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- Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:57 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Academics on the rise and future of vintage arcades in contemporary seaside resorts
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7574
Re: Academics on the rise and future of vintage arcades in contemporary seaside resorts
I still don’t think you are reading my post correctly. I apologise if I haven’t got it across properly. There was only an amendment to my second post. I felt it was too rude. I’m in agreement with you about Betfred and other gaming companies. You can’t watch the telly or listen to the radio without ...
- Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:58 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Academics on the rise and future of vintage arcades in contemporary seaside resorts
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7574
Re: Academics on the rise and future of vintage arcades in contemporary seaside resorts
You miss my point completely. Not the owner trying to earn a living but the punter. Of course the operator’s motivation is to grab as money as possible. However, Drug dealers have lifestyles and families to support too but we don’t tolerate them. Gambling is addictive in the same way as drugs are. T...
- Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:57 am
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Academics on the rise and future of vintage arcades in contemporary seaside resorts
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7574
Re: Academics on the rise and future of vintage arcades in contemporary seaside resorts
Am I the only one here that thinks the demise of inland Arcades was a good thing. As I recall they were full of people who could ill afford to gamble in the first place. I understand Seaside Arcades from a nostalgic viewpoint but again, a recent visit to one on holiday this year only went to reinfor...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:27 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Nestle Vendor lock
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1707
Re: Nestle Vendor lock
Tree frog nailed it. They are not offset so readily available. You may need to put a washer on the inside so the lock slips down into the vending mech. You may have to slightly adapt the screw holes too.
- Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:45 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Wrigleys PK gum vending machine
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5188
Re: Wrigleys PK vintage vending machine
Does it show when displayed on your wall??
- Sun Dec 13, 2020 6:45 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Wrigleys PK gum vending machine
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5188
Re: Wrigleys pk vintage vending machine
Oh dear. I did intend to bid on that machine and then forgot all about it. I always ask for extra pictures of all sides top and bottom. I was once a victim of a very similar situation but in my case the bottom of the machine has completely rusted away where it had obviously sat in a pool of water fo...
- Sat Sep 26, 2020 1:10 pm
- Forum: Discoveries
- Topic: Oh Boy Gum vending machine
- Replies: 36
- Views: 13798
Re: Oh Boy Gum vending machine
Well done. Looks all complete in there.
- Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:24 pm
- Forum: Discoveries
- Topic: Oh Boy Gum vending machine
- Replies: 36
- Views: 13798
Re: Oh Boy Gum vending machine
I have a 100 plus original vendors that I would never touch but I’ve had many more that needed something.
- Wed Sep 16, 2020 10:02 am
- Forum: Discoveries
- Topic: Oh Boy Gum vending machine
- Replies: 36
- Views: 13798
Re: Oh Boy Gum vending machine
Just had a look through my old pictures and yes a Newbie mistake at the time. It was one of the first machines I ever restored so I can forgive myself for the minor matter.
- Wed Sep 16, 2020 9:58 am
- Forum: Discoveries
- Topic: Oh Boy Gum vending machine
- Replies: 36
- Views: 13798
Re: Oh Boy Gum vending machine
HEY... Good Point. I don't know now. Machine long gone. Might have been a dyslexic moment on my part. I have been known to have them.
- Tue Sep 15, 2020 9:37 pm
- Forum: Discoveries
- Topic: Oh Boy Gum vending machine
- Replies: 36
- Views: 13798
Re: Oh Boy Gum vending machine
It was the only machine I have ever owned that vended on a half penny.
I gave it a new lease of life.
I gave it a new lease of life.
- Tue Sep 15, 2020 9:32 pm
- Forum: Discoveries
- Topic: Oh Boy Gum vending machine
- Replies: 36
- Views: 13798
Re: Oh Boy Gum vending machine
Never seen another. I bought mine many years ago. The graphics were so poor that I could hardly work out the picture of the boy. It wasn't until I came across a picture on the net a few years later that I figured it out.
- Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:53 pm
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Double Bubble vending machine
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4782
Re: Hubba Bubba vending machine
I've had a couple of these machines over the years. Both mine have been white in colour working on old penny. Not sure you can date by colour. The machine is the same as are the graphics, I think. Just checked the one I have on the wall and I'm missing that frame for the glass too. I attached a piec...
- Fri Apr 12, 2019 6:12 am
- Forum: Auction Community
- Topic: Coventry Spring Auction (24/03/19)
- Replies: 100
- Views: 56121
Re: Coventry Spring Auction (24/03/19)
Oh dear, someone has the hump...
- Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:44 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: LocWil Paper Hand Towels Vending Machine
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7998
Re: LocWil Paper Hand Towels Vending Machine
Good morning.. I have been fortunate to have a number of these machines over the years. Mainly Southalls but have seen this type of machine vend cigarettes too. I accidentally left one down the side of my shed one winter and when I realised in the spring it had completely fallen apart. There's not m...
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:57 am
- Forum: Open Forum
- Topic: Vintage Rowntrees Aero chocolate vending machine
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7876
Re: Vintage Rowntrees Aero chocolate vending machine
I don’t think that machine has been previously restored. The yellow machine is a colour that Fisholow used for a number of their machines. Milky Way , Polo etc. I think the original graphics would have had the brown bar but with age it’s faded. I’ve never seen an Aero in this machine before. If anyo...
- Tue Nov 20, 2018 12:58 pm
- Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
- Topic: Sweetmeat & Nestlé's vendors
- Replies: 85
- Views: 43782
Re: Sweetmeat & Nestlé's vendors
The clever mechanism you mention Neil, I have only ever seen in Kodak Machines of that era and on some of the larger floor machines.
I'm slowly being dragged back into vending after fighting the urge and going cold turkey for a while now..
Got to resist the temptation.
I'm slowly being dragged back into vending after fighting the urge and going cold turkey for a while now..
Got to resist the temptation.
- Mon Nov 19, 2018 8:51 pm
- Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
- Topic: Sweetmeat & Nestlé's vendors
- Replies: 85
- Views: 43782
Re: Sweetmeat & Nestlé's vendors
That’s excellent thanks for posting. Great machine.
- Mon Nov 19, 2018 6:50 pm
- Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
- Topic: Sweetmeat & Nestlé's vendors
- Replies: 85
- Views: 43782
Re: Sweetmeat & Nestlé's vendors
I've seen that picture of the double Nestle Vendor at Hatch End on a number of occasions. In fact I probably have it saved on my computer somewhere. However, looking at it again today I noticed for the first time the wonderful Fry's Machine on the right of the picture. I have that style of machine i...
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:45 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Harper cigarette machine
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9576
Re: Harper cigarette machine
www.oldshopstuff.com is a great site for advertising enamel signs etc.