Bryans version of the fairground striker enticed players to drive a slug up an 18" scale by hitting the chrome knob at the bottom. If it landed adjacent to one of the 28 winning positions, the machine paid automatically. There are "eight 1's, twelve 2's, four 4's, three 8's and one 12 as a maximum prize". Few were made it would seem, as it was reportedly too generous to the skilful player and, unfortunately, no example is known to exist.

Several coin-operated versions of this simple skill game (familiar from garden fêtes etc.) were made by a number of manufacturers. Move the metal hoop over the wiggly wire, from right to left, being careful to avoid making contact between the two. Touching the wire sounds a buzzer and the coin is released to the machine's cash box. If you get to the end of the wire without incident, the coin is returned and a bell rings.

A half penny is inserted from the right side of cabinet and fired upwards by means of the trigger on the right. If it makes the central target, the handle on the left can be pulled to release a 2D token; if it falls between the outer tracks, it is returned; otherwise it falls to the lower centre lose pocket.

Very early and simple game of skill using the half penny coin as a projectile, with two winning targets for coin return or token (2D) payout. Price and Castell made several similar games, operating on the half penny, all rather naive in concept and plain in presentation.

Price & Castell, one of the early British makers of coin-operated games, turned out several rather crude and simple half-penny coin games in unadorned wooden boxes. Looping the Loop entices the player to insert a ha'penny in the slot on the right side of the cabinet and fire it towards the red target for a token payout.

This metal-cased coin-rolling golf game is about half the size of the wooden versions. 1. Insert Coin. 2. Knock coin from side to side avoiding hazards to hole out at flags. 3. Coin returned if course complete. FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY

The New Get Tee Zee is even simpler than the original and asks the player to gently roll a half penny from a slot on the right side of the cabinet in hope of landing it in the pocket at the end of the track for a penny token.

Many versions of this simple but effective skill game simulating golf were made from the 1930s to the 1960s. The object is to tap the coin as it emerges from the slots on the sides of the cabinet, working down from top to bottom, avoiding the bunkers (holes in the backboard) by applying just the right force. This version is built into its stand and the successful player collects their returned coin when it is captured in the tray, bottom left.

Ten balls for a penny, the object is to direct them into the central column by skilful manipulation of the metal 'fingers'. Prizes for high scores (if offered) were paid manually by the venue.

This metal cased game is a late example of the simple steer-a-coin type, brought up to date with a '60s driving theme and lamps to indicate the outcome. There is also a floor-standing version. It is believed that these were sometimes sited at motorway service stations.

Guide your inserted coin from top to bottom by carefully tilting the horizontal tracks with the two levers. If the coin overshoots the end of a track you lose; if you reach the end, the coin is returned. Judging by the name casting, with 1p denomination, this Formica-clad vertical steer-a-coin game was made just after decimalization, although it resembles games of an earlier period.

Simple but entertaining penny rolling game.

Rolling Road has a different layout to the more commonly seen Steer-A-Ball (a version of which Hawtins also made). Relief molding creates the "mountainous course" around which you must negotiate a large ball by tilting the track with the steering wheel. Your coin is returned if you complete the course without error. Also unusual on this model is the tubular ball lift.

Popular ball steering game. This is the more common version with painted wooden backboard. After insertion of a penny, a large cast carousel inside raises the ball into play when the steering wheel is rotated. Your penny is returned for completing the course.

When drink driving was considered unwise but legal, this simple mechanical device, sited in pubs and clubs, allowed you to gauge your inebriation.

Insert a coin, which is held by a gate at the top, and press the spring-loaded green button, which is then held in place by a rubber sucker. At this point a battery contact is made to illuminate a bulb, the previous coin played drops to the cash box and your coin drops below the gate to rest on a pin connected to the button mechanism. You then wait until the sucker loses its grip, puts out the lamp, rings a bell and releases the coin. The coin falls vertically and you have to press the red button as fast as you can. The coin is stopped dead as one side of the channel closes against it. Your reaction time is measured by how far the coin drops against a scale, indicating your stopping distance when travelling at 30 mph, with comments about your fitness to drive. If you are fast enough (within 21 feet) you get your coin back. Patent GB786414

Insert a penny to release the two balls. The object is to shoot the balls up the barber's pole landing them upon matching coloured arrows for a payout. Unusually, the mechanism is electro-mechanical, the positions of the balls being registered with electrical contacts and the payout energized by a solenoid.

Insert one penny and turn the large handle on the right to release four balls; turn the small trigger on the left to feed each ball to the footballer, then pull back and release the large chrome lever to make him kick. The object is to fire a ball into each of the "Away" goals. Flags (mostly missing on this example) drop to indicate goals scored. Balls which under or over shoot are returned to play. The operator can choose which channels are "Away" goals by flipping the score card above, arranging three pins in the mechanism, and setting the payouts accordingly. When all "Away" goals are scored, payout is automatic.