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All fair & reasonable comments,,,,, well, it got us talking didn't it! I'll second Badpenny - tell us your issues Funky, don't be coy - we all started somewhere and there's no such thing as a stupid question with these infernal mechanical things.. Yep T-F you are quite correct, recent bias towar...

Warning: As in USA, State legislation relating to ownership of coin-operated machines varies so lets be mindful that we don't get ourselves in any strife. :roll: Hence I have a permit to own my 21 machines as I reside in Victoria yet the pertinent conditions attached state that the machines Must No...

Hi all,
Just wondering why so few members contribute to the threads
There's a wealth of knowledge, experience and collective tales - good & bad - to share between ourselves so it's got me bug**red (no emoticon thanks Badpenny) as to why things are so quiet.
Andy.

G'day markymark, I reckon you're just about spot on with the old bandits' coin checking. Certainly in America there were lots of 'slugs' as they were called in the 20s & 30s so Mills, Jennings, Caille, Watling & Pace etc went to great lenghts - and doubtless expense - to try & make their...

Hilarious, nice work..
Cheers,
Andy.

First off I have to stand corrected. As Pennymachines said, 1953 Clubman was the first Ainsworth machine so pardon my stupidity. :oops: 'New Clubman' of '54 was next then the 'Clubmasters' and 'Aristocrat'.... Thousands were made yet so few have survived.. See Badpenny, I'll go out on a limb here, (...

Thx PM...

Badpenny, I thought you said you've 'never mention ONE of the three again
Pardons begged Lothario.
Oops, off topic.
Hopefully the Coronet pics will be up soon. They're not good but I can get more if there's interest.
Andy.

Actually Silverbitz et al, I sent my slot pics to our host over the past two days - Coronet included. Hopefully they'll appear sometime soon, if not I'll get a tech-savvy mate to upload 'em. If they do get uploaded, compare the difference in the belly paintwork, it was scalloped and the colours were...

Funnily enough I do know the Smiths from Perth, I was introduced to them by the Joneses in Cardiff - perhaps they're friends of yours? Small world eh!! :tarah: Hi Jonesey.. Yeah, The Happy Valley rest home for the disturbed. If memory serves me right (apols to Chairman Kaga) it used to be a delightf...

I'll second that too Speedwell..... Australia's screaming out for certain skills... not many slotties though.... Healthcare professionals may well be on the list (I'm not sure). FFS (am I allowed to say that?), I got in as a 'dope on a rope' - industrial abseiler, having failed the points test coz I...

Well Badpenny, I rang the chap last week who I bought it off years ago coz we agreed he'd always have first & last option if I were to put it on the market. Sure, he'd love it back but isn't in the financial position. I definitely don't want to part with it but when times must........ Perhaps I ...

Thanks Badpenny, that is my 2nd example of poor grandma and I really ought use my smell check more. 'Spruiking', 'Spruiker' etc is an Aussie colloq. for those people outside shops with microphones trying to get you inside - well spotted, sincere apols. As for the bust with the ebay ad, yes, disappoi...

Awesome, The old Ghost Train on Rhyl Fairground and a wall-mounted ciggie machine in N. Wales (I can't recall where) both (somehow?) leaked coins into the wall cavities supporting the coin/token slots until they burst - spilling coins from donkey's years onto the floor... Nowt like finding 30+ Caill...

I tend to agree with Tree-frog mate, If they spin freely when spun with the clock fan held still then it could well be timing or a stretched/broken spring. Do the three brakes work with the correct 3 clicks or prematurely stop the reels? Good luck, manuals are available and worth buying (And NO, I'm...

Me again, Actually there was a machine prior to the ClubMan - called The Aristocrat which prompted Ainsworth Dental Supplies to change its company name to Aristocrat. I know of the whereabouts of extremely rare models of every early Ainsworth/Aristocrat machines in a lock-up out here in Oz. Piled up...

I'll second that jingle..
Hey Badpenny, I'm not big on philosophy but reckon Everything in this crazy world is temporary & transitory. Better days ahead mate.
Take care.
Andy.

Hi again Gameswat, Badpenny et al, I bought the 1910 Mills Ops Bell on ebay and had it flown out of Florida. It arrived three days after I clicked 'pay now' on Paypal. Awesome..Got it from 'Jukebox Eddie' aka Catalino-Bambino. We did the transaction live over the phone watching our respective screen...

Cheers T-F,
If work didn't consume my every waking moment I'd try n upload all my machine pics here.
Must get onto it - 14 machines left - up for grabs, here in Melbourne including my Coronet and a cast iron 1910 Mills Operators Bell.
Regards,
Andy.

Nice bunch of Clubmasters there,
Hey, 'Special' did you mean -master or -man in your first post? I've only ever discovered one ClubMAN here in Oz (not surprizingly) but the seller wanted stupid dollars for it.
Cheers,
Andy.