The Sandown Amusement Arcades
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The Sandown Amusement Arcades
The Sandown Amusement Arcades By Dave Bambrough, 2013 (PDF)
Chronicling the establishment and history of several amusement arcades at Sandown from the 1920s onwards.
Chronicling the establishment and history of several amusement arcades at Sandown from the 1920s onwards.
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Re: The Sandown Amusement Arcades
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.
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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