My half penny play Payramid
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Re: My half penny play Payramid
There is one at the Coventry auction in 4 weeks. Why not bid on that? Good shipping to be vectored into your budget of course.
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Just curious. What's one of these machines typically go for? I have no frame of reference.
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Here's one example (if the pic shows up) that sold at Elephant House Auction in 2016 for £1500.
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I was interested in brigham's comment about how he felt there were not many Payramids, in the arcades after 1930 or so, on halfpenny play. I was a child brought up in the 1950s and it was the opposite in the seaside arcades and the regular Hull Fair that I spent such a lot of my younger days in. A good example was at Withernsea an East Yorkshire coastal seaside place which had many many arcades unlike today. The arcades had a very high range of 1920s onwards fivewin type allwins and a good number of the half penny Payramids. Actually along all that coast I can't ever remember any of the Payramids that were not on the old halfpenny till into the middle sixties when I did see some. I played on the Payramids at times but, to be honest, have always found them rather boring!! Over the years I have always been surprised at how many penny ones are at auctions and very few half penny... Perhaps a lot got converted later in their life?? The diversity among esp one of the large arcades at Withernsea (that I think was called 'Teddies') of half penny machines among the penny machines was amazing. If you played say just 6 halfpennies, it would take you ages to either lose or you would come away with profit. Usually they were quite hard to lose on a lot of them.. However, if you won, it was often your halfpenny back and another ball as free play. They were very smooth to play and a half pull on the flicker handle resulted in a win into one of the win cups. The Tuck Shop range of sweet paying pinball machines were often on halfpenny play too, and if you were a winner, a roll of the Polo Mints or Fruits rolled down the glass to you. Polos at that time cost a penny halfpenny to buy, later they became 3d a packet!!
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Yikes..... I may have to resort to building one as I originally planned.
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Re: My half penny play Payramid
Yaksplat,
I've sent you a PM about a possible acquisition.
J Peterson
Yanks united
I've sent you a PM about a possible acquisition.
J Peterson
Yanks united
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Re: My half penny play Payramid
I must tell you I paid in excess of £1500... probably too much I now realise but it is quite a rare machine so OK over the long-term I hope!
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If you are happy with your purchase then that is the main thing. Personally I do not think around £1500 was too much for that machine - enjoy it.
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I agree with Argee - £1500 is the lower end of what one should expect to pay for a Payramid, and you could certainly pay much more. They're brilliant machines, which is why they command the prices that they do.Personally I do not think around £1500 was too much for that machine - enjoy it.
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I'm really pleased to be the custodian of my halfpenny mk1 type Payramid, and I must admit I paid a lot (+100s) more than £1,500; but I would love to compare it to others 'in the flesh' as it were. Is the collection at the Drayton Manor 'family park' worth a peep?
Oh - I hope to be able to attend the auction at Coventry next weekend - I'll be the old geezer......
Oh - I hope to be able to attend the auction at Coventry next weekend - I'll be the old geezer......
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You'll stand out like a sore thumb.
The Bryans museum is well worth a peek, but phone to check it's open before going.
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I thought you had to pay for full entry into Drayton Manor Theme Park to access the museum. Their website makes no mention of the Bryan's museum - is it still there?
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Re: My half penny play Payramid
You do, unless you can speak to one of the bosses and get special dispensation.
It's here: https://www.draytonmanor.co.uk/rides-an ... ttractions
Re: My half penny play Payramid
Twenty-eight quid if you book in advance, otherwise £39.
As my mum's old Aunt Elsie used to say, "It's a dear do".
As my mum's old Aunt Elsie used to say, "It's a dear do".
Re: My half penny play Payramid
All these vintage arcades in pay family centres are not geared towards collectors, but a hopeful new audience who may find them fun......shame and one of the reasons I have never been to any of them, but they are trying to make money.
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I think you can use Tesco vouchers at Drayton Manor, so it could be a sort of freebie...
(Thats a UK supermarket loyalty scheme, for any US readers!)
(Thats a UK supermarket loyalty scheme, for any US readers!)
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Re: My half penny play Payramid
Are those Payramids at this Sunday's Coventry auction? The catalogue seems to stop at item 193!
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No, but this one is catalogue number 114, rather a good looking example.Oxford Allwin Fan wrote:Are those Payramids at this Sunday's Coventry auction
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Re: My half penny play Payramid
Well, progress with my 1/2d Payramid; great news; as pennymachines suggested, the original 1/2d WAS behind some plastic padding (pooh!) filler on the top casing, so I am somewhat chuffed.. Thanks Guv'..
Best to all from sunny Oxfordshire..
Best to all from sunny Oxfordshire..
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