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Stern Pinball
Press Release
STERN ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL'S MODERN MARVELS
August 4,
2008 - On July 24th, Stern Pinball, Inc. appeared in a show titled
"Coin-Operated" on The History Channel's Modern Marvels. The show
discussed the modern day coin-op industry, including pinball. It will
run several times over the next 12 months on The History Channel.
The History Channel sums up the show as follows: "Every 15 minutes, Americans
insert over 3.5 million coins into vending machines. We'll visit a sprawling
factory that mass-produces the latest in high-tech vending machines, and
a small company that makes a giant gumball machine that holds 40,000 gumballs.
Then, there's the dreaded parking meter, including new ones that can take
credit cards and text message for help when they are being robbed or vandalized.
We'll visit America's last pinball factory, and see what strange coin
operated fare kept people amused 100 years ago. Is coin counting Coinstar
the ultimate coin operated machine? We'll follow their coins all the way
to a Brinks warehouse. Our last stop is Marvin's Marvelous Mechanized
Museum, housing some of the weirdest coin-op machines ever invented. If
seeing a life-sized, robotic old man vomit is your idea of entertainment,
drop a couple of quarters into "Dr. Ralph Bingenpurge." Now, that's money
well spent."
Click
to learn more about the History Channel's Modern Marvels.
To get your STERN pinball machine, contact your nearest Stern Distributor. You
can also contact Jolly Backer at 708-786-7039 or by email. You
also contact Shelley Sax at 708-786-7030 or by email.
If you have any
questions or comments, please contact us by email.
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