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by moonriver
Sat Sep 12, 2015 3:09 pm
Forum: Tips and Tricks
Topic: Your game's ball bearing size - listed
Replies: 41
Views: 20227

Re: ice hockey machine

I bought Teflon balls for my roulette table, they are hard wearing and have some decent weight to them, for example roulette wheel balls get a lot of hammer and need to remain unscathed. They make lots of different sizes, not sure what size they go up to.
by moonriver
Sat Sep 12, 2015 2:50 am
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Bryans magic & other English machines on ebay.com
Replies: 13
Views: 4119

Re: Bryans magic machines $25,000 to $30,000

There are many American collectors with deep pockets . A lot of reproduction machines sell for tens of thousands of dollars in the US.
A reproduction fortune teller machine sold for $50,000 recently.
by moonriver
Thu Sep 10, 2015 2:30 pm
Forum: See it Operate!
Topic: Bridlington Vintage Arcade
Replies: 10
Views: 10257

Re: Bridlington Vintage Arcade

Chris, your certificate of excellence is as good an incentive to find a new location for your arcade as anything. Easier said than done, but hope that you find somewhere for next season !THUMBS!
by moonriver
Thu Sep 10, 2015 2:23 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Large Pan Amusements Laughing Clown
Replies: 5
Views: 2308

Re: Large Pan Amusements Laughing Clown

Pan Amusements Laughing Clown is nothing to write home about, in a very tall, slim glass and wooden case, 1970s. A uppet jigs about up and down on central spring from above to the sound from an 8 track player. Now a rare original 1953 Modern Enterprises cased Len Insull Laughing Clown, that's a diff...
by moonriver
Sat Sep 05, 2015 11:19 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Large Pan Amusements Laughing Clown
Replies: 5
Views: 2308

Re: Pan Amusements large laughing clown

Darren has one in his old penny arcade.
by moonriver
Fri Sep 04, 2015 7:53 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Laughing Sailor but who's the maker?
Replies: 3
Views: 2597

Re: Laughing Sailor but who's the maker?

It's sold.
by moonriver
Sun Aug 30, 2015 1:04 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Vintage slot machine sound recordings
Replies: 30
Views: 7441

Re: Vintage slot machine sounds wanted

pennymachines wrote:I have often thought it would be excellent if we could make digital transfers of the various recorded media from vintage slot machines.
What an excellent idea! I'm definitely interested in that.
by moonriver
Sat Aug 22, 2015 12:36 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Giving machines a miss
Replies: 6
Views: 3297

Re: giving machines a miss

:roll:
by moonriver
Sun Aug 09, 2015 2:09 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Giving machines a miss
Replies: 6
Views: 3297

Re: giving machines a miss

:tarah:
by moonriver
Sat Aug 08, 2015 1:44 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Bargain of the Day
Replies: 5
Views: 2330

Re: Bargain of the Day

well done....still bargains to be had at car boot sales then
by moonriver
Thu Aug 06, 2015 4:30 pm
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Why our hobby should carry a health warning!!
Replies: 10
Views: 4120

Re: Why our hobby should carry a health warning!!

electronic coin validator, so the density of the token is measured to accept or reject. Some late electromechanical machines had coin comparison validators fitted ,whereby a coin of the same type you wanted the mech to accept was fitted into the mech and it only accepted coins that matched, in reali...
by moonriver
Mon Aug 03, 2015 12:42 am
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Rontgen X-Ray Photo Machine
Replies: 13
Views: 5448

Re: Rontgen X-Ray Photo Machine

Dispenses the 'X-ray' cards with the great skeleton figures, Male skeletons dressed in coats and hats one side, female in coats and hats on the other.
by moonriver
Fri Jul 31, 2015 3:53 am
Forum: Build a Slot Machine
Topic: A different kind of coin pusher
Replies: 1
Views: 4196

Re: A different kind of coin pusher

Bryans made Penny-Go-Round in 1968, a circular pusher, very nice machine and quite rare
by moonriver
Wed Jul 29, 2015 12:13 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Advice on old coin operated horse needed please
Replies: 14
Views: 5034

Re: Advice on old coin operated horse needed please

Well...........is it fibreglass or metal?
by moonriver
Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:01 am
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Another saleroom roundup
Replies: 3
Views: 1586

Re: Another saleroom roundup

super.... smashing.... great
by moonriver
Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:57 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Another saleroom roundup
Replies: 3
Views: 1586

Re: Another saleroom roundup

I cringe when looking at these Bullseye style 'see what you could've won' results pages just incase there was a lovely Laughing Policeman or similar i'd missed.......that would have been most upsetting :cry:
by moonriver
Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:34 pm
Forum: Let's Talk about Slots
Topic: Wrights/Streets/Whittakers Snap bandits
Replies: 62
Views: 28208

Re: Snap

£600? wonderful....... you're welcome to buy one of mine :cool: ( thus saving over £4000!)
by moonriver
Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:25 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Advice on old coin operated horse needed please
Replies: 14
Views: 5034

Re: Advice on old coin operated horse needed please

Im assuming the horse is metal and not fibreglass. If so these are quite desirable when restored, the last one I saw in good working condition sold for a little over £500. Given your location and poor condition of yours Id be thinking £100. Id still be giving ebay a shot tho
by moonriver
Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:29 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Ice Hockey games
Replies: 39
Views: 20213

Re: ice hockey game at elephant house

1950s ice hockey coin operated table game on ebay now......looks familiar £675 !OMFG!
by moonriver
Fri Jul 17, 2015 3:29 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Coach bolts
Replies: 10
Views: 4385

Re: Coach bolts

I had a problem finding some as they have a domed head without slot so they can't be unscrewed from the front. They are imperial, I got mine from Henry Powell. None of the ones mentioned are the same as the small dome heads used to fasten S1 coin mechs, they are hard to find now. Coin Controls or H...