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pipe dream.jpg As a child I dreamed of running a penny arcade and playing the machines for free. My other choice was fireman but that went out the window when I burned my fingers roasting marshmallows. After reaching adulthood I decided to become a stockbroker which offered greater financial ...

Post merged - Site Admin. cry me a river.jpg Coppinpr has expressed interest in my ultimate demise....... Here is a little Roman history that my family will be following. They have decided to hire professional mourners just in case the expected crowds do not show up. Also, the Romans paid off the ...

Hi gameswat.........I cannot help you with your mech questions However,I had 2 Screen Stars in my day and as I recall they looked a lot older than the ones in your post. Also, both were sold in Hollywood California (possibly to people in the movie business). These people have big bucks and spend it ...

I am one of the lost generation that is closely approaching the "lost" area (pushing 98) There is one advantage to my personal situation..... My family will not have to hire private police for crowd control. My creditors may be a wee bit disappointed. ROGER

Topic moved - Site Admin. hang.jpg Ten years ago, as a new member of PM, I posted in all capital letters... A big No-No. Several members hit the roof and all hell broke out. I won't refer you to my original post when I nearly ended up in Siberia. Fortunately, Mr. P. came to my rescue and explained ...

Speaking of provenance, the Mills Post Office I owned belonged to Mel Getlan who owned a large penny arcade business in the U.S. Later in life he started to collect antique machines and became one of the "wales" in the hobby. He often joked that I "stole" his best machines and he had to buy them ...

Years ago I owned one of the Mill's models........ROGER

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5f36e2_9e2e47256999401c957458991ede7d2b~mv2_d_2288_1712_s_2.webp Mike Gorski produced reproductions of the Rovers line of fortune tellers. Since his death I have noted a large number of his machines hitting the auction block. Mike always managed to control his production to keep supply and demand ...

I failed to mention that I do admire those members who give their technical expertise on PM...........
Most of it is way over my head but I am sure it is very helpful to savvy members. ....... ROGER

old man confuse.jpg I find all technical discussions of Coin-ops very confusing. In my hey day of collecting there were no repair guides and I lacked any repair skills. When I found that a spring was too loose I would simply chop off a section to tighten it up. Conversely, if a spring was too tight ...