Discotelle
Unusual bagatelle-type game using glass discs in place of the more common marbles or ball bearings. One of several rarely found skill games made by the Lebren Manufacturing Company of Coventry; others were Discofrutel, Flipotelle, Money Moon, Skill Flite and Three Stars. It's doubtful that the provisional patent number 14823/33 matured to a full patent, but it gives us a date. |
Lebren Manufacturing Co. 1933
Maze
10 BALLS A 1D; COLOURED BALL COUNT DOUBLEEvidently this simple, all-mechanical bagatelle originally contained coloured ceramic or composite balls |
Unknown 1930s
Road Safety
Original model. Mains electric but safe as a transformer works with very low voltage and earthed. |
Bollands 1960s
The Latest Game of Football
Rare and ornate metal-cased two-player football variant. |
Essex Automatics 1920s
Electric Treatment
Place 1D in the slot. Lots of fun with groups of people holding hands! Unknown date, but would appear to pre-date Brecknell's Life is Health. Still in good working order. |
L. Whitehouse, Nottingham Date unknown
Great Golf Competition
This is one of two large golf game simulations Ahrens built. Unlike the single-player Great Golf Game, this one entices two players to race each other to the winning hole. The game required two pennies to play, one of which was returned to the winner. |
Ahrens 1930s
Great Golf Game
Most large Ahrens floor-standers were two player competitive games. This single player exception invites you to skilfully operate the miniature golfer, negotiating the ball across the course, and making all holes to win your penny back. |
Ahrens 1930s
Walden Goliath Crane
Made by Bryans for the Walden Automatic Company of Longford Street, London, this giant crane stands nearly 7 feet high, and could hold a very large number of prizes. It was available in manually-operated or motorised versions. The manual version was particularly useful for places like end-of-piers and other outdoor locations, as it could be operated where there was no electricity supply. The success of this crane led to Bryan introducing his own Crane designs the following year. (Description melright.com) |
Bryans 1935
Pilwin Play
One of Bryan's first allwins, play is similar to the very first generation of these games where the ball follows a spiral track towards a central target. This results in a short play time compared to the later open tracked allwins. Later versions of Pilwin Play offered a 6 - 2 - 4 penny payout from the clown's mouth (each target divided by a tooth). This scheme, plus the open track format was adopted for the 'improved' Pilwin of 1956. This example is missing the ball striker cover plate. |
Bryans 1953
Brecknells “Minor”
Striking cast iron penny scale offering "A Guide To Health" with separate charts for Ladies' and Gents' weights. |
CW Brecknell 1920s