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Welcome to 2024 Elongated Collectors!  We hope everyone has a wonderful year full of plenty of squishin’ missions and maybe a story or two to be published in TEC News! 

New Machines:

States:

1) CA, Laguna Hills, Moulton Museum 4 designs

2) CA, Truckee, Donner Memorial State Park – Museum 5 tokens in plastic cases (It’s Back!!)

3) CO, Antonito, Cumbres & Toltec Narrow Gauge Train Depot 3 designs (It’s Back!!. Reported moved in 2013)

4) CO, Idaho Springs, Sit N Chill Ice Cream 4 designs (was The Menagerie in Idaho Springs)

5) FL, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Beach – Ship’s Lantern 4 designs (Was inside Amelia Island – ConerCopia)

6) HI, Oahu – Kaneohe, Kauloa Ranch 4 designs (Machine 4) (Machine 3 retired.)

7) HI, Oahu – Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, (Was Pacific Aviation Museum) 4 designs (It’s Back!!!)

8) OK, Paducah, Atomic City Family Fun Center 4 designs

9) TN, Blountville, Appalachian Caverns

10) UT, Syracuse, Fielding Garr Ranch 4 designs

11) WA, Mt Saint Helens, Mt. St. Helens Natl Volcanic Mon. Sci and Learning Center at Coldwater Lake 2 four design machines 8 designs (From the Damaged Johnson Ridge Observatory)

12) WI, Chippewa, Chippewa Candy Shop 4 designs

13) WY, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone – Canyon Village Education Center 4 designs (From the Canyon General Store)

                         Foreign:

1) Austria, Puchberg am Schneeberg, Schneebergbahn Puchberg 2 designs

2) Austria, Vienna, Schloss Schönbrunn 3 designs

3) Austria, Vienna (Wien), Vienna Planetarium 3 designs

4) Columbia, Guatapé, Antioquia, , El Peñón de Guatapé 3 designs (In ‘Private Roller’ until the drop State/ country menu is updated with Columbia)

5) England, Chadderton, Lancaster Park Farm 4 designs

6) England, London, King’s Cross Railroad Station 4 designs

7) Ireland, Belfast, RMS Titanic Museum 4 designs

8) Japan, Kumamoto, Aso Farm Land – Shizen Kenko-kan Gift Shop 3 designs

9) Japan, Kumamoto, Green Land – Candy House two 3 design machines, 6 designs

10) Netherlands, Oosterbeck, Airborne Museum at Hartenstein 3 designs

11) Portugal, Batalha Monastery (Casa trovao gift shop) 3 designs (It’s Back!! Was reported gone in 2019)

12) Portugal, Braga, Bom Jesus de Monte 4 designs

13) Portugal, Coimbra, Arco Almedina gift shop 4 designs

14) Portugal, Coimbra, Coimbra shopping street 4 designs

15) Portugal, Lisboa, Hard Rock Café 1 token

16) Portugal, Lisbon, Castelo de S. Jorge 2 tokens

17) Portugal, Evora, Igjreja de Sao Francisco 1 Token

18) Portugal, Porto, Porto gift point (next to Torre dos Clérigos) 2 tokens

19) Spain, Caravaca de la Cruz (Murcia), Casa-Museo Caballos del Vino (Caravaca de la Cruz, 4 designs

20) Spain, Costa Teguise (LAS Palmas), Lanzarote Aquarium 3 designs

21) Spain, Cullera – Valencia (Region of Valencia), Cave – Dragut Museum 3 designs

22) Spain, Gernika, Euskal souvenirs 4 designs

23) Spain, Menorca, Talaiotic Menorca 4 designs

24) Thailand, Bangkok, Safari World four 3 design machines 12 designs.

