Mechanical Memories Magazine

Issue: 2007-December - Issue 19

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Amusements Machines By Lynn F . Pearson
Thi s potted hi sto1y of British amusement machines
is a we ll illustrated and useful introducti o n to the
subj ec t. C urrentl y o ut of print.
Soft-bac k, 32 pages , b/w. Price: £12
Arcades and Slot Machines By Paul Braith waite
Th e definiti ve British sl ot mac hine co ll ecto rs guid e.
In clud es A - Z survey of manu fac turers, w ith
pl enty of pho to's of familiar and ra re mac hines. A
mu st have fo r eve,y co ll ec to r.
Soft-bac k, I 05 pages, co lo ur & b/w. Price: £12
Automatic Pleasures:
The history of the Coin Machine By N ie Costa
Focuses on so me of the ea rli est and rarest
mac hines. The first boo k ever publi shed on co in-
ope rated mac hines from a British social hi sto1y
perspecti ve. Out of print fo r many yea rs.
Hard-bac k, 225 pages, co lour & b/w . Price: £40
Pennies by the Sea: The Life and Times of
Joyland Amusements, Bridlington
By N ick Laister
Th e first boo k o n the phenome no n o f the seas ide
a mu se ment arcade, based aro und the hi sto1y of
what was one of Britain 's largest, in the East
Yo rkshire seas ide reso 11 of Bridlington. E nter a
wo nde rful wo rld o f long days, co lo u1ful li ghts and
eno rmo us innovati o n; an insight into a way of li fe
that once ex isted at seaside reso 11s up and down th e
co unt1y but has now la rgely di sappeared.
So ft-b ac k, 122 pages, b/w. Price: £16
Penny in the Slot Automata
and the Working Model By Darren Hes keth
Th e first co mprehe nsive g uide to these peculiar
a musements w hi c h have ente11ained visito rs to th e
seas ide, fairgro und or ex hibiti on fo r over a centu1y.
Ove r 200 co lo ur illustrati ons including many of th e
rarest coin-o perated model s and tabl eau x from th e
1860s to the l 970s, with p1ice guide.
Hard-back, 224 pages, colour. Price: £60.00
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The Complete Pinball Book -
Collecting the Game and it's History (with values) by Marco Rossignoli
Second edition with price g uide. The biggest and best single vo lume o n the subject to
date, it covers the whole topic from the '30s to the '90s in minute detail , with a listing
of over 3000 games and over 900 colour photographs, including technic a l c lose-ups,
flyers and rare pictures.
Hardback, 320 pages, colour. Price: £49
The Pinball Compendium: J 930s - 1960s by Michael Shalhoub
Another great pinball book from Schiffer. Arranged chronologically, w ith good
coverage of the early days and into the sixties. Hundreds of machines , many pictured
fo r the first time with full desc ripti ons of game features, hi storica l notes , price guide.
Hardback, 240 pages , all co lour. Price: £49.50
The Pinball Compendium: 1970-1981 by Michael Shalhoub
Co mpanion volume to the above, covering the most prolifi c era in pinball history.
Hundreds of machines by Gottlieb, Williams , Ball y, Chicago Co in and o th er
manufacturers are showcased, many for the first time in print. Exclusive interv iews w ith
the designers and artists, with a listing of va lues for each machine.
Hardback, 240 pages, 800 colour and 30 b/w photos. Price: £49.50
Pinball Memories: Forty Years of Fun 1958 -1998 by Marco Ros,ignol i
Ano ther superb book by the author of The Comp lete Pinball Book. This visual
chronicle, with examples from the game's beginnings to the present day, devotes a
separate chapter to fifty fascinating games, describing their features , c ultural influences ,
design and a11istic trends, hi sto rica l connections and unique ga me rul es. There is also a
guide to va lues.
Hardback, 273 pages, over 800 co lour pictures. Price: £49
Pinball Snapshots - Air Aces to Xenon by Rossignoli and McGuiness
This nicely illustrated full-colour companion volume to Pinball Memories profiles 50
pinballs from the I 930s - 2000, in alphabetica ll y arranged chapters with game rules,
historical information, trivia, designer and a11ist commentaries etc., plu s a final Gallery
photos chapter. Hardback, 272 pages, 505 colour photos. Price: £49.50
A comprehensive range of Slot Machine, Jukebox and Pinball books can
be purchased in the 'Library' on the pennymachines website
All prices include UK p&p.
Cheques to:
David Lavender
50 Charlemont Road, Walsall, West midlands. WSS 3NQ
Or order online at www.pennymachines.co.uk
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