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- Sun Jul 16, 2023 5:38 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bryans Gapwin Project
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6717
Re: Bryans Gapwin Project
So, as suspected, the Gapwin is an early one being produced in the first 5 months of 1956 :-)
- Thu Jul 13, 2023 2:08 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bryans Gapwin Project
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6717
Re: Bryans Gapwin Project
Yes we are mainly doing paid jobs at the moment. The arcade is next out at Moira Furnace, Swadlincote, Derbyshire on 30th July :-)special when lit wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 2:03 pm Looks like a good project.
Are you still touring the arcade? Was hoping to see you at Elvaston Steam Fair, a couple of weeks ago.
- Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:46 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bryans Gapwin Project
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6717
Re: Bryans Gapwin Project
So, no messing about here……cabinet stripped, woodwork sanded and refinished sympathetically, don't want it looking brand new and want to retain some of those marks that document its working life. Brights part that could not be polished up are off Derby Platers this morning, should be about 2 months ...
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 5:51 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bryans Gapwin Project
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6717
Re: Bryans Gapwin Project
Cheers Bryans fan, I hoped you would have the answers :-). I think its an early machine as the thumb stop under the payout knob is in the wood of the door rather than in the moulding.
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 4:34 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bryans Gapwin Project
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6717
Re: Bryans Gapwin Project
Will take it all down to them and see what they say, fingers crossed. :-) This is the Gapwin I had, hope this helps. Good luck on the chrome plating as it is now very expensive, the one I used in Manchester has now stopped re chroming as many have seemed to do Many thanks for the pics Alan, yours lo...
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 6:30 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bryans Gapwin Project
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6717
Bryans Gapwin Project
Greetings. It’s been a while since I posted with a new project for the Arcade so here we go…. I have acquired a Gapwin and will be completely refurbing due to its rather “worked” and tired appearance. IMG_6001a.jpg IMG_6002a.jpg IMG_5999a.jpg IMG_6003a.jpg Firstly, can anyone here with a Gapwin plea...
- Sun May 07, 2023 6:15 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Operator dilemma: old Pennies or Tokens?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 20893
Re: Operator dilemma: old Pennies or Tokens?
Update on the tokens situation. I have found an engineering company that is looking into the costings for me to have a die made and batches of tokens stamped. Over Easter I lost so many coins it’s becoming ridiculous now. At one point we saw people Googling the coins on their phones and pocketing on...
- Wed Apr 26, 2023 8:58 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Welcome back Pennymachines
- Replies: 49
- Views: 7340
Re: Welcome back Pennymachines
Great to be back online. It’s amazing how much you miss something you take for granted when it’s suddenly not there! Thanks to those behind-the-scenes for their hard work.
- Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:39 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Electroplating (chrome, nickel etc.)
- Replies: 147
- Views: 54981
Re: Re-chroming price hike
Or save your money and leave original with its use history……your chrome did not look terrible I agree original looks nice, however when it’s rusty and sharp and the public are using it, I have to rechrome. The picture does not really show the true extent of the rust :-( 6BE7CA35-BCD6-42C1-959E-3254...
- Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:57 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Electroplating (chrome, nickel etc.)
- Replies: 147
- Views: 54981
Re-chroming price hike
Topic merged - Site Admin. I am in the middle of restoring my latest 3 ball win (see pic) and today took all of the door chrome to the usual re-chromer. Expecting to pay a bit more than the last time I visited I had to sit down when the bill came to £378. They have had to add a 15% surcharge for in...
- Mon Feb 06, 2023 5:14 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Levitating Lady
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2805
Re: Levitating Lady
This one? Courtesy of Darren Hesketh's Penny-In-The-Slot Automata and the Working Model (p145). The Miracle Man, c. 1953. An amazing feat of levitation is performed, during which the Miracle Man sits up, turns his head around and waves. The automaton may have originally been cased by Modern Enterpr...
- Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:23 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Operator dilemma: old Pennies or Tokens?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 20893
Re: Operator dilemma: old Pennies or Tokens?
Thankis for the info. I will see if I can get hold of a sample. Providing the weight is similar these may be worth a look :-)
- Thu Dec 08, 2022 2:31 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Bit of a show off moment!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8061
Re: Bit of a show off moment!
Hi Chris,
This looks fantastic. Great to see more people enabling the public to play this machines :-)
This looks fantastic. Great to see more people enabling the public to play this machines :-)
- Thu Dec 01, 2022 6:25 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bryans Tencup win award info
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2249
Re: Bryans Tencup win award info
Cheers for the reply, great looking machine you have there :-)
- Wed Nov 30, 2022 6:28 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bryans Tencup win award info
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2249
Bryans Tencup win award info
I am researching my Tencup win and want to ask if the graphic under the winning cups always said 'WIN' or were they changed to numbers if you adjusted to multi payout? Thanks to Bryans Fan for the upload of the original round payout info. I have made a mock up but need to resize before pasting onto ...
- Wed Oct 26, 2022 5:48 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Newbie from Norfolk UK
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1374
Re: Newbie From Norfolk UK
Welcome to the forum Mustang Pete! There is a wealth of help and knowledge here and it's friendly too!
- Wed Oct 26, 2022 5:45 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Copper Sega Reward Card Help!!!!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1923
Re: Copper Sega Reward Card Help!!!!
Cheers Grains, a star as always :-)
- Mon Oct 24, 2022 6:23 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Copper Sega Reward Card Help!!!!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1923
- Sun Oct 23, 2022 7:35 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Copper Sega Reward Card Help!!!!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1923
Copper Sega Reward Card Help!!!!
I am restoring a Copper sega for the arcade and am looking for a metal reward card. Does anyone have one or know of somewhere I could get one made up please. It needs to look like the one in the picture…only in better condition LOL
- Sun Oct 23, 2022 10:08 am
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Where are all the Bryans Allwin Machines…….?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1239
Where are all the Bryans Allwin Machines…….?
Whilst I understand that since starting to collect, prices have gone mad, there seems to be a real slow down of machines advertised for sale. Do we think this is because people are holding onto them in the hope prices will go even higher, or maybe there is just a shortage of machines coming to marke...