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I've started on a freelance machine inspired by Granville Bradshaw's wonderful fortune-teller.
It isn't a replica, and I don't really want to use any original parts, if I can help it.
That said, the main lens casting, with its 'The Green Ray' wording, looks like being a major challenge.
I'm open to suggestions on that one.
If I can work out how to post pictures, I'll keep you informed.

Excellent!

Photos please, we love photos.

Excellent. I attempted to play one at LUNA PARK in Sydney but sadly it just ate my coin. Very hard to photo because of all the lights.

I know the guy who restored it. I’m sure I could get some detail photos if required.

I take it that we're looking at the camera flash, rather than the Green Ray having degenerated to white!

Great, thanks. The Wookey Hole one is the one I'm working from.
It appears in Braithwaite's book.
My version ISN'T a fortune teller.
I'll post pictures when I've learned how!

I wonder how long the Green Ray at Wookey Hole has been there or if it is a recent acquisition? The artwork reminded me of the same on a VERY expensive one for sale in the US last year.

Sadly when I went to Wookey Hole a couple of Summers back, only the hole was working.
They desperately needed a key man (person?) or somebody to write out more and more Out of Order signs.

badpenny wrote:Sadly when I went to Wookey Hole a couple of Summers back, only the hole was working

Strange, the photo was taken in August 2015 and, as I mentioned in my article, that was in the December 2015 issue of MMM. Every machine was working fine - no 'out of order' sign anywhere.

Hell - I hope my grandkids didn't screw up the machines!!!

I'm still hoping to post pics of this 'creation', which is making progress.
I wanted a penny coin slide for it, but these seem to be unavailable. I can import one (at great cost) from the USA, but it's on US quarter. Will that take a shilling, do you think?
Otherwise, I'll have to build one. An old penny payout slide might be a good place to start?

This machine is coming on really well. I'm still not confident about uploading pictures, but I'm going to give it a try:
This is the basic frame, before any mechanism was added.

Nice. This build is going to be epic.

Hold out for an old penny coin slide. They do come up on eBay, usually a few together and then none for a while.

Got a few penny slides and have been selling lots of spares over last 6 months which I am sure people have noticed, may list some again with next batch of items to go over next few weeks. Most stuff I sell with no reserve as just need stuff to go, so if anyone is after anything let me know........

treefrog wrote: ↑Sat Mar 24, 2018 10:15 pm Got a few penny slides and have been selling lots of spares over last 6 months which I am sure people have noticed, may list some again with next batch of items to go over next few weeks. Most stuff I sell with no reserve as just need stuff to go, so if anyone is after anything let me know........

I'd love a couple of penny slide mechs if you have some to spare. I'm assuming English pennies are the same size as the old aussie pennies.

Yes, they are the same size.

I've solved the coin-slide problem by importing an American example on US quarter.
A slight turn on the adjusting screw, and it works fine on English or Scottish shilling. (Presumably on 5 new pence too, although I haven't tried it).
A bit steep for 1931, I know. It's going to be a 'premium rate' machine!
(The pic. has a fictitious date, by the way).

I could have sworn that date was real.
Looking forward to seeing how this shapes up. Keep us posted.