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Post by: www.memorylanerestorations.com on November 10, 2006, 11:19:24 pm
Hi Everyone, Curtis, from Memory Lane Restorations. You are about to see into the World of one of the greatest Vintage Coin Op Collections there is. This is some of the Famous Wolf Collection. You will see Machines here that you may never see again in a life time. I would personally like to thank the Wolf family, for allowing me to have had the opportunity to have restored approximately 60% of this fine Collection. Victor Kooler Grill, WOW!! I never though I would have the chance to restore one. What next?? Enjoy everyone. Thanks for looking. Curtis Kauffman, Memory Lane Restorations. memorylane@myactv.net
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Post by: www.memorylanerestorations.com on November 11, 2006, 01:14:18 am
Thanks everyone for looking, theres way to much to post. Hope everyone enjojed the photos. Again Thanks. Curtis Kauffman, Memory Lane Restorations. memorylane@myactv.net
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Post by: loman4ec on November 11, 2006, 01:27:27 am
That is great!! Thank you Curtis for taking the time to post all of those. That is amazing. What a collection.Title: THE FAMOUS WOLF COLLECTION
Post by: www.memorylanerestorations.com on November 11, 2006, 01:34:48 am
Is this Josh? That took Hours of re-sizing and posting. Did you see the cool Yellow Stoner? The M&M company sent there staff out to take photos of it for there Lobby in there national head quarters. Now that was a true one of a kind.
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Post by: loman4ec on November 11, 2006, 02:06:16 am
Yep this is Josh. Long time buddy. That M&M machine is amazing. How did you do the artwork? The one on the corner with the M&M tearing out the side is awesome!! I really miss all of this stuff. thank you for posting those. I really miss my machines over here.
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Post by: coke_and_stuff on November 11, 2006, 07:03:21 am
That is simply amazing! TONS of stuff!!!!
Joey
Joey
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Post by: www.memorylanerestorations.com on November 11, 2006, 08:20:04 am
Ok, this is how the Ser#21 of 50 Victor Kooler Grill was found. There was a man in Harpers Farry WV, a contractor, older man. Now this man is not a collector of machines or Coca Cola. He had an indoor pool at his house and one day he had asked a worker, if you ever see an old Coke chest around, let me know, I would like to put one around the pool so the kids can get some drinks out of. Not more than a ouple of days had passed and his worker had came to him and said he found an old Coke cooler but it was in prety bad shape. They drove not more than 10 miles from his house. A church had it and wanted to get rid of this old rusted Junk. They loaded it up and drove it home. Now when he asked how much for this rusted up cooler, the Church said to just give them a donation. Not knowing what he had because he is not a collector, he gave the church a $50 donation, Yes a $50 dollar donation. Drove home with this very heavy piece, wondering what to do next. I was sitting at home one day and STEVE EBNER of FUNTRONICS INC. calls and said what are you doing Sat. Now Steve and I are very good friends and live 20 min. apart. He said a man has found a Coke Cooler and wants to know what it's worth. Steve said he thinks this man has stumbled across the holly grail (of Coca Cola) Steve and I drove over to this mans house on a early fall morning in I beleave 1998 or 1999, a chill in the air and Cameras in hand we steped out of the car and got our first glance of what most people will never have the privlege to see in person. There it was,The Holly Grail of Coca Cola, The Victor Kooler Grill, AKA- The Hot Dog Griller! The first thing we started doing was looking for the Ser. plate and as we looked at it in all it's rust, we saw it was still intact. #21 We took many photos that day and the man had asked me about Restoring it, at the time I was so backed up, I turned it down and sent him in another direction. He called me a year or so later, upset with how his restoration turned out by another company. He asked me to come over and look at this and give him some ideas on fixing this. Please don't ask, as I won't mention any names of who worked on this first, but there were alot of nice things done, but it had it's problems too. One day in 2006 my friend Jeff Wolf called and said, can you contact the man with the Victor Kooler Grill near you and see if he wants to sell it. I made contact and went to see it again and as it was in 2000, in the same condition I last saw it, we started talking price??? I paid him the next day and loaded it up. As I drove back to Hagerstown, MD to my Garage, I couldn't help but think that I'm now going to get to restore a piece there is only 8 in the world known and I have #21 of 50. As I took the Kooler apart, another thing crossed my mind. This Victor Kooler Grill was built, Wright here in Hagerstown, MD in 1954 not more than 5 miles from my house. Spent it's life in Harpers ferry, Charlestown area and has made it's way back home. The rest is History. Thanks everyone for taking the time to read the History of #21 of 50 Victor Kooler Grill. Curtis Kauffman, Memory Lane Restorations Yes that is the Famous Steve Ebner from Funtronics, bent over taking a photo that fall day. memorylane@myactv.net.
