Coke Slider

[Dave]

Here's a pic of a mint 4 foot porcelain Coke button I found, and my EMBOSSED original Ideal 55 Coke slider. It has the "frankenstein" coin mech. These embossed versions are hard to locate.

[mygoose101]

What a great looking buttom, awesome color. Love the embossed slider also.

[Slider-Bob]

All your stuff looks great!

[jholmgren]

Love the embossed slider also.

That embossed slider looks a lot like the one Rod from Funtronics restored a little while back...and a lot like mine will look like when Pat is done with it.   

[MaineT]

I want a better picture of that Bazooka machine on the wall... That looks sweet? Is it old or 80's?

[MoonDawg]

     Both sliders and the button are fantastic originals!

     That Bazooka machine also caught my eye. Looks like something you would only see on Dave's wall, (Birdman that is).

[Dave]

Jholmgren,
That embossed coke slider isn't restored, its all original.
I bought it from a fellow collecter here in the KC area.
It works great and is 100% complete. It does have "patina", but is too nice of an original to restore.
I actually found a date inside the frankenstein coin door of 1957.
I have a personal rule of thumb about deciding whether to restore an item or not..............
If the item is a 5 or below on a 1-10 scale, I might restore it. A 6 or above in my opinion is a "survivor"
Thanks Dave

[jholmgren]

Jholmgren,
That embossed coke slider isn't restored, its all original.
I bought it from a fellow collecter here in the KC area.
It works great and is 100% complete. It does have "patina", but is too nice of an original to restore.
I actually found a date inside the frankenstein coin door of 1957.
I have a personal rule of thumb about deciding whether to restore an item or not..............
If the item is a 5 or below on a 1-10 scale, I might restore it. A 6 or above in my opinion is a "survivor"
Thanks Dave

Wow..all original, looks great Dave! So the cap catcher was black from the start?   I thought they were originally red, that's good to know.   I agree with you, they are only original once.  The slider I'm having restored is definitely not in the 6+ category, it needs to be restored.  My other machines are in the 'survivor' realm although my collection is not even close to yours.   

Thanks!
Jim

[David D]

Very nice collection Dave

[halehouse]

Where did you find the button?