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« on: April 11, 2012, 03:39:17 pm »

the machine is css-8-64g.  wondering if anyone knows what these brackets are for?Huh? did the hold a sign? or jyst to keep it away from the wall? any ideas
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2012, 03:50:50 pm »

That's where they used to strap up little kids they caught trying to steal from it!  Cool
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2012, 04:36:37 pm »

maybe to hold a rack for empties?
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2012, 04:43:48 pm »

       Almost all Cavalier uprights from the 50's and 60's had them. Best explanation I have heard is they were spot welded on for crating and shipping purposes.
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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2012, 06:46:44 pm »

       Almost all Cavalier uprights from the 50's and 60's had them. Best explanation I have heard is they were spot welded on for crating and shipping purposes.

I have heard that as well. Steve Ebner once told me he thought it was for a special dolly used in off-loading them from delivery trucks.
I have never encountered any sort of reference to them in any manual or seen anything that fits into them.
I tend to think it was used in the assembly line somehow to carry them or hang as they moved through the automated paint booth, etc.
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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2012, 07:17:44 pm »

      All of these theories would make more sense if they were not welded on at a
45 degree angle .
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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2012, 08:32:03 pm »

Perhaps fastening to a wall...?
It has been done on other coin-ops...
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« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2012, 08:35:48 pm »

thanks for all the replies guys it was just one of those things that had me puzzled. also i have a westinghouse dial o matic and it has the same style brackets spot welded to the back but they are centered in the back and are at a ninty degree angle. this site is the best hats off to you guys thanks alot
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« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2012, 08:56:59 pm »

Maybe they were on there to give something to strap to a dolly for delivery? 
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« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2012, 09:10:47 pm »

I assumed they were there to prevent someone from tipping the machine.

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