COCA Members Meet in Florida for October 2014 Annual Convention

Our 11th annual COCA convention was another great treat for our members and their guests as we were welcomed to the Boca Raton/Fort Lauderdale Florida East coast.  The Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort served as headquarters for three days of fun, food and touring.

{image_1}We saw six great collections that featured gambling machines, vending,  penny arcade, jukeboxes, classic cars, and a backyard museum filled with more different types of great antiques than you can imagine.  Like all of the previous 10 conventions there was much more than just great coin-op to appreciate.

Marsh Blau, COCA Convention Director, coordinated a full schedule that included tasty dining, touring and still provided enough time for meeting new friends and reuniting with old ones.  All of the tours were very well planned.  Many of the stops had items for sale and there was a silent auction during the Friday night Banquet.

On Saturday evening we were treated to an outdoor Barbecue that was followed by a Wurlitzer Theatre organ concert with a live organist.  This memorable evening may be the number one event of any past or future convention.{image_2}

The convention was sandwiched between a major coin-op auction and the Chicagoland show.  This may have contributed to a somewhat smaller crowd than normal that attended.  The group that was there was well rewarded with another successful COCA convention and memories that will last a lifetime.{image_3}

Thanks to all of you that forwarded their pictures of the convention. Special thanks to all of the folks that opened their homes and collections for tour.  We enjoyed your great hospitality and look forward to seeing you again at future COCA events.

CLICK here to view Bill’s photo gallery of the 2014 Florida Convention

CLICK here to view Marsha’s photo gallery of the 2014 Florida convention.