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Researching coin operated machines is most of the fun of collecting, if you have a favorite link to a website, please send to bmarti@slotmachineclub.com

 

Reference Material

State

Name and Description

CA

International Arcade Museum

Pasadena, CA 92805

http://www.arcade-museum.com

 

The Museum has a physical location in Pasadena, CA, you can visit by appointment only.  It also allows you to register and contribute to the website.

 

This website has an incredible amount of information on anything coin operated.  here is a sample - you will need to visit the site to get an appreciation for all it offers:

  • Forums - Talk to other enthusiasts

  • Auction Information

  • Books and Gifts

  • News Items - This area of the site does not appear to be updated frequently

  • Arcade Index - This is a really cool feature of the site; it provides a list of coin operated machines with pictures and a list of additional reference materials for the machine if available

  • Manufacturer List - Shows machines listed by manufacturer

CO

Hoflin Publishing

4401 Zephyr St.

Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

www.hoflin.com

 

Hoflin is probably best known for publishing The Coin Slot Magazine, Illustrated Price Guides and the Coin Slot Guides.  They also publish magazines for dog enthusiasts as well as offer magazine publishing services.

 

CO

Dave Burritt

dave@ibuyoldslots.com

www.IBuyOldSlots.com

 

Dave is a collector of old slot machines.  His webite is not only gives a description of his collection and activities, it has reference material on restoring machines, spotting fakes and how to un-jam a machine.
 

DC

Game Room Antiques

Located in Washington D.C. - Don't blame them for high taxes.  They do not have a store front and only do business via mail order

www.gameroomantiques.com

 

"The GameRoomAntiques web site is published by the Ken and Jackie Durham. We have been collectors and dealers in game room items for over 30 years."  The website has a large variety of items and reference material.  Grab a drink and sit down, you will be on there a while checking it out.

 

IL

Bernie Berten (Dave Berten)

9420 South Trumbull Ave.

Evergreen Park, IL 60805

Tel: (708) 499-0668

Fax: (708) 499-5979

Email: mrslot@aol.com

www.mrslot1.com

 

This site has seems to specialize in springs.  It also has books, locks, lock smith services, plating services, custom castings, bolts, tokens, slot repair and restoration services, slot machine parts, vinyl, die cast repair and restoration, misc. collectibles for sale, and if you look hard you may find other items and services.

 

IL

Fun-Tronics, LLC

1412 W. Main Street

P.O. Box 582

Teutopolis, IL 62467

Tel: (217) 857-1759

Fax: (217) 857-3959

Email: fun-tronics@hotmail.com

www.fun-tronicsllc.com

 

They state they are the world's largest supplier of restoration soda machine parts.  The website shows a large selection of parts, restoration services for coin mechanisms and compressors and reference materials like repair manuals. If you are interested soda machines, this could be your website.

 

Internet

 

Antiqueslotmachinepriceguide.com

www.antiqueslotmachinepriceguide.com

 

This site appears to be linked to ibuyoldslots.com, trying to confirm this.  The site offers prices for slot machines that have sold at auction.  From the website:

"NEW!! We now offer a very inexpensive ($3.95) plan to get prices for machines that have sold for under $7,000.00. This new $3.95 option is an experiment and we may pull it at any point in time. Select the price option from the drop-down menu that best suits your need. We have the most extensive slot machine price history on the planet! Dealers and collectors use it. Shouldn't you?"

Internet

CoinOpCollectorForum.com

www.coinopcollectorforum.com

 

Offers chat rooms, online price guide, pictures, machines for sale or purchase, articles, and how to identify fraudulent machines.

 

Internet

Game Room Magazine

www.gameroommag.com

 

Website has some books on slot machines as well as jukebox and pinball.

 

Internet

ibuyoldslots

www.ibuyoldslots.com

 

Interesting website, has information on machine identification, restoration, how to un-jam a machine.  Has some DVD on restoration for sale.

