Author: First Coin Machine Exchange, Inc
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commercial catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
"First" Coin Machine Catalog
Author: First Coin Machine Exchange, Inc
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commercial catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commercial catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The Numismatic Circular and Catalogue of Coins, Tokens, Commemorative & War Medals, Books & Cabinets
Author: Spink & Son
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Automatic Pleasures
Author: Nic Costa
Publisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This book has stood the test of time. Copies of the first edition have over the years regularly sold for many times the cover price. The full color book is once more in print. Since its original publication it has been cited in many academic papers and has since become the definitive work on the subject. It caused embarrassment to the huge American coin machine industry when it was first published in 1988- they were busy celebrating the centenary of the Juke Box in that year as an American invention whereas the book revealed that it was actually an earlier British invention. It awoke huge interest in Japan by giving them long sought answers as to the origins of the Pachinko machine (which at the time was consuming as much as a quarter of the gross domestic product in Japan). As a direct result of the book a new museum was established in the Japanese city of Kobe and for a short while the author became a national celebrity there. The book established many new facts and destroyed many of the myths that had arisen in the gaming industry during the 20th century. Originally an ancient Greek invention, the advent of the coin machine in the 19th century heralded a Victorian revolution which sought to establish a fully automated society. The visionaries of the past are the direct forbears of the all pervasive computer industries -without the gaming and coin machine industries it is doubtful as to whether today's computer dominated age would have ever happened. Most important of all, it is fun to read
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This book has stood the test of time. Copies of the first edition have over the years regularly sold for many times the cover price. The full color book is once more in print. Since its original publication it has been cited in many academic papers and has since become the definitive work on the subject. It caused embarrassment to the huge American coin machine industry when it was first published in 1988- they were busy celebrating the centenary of the Juke Box in that year as an American invention whereas the book revealed that it was actually an earlier British invention. It awoke huge interest in Japan by giving them long sought answers as to the origins of the Pachinko machine (which at the time was consuming as much as a quarter of the gross domestic product in Japan). As a direct result of the book a new museum was established in the Japanese city of Kobe and for a short while the author became a national celebrity there. The book established many new facts and destroyed many of the myths that had arisen in the gaming industry during the 20th century. Originally an ancient Greek invention, the advent of the coin machine in the 19th century heralded a Victorian revolution which sought to establish a fully automated society. The visionaries of the past are the direct forbears of the all pervasive computer industries -without the gaming and coin machine industries it is doubtful as to whether today's computer dominated age would have ever happened. Most important of all, it is fun to read
First Supplement to the Catalogue of the Young Men's Association Library of the City of Buffalo
Author: Young Men's Association of the City of Buffalo. Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Billboard
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Slot Machines
Author: Marshall Fey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781889243023
Category : Gambling
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A history of slot machines from their inception up to the casino machines of today.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781889243023
Category : Gambling
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A history of slot machines from their inception up to the casino machines of today.
The Breeder's Gazette
Author:
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Category : Livestock
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
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Category : Livestock
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
American Popular Music and Its Business
Author: the late Russell Sanjek
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190243295
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Volume two concentrates exclusively on music activity in the United States in the nineteenth century. Among the topics discussed are how changing technology affected the printing of music, the development of sheet music publishing, the growth of the American musical theater, popular religious music, black music (including spirituals and ragtime), music during the Civil War, and finally "music in the era of monopoly," including such subjects as copyright, changing technology and distribution, invention of the phonograph, copyright revision, and the establishment of Tin Pan Alley.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190243295
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Volume two concentrates exclusively on music activity in the United States in the nineteenth century. Among the topics discussed are how changing technology affected the printing of music, the development of sheet music publishing, the growth of the American musical theater, popular religious music, black music (including spirituals and ragtime), music during the Civil War, and finally "music in the era of monopoly," including such subjects as copyright, changing technology and distribution, invention of the phonograph, copyright revision, and the establishment of Tin Pan Alley.
Popular Science
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.
Pocket Guide to Coin-Op Vending Machines
Author: John Carini
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764316586
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Features photos, descriptions, and prices for over 300 coin-op vending machines dating from the late 1890s to the 1960s. Common to rare machines include those that dispensed candy, gum, peanuts, tobacco, aspirin, breath pellets, matches, stamps, and cigars. Also includes hints for finding machines, restoration, servicing, common terminology, price guide.
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764316586
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Features photos, descriptions, and prices for over 300 coin-op vending machines dating from the late 1890s to the 1960s. Common to rare machines include those that dispensed candy, gum, peanuts, tobacco, aspirin, breath pellets, matches, stamps, and cigars. Also includes hints for finding machines, restoration, servicing, common terminology, price guide.