No Mr P I think you're wrong there. I've only seen one Bryan's Windmill and I didn't see an anti tilt gizmo on that. A clockwork motor yes but that was all. BP SkEpTiCaL If my calculations are correct I'm pretty sure that while you were perusing said Windmill you drank the vintage alcohol contained...

Great work PM, thank you! Very interesting.

So spotted this very unusual photographic scale card and it's a new one to me. Just tried some internet searching plus our own Patent section and Espacenet Patent site with no luck. Anybody have any info on the machine that printed this card?

I'm a little dumbfounded Dave that you don't seem to own a copy of Automatic Pleasures by Nic Costa?! This is a great and very early machine pictured in there dating from 1888 called the Corinthian by Electro-Medical Battery Co. The earliest British shock patent is only 1886.

Great game, the most fun of all the ABT pistols because of the animated target gallery. They packed a lot into such a small game.

Thanks for the tip Special. Appears the vinegar didn't eat any of the remaining plating off, just the corrosion?

Exhibit Supply, late 1920s. This one appears to be a Papa repro, he added the claw feet. http://www.arcadetreasures.com/pull-the-tiger-tail.html

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That must be a different DD that's on Facebook and friends with Bob, huh ddstoys !?

Definitely not a faded red or green as the hidden and unexposed edges are a slightly darker brown Cool, well there's a little more variation than I thought! I've never turned up anything with a brown or gold felt sadly. But I've had some that sure did look like it until I removed some trim. Maybe w...

So it would appear that Arnold went to an enamel sign company to make these signs and they accidently added in the holes since 99% of wall mount signs used them. I've had this happen myself enough times that I can totally see it happening. The reason I became a restorer is because of those endless m...