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by pennymachines
Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:18 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Blocked emails & website downtime
Replies: 3
Views: 8423

Blocked emails & website downtime

Sorry folks, we're likely to be offline shortly and then it may take between 6 to 72 hours before you can view these pages again. Over recent months several people did not receive the auto-generated emails required to activate their accounts after joining the Forum. Investigation revealed that notif...
by pennymachines
Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:23 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Bally Easy Ace?
Replies: 2
Views: 1643

Re: Bally Easy Ace?

This flyer is the only image I could find - not much help for copying graphics, but better than nowt.
The fairly simple signage on this similarly card-themed Reel Deal may also give some clues.
by pennymachines
Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:18 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Cromptons Tip-Em-Off... HELP!
Replies: 18
Views: 9036

Re: Cromptons Tip-Em-Off... HELP!

Fantastic work again Stuart. From compost to showroom in four months - amazing! !!GOODJOB!!
by pennymachines
Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:57 am
Forum: See it Operate!
Topic: Freddy Bailey Interview
Replies: 27
Views: 17564

Re: Dad's Army crane

Yes, I tested them yesterday and again today - worked both times. They're hosted on Funny-Videos.co.uk which is less likely to take them down than YouTube. Their videos seem rather slow loading, probably because they have a fraction of YouTube's bandwidth, but if you give them long enough to connect...
by pennymachines
Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:53 pm
Forum: See it Operate!
Topic: Re: Music Machines
Replies: 31
Views: 27417

Re: Music Machines

Wurlitzer Model P-12 , 1935 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrvCQfEKyHM Wurlitzer Model 50 "Console" , 1937 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ATSsBnWl1c Mechanism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXqKwX-Fp6A Wurlitzer Model 600 , 1938 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvvjjJPs1V8 Wurlitzer Mo...
by pennymachines
Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:52 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Cromptons Tip-Em-Off... HELP!
Replies: 18
Views: 9036

Re: Cromptons Tip-Em-Off... HELP!

Hi Stuart - in case you hadn't spotted it, you might get some idea about the arrangement of the tippers from the enlarged picture of a Crompton Tip-Em-Off in my Arena article on Portable Penny Pushers - Page 4 . It's the same scheme as the Jamieson See-Saw , next to it. Looking at your picture, I th...
by pennymachines
Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:25 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Mills Vest Pocket
Replies: 36
Views: 17351

Re: Mills Pocket Vest

Yes, I've never seen them on any other coin. There are some shabby ones for sure. I guess they had hard lives. !!CRUTCHES!!
by pennymachines
Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:08 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Mills Vest Pocket
Replies: 36
Views: 17351

Re: Mills Pocket Vest

Mills introduced the Vest Pocket in 1938 and Sega acquired the rights to manufacture it in the 1950s, rechristening it the Mini-Sega. These seem to turn up more frequently, in the UK at least. For that reason, I imagine it would be a cheaper alternative.
by pennymachines
Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:32 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Payramid on German Ebay
Replies: 21
Views: 8752

Re: Payramid on German Ebay

!!HYSTERIA!!
by pennymachines
Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:28 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Bally Money Honey handle
Replies: 3
Views: 2102

Re: Bally Money Honey handle

Alternatively, keep pulling it very quickly, like this fellow - eventually it will fall off :lol:

by pennymachines
Sun Oct 10, 2010 11:20 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Payramid on German Ebay
Replies: 21
Views: 8752

Re: Payramid on German Ebay

I hate the way you have to be a forensic scientist to get a clue about who's buying stuff on eBay nowadays. The buyer, m***h has bid three times in the last 30 days. This bid is in the German category Sammeln & Seltenes > Automaten and the previous two in the British category Clothes, Shoes &...
by pennymachines
Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:24 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Payramid on German Ebay
Replies: 21
Views: 8752

Re: Payramid on German Ebay

No problem JP. I didn't really expect it to slip through the net. I predict the price will rocket in the last few seconds and it'll go to a tall, dark gentleman from Germany.Image
by pennymachines
Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:21 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Payramid on German Ebay
Replies: 21
Views: 8752

Re: Payramid on German Ebay

At least one British homey was hoping nobody would spot it and planned to bid in the last dying seconds. Looks like it got caught in the searchlights... !!UHOH!!
by pennymachines
Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:08 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: Arena access
Replies: 3
Views: 2452

Re: Arena access

Hi Mark Sorry about that. The Arena subscription software just ain't up to scratch. It seems to fail almost 5 times out of ten. I've created your account, but because I don't have access to your Forum Password (it's encrypted) I've used your surname (all lower case) as your password. Your Username i...
by pennymachines
Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:00 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Tap a Fruit & Cascade
Replies: 10
Views: 7017

Re: Tap a Fruit & Cascade

I think Triple-Tap is Brenco and Tap a Fruit is Jezzard . There are several British all-mechanical and electro-mechanical games of this type, but fingerschlägers (finger-strikers) are really a German and Scandinavian speciality. I've created a new Dropcase Games category for them in See It Operate! ...
by pennymachines
Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:08 am
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Shefras Double Diamond allwins identified
Replies: 10
Views: 6458

Re: Double Diamond Allwin

I rediscovered this post whilst researching Amusement Machine Mart (Shefras).
Jerry's correct - Double Diamond was made by that company in 1953, as the old advertising sheet proves (see MMM issue 48 and here in Resources).
I'll send the results of my little Shefras round-up to the mag.
by pennymachines
Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:15 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Tap a Fruit & Cascade
Replies: 10
Views: 7017

Re: "Tap a fruit"and"Cascade"

Welcome bamsefar1!
Triple Tap was made by Brenco. There was one on ebay UK a few months ago.
by pennymachines
Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:09 pm
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Mastermatic Vending Machine Co.
Replies: 16
Views: 10380

Re: Mastermatics 'master Football machine'

The Master Football Game was made Circa 1957 by the Master Vending Machine Company of Southend (with an office in Wardour Street). Insert coin to release coloured balls and fire them to top of playfield. They trickle down and you score points for getting them into matching coloured ball traps. There...
by pennymachines
Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:57 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Mayfield Electronic Dice & Streets Spot Luck identified
Replies: 47
Views: 29715

Re: Who remembers this amazing dice gambling machine?

Hey OB, ain't you gonna buy that baby? I've been mulling the question ever since Potless posted this topic - how to read freely thrown dice. Magnets concealed in the die and reed switches below is the best I can come up with. I think such a system might allow detection of several faces but not six s...
by pennymachines
Sun Sep 26, 2010 6:13 pm
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Bell Fruit Cascade
Replies: 164
Views: 86753

Re: Cascade wood finish?

I'm not sure what the cabinets are made of - a dense-grained hardwood, possibly iroko, with similarly veneered ply front. Being a '70s machine, the rather thin matt finish might be polyurethane. I'd probably go for Danish or Tung Oil over diluted teak wood dye.