The Sandown Amusement Arcades

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The Sandown Amusement Arcades

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The Sandown Amusement Arcades By Dave Bambrough, 2013 (PDF)
Chronicling the establishment and history of several amusement arcades at Sandown from the 1920s onwards.
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Great article, thanks for posting.
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Dave Bambrough wrote:Prior to re-building they burnt the penny-slot machines at the back of the complex and sent the remaining metal away for scrap.
!!HELLFIRE!!

The 'Bubbles game' on which, "several competing players were required to catch 3 ping pong type balls in a net on the end of a long stick, the first player to do so won a prize", sounds like a forerunner of Ahrens Bubbles.
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