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[roger]

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A Gold Star to anyone who can come up with a vintage picture they took in a
Coin-Operated photo booth. ...... ROGER

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[coppinpr]

Although stretching the topic slightly, but in the same vein, this photo always makes me wonder at the determination of machine operators and the gullibility of punters. This coin-operated sound recording booth was on Kings Cross Station, London, in the days of steam railways. Judging by the "soundproof" door, the background noise must have been... interesting.

[brigham]

If you propped the door open, and kept quiet, you would have a good recording of 'ambient sounds at a major terminus'.

[geofflove]

On the subject of photobooths, does anyone know much about them mechanics wise? I’ve recently been asked to get a model 14 photo booth working for someone. Managed to get a circuit diagram which looks pretty simple compared to the pinball machines I usually work on, but there’s obviously a lot of mechanics going on. Anyone any experience of getting one sorted?

[pennymachines]

I've linked to this before, because it's the best page on photobooths I could find: https://www.stickybacks.uk/booths.asp
More here: https://photohistory-sussex.co.uk/AutoP ... Dudkin.htm

Somewhere I have pictures of myself as a kid from a photobooth on Goodrington Sands, Paignton.

See also: Photo Weigh card identified
Ashton-Wolf Automatic Photo, circa 1912

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