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Title: I Have Been Waiting For This Day Post by: HowDueYouDue on February 16, 2014, 06:12:18 pm I picked up these Oak beauties today. They are my first coin ops of 2014 and the first I have bought since October.
Seller couldn't find the keys so I bought them anyways figuring I could just drill the locks. Before I broke out the drill, I decided to pull out the keys from my other machines and try them which usually fails epically; until today! I was able to open the penny/nickel Oak with a key from my quarter Northwestern Mouthy Marvin and the yellow penny Oak with a key from my nickel Toy n Joy machine. In my opinion, a very cool way to end a dry spell and kickoff the new year. Title: Re: I Have Been Waiting For This Day Post by: Jim on February 16, 2014, 06:49:17 pm Congrats on the new acquisitions ! ! !
Nice surprise on the keys too! Title: Re: I Have Been Waiting For This Day Post by: crackerman_don on February 16, 2014, 06:52:20 pm Good looking machines and always a nice surprise to find keys that works. I know most of the time I have to break out the drill :biggrin:
Don Title: Re: I Have Been Waiting For This Day Post by: Eric on February 16, 2014, 07:02:50 pm There are still a few of this style being used in my hometown... I have 6 of this style as these
are what was around in my day late 60s-70s Love this model.... Congrats! Title: Re: I Have Been Waiting For This Day Post by: V63 on February 17, 2014, 12:34:00 pm ^^ Great score!
I have three Oak machines and a couple of Fords. Period restorations are simple and inexpensive. They're lot's of fun. Title: Re: I Have Been Waiting For This Day Post by: davethebirdman on February 17, 2014, 12:55:03 pm I have a box of master keys for the machines I like to muck around with. Can't beat it.. Title: Re: I Have Been Waiting For This Day Post by: kbareit on February 17, 2014, 08:19:36 pm Nice pair of machines. I have a penny Oak and a penny Ford, the grand kids love them.
Title: Re: I Have Been Waiting For This Day Post by: HowDueYouDue on February 17, 2014, 08:35:47 pm Thanks for the feedback everyone. These make my 3rd and 4th oak of this design.
Title: Re: I Have Been Waiting For This Day Post by: rayg on February 17, 2014, 09:25:46 pm Great find! .. now all that's left to do is to fill them up!
Title: Re: I Have Been Waiting For This Day Post by: HowDueYouDue on February 17, 2014, 09:39:01 pm Good point ray.
Although, since the seller didn't have the key, the ones that were still in there got real funky. Need to Purell them before I eat anything that comes out of them :biggrin: Title: Re: I Have Been Waiting For This Day Post by: georgescustompaint on February 18, 2014, 09:53:08 pm COOL!!
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