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Robinson & Company Amusements Ltd, 36 Reads Avenue, Blackpool. Proprietor was Leonard Robinson, formerly Leonard Levy, he changed his name from Levy to Robinson in 1948. He was born in 1911 and passed away in 1971. His wife Mary Ann Robinson continued to run the company for many years as manageress. She passed away in High Croft Nursing Home, Blackpool on the 15th Dec 2004. The property at 36 Reads Avenue was sold for renovation in 2007 having stood semi derelict for a number of years, although some of the out buildings at the rear of No 36 were still in use at this time, one of which was occupied by a wig maker. The company is associated with a Blackpool nightclub, arcade and they appear to have been small scale distributors of Oliver Whales allwins and revamped German bandits.