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The history of the company says the factory, which was in Norwich and was VERY large (rebuilt no doubt after the war), was closed in 1999 to much outcry, so Nestle did what Hitler couldn't. Incidentally, their biggest product was Ginger Beer! a product they laid claim to having perfected as a retail...

Not quite sure what these two are up to but you could find that coin slot even when drunk! (and what's "Marching Chocolate? !PUZZLED! ) (ah now I see it was chocolate sent by the factory to troops in the First World War). It says it's a "1930s choc machine" and I believe the Caley's n...

Someone on my site asked if I could help. I told them I didn't know but would ask around. The nearest I can find is a Rock-ola "Hold and Draw" but this looks too weakly made for Rock-ola and no sign there was ever a gumball dispenser, and certainly not the heavy Duval or Jennings build. St...

Can anyone ID what this machine was before it died?

I can suggest a good name for the theme park
Donald Trumps Future World
I like it,has a ring of truth to it, for a little extra you can vist "Pootin's Pool" a rare chance to swim with radio active glowing dolphins

I love this sign on the side of the 1930 fortune teller for sale in the auction mentioned elsewhere on the forum
The Green Ray 'Have your Mind Read by Television' and here we are almost 100 years later..and it came true

Topic moved - Site Admin. An auction house contacted my site and asked if would like to circulate details of their current auction which includes around 30 slot machines ranging from spares only machines to some very rare machines including a crane, several fortune tellers, some early allwins and a...

Thanks very much for the info. Are the top metal clips over the "9" all that hold the strips in place? I'll make the strips from sticky-backed vinyl so he can attach them directly to the old strips. They will be thin so should suit well.
Thanks again.

I'm making new reel strips for a guy and he's struggling to understand how they fit (so I'm struggling to understand what he's telling me). He says they are metal, which I think is indeed the case. They look to be held in place by two stubs that fold over the top of the "9". They also look...

I really don't know if this is something some collectors might need for their machines or not and, although I do use this company I have never bought "vintage screws " from them, this company describes itself as "The home of vintage screws" so I thought I'd spread the word just i...

I've never seen this glass or those symbols before. One of the hardest glasses I've had to build from scratch (AND the text is in Danish (I think).

The first thing to do is eliminate the escalator as a cause then you can look elsewhere. Remove the escalator and totally dismantle it. If you have not done this before it will be very dirty. There will be wear on the inside where the coins rub, This can be a cause of jams but it's unlikely as long ...

Somewhat overpriced at $1700. Doesn't even have a jackpot unit, no UV lighting or fluorescent reel strips, poor replacement strips and award card, I wouldn't pay more than £800 tops.

"Should be" but not "would be".

In the hugely successful "Big Bang Theory" a very nice,rare and valuable pinball shows up in scenes shot in the comic book store in more than a dozen episodes. It's a 1950 Genco "Rocket". It's never featured in the show but the many glimpses are tantalizing. Artwork by George Mol...

yes i know what it is, what I meant was simply starting the auction at that point instead of wasting time bidding it up to a point where bidding stops and the item fails to sell, the old idea that reserves encourage more bids (which I guess is what Mr P means) is, in my view at least, no longer vali...

watlingman wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:38 amWhere only you the auctioneer and potential buyers know your reserve

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.

clubconsoles wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:43 amIsn't this you then, Paul??

ha ha, you got me there, to be honest, I didn't even think of those ads as I really only use them as adverts, 9 times out of ten I switch the buyer to direct sales, buts its true they are there, sorry

You could always list it on here as I’ve heard it’s got thoughts of members and at £5 a go I don’t think you will beat that! As I said, I do not use ebay for slot related items. This is for a small business I run. Yes the rate listed is 12.88%, but if you want any chance of selling an item it costs...

I don't use eBay for slot sales, but I know lots of people do. I do use it a lot for other sales because I don't really have any other options, and believe me, the cost of selling on eBay is getting crazy. If you want to get your product seen at all it's going to cost you a staggering 22% (or more) ...