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My guess is it being Bollands, one of the reasons being the unusual star decorations I have the same on one of my machines. When I bought my Bolland Love Test I was surprised by how over engineered and elaborate the mechanism was to achieve the relatively simple selection at the front, which seemed ...

haha thats funny. Well, whatever the reality was it shows a great sense of humour (and some balls) to put that logo on so many machines at that time too

Haha, just like the Davinci code, it's there for all to see once someone mentions it.

The Wonders badge is actually a 'cock and balls' image and was a tongue in cheek addition by the gay owners. It does resemble the handle of the allwin but once you know the secret behind it , it really stands out

Yes I remember seeing that film, Barnacle Bill 1957, the kid brought in to demonstrate being able to win on the allwins when others couldn't ...... pre Gaming Board's opinion that allwins are games of chance.

Unfortunately his judgement in 1912 related to the Pickwick and its design.
Allwins were later not accepted as games of skill by The Gaming Board and are currently not accepted as such by the Gambling Commission either.

To operate an amusement arcade or 'pleasure fair' as local authorities used to call them you first need planning consent. They are sui generis use and obtaining planning consent used to be very difficult indeed without then having to follow on and obtain a local authority permit where you basically ...

Allwins are still classified as gaming machines, you cant just site them to operate anywhere you like. The only way you could is to block anything that the machine pays out, or ensure that EVERY coin inserted vends a chocolate. As far as operating modern reproduction allwins commercially (for exampl...

There was another just sold at Morphys Vegas auction in January, again not original case.

thanks treefrog , probably a good auction to be selling things in, not so much if buying. How did the working models do?

back to subject..........interested to know what Jessie from Storage Hunters bought, and what the high prices were the bandits went for treefrog? There seemed to be a varied mix of machines this auction, was it well attended?

How much were the main Elephant House prices?

Speaking of which even industry leaders Nobles have just sold out their entire estate of arcades , more than 85 sites, except Brighton ( Palace) Pier and Coral Island, Blackpool, which is perhaps an indication of how much the industry has been affected. They have decided to invest in London steak ho...

You forgot to mention the numerous betting shops BP, which is the primary reason the arcades (both costal and inland) have either gone or are on their knees financially. Each bookie is really a gaming centre , each with 4 machines with 35 different games to play on each machine . Possible to gamble ...

The electric shock element of the game was used to get around the gaming aspect.

Sad to see it go, enjoyed the read and the wide variety of subject matter. Well done Jerry and all the contributors.

Thanks for posting. For me, watching traditional motor driven cams with pulleys operating rods and levers and wires that bring everything to life at the front is the exciting part and I appreciate it's a whole load easier using electronic components. It's interesting you have taken your inspiration ...

Very good, pics of the inside too please!

It came up just after one of the Bollands and after I came off the phone bid, I hadn't paid it much attention but it went cheap I thought, unlike most other things. The room on both days was busy, a lot of people with a lot of money to spend who noticed other things they liked whilst they were there