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by treefrog
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:08 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Dingles Fairground Museum
Replies: 2
Views: 156

Dingles Fairground Museum

With rumours about the long term future of Dingles having been around for a while, I see a formal announcement was made yesterday. The site closes at the end of this season in October. Part of it is moving to railway museum in Staffs and rest into storage in another museum in Hampshire. For years I ...
by treefrog
Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Contraband Spain movie, 1955: arcade games identified
Replies: 11
Views: 356

Re: a tricky ID question for the Gurus

I was thinking the cabinet looks similar and has the same badge at the top, but looking closely it looks like there’s is a possible allwin door or game in it, as you can see spandrels, gallery and spiral track, unless my eyes are playing up again.
by treefrog
Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Contraband Spain movie, 1955: arcade games identified
Replies: 11
Views: 356

Re: a tricky ID question for the Gurus

Looks like a Matthewsons Mermaid case target game, if real and a Big Game next to it.

The Bryan’s is an All Sports.

Can’t see back properly.
by treefrog
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: Arena fixed!
Replies: 67
Views: 15637

Re: Arena fixed!

Arena works for me and for the first time in ages without a double login !!THUMBSX2!!
by treefrog
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Essex Football & Ahrens Great Polo Game identified
Replies: 7
Views: 264

Re: Help required!

Jingle,

That is the best looking 2 player game ever. :cool:


I reckon the Polo is an Ahrens machine looking at the controls… Why don’t machines like this fall on my lap? :#:
by treefrog
Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Essex Football & Ahrens Great Polo Game identified
Replies: 7
Views: 264

Re: Help required!

I wonder if it is an Essex football machine looking at controls, but don’t think they did a Polo...

If cheap, snap up, even if just for parts… Lotta work there. :shock:
by treefrog
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Broken bottom slide
Replies: 4
Views: 179

Re: Broken bottom slide

It is a safety slide. So as long as it is held back by the safety lever, the answer is no….

Can’t see the break. Is it on the left? Looks still together.
by treefrog
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:35 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Morphy April 2024 auction catalogue
Replies: 5
Views: 337

Re: Morphy April 2024 auction catalogue

Wish I could go. There are at least two machines I would like, but would not risk bidding blind. :#:
by treefrog
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:34 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Hellomat Quarta (CAM conversion) identified
Replies: 6
Views: 302

Re: Cam fruit machine

Yes, must be a later version of the Hellomat and, as you say, a conversion. Maybe the change vendor was added.

https://www.goldserie.de/index.php/gale ... 4-hellomat
by treefrog
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:28 pm
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: John Taylors slot machine auction: 12/03/24
Replies: 4
Views: 423

Re: John Taylors slot machine auction: 12/03/24

Yes, I understand the right hand glass was cracked as well I haven’t bothered with many of the recent auctions up north, but decided to take a chance and went up early today, leaving at 5am to get into Louth at 8.30… Their website said they opened at 9am, so hoped a quick glimpse before the auction ...
by treefrog
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:56 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Morphy April 2024 auction catalogue
Replies: 5
Views: 337

Re: Morphy April 2024 auction catalogue

watlingman wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:39 pm I will be taking a keen interest !!THUMBSX2!!
Clippety clop !!HOBBYHORSE!!
by treefrog
Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: The march of the woodworm
Replies: 4
Views: 227

Re: The march of the woodworm

Not to worry, it's only blue asbestos !!ESCAPE!! To be honest I really thought it was some kind of asbestos and ran when sticking my hand through the side…… A large beetle larvae was living in it as well…Fortunately it was just wood dust. I don’t mind taking on projects like this and probably will ...
by treefrog
Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:13 pm
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: The march of the woodworm
Replies: 4
Views: 227

The march of the woodworm

With my endless list of projects of machines bought in a past era, I wonder if this was the worst woodworm attack I had had to deal with..... initially there was a small hole, but as I prodded the paint clouds if dust rose in the air......I could not tell what the material was as dud nit look like w...
by treefrog
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:39 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Ebay prices getting out of hand
Replies: 19
Views: 615

Re: Ebay prices getting out of hand

In reality "reserves" are a waste of time. If the item isn't going to be sold under that price then start the auction at that price. If it doesn't sell, the result is the same. Isn’t that what a reserve is !PUZZLED! I now always use SENSIBLE reserves on machines, as I have been caught out...
by treefrog
Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: Mechanical Memories Magazine
Topic: Peerless Pictures
Replies: 8
Views: 6636

Re: Peerless Pictures

Thanks for sharing. Funny, I cannot find a serial number on the castings mentioned on mine. The only place each of mine have them are the steel base the mechanism slides onto and the mechanism base plate, which all match: numbers 167, 173, 174 and 184, all from same arcade… I will look on the mechan...
by treefrog
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:49 am
Forum: Feedback
Topic: The Forum's yearly check up
Replies: 26
Views: 3424

Re: The Forum's yearly check up

Yes forgot about that thread and of course the site was set up towards British made machines, mode you, many of the manufacturers in there like J & M and Bergman of course are foreign….. I guess I have always assumed the site was geared towards British operated machines on UK coinage pre-decimal...
by treefrog
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:31 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Ebay prices getting out of hand
Replies: 19
Views: 615

Re: Ebay prices getting out of hand

For me, where it's all happening is Facebook Marketplace and the Slot machine Groups. Although eBay has its issues, there is a level of protection for buyers and sellers, although the bias is towards buyers. The problem with Facebook is it's like the Wild West. You can easily create fake accounts a...
by treefrog
Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:31 pm
Forum: See it Operate!
Topic: Working Models & Automata
Replies: 63
Views: 44638

Re: Working Models & Automata

I thought this had been posted on here, but cannot find, maybe it was a Facebook group Anyway, interesting conversation of a Novomat Gunther Wolff machine with a these around the use of Crystal Meths I understand Purgatory by Simon Drake from House of Magic…..shame not in landscape as it’s great !!T...
by treefrog
Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: The Forum's yearly check up
Replies: 26
Views: 3424

Re: The Forum's yearly check up

I remember talking to Mr PM a long time ago about the possibility of having a proper indexed database of machines and manufacturers, so as machines were added to the site they could be linked to this, including pictures. A serial number index would be an obvious addition to this. I remember there be...
by treefrog
Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: Build a Slot Machine
Topic: Scratch Built Gap-Win
Replies: 10
Views: 1036

Re: Scratch Built Gap-Win

Looks great, fantastic job !!THUMBSX2!!

I was tempted when someone sold a pky case version on Facebook today for a grand :!: