Paul:
Although I have been on the penny-arcade site several times, I have not gone over it as thoroughly as Freddy and others
may have. But I did dive into it a bit more, these last couple of days. I do agree with some of what Freddy has pointed out,
regarding the Slot Machine History. Being as my field of expertise, is more into the Trade Stimulator history, I found some
serious mistakes in there as well. So far, I have found three machines that should not be pictured in there. As they are
Bogus & Fake creations, tossed together by the "Las Vegas Butcher". Whom ever sent you the pix that you have posted, may
not have known that they were incorrect. I am willing to help you correct the mistakes, with proper photos if you wish.
Just let me know how to go about it, by contacting me at (
slotdynasty@sbcglobal.net), and I will do my best to help you
make things right.
I worked with the late Dick Bueschel, on many of his book ventures, and I also authored many articles in our past trade
magazines, and the one thing I have always been a stickler with, is not to picture any machine, that is not correct. Many
collectors, (long time, as well as newbies), expect all books, or magazine articles, to show machines as they were from
the factory. Dick and I went over this on a regular basis, as some of his early book editions had several incorrect photos,
and even information. Several revisions were made, to correct much of it. Those were the days, when we did not know
as much about the hobby as we do now. There are still mistakes in several books, that have never been corrected.
Another thing to focus on, are the correct color schemes. Back when many of our publications were printed, all machines
were shown in black & white, so collectors really couldn't tell if a machine was correct or not. But ever since the age of
color hit our hobby, any machine pictured should be CORRECT. We see over-restored machines, with carnival-like paint
schemes on eBay, all the time. I just feel sorry for the buyers that have not done their homework, and have been snookered
by all the trashed machines.
So, Paul, You have a very fine, and informative site, so let's make it right for all to enjoy.
I am here to help.
Regards, Bill