{"product_id":"9781943257034","title":"Arcade Game Flyer Art Volume 3","description":"Arcades have always been centers of excitement. The operators wanted them to be exciting and they were always looking for the newest and most attractive games. How did they find games in a time when there were no multimedia presentations, no television commercials advertising video games, no in-store demonstrations? The answer is catalogs! \u003cp\u003eGaming manufacturers and distributors sent catalogs to showcase their latest games and to entice arcade operators into buying their latest creations. The early catalogs are by far the most interesting. The game designs they depict are highly creative and unusual. The choices they made about what to show and what not to show, how to describe the game and what not to say are fascinating. Very few EM(Electro Mechanical) games had photos of the actual game play. That was left to the imaginations of the reader. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe objective of arcade operators then was no different than it is today. They wanted to pick games that would keep customers coming back and spending more money. People were just as fascinated by a new technology in the 1930's as they are today. A game that could promise something new and innovative could generate significant sales to operators. Whether or not that translated into customer interest was something else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatalogs were considered disposable. In their day they were basically junk mail. Who would have thought they would be collectors items in twenty years. Now many are extremely valuable as references for game restorations and history buffs. .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book documents a number of catalogs from the 1930's into the 1960's. It is by no means complete, but it represents a significant number of games and other products related to arcade and vending. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes catalogs that were sent to arcade dealers and route operators. These catalogs offer machines and parts. They can be an invaluable resource when restoring a game because they can have photos and part numbers that make the job easier. You may even find that a part used in one game was used in others which can make it easier to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnjoy looking back in time through these arcade related catalogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book includes the following catalogs, ads and references: Exhibit Supply 1948 Page 5\u003cbr\u003eWanted Men Of Vision Exhibit Supply Book, Exhibit Cards 1949,\u003cbr\u003eExhibit Cards For 1952, Exhibit Cards For 1953, Exhibit Advertising Poster,\u003cbr\u003eExhibit De Luxe Arcade Equipment Poster,\u003cbr\u003eExhibit Newest Machines 1946,\u003cbr\u003eExhibit Machine Made The Penny Famous,\u003cbr\u003eLagoon Amusement Concessions Company Catalog,\u003cbr\u003eSicking Manufacturing,\u003cbr\u003eTrue Man's Magazine by Mutoscope,\u003cbr\u003eMike Munves Catalogs and Supplements for 1939, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962.\u003cbr\u003eMike Munves 1942 Profits In Pennies Book,\u003cbr\u003eMike Munves Assorted Fliers and Price Lists,\u003cbr\u003eJoe Munves 1949 Parts Catalog,\u003cbr\u003eChicago Coin Parts and Supplies Catalog 1948, 1950\u003cbr\u003eAnd too many more to list.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elite Minds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063051501808,"sku":"9781943257034","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781943257034_p0.jpg?v=1763788750","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781943257034","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}