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<p>[QUOTE="Circus, post: 2765138, member: 51195"]It does look like a bad attempt at making a fisher.</p><p>Back in the day, before all the modern do-dads in the coin op mechs. when working in an arcade most would drill a hole in the edge of the coin, and solder a spring wire commonly called piano wire at the hobby stores. As it wouldn't break as often as a copper wire of that small of dia would. When it was used for a free play, or the machine didn't give the patron his moneys worth of play. The idea I was told kept losses down. As you would hand off the drops to the next floor person, and not forget to give back the pocket of change back to the cage/change teller.I think I still have some around here from the good ole days will have to hunt them up and photo them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Circus, post: 2765138, member: 51195"]It does look like a bad attempt at making a fisher. Back in the day, before all the modern do-dads in the coin op mechs. when working in an arcade most would drill a hole in the edge of the coin, and solder a spring wire commonly called piano wire at the hobby stores. As it wouldn't break as often as a copper wire of that small of dia would. When it was used for a free play, or the machine didn't give the patron his moneys worth of play. The idea I was told kept losses down. As you would hand off the drops to the next floor person, and not forget to give back the pocket of change back to the cage/change teller.I think I still have some around here from the good ole days will have to hunt them up and photo them.[/QUOTE]
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