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Whilst visiting The Grange Musical Museum's Fairground Organ Day near Diss, Norfolk on Sunday I spotted this viewer. It was on top of a player piano so difficult to photograph.

Coppinpr wrote; Two things that struck me: 1. The instructions hints a win will pay "all the coins in the cup". How would it be possible to have more than one coin in the cup? 2. Why did it need four bells!! I think that the target would be a short vertical slot in the front of the black ...

Here are some early Tim Hunkin slot machines. I like the bar tender but you have to be quick to catch the whisky glass

This YouTube video gives some idea of the dust problem mentioned above. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyZTGKTCKj0 I thought this was the best comment. Remember you are pumping air into the cabinet so it doesn't just need sealing it needs somewhere for all the air to escape from otherwise you will...

This from the Rock-Ola Store in America In 1890 Louis Glass and William S Arnold modified an Edison Class M Electric Phonograph with a coin mechanism, making it the world’s first nickel in the slot phonograph. It had no speakers; patrons had to listen to the music using one of four listening tubes....

Brilliant! Wish I had had one when I was a kid.

geordie55 This link may be helpful to find your thread size. I'm sure we are all familiar with the American UNC and UNF threads in imperial sizes but this thread range extends far beyond the threads that are commonly used in the UK. This link to the full list of threads may be helpful. Some America...

And here is another one but with a different target setup.

Brilliant news BP, lets hope it all works out this time. The previous plan, by the private owners, was to build retail and housing on the land adjacent to the approach road, the rents from which, would support maintenance of the pier section but the initial repairs were reliant on Lottery funding. ...

Interesting machine but why the complexity of the token when just ringing the bell and returning the coin would be so much simpler? I guess this is because there is extra profit to be made if the token is of less value than the coin. The winning coin runs down the chute to free the pull slide for d...

Hi Pete, Somehow, I don't think your supplier is selling you Polycarbonate. I have used and machined Lexan for many, many years, including cutting 19" diameter discs 8mm thick on a metalworking lathe, without any problems. Yes, Some suppliers just don't want small order customers or they want ...

Great looking machine, well done **xXx** Quote; luckystar said.--- The first one I painted up, drilled the centre hole - this cracked the circle in half. Some of the plastic would not drill right. I even used a hot nail to start the hole off. I completed one circle with all the pins painted and it ...

Long live British eccentricity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhVAZP42NBE I came across this coin opp charity collecting machine on the promenade at Herne Bay, Kent, last weekend. Originally designed and built by the members of the Herne Bay Rotary Club in 1967 this is the third major rebuild completed in 1983 with minor revamps...