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The thick plottens!

Luna Park, Sydney.

Well I have to say a huge thank you to those who have contributed to this post; I've just spent a lovely relaxing hour or so reading through it and looking at those wonderful machines. For those of you who aren't aware, I own a fairgound hire company and the Mrs has wanted to add an arcade to the business for many years now (her favourite machine being an Easy Push of all things, mine a Bryans Bullion). We're still in the early stages of building a nice collection, but was told by an old friend once, that collecting these machines is a disease, and boy wasn't he on the money!

My turn to contribute. Historian James R. Smith has given me permission to put 30 of his scans of photographs online, surrounding the Playland At The Beach arcade in San Francisco USA, circa early 1930s.
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/ ... mes-r.html

Great pics

Tony's Amusements Arcade, Hurst Street, Birmingham, bombed out in 1940s.
Birmingham during the Blitz Birmingham Mail, 08/05/20

This is the Penny Arcade at Mundesley on the UK North Norfolk coast around 1955
The Arcade was originally run by the Baileys who where a Norfolk showman family, they purchased a Ditchburn Jukebox for the centre piece of the arcade direct from the factory in Lytham St Annes ...


The Arcade is still there today, now operated by the Grays Family who also are Norfolk Showmen
sadly no Ditchburn Jukebox now


All the best .... Dicky

Luna Park Sydney Penny Arcade, circa 1950s/1960s. The coin-op amusements moved around the park over the years and now reside back inside the Coney Island fun pavilion. When this shot was taken some of the machines were located in this enclosure which was just under the Dig Dipper roller coaster (now demolished). Just to the right under the awning sat a row of mutoscopes. Both Sydney and Melbourne Luna Parks had large arrays of penny arcade machines of all types right up until the 1970s. Both parks still have amusement machines today with many 1950s - 70s pinballs and arcade machines in Sydney, whereas Melbourne Luna Park now has mostly more modern machines.

What can you see here?

Image by Edward Hopkins via Peter Angeles

Hi All ...
Saw this photo on the History of Blackpool FB page today ...
a Great photo from 1942... but wondering what those slots are? Anyone have any ideas?



all the best ... Dicky

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Don't recall if we've seen this one before...

Strewth, did I marry her once?

I`ve not seen that one before. But by a strange coincidence I own a real photo which is very similar!

So machines links to pictures on this thread, not sure if the below has already been shown, but I love this, a station I used every day for nearly 37 years, Liverpool Street Station. I believe 1952… They even have bath facilities. A long row of vending machines…

What about this for a vendor?

Clearly these were still doing service in the 1950s.

Newcastle Central Station, 1954 Media Storehouse

Liverpool Street Station, 1956 National Railway Museum

British Rail Eastern Region station, 1956 National Railway Museum