 

Internet

Slot Gaming Web Directory

www.slot-webs.com

A hodge podge of information, if you are patient you should find some value in this site.  This is how they describe themselves:

Slot-Webs.com has been created and exists to serve as a single stop web resource for Internet users interested in finding quality information related to Slot.

Internet

Slot Machine Directory

www.slotmachinedirectory.com

 

This is a pretty good inline directory for you to find slot dealers or dealers of other collectibles.

 

MD

Cherry Restorations

Tel: (410) 459-0043

Email: fdebaugh@verizon.net

www.oldslots.com

 

From the site: We sell a limited number of original, vintage slot machines. This is a hobby and as collectors we don't buy low and sell high to make our mortgage money. This is not a full time business and we can price and sell accordingly, as collectors. We buy what we like, collect and occasionally sell some nice pieces. Any machine you see offered for sale or trade here is owned and currently in our possession, how else can you correctly authenticate, grade or service a vintage mechanical slot machine? Also keep in mind that we know how to properly adjust, repair and tune the various makes and models of antique slot machines. They all leave with the correct parts, fully and correctly functioning. Ready to be played.

 

MD

Collectors.org

18222 Flower Hill Way, #299
Gaithersburg, MD 20879

301.926.8663

www.collectors.org

 

If you collect anything, there is probably an auction on this website.  It appears to have something for everyone....it is pretty slow so be patient.

 

MN

Crow River Trading Co.

P.O. Box 26161

Minneapolis, MN 55426-0161

Toll Free: (888) 596-4992

Tel: (952) 931-0255

Fax: (952) 931-7948

Email: Info@CrowRiver.com

www.crowriver.com

 

The website appears to favor gumball machines and gun game parts.  The site does offers some books that cover slot machines, arcade games, pinball machines and other Americana.  The one neat feature the website has is a date of manufacture and serial number list for A.B.T. Manufacturing Corp. and J.F. Frantz Mfg.

 

MT

Slots of Montana

2102 Miles Ave.

Billings, MT 59102

Tel: (406) 656-6569

Toll Free: (888) 850-5270

Email: slotsmt@gwestoffice.net

www.slotsofmontana.com

 

Sales, Service, Manuals, Stands, Restoration

 

NV

Gambler's General Store

800 South Main St.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Outside Nevada: (800) 322-2447
In Nevada: (702) 382-9903
www.gamblersgeneralstore.com

 

From the site: Las Vegas souvenirs. Casino supplies. Books on Blackjack. Hundreds of dice. Custom poker chips and a whole lot more. These are just a few of the things you will find when you shop the Gamblers General Store. Since its inception, the Gambler’s General Store has made it a priority to offer you the broadest range of products possible. Whether you are looking for something unique and hard to find, or basic and popular, we will help you find just the right item.

 

NV

Mead Publishing Company

1021 Serengeti Court, North Las Vegas NV 89032

Tel: 909-213-0817                                

Email: orders@meadpublishinglasvegas.com 

www.meadpublishinglasvegas.com

 

This site has a wide variety of coin-op manuals and reference materials.

 

NV

Old Reno

www.oldreno.net

 

Interesting information on Reno, a good read, especially if you are a fan of the old Harold's club.

 

UK

The Vintage Slot Machine Web Ring

www.melright.com/slotring

 

This is a website by Melvyn Wright, it is a combination of links for vintage slot machines in which you can join to add your website to the ring.  Melvyn also has a group of websites that are directed towards various collectors.  Very interesting and may be worth a look see.

 

UK

The Bryans Penny Arcade

www.bryans.org.uk

 

From the Site: This web site is a tribute to W.E.Bryan, the inventive genius of the British Slot Machine industry.  It contains a complete listing of his machines, along with photographs and information about each machine.  There is also a Collectors' Corner, where Bryans enthusiasts can buy, sell, and swap machines with other collectors.