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Photo Gallery

• Great Photos of Jukeboxes, Bally Slots, Scales, Video Games, English Coin-Op & More

Collector Stories

• How It All Began by Edward Gallard Zelinsky

Repair Tips and Sources of Supply and

• Restoration Tips and Tricks of the Trade
• Restoration Services, Parts and Supplies

News Stories and Alerts

• News Stories (New article added every few weeks)
• Today's Coin Machine Trends

Videos on the Web

• Video of the Amusement Arcade at the Coney Island Emporium in Las Vegas

Inventions of Interest to Gameroom Collectors

• The History of Neon Signs
• The Birth of Video Poker
• History of Computer and Video Games
• The History of Chewing Gum and Bubble Gum
• The History of the Kinetoscope (Movies)
• The History of Soft Drinks (Pepsi, Coke, Dr Pepper, 7-UP, Ginger Ale
• The History of Puzzles, Cards, and Board Games
• History of the Cash Register
• History of the Ferris Wheel and Roller Coaster
• History of the Drive-In Theater

Book Reviews

• Twenty Book Reviews
• A Tribute to Dick Bueschel and a list of all his books

History Articles

• History of Coin Mechanisms"
• The History of the Rowe Jukeboxes
• History of the Digger or Iron Claw
• History of Patriotism and Coin Machines>
• History of the Mutoscope
• History of the Barber Pole
• History of the Neon Sign
• History of Pinball Machines
• History of Jukeboxes
• History of Slot Machines
• History of Trade Stimulators
• History of Vending Machines
• History of Coin Operated Scales
• History of the Pay Phone
• First Coin Op Machine
• A History of the Gramophone Record
• Ka-Chaing! The History of Cash Registers
• History of Las Vegas
• History of the Automaton

Questions and Answers

• Bet You Can't Answer These Questions

The Experts Speak

• Remembering Dick Bueschel by Russ Jensen

• Issue: What's A Vintage Coin Machine Worth?
  by Dick Bueschel
  • Part One: Introduction
  • Part Two: Critical Pricing Factors
  • Part Three: Selling Vintage Coin Machines
  • Part Four: Buying and Selling Tips
  • Part Five: More Buying and Selling Tips

• Issue: Are Pricing Guides Any Good?
  with Dick Bueschel, Ken Durham, Bernie Nagel, Dave Burritt, and Marshall Fey.

• Issue: How Do You Tell the Age of a Machine?
  with Dick Bueschel and Marshall Fey
  More Views with Ken Durham and Gene Steve

• Issue: If you have $1000, is it better to make 100 ten dollar bets or 10 one hundred dollar bets?

• Issue: Do We Need A New Law to Limit Size of Collections?

• Tips Internet Auctions: A Guide for Buyers and Sellers

Japan's Packinko Games

• How to Play Pachinko

Jukebox, Phonographs & Record Articles

• History Of AMI (pdf)
• History of the Scopitone
• Minature & Toy Jukeboxes

• Jukebox Pioneers
  • Louis Glass by Gert J Almind
  • Paul M. Fuller by Gert J. Almind
  • Albert Dorne by Gert J. Almind
  • Visit the Jukebox Archives by Gert J. Almind for more great jukebox information
• Juke Box Stamp
• The Wurlitzer Name Lives On
• History of Jukeboxes
• History of the Phonograph

Slot Machine Articles

• The 20 Greatest Slot Innovations
• How Slot Winners and Jackpots are Selected
• Charles Fey: Slot Machine Inventor
• History of Bally Slot Machines
• Is it Legal to Own a Slot in my State? by David Burritt
• History of Las Vegas by Las Vegas Online Entertainment Guide
• History of Slot Machines
• Statutory Text of State Gambling Laws
• Bugsy

Trade Stimulators

• Buckley Trade Stimulators
• Daval Trade Stimulators
• Draw Poker Trade Stimulators

Baseball and Pinball Machine Articles

• History of Pinball Machines
• What are Bingo Pinball Machines?
• Pitch and Bat Pinball Games
• The Pinball Show
• Pinball and WW2
• Bingo Pinballs

Gumball and Vending Articles

• History of the Northwestern Gumball Machine Company
• Tips for Getting Gum Unstuck
• Fun Facts About Gum
• How Gum is Made
• History of Vending Machines

Soda Machine Articles

• Vendo Soda Machines
• Cavalier Soda Pop Machines
• Westinghouse Soda Machines
• Vendolator Soda Machiness
• Glascock Soda Machines
• Jacobs Soda Machines
• Mills Soda Machines

Arcade Games

• Basketball Games
• Working Models
• The Skee Ball - Over 100 Years Old
• Videogame History 101

Music Machines

• Selected Music Machines

Shows and Auctions

• Insiders Guide to the Largest Gameroom Show in the USA
• Europe's Largest Jukebox Show
• Auction Strategies
• Auction Collusion and Tricks
• 1995: - Spectacular Vending Auction
• 1996: - Slot Machine Auction of the Century
• 1996: - Advertising and Coin-Op Auction

Coin-Op in the 1990s

• What's New
• Coin Op Trends
• Recent News Stories

Other Collectibles

• History of Amusement Parks
• History of Ice Cream
• Collecting Soda Fountain Collectibles
• Collectibility of Punchboards
• The Story of Nipper "His Master's Voice"

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