The next few rooms were fairly standard in terms of what one would expect from such
an attraction, an old kitchen with its equipment from bygone days and rooms from
yesteryear etc. However, when we turned into the Hall, there standing in front of me
was a Hawtins Clutching Hand merchandiser, full to the brim of prizes and fully
working. My excitement grew, and as I approached I noticed another object glinting in
an alcove; it was a Bryans Walden Goliath Crane! Where do I go first? What do I look
at or play first? Fantastic! My emotions were beginning to get carried away with me
and those instant flashbacks of seaside holidays in the arcades and pier were cascading
through my mind. Without further ado I took many photos of these machines with my
camera for posterity. I could have lingered there for ages but the family had gone into
another room and so I therefore followed.
Walton Twins and Clamshell Mutoscope.
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Mills Cathedral viewer.