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Something about erroneous signs these days..................

I had an inkling that you would be Stuart

I did not realise Whittaker still existed, but looking at their website, they probably in their same factory Sounds like an ideal opportunity for an intrepid slottie journalist to make contact with them to see if they still have records or any history available of their early machines. Could be an ...

coppinpr wrote:I always shut my car windows and lock the doors as soon as I've crossed the Thames

I do it before - it stops the water coming in.

badpenny wrote:Why do I sell the good ones and keep the bashed up ones?

cos there is little chance of removing the skin from your knuckles or fingers with the good ones?

10 votes for yes eh, well I guess if you are of a mind to vote no, then you are also of a mind not to vote either?

John T Peterson wrote:Think David Niven with an American accent

John, David Niven has been dead 20 years, so as my Father-in-law is a funeral director would you like me to bring along a coffin instead?
ps what style of handles do you like?

treefrog wrote:I think the Gapwin went for £2200

So with commission that's £2420 !! and on 1 new penny with a damaged piece just under the door, that's quite an amount to pay - obviously well fought over on the day.

John T Peterson wrote:I'm pretty sure the top item is a rare do-it-yourself circumciser

I think Mr BP will be rather circumspect about that John.

John T Peterson wrote:You guys get that jet fueled and loaded; I'll meet you on the tarmac and give you a ride you won't soon forget

JET............JET!!

John, my metal image of you dashing around the sky akin to 'Biggles' in a good old fashioned aircraft has gone forever

Tim Hunkin is brilliant, seen some of his models before, check out his website:

http://www.timhunkin.com/16_early_coin_ops.htm

Blooming hec! I'll just keep flicking balls

What is its true value??? What someone is willing to pay What is 'value' Some people will spend the equivalent cost each year of a damn good allwin or bandit on a season ticket just to sit on a cold windy Premier league terrace watching 22 blokes kick a ball around, and at the end of the season wha...

Badpenny wrote:The Bumper was a fortnight ago in a Table Top Sale, Park Hall Road Walsall.

Dam - you got one as well BP.............. I guess that lowers the value of my three then

.............and of course the one obvious forum for picking up a machine that no-one has yet mentioned is the Coventry Auction. Not only can you view in detail but it is a good place to talk and share our hobby face to face with other collectors

Slotalot wrote:Nice Machine Do you have to throw a double six to see where it goes next?

I would have it back in Blighty any time - a very nice restoration Mr Gameswat

never seen the Allwin autopay mech in person so not sure why anybody would bother to convert them Lovely mech, absolutely ingenious and beautifully engineered if not over-engineered with tiny roller bearings and substantial castings, as for converting them, see my BMCo article in The Arena about th...

Thanks Mr PM, never seen this on BMCo before - live and learn as they say.

Nice looking machine Gameswat. Looks like it started life as an automatic coin return mech. Presumably the internal gubbins has now been altered to traditional allwin style mech. Interesting you say that you tried to add the small lettering BMCo etc. To my knowledge, these machines never displayed a...

And I notice that BAC also supplied allwins as well? Not seen any reference to that before.