WANTED Jacobs 56 Parts

[Crazzy Canuck]

Are the lens still in the 56 now. If they aren't cracked/chipped but just faded, you can put them on a buffer and they'll look like new. I had a Jacobs 50 one time and I have a buffer on my bench for buffing small items and tried it and they came out like new.

[collecture]

I spoke with a customer today and he said he bought his repop Pepsi lense from Dale LaRoche at Chicago many years ago - early 90's. He said he did not think Dale made too many of them - maybe 20. Dale told him that he could only get 3-4 lenses out of a mold before it looked bad and he'd have to make another mold.
Dale is the one that sold you all those 81's - isn't he John?

[lowright]

Thanks Guys, I may have to buy a rebuild coin mech, but I was hopeing that I could find a good used one on the cheap.( Wishful thinking? ) How much is to much to put in a 56? How much will it bring in this economy? And yes, my lens has some small cracks down in the plastic. Anybody know the proccess to reproduce the lens? Could a small plastics company do it? Thanks again for all the info! Oh, is there a # for the mech that I need?

[SIGNGUY]

Yeah,
I know Dale, I bought out his inventory a few years back, the only 56 lenses in that groupl where a couple cracked ones too.. I inquired about them, and the guy who made them isn't around any longer he thought?
it would take building a mold,

Rod,, do you think you'd ever get into this, , would be a similiar process to the Have a Coke lenses I'd think?

[Crazzy Canuck]

Dale used to bring some really cool finds to Chicago years ago. Is Dale still buying?

Sorry didn't mean to hijack your thread here

[SIGNGUY]

Dale used to bring some really cool finds to Chicago years ago. Is Dale still buying?

Dale has restored over 200 machines during his days and owned some incredible machines including a Vendo decapper.  He also had the most incredible collection of vintage coca-cola advertising I ever saw in person. He sold it all at a Gary metz auction years ago..  I bought out his machines inventory, some tools and parts about 2 years ago as he was getting out of doing it.. his wife was sick and needed some cash so I went and picked up the whole stash in 3 trips..
I still stay in touch once in a while...