AboutRodger Knutson Expertise I am an expert on old coin operated machines, slot machines, trade stimulator's, jukeboxes, old arcade machines, etc. I have been identifying these for people who respond to my web site listed below, for a few years now. In almost all cases I am able to tell them about their old coin operated machines, the year, the value, and other general information about their machines. I do not know much about soda vending machines, coin banks, or scales, but I will try to help you with these if I can. Please email photo's to: jackpot7@ix.netcom.com My web site is at: http://www.coinslots.com
Experience I bought my first slot machine, a .50 Cent Mills Black Cherry in 1969 and have been hooked from that time, I still have that Slot machine! Before that I found a open barrel full of old scraped jukebox wall boxes behind a restaurant, I wanted them all but never took a one of them. Anything that took a coin drove me nuts!
Question Rodger, I inherited a Seeburg Trashcan 'box. It was in working condition (I used to play the old '78's on it as a kid). Defects were- missing mirrors and broken/warped red plastic light covers. Spinner on top worked and it changed records just fine. Here's the problem. I store it in my garage for future restoration and was recently hit by a tornado that put a large branch through my garage and through the dome of the Seeburg knocking it over. Busted dome, busted dome frame, unknown damage to turn-table (knocked it off), busted vacuum tubes. Do you think it is now worth restoring? If so can you provide me with contacts for the replacement parts?
Answer Hi Stephen,
Boy, those falling trees can sure run a guy day, had one fall right on the wing of a Cessna 150 once. Took the wing in with the beer cans to the recycle r's, bad day also.
Your juke may not be worth fixing, but you could price some parts and see. The value of a refurbished one, being sold retail with a guarantee might be $2,000.00 and one you have that is fair, maybe complete and almost working a dealer might offer you around $600.00 for it. So, I would say your below that now in value, being a parts box a dealer might offer you from 100.00 to $250 for it. It's a choice for you to consider and look into a bit. Below are some good links for parts, both reproduction and original. Talk to Bill and let him know your on the edge as to parting it or fixing it, maybe he can help you. See Below:
My Friend Bill, great for original used jukebox parts; http://www.jukebox-parts.com
Bill Butterfield
3220 Silverado Trail, Napa CA 94558 USA
Phone 707-224-3435 Voice or Fax,
24 Hours a Day
email: mffe@napanet.net
VICTORY GLASS, INC Great for New Reproduction parts and manuals;
Stephen Loots
3260 Ute Avenue
Waukee IA 50263
Phone (515) 987-5765
Fax(515)987-5762
www.victoryglass.com
JUKEBOX JUNCTION;
Ed Jones
PO Box 70
Cumming IA 50061
Phone (515) 981-4019
Fax (515) 981-4657
Ed and Kim offer a wide variety of reproduction parts and castings for many 1930's through 1950's machines. Catalog available
KEN ARNOLD and PATRICK KUBRICKY
A-1 JUKEBOX & NOSTALGIA, INC.
208 South Pulaski Street
Suite 4J
Baltimore MD
Phone (410) 945-8900
Fax only (410) 945-1946
E-mail: Patrick Kubricky
www.jukeboxusa.com
Patrick Kubricky now exclusively offers the
entire line of reproduction parts made by Ken Arnold.
Catalog available.
VERN TISDALE
8402 N. 18th Ave.
Phoenix AZ 85021
Phone (602) 944-8444
Fax (602) 997-6376
E-mail: vtisdale@mindspring.com
www.verntisdale.com
Vern specializes in capacitor kits, tubes, transformers and other electronic components for the do-it-yourself
repairman. He also does repair work on Seeburg receivers, pin banks and other components.
JUKEBOX COLLECTOR
published by Rick Botts
2545 SE 60th Ct.
Des Moines IA 50317
Phone (515) 265-8324
Fax (515) 265-1980
A magazine format monthly about jukeboxes and the hobby
