Colour of Your Hair
This delivered a card taken from a drawer based on the person's hair colour as per the doll's heads on display in the cabinet. |
Unknown maker Unknown date
Gypsy Fortune Teller
Inserting a coin causes the dial to spin alternately clockwise and anti-clockwise, driven by the weight of the coin. |
Automatic Amusement Co. Unknown date
Mother Shipton
Very early card-vending fortune-teller by Meurice & Co. (who manufactured fortune cards for other makers), possibly made as a one-off. No documentation or other examples of this game have been found. The Argyle Automatic badge is believed to have been added at a later date. Books attributed to the cave-dwelling 16th century soothsayer of Knaresborough, Mother Shipton (Ursula Southeil), contained rhyming couplets similar to the machine's slogan: DROP IN YOUR PENNIES I WILL TELL YOU TRUE WHAT FORTUNE HAS IN STORE FOR YOU |
Meurice & Co. 1900s
One Penny fortune teller
Spinning dial type fortune teller, possibly a revamp of another machine. Two battery operated bulbs in the top corners light up when the handle is turned. |
G Robinson 1950s?
Tele-Test
Insert a penny and squeeze the handles together to see three bulbs illuminate revealing your romantic mood, lucky day of the week and sporting passion. Myers made several versions of these love tests in slightly different guises. |
Myers 1930s
Uncle Sam’s Philosophy
'Consultation fee 1d.' Uncle Sam's finger points to philosophical advice, personal traits and predictions as the weight of the penny causes the lithographed disc to spin. |
Unknown maker 1890s
When Were You Born?
Simple early astrological fortune telling card dispenser.
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Unknown maker 1900s
Your Character From The Colour Of Your Hair
Dumb blondes and fiery red heads? So your disposition is determined by your hair colour! This early, rather plain wall machine exploits the notion, offering personality readings for a penny, a not inconsiderable sum at the turn of the century. |
Unknown maker 1900s
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