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- Sat Feb 19, 2022 6:09 pm
- Forum: Auction Community
- Topic: Spicers vintage slot machine auctions
- Replies: 94
- Views: 15184
Re: Spicers slot auction 25 Feb 22
The small footballer is a Matthewson. Wooden case looks totally okay to me. May be a new oak case but I do not think so. Newer? No, circa 1898!
- Sun Sep 26, 2021 5:34 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Pipe Dream
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6054
Re: Pipe Dream
I have just acquired this photo showing the Mermaid restored by the two young antique dealers who found it in a field in two parts with a tree growing through the base. Not sure where and when this picture was taken. Maybe gameswat can help?
- Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:01 am
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Pipe Dream
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6054
Re: Pipe Dream
I can tell you how David Copperfield came to know about and buy the yacht racer. A friend of mine at the time who was a professional photographer who lived in Deal had a daughter who was a magician working in Vegas. While visiting her she was approached by David to introduce him to her father who sh...
- Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:40 am
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Pipe Dream
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6054
Re: Pipe Dream
I agree that gameswat's suggestion that each machine was worked on "off site" and then swapped over on location is much more likely.
- Tue Jul 20, 2021 5:59 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Pipe Dream
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6054
Re: Pipe Dream
Son now home so pictures now added.
- Tue Jul 20, 2021 11:16 am
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Pipe Dream
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6054
Re: Pipe Dream
I am afraid this a dream that can never be realised for the following reason - only one of these exists and is now in a collection in New York. This used to be owned by the late Bob Klepner, and was originally part of a consignment sold to Australia circa 1903 by Rollands, the only machines he ever ...
- Tue Jul 20, 2021 11:16 am
- Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
- Topic: The Undiscovered
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8844
Re: The Undiscovered
Copied & split from Pipe Dream - Site Admin.
My pipe dream machine would be the Holy Grail machine - the Palmer's Cycle Racer. I have seen this machine on postcards on several piers and tea gardens and hotels and other locations. I am not aware that any survive, but maybe???
My pipe dream machine would be the Holy Grail machine - the Palmer's Cycle Racer. I have seen this machine on postcards on several piers and tea gardens and hotels and other locations. I am not aware that any survive, but maybe???
- Tue Jul 20, 2021 10:49 am
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Octagonal mutoscope rarity?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1581
Re: Octagonal mutoscope rarity?
There is an illustration of the mutoscope stand in Nick Costa's book, page194. I have seen four of these in England (one of these now in the USA). There must be others. Much rarer are the triangular marques. The one illustrated in Costa's book is a line drawing and not correct. The only original one...
- Wed Jun 30, 2021 8:14 am
- Forum: Auction Community
- Topic: Dutch Auction Co.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3648
Dutch Auction Co.
Dutch Auction Company auction on 10 July cat now on saleroom, well worth a look. Sale includes shooters, shockers, fortune tellers and a crane plus many other lots. The estimates seem high but the starting bids are set at half the lower estimates so guess these are the reserves. Listed also on this ...
- Mon Jun 28, 2021 12:39 pm
- Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
- Topic: Very old amusement arcade
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3128
Re: Very old amusement arcade
This is a picture of the iron clads by the gents toilets at Chessington Zoo. I was told that Mr Bolland said that this site was one of their best money takers.
- Fri Jun 25, 2021 8:04 pm
- Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
- Topic: Very old amusement arcade
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3128
Re: Very old amusement arcade
These machines were at Chessington Zoo, operated by Samson (Holloway). More pictures to follow, including Bolland's fortune tellers located next to the gents toilet! Anyone to spend a penny?
- Sun Jun 20, 2021 3:33 pm
- Forum: Discoveries
- Topic: Head Ball, Swing It, It's Easy, Steer-A-Boat, British Tank
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2498
Re: I'd like to know a little bit more about these two machines
The Steer-A-Boat did work with a magnet. On the bridges was a snag to catch the aerial on the boat as it passed through, meaning the boat stopped and the magnet moved on without the boat. I had one of these machines in a wooden case similar to the Ahrens football two player game with an enamel marqu...
- Fri Apr 30, 2021 8:10 pm
- Forum: Auction Community
- Topic: Automatic Sports Co. Cricketer at HutchinsonScott
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10793
Re: Automatic Sports Co. Cricketer at HutchinsonScott
The game is to show the skill of the batsman. As clearly this is W.G. Grace, everyone would want to bat. So as a two player game the operator would hope for at least two plays. The batsman wins if he scores a boundary; any other result when the batsman is out bowled, caught or stumped gives no rewar...
- Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:09 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: 1939 Evans Ten Strike
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4992
Re: 1939 Evans Ten Strike
I expect the machine coppinpr played on was the Williams 1958 Ten Strike, with a Perspex cover.
- Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:21 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: 1939 Evans Ten Strike
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4992
Re: 1939 Evans Ten Strike
I live by the same thought. May you have many happy years together with your purchase. Forget the cost and just enjoy playing the machine.
- Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:58 am
- Forum: Auction Community
- Topic: Automatic Sports Co. Cricketer at HutchinsonScott
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10793
Re: Automatic Sports Co. Cricketer at HutchinsonScott
Further to treefrog's post, I had forgotten the flags. They seemed to be a later addition and did not move. I was at the sale in 2001 along with the great and the good of the collecting fraternity (and some not so good!) all hoping to buy it for around £10,000 hammer including me! Sold to a well kno...
- Sat Apr 24, 2021 7:27 pm
- Forum: Auction Community
- Topic: Automatic Sports Co. Cricketer at HutchinsonScott
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10793
Re: Automatic Sports Co. Cricketer at HutchinsonScott
I thought a history of this machine may be of interest. The first record of it is in some old photos, I think from the 1950s. These are black and white pictures from the Holloway family - note the altered coin entry. cricketer20210424_17414648bwa.jpg The next two were taken with the owner's consent ...
- Wed Apr 14, 2021 3:31 pm
- Forum: Auction Community
- Topic: Woodward fortune tellers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3523
Re: What Does Your Future Hold machine?
This is the same machine that sold in the elephant house auction. It was sold on by the purchaser for a profit the following year. I tried to buy it, but put off by the price required. I also left a bid in today's auction like pennymachines. My bid was £700, which I hoped would be plenty... not so! ...
- Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:27 am
- Forum: Auction Community
- Topic: Gold changers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5042
Re: Gold changers
The gold changers sold yesterday in railwayana auction the cast iron one sold for £440 and wooden ells made £700 both with additional premium of 18%.
- Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:22 pm
- Forum: Auction Community
- Topic: Gold changers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5042
Re: Gold changers
Just noticed this machine has no lock on this style. There is a pin that locks the door and can only be removed by unlocking the top door to reach this pin.