Olympia 15.5"
Strange Coin Mechanism in Olympia
Musical Box
by Craig Smith (051207 MMDigest)

Hello from the just now snowy Northeast! I recently bought an
Olympia 15-1/2" disc box in a rather nice case. Unfortunately, it
has a few problems. Most I can take care of when the time comes,
but there are two things that I could use some help with.
First, it is missing the two damper rails. Would any of you folks
happen to have, or have access to, a set of damper rails for this box?
It sure would save me a lot of time making them. I'll be happy to
pay cash money or trade a few disks or some combination.
Secondly, the coin mechanism is really strange. Well, maybe not
for an Olympia box, but I haven't seen one like this before. It has
two cast arms, one of bronze and one cast steel, and a coin "pocket" with
an articulated trapdoor (missing). There are clearly a couple of
other parts missing and I'd be really happy to have a picture of a complete
one. Does anybody have a 15-1/2" Olympia coin-op that I could have
a picture of? Please don't assume that someone else will reply.
If you
have something, please reply. I'll send a picture of the coin
op mechanism that I have for the MMD Archives.
Thanks for your help.
Craig Smith
near Rochester, New York, USA
07 Dec 2005
07 December 2005
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