More storage restoration

[Dave Mann]

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.

[Tony Betts]

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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[Chris KC]

Fantastic Tony - now you can go shopping!

[Tony Betts]

Don't tempt me!

[Tony Betts]

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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[John Mason]

Girly pics !!! at my age do you want me to have a heart attack. On seconds thoughts what a way to go.

John Mason

[Tony Betts]

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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[Tony Betts]

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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[JonE]

you could really do with a couple of Austin 7s in there...

[Tony Betts]

Hi jonE,

It's strange you should say that ???