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Post by: halehouse on November 11, 2006, 08:36:22 am
Great pics, thanks for sharing. Took a while to go through them too because of course I was looking at everything in the background and all the details. Love the child's barber chair with the horse, and the DOTS candy machine is cool.
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Post by: www.memorylanerestorations.com on November 11, 2006, 08:44:05 am
I forgot to mention, The Cash Register you see on the Kooler Grill was the original one used on this Kooler. Notice the Hand holding the Coke Bottle, It's the wright size! All the others are too small.
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Post by: davethebirdman on November 11, 2006, 09:11:47 am
More stories more stories plse....
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Post by: www.memorylanerestorations.com on November 11, 2006, 09:28:23 am
Making the post for the tube (Hot Dogs) Stainless Tube
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Post by: www.memorylanerestorations.com on November 12, 2006, 09:34:07 am
Here are a few more photos from the Wolf Collection. There is so much, I'll add a few photos here and there. Thanks everyone. E-mail me if you need any Stoner Parts. Thanks Curtis Kauffman, Memory Lane Restorations: memorylane@myactv.net
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Post by: Jim on November 12, 2006, 04:52:48 pm
Curtis,
Thanks for photos of Jeff's collection!
Perhaps in the future, you could create a new Photo Album in our SMC Photo Gallery under the Private Collections album...
Just a suggestion since this would be better served there.
Thanks for photos of Jeff's collection!
Perhaps in the future, you could create a new Photo Album in our SMC Photo Gallery under the Private Collections album...
Just a suggestion since this would be better served there.
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Post by: jasmine64too on November 12, 2006, 05:51:34 pm
I bet the insurance is awsome on those machines.
I love the M&M machine would love to have one of those.
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Post by: Pat Pixley on November 12, 2006, 10:26:30 pm
Hey Curtis thanks for posting those photo's
What a collection .
Thanks again
Pat
What a collection .
Thanks again
Pat
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Post by: kstt on November 15, 2006, 09:15:55 am
I'd like to see the electric bill, if everything was fired-up fpr a month 
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Post by: Gumbo on November 15, 2006, 09:33:10 pm
WOW, What a collection- thanks for posting it Curtis.
Anderson
Anderson
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Post by: bcharlton on November 16, 2006, 08:48:21 am
Curtis:
Jeff's collection is probuble the best restored collection of soda machines/candy machines in the world. Some of those pictures are why I got into the hobby in the first place. I just started to restore my 4th Stoner candy machine and those pictures are an inspiration.
You are without a doubt, the top person in the restoration business. Last night I tried to dissemble my Stoner Jr. gum selector and got myself into trouble once again. I hope you can bail me out at least one more time. Why I messed with it in the first place, I'll never know.
As always, your work has helped me and others bring back to life images from the past that most people may consider junk. Keep up the good work. Others apreciate your talents.
Regards:
Brian C
Jeff's collection is probuble the best restored collection of soda machines/candy machines in the world. Some of those pictures are why I got into the hobby in the first place. I just started to restore my 4th Stoner candy machine and those pictures are an inspiration.
You are without a doubt, the top person in the restoration business. Last night I tried to dissemble my Stoner Jr. gum selector and got myself into trouble once again. I hope you can bail me out at least one more time. Why I messed with it in the first place, I'll never know.
As always, your work has helped me and others bring back to life images from the past that most people may consider junk. Keep up the good work. Others apreciate your talents.
Regards:
Brian C
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Post by: ciawarrior on April 17, 2011, 04:34:09 pm
IM A NEWBIE!! FIRST TIME SEEING THESE PICS, ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW! :wow: