Mechanical Memories Magazine

Issue: 2014-January - Issue 82

The success of the Roulette and Grand National machines meant that money was
available to develop machines such as the Wild West Rick Wheel, and this lead on to
the fantastic range of coin pushers that are still seen in arcades today.
Stuart Dale
With thanks to Tom Staunton for the vintage fliers
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More 1960s Memories
By Robert Rowland
I know from the feedback that I have received from some of you, that a lot of you
enjoy reading about my adventures in the 1960s. So over the corning months, I shall
be telling you about a few more incidents that happened back then.
Back in the summer of 1969, my family had a one-week holiday break in Great
Yarmouth. Having arrived and settled-in to the guesthouse, my first move was to
check out the amusement arcades. In one arcade, I became enthralled by one particular
machine; it was made by Cromptons and was called Magic Toppers
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