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Red Book Trade Stimulator And Counter Game
Price Guide: If you have one of those little slot machines or coin-operated
counter games that doesn't pay out, is it worth anything? This book can give you
the answer. Fifteen years of research is presented in this pocket sized price
Guide. Data has been obtained from many sources - sales, shows, auctions,
collectors and dealers. This third edition contains alphabetical listings of
over 900 trade stimulators and counter games from nearly 250 manufacturers -
from 1878 to 1997. Each entry is accompanied by five prices, from brand new,
out-of-the-box to clobbered and barely workable. In addition, nearly every entry
includes the manufacturer's name, date of introduction, rarity, and other
pertinent comments. This is the 1997 - 1998 edition. But, trade stimulators and
counter game machine values have been so stable the last five years, we don't
foresee republishing this book until at least 2003. The Red Book Trade Stimulator And Counter Game Price Guide measures a
pocket-sized 4" x 7 1/2", contains 110 fact-filled pages and is
perfect bound with an attractive, bright red cover.
For
Amusement Only: This combination book by Thomas Gustwiller covers a wide
range of coin-operated amusement and gambling devices - about 500 of them. For Amusement Only
is a handy pictorial reference guide for the rare and unusual machines that
collectors have heard about, but have seldom seen. Impressive black and white
photographs of machines range from single-wheel counter and floor-model slot and
card machines to common two and three-reel models. And in between there are cast
iron payout and cigar (card) machines, coin flips and drops, horse race and dice
games, roulette and spinner games and many miscellaneous devices. Photographs
average three to the page and each is accompanied by a specification block
listing the name, manufacturer, date, estimated value, rarity factor and
appropriate comments. As a bonus, For Amusement Only includes a machine
listing originally compiled by Coin Machine Journal and a pictorial
listing of the "Most Wanted Unfound Machines." Both are invaluable
sources for historical reference. It is fully indexed, contains 248 pages,
measures 8 3/4" x 11 1/4", and has a full-color plastic-coated
hardcover.
Vintage
Trade Stimulators And Counter Games, by Richard M. Bueshel: Trade stimulators and counter games
got their start in the saloons of the 1880's. Things changed with the coming of
Prohibition and the disappearance of saloons in 1920. Check-out counters in
stores, restaurants and cigar shops became the primary locations where these
marvelous devices helped stimulate trade. After the Great Depression, in 1933 a
new collection of manufacturers joined the pack, and many other games flooded
the market until the 1960's. This picture-packed, comprehensive guide to coin-operated trade stimulators and
counter games is the top identification guide on the market. Over 800 games are
pictured in full color, along with a description, historical notes, and dates of
manufacture. If you need to be an instant expert on this category of machine,
Vintage Trade Stimulators And Counter Games is the book for you. While a price
guide is included, we have found it to be subjective in content. Instead, we
suggest our Red Book Price Guide, listed above. See our
"Specials" for discount information when you purchase both. Vintage
Trade Stimulators And Counter Games has an attractive full-color, plastic-coated
hardcover. It is fully indexed, cross-referenced and measures 8 1/2" x 11
1/4" and contains 264 fact-filled pages.