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by steinslots
Sun Oct 01, 2023 8:10 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Time flys by
Replies: 7
Views: 864

Time flys by for mee too

I had a Mars Bar vending machine by the age of 12, but I got my first ever coin operated game after I did some work experience for CT Leisure in Leicester aged just 14 (40 years ago). I begged and begged them for one of the pintables they had in the basement which were destined for scrap, and despit...
by steinslots
Sun Sep 24, 2023 9:22 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Time flys by
Replies: 7
Views: 864

Re: Time flys by

But you still have nut-jobs like me to keep you sane!
by steinslots
Sat Jun 04, 2022 1:57 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Jennings Indian Heads (just the heads)
Replies: 3
Views: 384

Re: Jennings Indian Heads (just the heads)

Good question on metal. I would guess brass, based on colour… and yes, a lot of chancers out there, also a load of repro stuff. People are painting on mirrors for famous brands or shop cabinets, making up adverts in light boxes in their hundreds pretending to be originals. It used to be bad enough ...
by steinslots
Sat Jun 04, 2022 12:11 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Jennings Indian Heads (just the heads)
Replies: 3
Views: 384

Jennings Indian Heads (just the heads)

Very recently I've noticed a few "original" Jennings Indian brass heads (originally from the front of a Jennings Governor) go on Ebay for up to £650, and purportedly made of bronze! I remember paying a lot less than that for a whole machine (back in the day) and anyway I've always known th...
by steinslots
Sat Jun 04, 2022 12:07 am
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Revamped Beromat-type bandits
Replies: 197
Views: 126907

Re: Revamped Beromat-type bandits

pennymachines wrote: Sun Feb 06, 2022 2:16 pm Princess, Beauty and the Beast?
I think I used to own that silver one.
by steinslots
Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:43 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: 50p coins sell for more than their face value due to errors
Replies: 2
Views: 781

Re: 50p coins sell for more than their face value due to errors

I suppose it's a typical story from the mainstream media, manipulated so as to appeal to the sullied masses. I've just been researching the other types of errors found on coins... It looks like all the decent ones are in the bag by now. There's also a market for fakes... https://coinhunter.co.uk/err...
by steinslots
Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:16 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Streets Shooter Conversion
Replies: 7
Views: 1466

Re: Streets Shooter Conversion

Case solved then :didact:
by steinslots
Sun Sep 05, 2021 11:05 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Greaves Amusements Story PT2
Replies: 4
Views: 1004

Re: Greaves Amusements Story PT2

That's young Conor as a test pilot! He's 22 now. I started working in the amusement industry when I was 17, back in 1987 ish. I'm 52 now (so they tell me! :D ) Can you send me that document we talked about matey? That machine is performing beautifully by the way, I prefer the action on the Gunter Wu...
by steinslots
Sun Sep 05, 2021 10:54 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Streets Shooter Conversion
Replies: 7
Views: 1466

Cromptons Shooter Conversion

EEK! Holding onto that gun with sweaty paws as you jump around with 240 muscle spasms would probably go un-noticed......until the HSE inquest! BTW: In the case of a fatal shock the Health & Safety executive are very efficient at hunting down the person responsible and bringing them to justice. I...
by steinslots
Sun Sep 05, 2021 9:56 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Greaves Amusements Story PT2
Replies: 4
Views: 1004

Re: Greaves Amusements Story PT2

I seem to recall those AL sales were like "Storage Wars". They were quite modern machines, like a couple of years old but which had failed on site for some minor reason and they just dumped them downstairs and wrapped them in clingfilm. Sometimes you'd be lucky and get a nearly new game wo...
by steinslots
Sun Sep 05, 2021 9:42 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Streets Shooter Conversion
Replies: 7
Views: 1466

Streets Shooter Conversion

Topic moved from Tips & Tricks - Site Admin. A while back I briefly discussed one of my first projects for Stein Electronics was the 'Shoot Dem Bones' shooter revamp for the Darrell Hesketh museum collection. It had already been established that the original 240v stylus/contact mechanism was bo...
by steinslots
Sun Sep 05, 2021 9:15 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Greaves Amusements Story PT2
Replies: 4
Views: 1004

Greaves Amusements Story PT2

Some time ago I provided some historical information regarding the Leicester company Greaves Amusements. I've known the Greaves family since I was about 10 years old when they were re-manufacturing Bally bandits (actually they weren't officially endorsed by the Bally Corporation and Bally didn't tak...
by steinslots
Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:37 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: "Jennings Indian Jackpot LED One Arm Bandit"
Replies: 3
Views: 3265

"Jennings Indian Jackpot LED One Arm Bandit"

Hi folks, it's been a while. Merry Christmas and all that. Oh yes the "thing" I saw: Whilst browsing the net for something totally unrelated, a random ad for a Jennings Governor caught my eye. I just thought "hang on, these are not the kind of things you normally see in a pop-up adver...
by steinslots
Tue Nov 24, 2015 6:50 pm
Forum: Resources
Topic: Associated Leisure and the "Mafia" story.
Replies: 1
Views: 2204

Associated Leisure and the "Mafia" story.

I found this interesting article detailing the history of "Phonographic Equipment Company" in the 1960's which was later to be known as "Associated Leisure".

http://www.coin-opcommunity.co.uk/wp-co ... ny-Ltd.pdf
by steinslots
Wed Jul 01, 2015 3:45 pm
Forum: See it Operate!
Topic: Bell Fruit slots video
Replies: 4
Views: 6339

Re: Bell Fruit slots video

That top picture is wonderful.

The curved glass and the neon, the sort of shapes you don't appreciate until they are gone.

I used to look after an arcade in Wisbech which had a similar frontage.
by steinslots
Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:27 am
Forum: See it Operate!
Topic: Bell Fruit slots video
Replies: 4
Views: 6339

Re: Bell Fruit slots video

That very same one (or two)!
by steinslots
Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:42 pm
Forum: See it Operate!
Topic: Bell Fruit slots video
Replies: 4
Views: 6339

Bell Fruit slots video

Hi,

I found this nice video online made by Bell Fruit who of course had a good line in producing good old british mechanical slots! (Don't skip through the video or it will stop).

http://www.web160424.clarahost.co.uk/Vi ... rks_lo.mp4
by steinslots
Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:55 pm
Forum: Build a Slot Machine
Topic: Help on wiper motors.
Replies: 9
Views: 11829

Re: Help on wiper motors.

Yep, well spotted! It was a rubbish example.

That'll teach me not to post on forums during meetings at work!
by steinslots
Mon Feb 23, 2015 7:05 pm
Forum: Build a Slot Machine
Topic: Help on wiper motors.
Replies: 9
Views: 11829

Re: Help on wiper motors.

Although wiper motors are cheap and plentiful they will require a large 12v power supply, which will add to the weight, heat build-up and electrical consumption because transformers are only like 30% efficient, unless you use a switched-mode power supply (80% efficiency). It's best to use the tradit...