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Looking for more information, and happy to share what I have in case you haven't seen... Ding-A-Bell, imported into Japan by at least 1975, listed as made by Dennis Jezzard. Does anyone know the year this came out, or have a better photograph? https://ptpimg.me/bnvsl2.jpg Tote Roll-Up Anyone know th...

Like most simple arcade machines, it's a variation on an old kid's game. These would be the kind of game where a ball rolls down a ramp or chute and you have an ability to aim/deflect it towards some pins.
Here's a great example.

Hey that one's pretty cool, taking a bit of inspiration from the Japanese machines there.
This yours?

pennymachines wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:17 pm Mono Rail Skittle Alley, New Polyphon Supply Co., c1910 (image courtesy Sweetmeats)

Oh wow, what a great find!!! Thank you for sharing. I wonder what specific mechanisms they used to set the pins?
There are very few coin-op machines that attempted a bowling naco setup.

Hello everyone, I have some updates. Happy Horses was made by Gayton Games and sold by London Coin Company and imported into Japan by ジャトレ (Jatre) who were later bought by Konami. It was made in 1974 and immediately there was a large order to Japan, so that's kind of cool. Formula One is by Mayfield...

I don't think I've ever encountered Crompton's Penny On Ice but I'm sure some of our members remember playing it. These early pushers are very rare because most have been replaced with modern versions and they don't tend to end up in people's living rooms. This is the only picture I have of it from...

I take this opportunity to ask, do you ever know, my collection misses the pinball called "Vegas" by Gameplan. https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2725 I saw that it was sold a few years ago in Canada, and since...nothing!!! Agreed on JJP. And on the topic of Vegas, see https://www.maaca....

These ridiculous USA machines even made it to Japan in the 70s:
this is 1976 ホームラン王! ルースター君 (Home run king! Mr. Rooster) [import] by 友栄 (UA) and Animal Behavior Enterprises

A collection of JJP and Gameplan? Love it!

I posted these pictures to the facebook "Fruit machines and electromechanical games" group, So figure I should also put them here as well: The first one is an 8-sided 4-player roulette game that would have been from the 1960s, as the picture here is from 1969. https://ptpimg.me/9em046.jpg ...

I am unsure what game that is that I posted, all I know is that it was imported into Japan under the name Roulette and it's one of the many games I'm trying to find any sign of existence for. :) Another would be Magic Hat, which is similar to Cromptons' Magic Toppers but I am unsure if Crompton actu...

Has anyone seen a 4-player, 8-sided roulette machine like this before?

Arcades and Slot Machines , No. 3 in the Fairground Heritage Series, includes an A-Z of British slot machine manufacturers 1870-1970. The book details the history of amusement arcades, including piers, static and travelling arcades. Fully illustrated in colour and black & white with dozens of p...

Niche Mechanisms 005: booze barometers http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/02/niche-mechanisms-005-booze-barometers.html https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDJH-rNzKZme0-q1dfdkenJ9jD2Lu4SyYiiPs7qimHDLl_w3IzfaaXaf1rqz-zwag1hjKaLerDclxo0rsOKR2swbdXluYdNbqQvdQ20LjysSCpup3c8vSNAWCZeSdo...

3 pages of other "arcade explorations" I've done, at http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/searc ... xploration

The Band Wagon (1953)
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La belle équipe (1936) http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/search/label/Arcade%20Exploration https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHaoP5mKyC1hPGLqNeK6sKYQEhVhFXE1K3TG5sFJshyP3xUpeNo2vfPRS_aTMuNxJ6bvBFret0mGfuDdrz4pW3GtMGWFUXCvhh2CD8c8DsA4YqyyFkMYqVkxacPSR6L55Bu0LT0Wj44etqIP4Flh67qMpZ5UtWW...

Is there a place that gathers a lot of information on the post-war electromechanical machines from Britain? I am trying to find a good resource for electromechanical machines from the 60s and 70s. Most people seem to collect prewar, or maybe 1950s machines, but there are less resources dedicated to ...

Can you please post a photo so we can be sure? There are many games called Roulette.

I'm so fricking excited for this book!
Is there any way to arrange for a signed copy? I can't wait!!!