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Reeman Dansie auction on 31 August in Essex advert in Antique trades gazette to include a collection of 60 machines to include a Doughty and Barrett racer est. £610,000 ! Cat to be available on saleroom.com look forward to see anyone with any money left after the elephant house auction and/or interested to see rare machines they dream of owning if they win the lottery!

Can anyone get and post a picture?

I doubt they will list until Thursday or Friday as have a auction tomorrow.....viewing is Saturday.. I will pop down as loyal to me, but certainly won't have the money if a rare set of machines, sounds exciting..

the racer is lot 3422 estimate is 6 - 10k not £610,000 as advised by OP.
http://www.reemandansie.com/sale/119/?per-page=all

Clearly a typo by me should have read£6-10,000 ! for Daughty and Barett lot 3422 . The machine does however from picture look to be 100% original and would think a fair estimate if on inspection this is the case. Other estimates a bit mixed but surly a typo on green ray [lot3484] should be hundreds not thousands !

Wish it was local to me ........!

Have you listed any of your considerable collection in this auction TF?

GP

There are pictures today showing at info@the-saleroom.com. Viewing on Saturday and Tuesday. I will try to post pictures at the weekend.

Photos from today's auction. The first one I have visited this year. Some very cheap lots and it was great to catch up with so many fellow slotties.

Yes enjoyed today and meeting with fellow slotties, of which some travelled a long way, others like me and Cheeky not so far

As was mentioned some bargains as the results will show and had to stop myself bidding due to space constraints.....I did not capture the numbers, but the auction website has the figures on.

Lovely to see some machines I have never seen or played, I believe the top few lots are staying in the country.......

I was following the auction online but thought the items I was interested in were a bit expensive ( once you add the auction house 27%)

24% with VAT but in fairness, they have a shed load of staff and it is run very efficiently and best of all it was local..... to me.

Plus 3% for using Thesaleroom.com

Ouch! I forgot about that.

Any prices? What did the pussy shooter make....

Any prices? What did the pussy shooter make....

Our inhouse auction reporter I assume is otherwise engaged, but all the figures are online still.

Summary of key machines below, some reaching way over estimate others below....Pussy Shooter as below went for £520. All numbers exclude the 24% for fees with vat and of course if people bid online additional 3%.

The Peerless machines were cheap, also the octagonal Mutoscope seemed cheap, but was locked. I was interested in the Brooklands Racer, but felt the estimate was too high, had the jackpot removed as well.

The Electric Crystal Gazer in my opinion had the best presence, looked awesome. The Caille floor standing strength tester looked the part and in very very unrestored condition....

Early Nestle vendor. £680
Doughty and Barrett Racer £6000
Mills bandit £740
United automatic shock machine £480
Bryans Ant viewer £250
German grip tester £460
Mills viewer £480
Mini Conveyor £400
Two Peerless viewers £200 each
Little Stockbroker £170
Allwin Deluxe £560
Olly whales Olwin £520
Octagonal Mutoscope £1400
Bryans clock £400
National duck hunter £140
Bryans Bullion £460
Brooklands Racer no sale
Challenger £440
The Smithy £440
R&W Nestle £580
Ball Past the Arrow £540
Electric Crystal Gazer £3000
Laughing Sailor £800
Monkey Climber £1600
Mutoscope crane £1100
Mutoscope crane £1900
Green Ray no sale
Ahrens Palmistry £1700
Steam Shovel £860
Pussy Shooter £520
Caille strength tester £2600

wow...... Thanks for that.....looks like I missed out there...

I went to view the collection the day before they went up for sale, as I couldn't be there on the day.

I did however manage to come away with the steam shovel and a few others. Will be picking them up over the next few days...

If treefrog would like to contact me, I can put him in touch with the owner of the Brooklin bandit. Spoke on the phone with him this morning described sale as "car crash".

Results with pictures in the Arena.