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I'm sure there was one at Battersea Funfair too, probably around 40 years ago. I remember turning that big dial and ending up with a metal strip embossed (like a Dymo label) with my name. Eeeeh... I'd forgotten all about that machine.

Thanks muchly!

jimmycowman wrote:went to the auction at Leyburn

Would you happen to remember how much the Mutoscope sold for?

stotman wrote:When this machine is activated, what does it do?

If it's anything like mine, it does this:
http://www.harrogateholidays.co.uk/imag ... haraoh.wmv

After a morning following Mrs Pudding around the January sales yesterday, I think I now have a slightly deeper understanding of Chaos Theory...

Happy New Year everyone!

PennyMachines wrote: I suggest you try some more with-it forum like http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/
or http://www.retro-games.net/forum/

Or maybe http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ukvac/ ?

And just who IS this Mary Christmas everyone keeps talking about?

Isn't this why Bryans invented the variable pressure device that changed the pressure of the hammer spring after a payout? I would imagine they found that a seasoned player could slightly tilt the odds by finding and getting used to an optimum pressure.

Possibly.

Well, I would probably have bid higher than the final price on the Gapwin that just finished if I could have seen who I was bidding against (or at least I would have done if the seller had bothered to answer my question about serial numbers...). I really think ebay have taken one big step backwards ...

Does anybody else here hate ebay's new system of keeping bidders identities secret? As far as I can see it just makes it ten times harder to spot shill bidding. It's certainly discouraged me from bidding on some items!

Great avatar, Jim!