Ken and Stewart's impressive collection will go under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers' on May 30
A father and son duo are set to cash in big time as they prepare to sell their collection of classic arcade games, estimated to be worth a whopping £100,000.
"We purchased our first machine but when we got it home it wouldn't work. We took it back and the seller thumped it with a hammer to make it work." "The mechanical side we learnt as we went along but I have the correct machinery such as lathes and a sandblaster. Also, I had some mechanical experience from stripping down and rebuilding car engines during my youth.
"On average, it probably took a couple of months per machine - some longer, others shorter. We didn't buy any from seaside towns but we acquired one, a Bryans Bullion, when it was retired from Blackpool Pleasure Beach Dipper Amusement Arcade in the 1990s. "Sourcing them was a task. We found the first one, Spanish Gold, in Exchange & Mart in 1990. There were no internet classifieds such as eBay or Facebook back then.
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