Boland Black Beauty, Screen Stars, Brooklands, White City...
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Little Duke or Duchess.
The overhung mech was easy to convert to single reel.
The overhung mech was easy to convert to single reel.
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I don't know if you're talking about a different "little Duke" than the one I know. On the well known Jennings Little Duke the reels spin the wrong way to work in this machine.
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So that Boland single-reeler spins from bottom to top?
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Have to admit, when I saw Brigham's post I wondered how a Little Duke would work as a Boland single-reeler (or indeed a three-reeler)I don't know if you're talking about a different "Little Duke".......
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The Duke/Duchess mechanism is concentrated at the right-hand end of the reel/disc spindle, leaving the reels/discs virtually outside the frames. This allows the enthusiastic re-vamper plenty of room to incorporate such gear as 30-stop bicycle sprockets, &c..
All the Duke/Duchess models I've seen, including my own, turn in the same direction as the familiar Mills machines, eg. clockwise when viewed from the 'non-handle' end. I've yet to see a single-reel conversion that runs the 'other' way, although there's no reason why such a thing couldn't be built.
It has long been my intent to build a single-reeler, based on the idea, but not the style, of Boland or Hooper. I need a theme. What are there thirty of, apart from film stars and racehorses?
All the Duke/Duchess models I've seen, including my own, turn in the same direction as the familiar Mills machines, eg. clockwise when viewed from the 'non-handle' end. I've yet to see a single-reel conversion that runs the 'other' way, although there's no reason why such a thing couldn't be built.
It has long been my intent to build a single-reeler, based on the idea, but not the style, of Boland or Hooper. I need a theme. What are there thirty of, apart from film stars and racehorses?
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This is a standard Boland single reel mech.
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Am I missing something here?
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This Machine sold today for £1050 plus commission taking it to just over £1300. I was ready to bid and thought my 500 plus commission would seal it. Is is not just a Mills High top with a added front bit? Is it rare? I assumed it would be a copy as Brooklands is a UK interest.
This Machine sold today for £1050 plus commission taking it to just over £1300. I was ready to bid and thought my 500 plus commission would seal it. Is is not just a Mills High top with a added front bit? Is it rare? I assumed it would be a copy as Brooklands is a UK interest.
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It's a Tom Boland Brooklands conversion from a Mills bandit - see Boland Black Beauty, Screen Stars, Brooklands, White City... topic now merged above.
Used to be sniffed at by bandit collectors when I started, and for years after, but interest in them grew significantly over the last decade.
Used to be sniffed at by bandit collectors when I started, and for years after, but interest in them grew significantly over the last decade.
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I love them!! yet another slight variant I've not seen before ,what would be rare would be to find two exactly the same
https://www.penny-arcade.info/the-tom-boland-collection
https://www.penny-arcade.info/the-tom-boland-collection
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I'm ready to take a few more Boland machines...
... but not at £1300!
... but not at £1300!
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I was interested in that, as the auction wasn't far from me.
Unfortunately, my bid was woefully inadequate...
Unfortunately, my bid was woefully inadequate...
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It will be interesting to see what happens to prices once the recession properly kicks-in. It's a great time to sell at the moment but methinks that it won't last for much longer. Thoughts for a penny?
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Agreed - as an example there's 10 Allwins in the Cottees auction in Poole in Dorset on Saturday but no way of going to see them so would have to rely on bidding blind. I sold one on eBay before Christmas but wouldn't risk it again now (especially as it took me 2 months to get a permit
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I was also keen on this machine, as although I have the same machine already, this looked very untouched and original. Keeping fingers crossed new owner keeps as is
Brooklands machine on Facebook
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In case anyone is interested, I noticed this on Facebook earlier:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 7224496338
It is not for me...
In case anyone is interested, I noticed this on Facebook earlier:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 7224496338
It is not for me...
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Certainly got a price ticket attached for a seriously rough machine. Mechanism is rusted solid and cabinet falling apart. I guess they are hoping someone does not notice.
Thanks for sharing, but cash is king at the moment, especially when in your pocket.
Thanks for sharing, but cash is king at the moment, especially when in your pocket.
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I have often seen out of focus pics of machines geordy55 and think that in a lot of cases this is intentional so it makes it difficult to actually see what the real condition is like
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You might be right. If it were half the money, I would be cautious on this machine as I suspect the mechanism would need significant stripping and parts replaced, new strips and the cabinet is rotten and warped.
There was a Brooklands from a seller in Cornwall who had the below machine advertised on Facebook and eBay for the last 6 months. I think it has finally sold, but looked tidy for £500... I could not understand why it never went quicker.
There was a Brooklands from a seller in Cornwall who had the below machine advertised on Facebook and eBay for the last 6 months. I think it has finally sold, but looked tidy for £500... I could not understand why it never went quicker.
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And that's after I put it through Photoshop's 'Sharpen More' filter!
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