Just to throw a spanner in the works Tossing a coin on to the ground (hence why it's usually caught in the hand) is not 1:1. There is a possibility that it could land on the edge of the coin and sit on its side. So what's the microscopic probability of that happening.... 1 in a million, I guess... b...

Hi Guys Great article and photos in the Yarmouth Mercury ... I sent the link Pennymachines posted to Freddy Bailey in the USA and he came back with some info that was totally unexpected ... Firstly his late father organised the trade association making the protest at the time called The Seaside Oper...

Billboard is an amazing source of information ... I found the article by Thomas Kosh over a year ago whilst researching for my website www.dithburn.co.uk ... I don't know if you noticed, but Billboard got the page numbering all wrong at the bottom of the first article, so you need to search the pape...

And a new Arcade Club opening in Blackpool next year .... it's slightly later era than what we are used to here, but it is something that has my respect as they do what we do in restore original machines, repair and preserve them and allow others to play them. Here is the news from Mr Palmer.... All...

Some amazing photos there ... and some stories to be told about running arcades in those days ... Here is a photo that was sent to me by Freddy Bailey for my website www.ditchburn.co.uk it shows his fathers arcade in 1955 which was situated at the top of Mundesley Cliffs in North Norfolk, the arcade...

hi plupke123

The Place for all the information you require regarding restoring and parts for old Fruitmachines and lots more can be found here ...
https://www.fruitemu.co.uk/ib/index.php?/index

Hope this Helps
Dicky

Excuse my Investigative behaviour .... But is the one posted by Paul and the one posted by PM from EH action exactly the same machine but with a bit of timber added on top? It seems to me that the wood grains and markings are exactly the same. :D PM.jpg paul.jpg Evenin' All, Detective Inspector Dick...

Hopefully that will help a little bit... Unfortunately the Starlet did not have a variator motor so that is not shown.

All the best ... dicky

Hi PM and thanks for the reply and the add of the Ditchburn to the museum, The Terra Technica Museum is owned by a guy called Ronald Seunig, he started the Excaliber City complex many years ago by selling duty free booze and cigs to the tourists that crossed the border on coaches and cars and the wh...

I noticed a couple of videos above from Terra Technica ... if you don't know about this place it's definitely worth a visit. It's a museum that follows the coin operated phonograph and music box from conception to the current day. Over 900 jukeboxes on display some that can be played by inserting a ...