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Amusements Machines By Lynn F. Pearson
This potted history of British amusement machines is
a well illustrated and useful introduction to the
subject. Currently out of print.
Soft-back, 32 pages, b/w. Price: £12
Arcades and Slot Machines By Paul Braithwaite
The definitive British slot machine collectors guide.
Includes A - Z survey of manufacturers, with plenty
of photo's of familiar and rare machines. A must
have for every collector.
Soft-back, 105 pages, colour & b/w. Price: £12
Automatic Pleasures:
The history of the Coin Machine By Nie Costa
Focuses on some of the earliest and rarest machines.
The first book ever published on coin-operated
machines from a British social history perspective.
Out of print for many years.
Hard-back, 225 pages, colour & b/w. Price: £40
Pennies by the Sea: The Life and Times of
Joyland Amusements, Bridlington
By Nick Laister
The first book on the phenomenon of the seaside
amusement arcade, based around the history of what
was one of Britain's largest, in the East Yorkshire
seaside resort of Bridlington. Enter a wonderful
world of long days, colourful lights and enormous
innovation; an insight into a way of life that once
existed at seaside resorts up and down the country
but has now largely disappeared.
Soft-back, 122 pages, b/w. Price: £16
Penny in the Slot Automata
and the Working Model By Darren Hesketh
The first comprehensive guide to these peculiar
amusements which have entertained visitors to the
seaside, fairground or exhibition for over a century.
Over 200 colour illustrations including many of the
rarest coin-operated models and tableaux from the
1860s to the 1970s, with price guide.
Hard-back, 224 pages, colour. Price: £60.00