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Yes I did replace the backflash, it was hand painted. I got my daughter to touch it up on photoshop, so it still looks old. Im pretty pleased with the results.

I will replace the payout handle surround, Im just waiting for the chrome screws to arrive. The small diamond trim were just stick on mirror tiles, they were also on the wood surrounding the playfield, I thought they made it look a bit tacky.
Im still not sure about the ball gallery surround.

So here is the first of many I hope, my restored Allwin machine. I'm almost finished, just waiting for the lock to come back from the locksmith, and some chrome plated screws. I have left the chromed metal off of the ball gallery for now, and I'm not sure I will put it back. Do you think it looks be...

It says Courson on the plate, on the side of the machine. Is that not the maker then?
Any other info I can find says it is made by Courson.

As the title says, what can anyone tell me about this Jokerboul machine? I know it's French, 1936, made by Courson. I can't find much about the maker, except that he only made two machines.
How is it played? How many balls should it have? What is the approximate value?
Thanks guys.

I was watching that machine, just to see what people would pay for a repro, that didnt work. I was amazed when it went to over a grand, then it went down to £720, then back up to over £1000. Why? Do people really pay that for something that bad?

That black and white photo is really good, but it is of Jimmy's warehouse in the goods depot, which is now the stables market. Moonriver wrote "Jimmy leased a small square single room building with ladder up to an open attic above right next to the archway where everyone had to pass by to enter...

BRODERICK AUTOMATICS, STAR WAREHOUSE, CANDEL GOODS DEPOT, CHALK FARM ROAD, LONDON NW 8AH. My dad told me that Jimmy Broderick had a warehouse in Camden goods depot before he moved into my Dad's old shop, and it was massive. The goods depot was where the old stables used to be, or very close to there...

I just spoke to my Dad and he told me that he thinks he left the shop sometime in 1976, and he doesn't know what happened to his old shop after he left. I asked him about Jimmy Broderick, and he laughed and said "I remember that old bugger". According to my Dad, Jimmy had a warehouse full ...

PM, what date would that have been, please? I think my Dad had left there by 1975-6.
I will ask my Dad tomorrow if he knew Jimmy, and his warehouse.
Thanks for that info.

BP you do seem to know the area pretty well, do you remember my Dad's shop?

The Jenny Wren used to do trips along the canal, I remember going on her when I was a kid.
I know it still runs today. There is a floating Chinese restaurant between Camden Lock and Little Venice.

So Jackpot could play the slots, as I mentioned before, we all used to hang around the amusement arcades, and we worked out the best time to play. But Jackpot could play certain Fruit Machines anytime and win, all the time, on these certain machines. I guess he studied those machines, and worked out...

My Dad had a shop in Camden back in the early '70s, right where the market is now. It was called Bradburys. He sold Bandits, Allwins, Pinball machines, Cranes, and all kinds of slot machines, and fairground stuff. He had a mate who was a travelling showman, and used to get a lot of cheap stuff from ...

Topic copied, split & moved from My thing with slots - Site Admin. My Dad had a shop in Camden back in the early '70s, right where the market is now. It was called Bradburys. He sold Bandits, Allwins, Pinball machines, Cranes, and all kinds of slot machines, and fairground stuff. He had a mate ...

Yes mate I do know an electrician. I wouldnt do the electrical stuff myself.

Ok thanks Treefrog.

Topic merged - Site Admin. I've just started tinkering with this Lucky Horseshoe, and I've noticed that there is a piece of metal soldered over one of the holes on the reel bundle/payout holes. The finger that is supposed to go into the blocked hole is the finger that hits the micro switch, and the...

I was at the auction, and I was surprised with the condition of the items. I know the Lone star is very rare, but it was in a bit of a state, and Im sure there were parts missing inside. The "Seeburg ice hockey table" was in a right state. The goals were missing and blocked up, so the ball...

I had the same problem, but I did manage to get it all back together. As far as I can remember they have to go in order. The long thin lever next to the chute you are putting back needs to be in the correct position, so the brass bit goes onto the cut out of the chute. Once you have done one the res...