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Jerry

Yes, a most interesting machine. Not least because unlike the Essex machines and Bradshaw Little Stockbroker, Town Broker is a true roulette machine because the disc spins freely, as opposed to 'bouncing about' to the next predetermined position. I shall be publishing John's full story in the April ...

Actually, the drum thingy is a score indicator. I had originally thought it unlikely to be a score keeping device as there is no reset solenoid or any other apparent reset mechanism, but a score indicator it most definitely is (it counts up in 3000s) All will be revealed in the March issue of the ma...

Malcymal, don't confuse 'Bell Fruit Gum' with the British manufacturer 'Bell Fruit'. Although we commonly refer to these machines as 'one armed bandits', Americans generally refer to them as 'Bell' machines, after the first three reeler which was patriotically named 'Liberty Bell'. The 'Fruit Gum' b...

I heard from Barry a couple of days ago, and he has confirmed that the plastic backflash on his machine does indeed cover the original aluminium back.
I shall be reporting on Barry's project again in the next issue of the magazine, and will be following it's progress in the coming months.

Here's the picture of a wonderful collection of cast iron mutoscopes from a private collection, that I published in issue 20 (better late than never), which includes:
2 x American Clamshell, American Indian Head and British Octagonal.

Many thanks to Pennymachines and Coin-op (who emailed me some info. a few days ago). It's great to see what the Imo-Looping actually looks like, although the picture posted by Pennymachines is different to Barry's project. I wonder whether Barry's is a later version, or if it has been 'modernised' a...

Here's a picture I published in the November issue, of a wonderful collection of cast iron machines, including a BAC/Simplex stamper. I reported in the magazine that the location is Broadstairs, Kent. However, I have since learnt that it was actually Ramsgate (a few miles down the road)!

I thought it was about time I updated this thread! I revealed in the November issue that it appears the BAC stampers were produced by Simplex Manufacturing Co. It is thought that a small number of Simplex machines have survived, although I have been unable to confirm the whereabouts of any survivors...

Glad you enjoyed the articles, sorry it's taken so long to reply - I've had a stinking cold this week, must be the time of the year. Anyway, your wooden 'scope was definately not manufactured by Bio-Automatics in 1905. Bio-Automatics was incorporated in January 1908, and was one of four companies se...

I'd say this is a Kraft machine. The case is very similar to Extrawin and Crackerjack. (Actually, it has been questioned by some whether Kraft actually made any allwins, and that all so called Kraft machines were actually Machine Mart. There was certainly a connection between the two). Anyway, back ...

No, but he knows where to obtain some lovely diamante suspenders and stockings.......Happy Christmas Doff!

I can't remember who made the Minsoccer, but I'm pretty certain it wasn't Cromptons. Wasn't it the Minisoccer Co. or something? I've just checked the patent, and it's in the name of Albert Leslie Crane, dated 1965. It should certainly be of use to anyone restoring one of these great games.

Kevin?????? I'm dissapointed - I've always had you down as 'a fine figure of sobriety'.
Anyway, enough of this idle chit chat, I'm going down the pub now.

Is that you, Charlie?

I think Operator Bell makes a very valid point re. 'it's not about raising revenue.' The Gambling Commision are not tax collectors, nor are they law enforcers. I have always believed they could be our greatest ally - not in changing the law, but in defining what's already written. If collectors of v...

I think I'm probably perched somewhere on the fence with this one. However, let's not forget that guests don't have to sign-in as 'GUEST' - they can choose a name, which would make things clearer in long threads which are dominated by guests' comments. At least we'd know which guest was saying what....

Nice pictures Arrgee, although I'm pretty sure I know who owns this, so it's probably already on the list.
I'm hoping, in the not too distant future, to start to compile a catalogue of pictures of all the surviving Bollands models, which could be viewed on this site - in the museum perhaps.

Thanks Dave. Yes I wondered about the mech., although the reel discs are clearly 20 stop - weren't Poinsettias 10 stop? Or perhaps the number of stops were changed in the conversion?

Has anyone noticed item no. 170176170177 on ebay?
It appears to be a Mills Roman Head (Golden Bell) with a goose neck coin accepter. The escalator window (which is blanked-off) and coin entry are positioned in a mirror image to where they would normally be. Has anyone come across one of these before?