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special when lit wrote:...he wanted £180 for chroming the handle, badges and a couple of pieces of trim off my Aristocrat Clubman.

Which model of the Aristocrat Clubman do you have, any chance of a pic please?
Regards,
Andy.

Thanks John,
Shall Google their site and have a look at subscribing.
Regards,
Andy.

Or refer to the Dan Mead book on reel strips.

Amazing isn't it how some folk simply have no idea what they own. Guess it happens across all collecting hobbies though.
Any other members got a tale of woe to post?
Cheers,
Andy.

Good banter Cheeky, Tree-Frog,
Yes, my bad grammar, apols..
Maybe the payramid on ebay was badly described and slipped under the radar? Would've paid double (for a good one) and flown it to Oz.
Cheers,
Andy.

Hey thanks Admin, Re: my above post, I meant about forty High Tops - not forty pennies in the machine the kids grabbed. FORTY-odd High Tops.........!!!! Only our fellow collector Jingle finds them in that kind of quantity..clever lad!! Oh and I bought a Bryans Payramid for Two Pounds Fifty in the ei...

Cheers Rory, (Hi Badpenny), good to know you're still slotting over there in the West. Recall you have (had?) a very broad collection. Yes, you're correct, I tried to sell my entire collection of 21 machines but ebay booted them off, and Trading Post & Gumtree had no luck so they're still sittin...

Dear Moderator/s, I dunno how to start a new thread but may I suggest something like 'the ones that got away' - converse to 'fantastic finds'? Topic split and labelled as requested. To start new thread click + New button to left of = Reply button - site admin. Having grown up near Rhyl & Prestat...

Wow!, people responded! Awesome, thx all. Yep, I do have the Coronet - first one by all accounts (and serial number). From what I gathered from the guy I bought it from about 8yrs ago he was 'forced' to take it as part of a job lot of jukeboxes and Bally machines and whilst really liking it, mechani...

G'day from Melbourne, Oz, Badpenny et al, Your 'Dream Bandit' with a crown on the belly, could it be the Middlehurst Coronet (first version) as in Ladwig's book on p56?? Not a great restoration as the paint was obviously stripped off but re-applied (possibly?) with the colours back to front and pain...

Hi all, This is my first ever post though I've followed and enjoyed this site for years. Well done to all. Interesting to read about the old machines in NZ and reference to others in Australia (where I am). Only know of a couple of serious 'slotties' out here, some awesome stuff tucked away.. My col...