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by sentimental salvage
Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:50 pm
Forum: Tips and Tricks
Topic: Paint stripping
Replies: 7
Views: 841

Re: Stripper not working (ooo err!)

Acetone and fine wire wool. If the spray paint is really stubborn, melt it with spray lacquer and wipe it off quickly with acetone on a cloth.
by sentimental salvage
Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:17 am
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Australian Beauty on Parade mech identified
Replies: 5
Views: 786

Re: Identification help needed please

Aha, thank you Gameswat. Yep it’s a 220v motor. I have the eyepieces too… Not sure If I want to attempt a rebuild though. Trying to downsize not upsize. :)
by sentimental salvage
Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:12 am
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Australian Beauty on Parade mech identified
Replies: 5
Views: 786

Australian Beauty on Parade mech identified

Just wondering if anyone knows what machine this is from? It’s been sitting in the shed for years and is all I have of it. :)
by sentimental salvage
Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:50 am
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Octagon Mutoscope Marquee
Replies: 0
Views: 2450

Octagon Mutoscope Marquee

Looks like a copy, I found 3 of them…
by sentimental salvage
Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:08 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Ahrens / Shefras Punchballs
Replies: 33
Views: 11345

Re: Ahrens / Shefras Punchballs

Beautiful artwork on my old Ahrens punchball.
by sentimental salvage
Mon Jan 23, 2023 3:15 am
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Sweetmeat & Nestlé's vendors
Replies: 85
Views: 43134

Nestle Chocolate Vendor

Topic moved & merged - Site Admin. I’ve been looking around the internet but I can’t seem to find another Nestle machine that has the same apex top as mine and the removable milk sign. Just wondering if it might have been made for the Australian market, or just an older version, or have I just ...
by sentimental salvage
Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:06 am
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Palm reading fortune tellers
Replies: 44
Views: 27825

Re: Palm reading fortune tellers

I’ve got a few thousand original palm cards that I’m due to put on fleabay soon. I think the text was similar across all of the card dispensing machines.
by sentimental salvage
Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:27 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Mutoscope Electric Traveling Crane Motor
Replies: 20
Views: 10717

Re: Mutoscope Electric Traveling Crane Motor

These motors are similar.
by sentimental salvage
Sun Oct 30, 2022 11:01 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Rare early fortune teller needs identifying
Replies: 6
Views: 1934

Re: Rare early fortune teller needs identifying

An earlier version with the drawer mechs attached to the wooden case.
by sentimental salvage
Sun Oct 30, 2022 6:20 am
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Rare early fortune teller needs identifying
Replies: 6
Views: 1934

Re: Rare early fortune teller needs identifying

I’ve got similar machines but not the enamel plaque. Here’s a cabinet for one. The drawer mechs sit in the slots with the coin entries above.
by sentimental salvage
Mon Oct 24, 2022 10:30 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Gipsy Fortune Sleuth
Replies: 14
Views: 8815

Re: Gipsy Fortune Sleuth

I’ve got a couple more, although I don’t play the Predicta. I find it a bit creepy. 😂
by sentimental salvage
Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:50 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Gipsy Fortune Sleuth
Replies: 14
Views: 8815

Re: Gipsy Fortune Sleuth

Lovely machines. Never fails of jams.
by sentimental salvage
Thu Sep 29, 2022 3:40 am
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: A proper stack of allwins & sundry
Replies: 2
Views: 1437

A proper stack of allwins & sundry

So, I’m figuring that I’ll get round to these one day, although it’s probably more likely to be my kids... :HaHa:
by sentimental salvage
Fri Jul 22, 2022 4:42 am
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: No Thanks
Replies: 50
Views: 38496

Re: No Thanks

For years I have explained that.... I have long exceeded my life expectancy. I live in a 1200 sq.ft. retirement home. My dentures are falling out. I am holding out by a string. Despite all this, I just received the attached machine offering from a long-time machine picker.......... ROGER I need one...
by sentimental salvage
Sat Jul 09, 2022 4:33 am
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: R&W Grand National
Replies: 9
Views: 7434

Re: Grand National

treefrog wrote: Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:41 am Kangaroos !!CHEERS!!
By Jove, I think you’ve got it !
ddstoys wrote: Fri Jul 08, 2022 11:08 am You find all the cool stuff Simon
You don’t do too badly yourself Dan 👌 Just a matter of looking in the right places hey?
by sentimental salvage
Fri Jul 08, 2022 5:59 am
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: R&W Grand National
Replies: 9
Views: 7434

R&W Grand National

Playworn, needs a little tinkering with 😂 Mech is complete and working, scenery, marquee and bits of the cabinet there. I’m toying with the idea of replacing the horses with something else...
by sentimental salvage
Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:10 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: UK early pinball coin slide mechanism
Replies: 4
Views: 734

Re: UK early pinball coin slide mechanism

I’ve got a Rainbo with that same vertical slide here in Australia.
by sentimental salvage
Mon May 23, 2022 9:41 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Ahrens Marathon Cycle Race
Replies: 31
Views: 7478

Re: Ahrens Marathon Cycle Race

I recently purchased a marathon bike race in the US. It came from an operator and unfortunately some of the original coin gear was removed so that it could be operated on US coin. I'm interested in getting this machine operating correctly back on English penny. Is there anyone out there who may hav...
by sentimental salvage
Sat Apr 16, 2022 6:35 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Penny Parlour - the end of the beginning
Replies: 14
Views: 1646

Re: The end of the beginning

It's great that you're opening your wonderful collection to the public. I've added your museum to the Archive/Locations . Thanks pm, one day I hope to get them all out, I’ve got at least another 50 in various states of decay, all pulled from the back of old Showmens sheds etc. A collector once said...
by sentimental salvage
Sat Apr 16, 2022 6:22 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Penny Parlour - the end of the beginning
Replies: 14
Views: 1646

Re: Penny Parlour - the end of the beginning

bryans fan wrote: Fri Apr 15, 2022 6:04 pm Is there a way those of us not on facebook can join in?
Instagram is a good place @ thepennyparlour but Im still working on the content 😎