America.
Egging went to Taito, Japan to help with the process,
and was the first to see the potential of Space Invaders.
He sent back samples for route testing. The income pro-
duced by the game was so unexpected that Taito execu-
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Joe Zumsteg
Joe Zumsteg, a former stock salesman for Rhode
Island Novelty and Classic Toy, passed away April 19 in
his home in Western Springs, Illinois, after a battle with
brain cancer.
The New Jersey Amusement Association issued the
following statement regarding Zumsteg’s passing: “Joe
will be remembered by his devotion to his friends and
customers, and passion for the carnival and amusement
industry. There will be no bereavement service. He
asked to be cremated and his remains be buried with
his family in St. Louis. We will miss him so, so much.”
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In memory
Stan Chilton
tives licensed the game to Midway Manufacturing rather
than waiting for the Taito America factory to open.
Over the next decade, Egging worked in a number
of capacities at Taito until becoming vice president of
research and development. He later formed Muggins
International, a product development company in Addi-
son, Illinois, that designs and licenses games and fea-
tures for the coin-op industry
Egging is survived by his wife, Ruth; a son; and two
grandchildren.
Stan Chilton passed away April 30 at age 92. Born
and raised in Wichita, Kansas, Chilton was drafted at
18 and served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army during
WWII. Chilton married, Joyce “Judy”
Brammell, in 1945. The two were
married for 73 years.
In 1946, Chilton founded the
Music Service Co., operating juke-
boxes, pinball machines, and pool
tables around Wichita. He would
later establish Chilton Vending Co.
(Chilton Billiards), growing it into
one of the largest independently
owned amusement game and pool table companies in
the country.
Chilton was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse
and Opal; brother, Robert; and daughter, Linda. He is
survived by his wife; sons, Gary and Randy; grandchil-
dren, Olivia, Ben, Kate, and Jennifer; and great-grand-
children, Ashlyn and William.
Ron Reinking
Ron Reinking, general manager of Moss Distributing,
passed away from a heart attack prior to a regional
show in Des Moines, Iowa, earlier this year.
“We have lost a part of the Moss family today and
the industry has lost a great friend. He left the mark of
common good in what he touched,” said Terry Moss.
Reinking spent 29 years in the vending industry.
Before joining Moss 11 years ago, he worked at Ven-
dors Supply.
He is survived by his wife, Diane; daughters, Melissa,
Crystal, and Julie; grandchildren, Roman, Katharine,
Amelia, and Miles; and parents, Donald and Penny.
Funeral service took place May 11, at Chapel Hills in
Edina, Minnesota.
Keith Egging
Keith Egging first became involved in the family
entertainment industry during the ‘50s when his father
became the owner of six gumball machines. Encour-
aged by his father, Egging took some of the profits and
bought a pinball machine, which he refurbished and
sold for a profit.
After starting a small route in his neighborhood
in Denver, Colorado, and repairing games at a local
amusement park, Egging went on to graduate from Jack
Moran’s Institute of Coin Operations. He eventually
moved to Wisconsin to work at Milwaukee Coin Indus-
tries as field service manager.
Not long after that venture, Egging formed Americoin
with the backing of John Bilotta to produce two arcade
games, Junk Yard and Dozer. The games went on to be
manufactured by Taito America.
Egging went to Taito, Japan to help with the process,
and was the first to see the potential of Space Invaders.
He sent back samples for route testing. The income pro-
duced by the game was so unexpected that Taito execu-
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Joe Zumsteg
Joe Zumsteg, a former stock salesman for Rhode
Island Novelty and Classic Toy, passed away April 19 in
his home in Western Springs, Illinois, after a battle with
brain cancer.
The New Jersey Amusement Association issued the
following statement regarding Zumsteg’s passing: “Joe
will be remembered by his devotion to his friends and
customers, and passion for the carnival and amusement
industry. There will be no bereavement service. He
asked to be cremated and his remains be buried with
his family in St. Louis. We will miss him so, so much.”
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