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Hi Treefrog, That looks like a very early badge. The five digit telephone number possibly dates it to pre 1980s. I believe, due to a national shortage of local telephone numbers, Clacton numbers went to six digits around the '80s. I believe the Harrison family did go into partnership with another lo...

It was a shame to see it all go, I used to spend many a happy hour looking through all that had made its way up the Pier. I did save a few pieces - some of the old allwin flickers, one with a bingo type front and a clock one. I did restore a couple of the allwins, which I now regret selling on. Thes...

Hi All, I started working for the Pier shortly after the Goss family had sold it on to Anglo Austrian Automatics, made up of a consortium of local amusement caterers. The main arcade was located in the old Blue Lagoon dance hall, which is now the Boardwalk Bar & Grill and Bowling Lanes. It survi...

RAF @ 100 When I went looking in my parents garage today to uncover what machine parts I had left there probably 30 years ago, it seemed only right when I saw the front glass of this Bell Fruit bandit to pay tribute to the Guy’s and Girl’s of the RAF both past and present who have served this countr...

Thanks for the replies, really great info and looking at slotalot’s photo there is no doubt it comes from the Jamieson stable. I did also find the wooden backer to the glass that held the lamps and although the white background paint to the glass behind the horses has disappeared there is probably e...

Saved from the bonfire. As a young teenager I saved a barrow load of old machine parts from the bonfire protest against the ‘Finance act’ down at one of the sea front arcades. I thought all the bits had all gone over the years, but while checking out another arcade machine to post up on the forum th...

As a very new member to the Penny Machines forum I thought I would share and also see if any one has any further info on a wall mounted penny machine I was given around 15/20 years ago. (Apologies for the poor pictures, I stored this machine up in my parents loft and was struggling without a torch t...

Hi from an Essex sea-side town, Having stumbled across the forum and with a long time affection of old arcade machines I had to join. I grew up in a sea-side town with over ten arcades to keep me enthralled. Once my parents deemed me old enough to go out alone, I would take a pocket book along with ...