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“The Mechanical Memories Museum has a fantastic collection of beautiful, fully functional penny arcade machines. There is no admission to pay and for a pound you get 12 real old fashioned pennies to use on the machines. Unlike the Brighton Pier machines you can actually win on these machines which makes it really good fun for people of all ages.
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Popular money spinners
Apparently machines like these used to be found in pubs, amongst other places, and were so popular that they often took in more money than the bar itself! Winners got cigarettes, drink vouchers and money as prizes. In addition to the ‘bagatelle’-style pinball games, there are mutoscopes where you see a black and white animated scene when you crank the handle, fortune-telling games and games which test your skill and strength.
Worries for the future of the museum
I love the place and sometimes work there as a volunteer during the high season. Sadly though the museum is battling to survive. Due to their annual rent agreement down there on the seafront, they can’t receive any funding whatsoever and have no money for advertising.
Council intervention?
The maintenence of the machines is a tough job because of the salt and humidity and you need a very specialised person like the collector who owns them to do it properly. I am quite worried that it will have to close down and think that the Council should take action to protect and promote a special place like this. It’s so rare to be able to visit a museum where you can actually handle, and better yet play, with the exhibits!
Successfully maintaining its original atmosphere
To make things even better, it’s right on the seafront and has maintained both the atmosphere and location of the slot machines original habitat. In my mind, this is a fantastically rare achievement for a museum, and is what many other museums strive unsuccessfully to recreate.
Universally appealing
An attraction like this should be protected, not left to die as the seafront is commercially developed, especially since it offers such a universal appeal to people of different nationalities and age groups. All of the friends and guests I’ve taken there have had a great time! My daughter is always asking if we can go help out there and I’ve noticed that a surprising number of local pensioners come in to play their favourite old-time games on a regular basis. Naturally tourists love it too although few know that it’s there and stumble on it by mistake.”
See also the links page for web pages created by Jenny Ridland about the Mechanical Memories Museum
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There Is A Museum Of Penny Slot Machines: Here Is How It Looks
“I came down to Brighton for the weekend to see my cousin who lived in Kemptown, and took my camera, and went down the seafront. Usually the best way for me to take photos is just to go and explore with a fresh mind like a blank canvas.
Old fashioned Mystic Meg
I found the penny arcade museum, and saw this machine. It looked like an old-fashioned Mystic Meg; a big kitsch, a bit over the top and funfair-ish. I was so fascinated by it I took a whole role of film – people thought I was barmy! When you put your money in you get a card. You put in your date of birth and you get a funny message.
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The Penny Arcade Museum
The Penny Arcade Museum is on the seafront as you go past the arches, along from the artists’ galleries. I took the photo over three years ago, and I’m not sure if the machine is still there. I included the photo in my Final Photography Project, for my BTEC National Diploma in Design (Photography) course.”
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I see a Haunted Graveyard machine on your gallery. Have you got any other working models there?
Went there last week and it was CLOSED for the Winter.