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Considering it's essentially an all mechanical device, it's surprising it took so long to enter the coin-op canon. Since the 1901 it's become a staple at museums, theme parks and other leisure venues, where the public gather and a cheap souvenir might appeal. They come in a huge variety of guises ...

Can you post the link to the other one? I couldn't see it. There's also this pimped up version in Morphy's sale on the 19th: C: 1950. The Exhibit Supply Co. Chicago. A classic penny arcade attraction of the 1950’s. Deposit your nickel and watch Jolly Jack the sailor laugh and laugh and laugh. Often t ...

brigham wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 4:33 pm It looks good, but there's something odd.

The base looks new and wrong: too deep and lacking the two long coach bolts.

This one sold today for £420 plus premium at The Swan Fine Art auction:

beezageezer wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 4:41 pm Also how thick should the glass be before I order something? At the moment I have perspex in.

6mm

Hi priyash22 and welcome.

In order to get help with this, please post an image of your allwin.
(I've removed the link to an unrelated website which was hidden within the internal link you posted, on the assumption it was a mistake).

Randy Senna (of Randyland pinball arcade) says he remembers playing (and now owns) a Lord's Prayer Penny Press (made by Mutoscope or Mike Munves) from the 1960s. However, as he explains, this machine merely created the illusion of overpressing coins. https://youtu.be/G_fH2XxBs3U?si=W5keV7h2mtvJi8dv

I believe we've never discussed the coin-operated penny press here because it was an American post-decimal invention. According to Wikipedia : The first known coin-operated stand-alone automated coin rolling vendor was designed by Vance Fowler and his Cimeter Group offering a "I Love Oregon" pressed ...

Images and measurements of the coin hopper are here.

By The Sea: British seaside holiday documentary.
Mutoscopes at 27:10

Paul.

Service, Repair & Restore Beromat, Novomat etc. includes a video (in Spanish) showing the brake release fingers working. They're set to drop the reel brakes in sequence from left to right in quick succession. The topic also includes the nearest we have to a manual (PDF).