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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: Superully on September 18, 2010, 08:53:08 AM

Title: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Superully on September 18, 2010, 08:53:08 AM
i'd love to add one of those huge bulky rowe change machines (bc-25 / bc-35) to my collection one day, but i guess chances of finding one over here in europe are non-existent, simply because they are setup for american dollars, right? would be a blast to set them up on "free play" to dispense tokens at the push of a button!

i'm just curious: has anyone of you ever come across a machine like that?

(http://forums.arcade-museum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11679&stc=1&d=1248068335)

(http://www.systemjinx.com/change/machine2-1.jpg)

could also be nice to have one of the smaller versions :arrow:

(http://www.systemjinx.com/change/machine3-1.jpg)

@alpha1: i'm pretty sure you have one of those ... ;)
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: liquidx on September 18, 2010, 03:10:55 PM
I've seen ones very similar to the bottom one on eBay but they were usually quite expensive.
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on September 18, 2010, 04:09:02 PM
Not rowe, but like to let you know anyway

http://link.marktplaats.nl/370724321 (http://link.marktplaats.nl/370724321)

http://link.marktplaats.nl/378918985 (http://link.marktplaats.nl/378918985)
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Muerto on September 18, 2010, 04:21:36 PM
Maby you should give Paul a call?? - i think there would be room in a container??!!
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Superully on September 18, 2010, 05:21:52 PM
Maby you should give Paul a call?? - i think there would be room in a container??!!

good idea, but i'm not willing to pay 500 bucks for that thing ...
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Superully on September 18, 2010, 05:26:19 PM
Not rowe, but like to let you know anyway

thx etienne, but wisselautomat sounds horrible. there is an animal called "wiesel" in germany, every single time i were to use the wisselautomat, i would think of that animal :P

(http://www.jagd.it/Wildbiologie/Wiesel/Hermelin_Sommer%20bajohr500px.jpg)

hey, i could even put a preserved specimen on top of it! :twisted:
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on September 18, 2010, 08:51:45 PM
Yeah i know, in dutch its "wezel" it sounds simular  :D
and ofcourse in english its weazleweasel  reminds me of catweazelecatweasel  ;D

(http://www.appelogen.be/wp-content/images/catweazle.jpg)

You guys remember him ?
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: polaris on September 18, 2010, 09:16:42 PM
in english its 'weasel'  ;)
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on September 18, 2010, 09:19:19 PM
in english its 'weasel'  ;)
Thanx, it has been corrected  8)

what about this ully ?

http://link.marktplaats.nl/376453282 (http://link.marktplaats.nl/376453282)

Or this :

http://link.marktplaats.nl/374699967 (http://link.marktplaats.nl/374699967)
this one i like, very retro!
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Superully on September 19, 2010, 02:05:46 AM
what about this ully ?
http://link.marktplaats.nl/376453282 (http://link.marktplaats.nl/376453282)

much better, but i don't understand what they are offering here. one or two machines? still somehow not quite what i'm looking for ... but thx! keep 'em coming!

http://link.marktplaats.nl/374699967 (http://link.marktplaats.nl/374699967)
this one i like, very retro!

that's too retro :P
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: TimePilot on September 19, 2010, 03:00:42 AM
A change machine is a really nice item in a gameroom, that is my opinion too. :)  
i have a german change wallmachine from the 1950s, manufactured from wiegandt berlin. it is a changer from 1 DM to 10 Pfennig. For my old wallmachines the nicest solution.
i have upload a picture from a good friends gameroom with same machine (on the left side in pic). unfortunately i don“t have a picture from my change machine at this moment. :-\
(http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6896/spieleckelinks.jpg)
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Superully on September 19, 2010, 09:33:16 AM
thx toralf, that "geldwechsler" on the left totally rockzzz
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: nicolas le jardinier on September 19, 2010, 12:35:12 PM
I've found a little change machine in a ware house, I've bought some coin op and the operator give me it free.
I hope I will use it one day in a future game room  :)
I've tested it and it's working,

(http://img2.uplood.fr/free/8t2t_pict2287.jpg) (http://www.uplood.fr)
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Superully on September 19, 2010, 02:02:55 PM
I've found a little change machine in a ware house, I've bought some coin op and the operator give me it free.
I hope I will use it one day in a future game room  :)
I've tested it and it's working,

that looks fabulous as well, after a careful restoration this is going to be a nice addition to your future gameroom!
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Laschek on September 19, 2010, 08:07:58 PM
Change machines are an ugly waste of space, get a pinball instead  ;D
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: level42 on September 19, 2010, 10:53:10 PM
Change machines are an ugly waste of space, get a pinball instead  ;D
+1000 !
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Superully on September 20, 2010, 07:01:02 AM
Change machines are an ugly waste of space, get a pinball instead  ;D

pinball machines are an ugly waste of space, get a change machine ;D
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Laschek on September 20, 2010, 09:23:19 AM
No way. Pinballs are great to put stuff under and on top of them. See, they even create space  ;D
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Q*ris on September 26, 2010, 08:16:29 AM
Hey Ully, I just got back from a sweet trip to england picking up one of my dream cab (more on that next week ;)).
I found this change machine laying at the seller's place and picked it up for you (if you like it, not sure it's retro enough).
It's huge and quite heavy (you can tell the approximate size by comparing with the monitor sitting on the floor).
I also picked up the red door and the inside metal boxes (not pictured).
Let me know if you're interested (for free of course)!
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/change.jpg)
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Superully on September 26, 2010, 08:42:48 AM
wow, that looks A-W-E-S-O-M-E! thx for the effort of bringing it along. email sent 8)
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: level42 on September 26, 2010, 08:00:13 PM
No way. Pinballs are great to put stuff under and on top of them. See, they even create space  ;D
+1000 ! Esp. CRT's and monitors !
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on April 17, 2011, 08:45:45 PM
Dunno if you got it from chris already,
but there is a token dispenser on marktplaats now..

http://link.marktplaats.nl/442110344

(http://www.opdenkelder.com/pics/token.jpg)
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Superully on April 17, 2011, 08:52:17 PM
Dunno if you got it from chris already ...

nope, i don't! and i could kick myself in the butt because i missed out on a rowe change machine (with german stickers) just recently because of a stupid input mistake i made :( it went for a little more than 60 euros - damn! it was fully working :'(

i'd still like to get the one from chris, but a rowe change machine is my ultimate goal!
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Q*ris on April 17, 2011, 10:26:53 PM
I could bring it to eurocade if you have a large van.
Again I know there's a lot of work on it so if you change your mind about it, no problem at all.
I quite like the look of the one Etienne just found.
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on April 18, 2011, 12:54:43 PM
It was not ment to ditch you chris (but i think you know that)  ;)
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Q*ris on April 18, 2011, 03:02:07 PM
Totally, Etienne, no prob! :spaceace:
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: level42 on April 18, 2011, 07:39:34 PM
Did you know I can act as a change machine too ? Put in 100 Euro bill and you got 10 Euros in coins.

Works great !
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: Superully on April 18, 2011, 07:42:39 PM
Put in 100 Euro bill and you got 10 Euros in coins.

put in WHERE? ;)
Title: Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
Post by: level42 on April 18, 2011, 07:44:23 PM
My right HAND. Coins will be returned in the left hand...


you dirty.....you :P