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RE: More storage restoration - Dave Mann - 12-07-2019
Seeing all those slot machines reminds me of a visit to a 3 bed corner house in Ellesmere Port with an overgrown garden the council were threatening to clear in the 1960s. We had to tread carefully through the garden so as not to trip over the Seven parts in the undergrowth. We collected 3 chassis frames 2 mag engines and a coil engine plus all sorts of bits and filled our Bedford van. Once we had everything the owner invited us in to see his collection of slot machines along every wall in the house which he didn't live in.
RE: More storage restoration - Tony Betts - 14-07-2019
Hi Dave,
I love the old slot machines, there was always something turning up that I had never heard of before.
I stopped collecting, as it got like many of my interests. I get a lot of fun from the wheeler dealering. Find a machine do some work on it, sell it. And from what I made, I got to keep one now and again.
Before you know it, you have well over 100 nice early slot machines.
Luckily I still get that same sense of fun with the sevens.
Below is how far we are with the clearance and build.
We got well stuck in yesterday, in sorting trays out.
We now have FIVE FEET of clear floor
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RE: More storage restoration - Chris KC - 14-07-2019
Fantastic Tony - now you can go shopping!
RE: More storage restoration - Tony Betts - 14-07-2019
Don't tempt me!
RE: More storage restoration - Tony Betts - 15-07-2019
I got stuck in again today, and cleared another 3 feet.
So going well I decided to have the other door of this afternoon.
And yes another pile to clear.
And guess what, another slot machine.
Anyone one want a stereo viewer, " full of girly pics" ?
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View from inside.
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RE: More storage restoration - John Mason - 16-07-2019
Girly pics !!! at my age do you want me to have a heart attack. On seconds thoughts what a way to go.
John Mason
RE: More storage restoration - Tony Betts - 16-07-2019
Hi john.
I hadn't alowed for the average age of the austin 7 man.
In another shed I have this, an early cigarette vender.
I could convert it to WORTHERS ORIGINALS for you.
Tony.
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RE: More storage restoration - Tony Betts - 17-07-2019
The clear out part is nearly there.
And the walls have been given a coat of PVA, to keep future dust down.
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RE: More storage restoration - JonE - 17-07-2019
you could really do with a couple of Austin 7s in there...
RE: More storage restoration - Tony Betts - 17-07-2019
Hi jonE,
It's strange you should say that ???