                        Private Roller:

1) Amy Brennan/ Halloween: 2023: 1) Trick ‘r Treat – Sam’s Sucker

               Retired – Moved Machines/ Designs:

States:

1) CA, Oakland, Oakland Museum of California

2) CA, Pismo Beach, Pismo Coast Village Grill

3) CO, Durango, Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and Museum

4) FL, Punta Gorda, Muscle Car City

5) FL, St Augustine, Marineland Dolphin Adventure

6) HI, Maui – Lahaina, Whalers Village – Hawai’i Wildlife Discovery Center (3rd Level)

7) MI, Charlevoix, The Taffy barrel

8) NM, Albuquerque, Old Town – Old Town Emporium (been out of order for over a year)

9) NV, Henderson, Ethel M Chocolates Factory & Cactus Garden

10) NY, New York City (Manhattan), M&M World

11) OH, Hocking Hills, Unknown

12) OH, Rockbridge, Hocking Hills Canopy Tours

13) OH, Toledo, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium (Possibly, new machine have been ordered)

14) OR, McMinnville, Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum – Rotors, Wings & Things Store

15) TN, Gatlinburg, Nantahala Outdoor Center

16) WA, Mt Saint Helens, Mt. St. Helens Natl Volcanic Mon. Johnson Ridge Observatory (Damaged by flood/ Machines moved to the Sci and Learning Cntr at Coldwater Lake)

17) WI, Bagley, Boulder Creek Campground

                        Foreign:

1) Canada, Ontario – Gananoque, Gananoque Boat Line

2) Cyprus, Larnaca, Larnaca International Airport

3) France, Nizza, Hard Rock Café

4) Germany, Köln (Cologne), Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum

5) Germany, Köln (Cologne), Kiosk Em Katze Von Kolle

6) Ireland, County Dublin -Glencullen, Johnnie Fox’s Pub

7) Italy, Sorrento, Bar Tasso

8) Germany, Berlin, Andy’s Diner & Bar (AquaDom & Sea Life)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was a delay in printing the newsletter this month, so things are running a bit behind.  Bob Frazier, who packs and mails the issues, was told by the printer they would be ready today, but has not gotten word that they are ready yet.  TEC is using a local print shop and he will contact them in the morning to get an updated ETA.  Once Bob receives the printed newsletters it will take him a couple days to get things ready to get mailed out.  The digital members mailings are ready to go.  Assuming no postal delays, you should hopefully receive your copy within the next week!  If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to either Bob Frazier or Tyler Tyson.

 

Tyler Tyson has sent in some photos from the National Money Show in Phoenix.  Be sure to check out the new album in the gallery! 

Register today to attend the online auction! We will hold our third online auction via Zoom on Saturday, February 4, 2023, starting at 4:00 pm Eastern (which is 3:00 pm Central, 2:00 pm Mountain, 1:00 pm Pacific, and so on). If you want to attend, please email Terri now. We will email the Zoom link to ONLY those members who have registered to attend. Where is the Zoom link for the auction? If you have registered, we will email you the Zoom link on the day before the auction, Friday, February 3, 2023. That way, it will be close to the top of your inbox when you go looking for it. Will there be time to chat with other collectors? Yes, we will start the Zoom meeting half an hour before the scheduled start of the auction and leave the meeting going after the auction for anyone who wants to chat.   How can we be ready to go at the auction? Excellent question! Here is the TEC Auction Catalog.  Be sure to check out the first page, which outlines how we’re going to conduct the auction via Zoom. Meanwhile, we hope you and yours are safe and well.  And, as always, thank you for being a TEC member.

Cindy has just returned from the FUN Convention in Florida and has a few photos to share! Be sure to check out the new 2023 Fun Convention Gallery!

TEC will be hosting it’s third-ever online auction on Saturday February 4, 2023 at 4PM Eastern Time.  A catalog with photos and descriptions will be available in advance. 

One notable item, donated by Ben Gastfriend, is a first edition of Yesterday’s Elongateds with the original dust jacket!

Watch for more details to come with the January newsletter.

If you have any questions or comments about the auction, contact terri@tecnews.org