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Has anyone had success with chrome powder coating? It looks like a good finish but I wonder how durable (and expensive) it is.

Amazing banners sentimental salvage and very non PC.

Phone number? You could always dial it to check

martynbr they are 1.2mm thick but, as sweetmeats says, it probably would be cheaper to buy the originals, unless you know a very helpful mechanic who could stamp them out for you.. They do come up on Ebay from time to time at about 50p each. Isn't it amazing that machines of around 100 years old are...

The tokens are around 17.5mm diameter as you can see from an example from my machine. I've also uploaded a photo of my restored Clown so you can see the text of all the labels on it. (Pretty sure I've done this before.) It should be easy enough to make a copy using any computer drawing package. Look...

Isn't the Dog and Anvil the pub where Mad Melons works behind the bar? If you go in there, watch out for Bearing Caps as he's a bit of a kicker especially when he's well oiled.

Why not use a transformer to produce US 120V from our mains voltage? It would be a lot easier to do it this way, and you keep it in original condition.

The low temperature stress relief removes the stresses caused by cold working (winding the spring) but it isn't hot enough to anneal the piano wire, which would remove the springiness altogether. I don't bother with this step usually and I don't remember it ever turning brown. Perhaps it was the dri...

The video is a help (as long as you can bear the endless puns). Also I found the complicated tools he used for feeding the wire quite unnecessary. I used a couple of plastic strips, held by the fingers of my leather gloved hand, worked best. Then you can vary the pressure and the feed angle as neede...

I've attached a photo of the Clown Instructions. You will see that the text (and the font) vary from your example so it might be best to use a software drawing package to make up the card Anyway, for what it's worth, here is a copy of mine.