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Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
« 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?





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



@alpha1: i'm pretty sure you have one of those ... ;)
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Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2010, 04:09:02 PM »

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Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2010, 04:21:36 PM »
Maby you should give Paul a call?? - i think there would be room in a container??!!

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Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
« Reply #4 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 ...
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Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
« Reply #5 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



hey, i could even put a preserved specimen on top of it! :twisted:
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Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
« Reply #6 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



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Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2010, 09:16:42 PM »
in english its 'weasel'  ;)
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Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
« Reply #8 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

Or this :

http://link.marktplaats.nl/374699967
this one i like, very retro!
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Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2010, 02:05:46 AM »
what about this ully ?
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
this one i like, very retro!

that's too retro :P
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Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
« Reply #10 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. :-\
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« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2010, 09:33:16 AM »
thx toralf, that "geldwechsler" on the left totally rockzzz
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« Reply #12 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,


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« Reply #13 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!
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Re: Change Machine (Rowe) - possible to find?
« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2010, 08:07:58 PM »
Change machines are an ugly waste of space, get a pinball instead  ;D