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The Bryans Penny Arcadeby Melvyn Wright
This web site is a tribute to W.E.Bryan, the inventive genius of the BritishSlot Machine industry. It contains a complete listing of his machines,along with photographs and information about each machine. There isalso a Collectors' Corner, where Bryans enthusiasts can buy, sell, and swapmachines with other collectors.
I am always interested in hearing from fellow Bryans collectors, particularlyif you can supply any additional information for these pages, especiallyphotographs.
| Latest updates: 22ndh February |
| W.E.Bryan and his slot machines William Edward Bryan was born in 1894, and opened up his slot machine factory at Kegworth, Derbyshire (England) in 1920. He had served his apprenticeship with Rolls Royce and worked as a motor mechanic in his own garage. The local showmen would bring their slot machines to his garage for him to repair. He became fascinated by these slot machines, and was convinced that he could design better and more reliable examples. How right he was! He soon left the garage trade, and began producing slot machines full-time. Bryan was a mechanical genius, who invented 48 different amusement machine designs, and patented many improvements to their mechanisms. Whereas other slot machine manufacturers would simply copy existing ideas, perhaps with different artwork, Bryan would devise totally new and original games. Even games which outwardly appeared to be similar to standard machines had additional features like replays, multiple-payouts, jackpots and operator customisation. It seems that no mechanical problem would be too complex for Bryan's inventive mind to solve, and his solutions were often deceptively simple. Some of his machines were full of a bewildering array of levers, wheels and linkages; but they were always very reliable. They had to be, otherwise he would have been out of business very quickly. |
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| Bryan officially retired in 1966, but his inventive skills proved impossible to replace, and he continued design work for the factory until 1973. He died in 1984. The Bryans Automatic Works still continued to trade in Kegworth up until the year 2000, run by William's son, Jim Bryan. As well as supplying new machines, they also supplied spare parts and undertook repairs for machine operators and collectors. The value of Bryans machines, and the interest in them, has risen significantly in the last few years, as slot machine enthusiasts have come to appreciate his fascinating games, and the clever mechanisms behind them. Read the full story... | |
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Chronological listing of Bryans Machines
Year | Machine | Type of Game | Rarity* | |
| 1927 | Oddclod | Coin projected into a cup | Click for more details | 6 |
| 1930 | Clock (6 win) | Clock Spinning game | Click for more details | 1 |
| 1933 | Waterfall | Coin drop game | Click for more details | 5 |
| 1933 | Windmill | Spinning game | Click for more details | 5 |
| 1933 | Trickler | Ball catching game | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1933 | Pot The Copper | Coin rolling game | Click for more details | 6 |
| 1934 | Rippler | Ball catching game | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1934 | Payramid | Ball catching game | Click for more details | 3 |
| 1935 | Bumper | Payout striker | Click for more details | 6 |
| 1935 | Six-or-More (Six-O-More) | Ball catching game | Click for more details | 5 |
| 1935 | Walden Goliath Crane | Crane game | Click for more details | 5 |
| 1936 | All Square Crane | Crane game | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1936 | Multi-Sided Crane | Multiple cranes game | Click for more details | 5 |
| 19?? | All Square Cranes (show) | Multiple cranes game | no information | 5 |
| 1936 | Nudist Colony | Ant peep show! | Click for more details | 4 |
| 19?? | Live Peep Show | Ant peep show! | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1936 | Rockets | 3-column ball game | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1937 | Ball Sport | 2-player ball game | Click for more details | 6 |
| 1937 | All Sport | 2-player ball game | Click for more details | 3 |
| 1937 | Bran Tub | Prize grabbing game | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1937 | Pendulum | Gift vendor? | Click for more details | 6 |
| 1937 | Automatic Postcard Vendor | Postcard vendor | Click for more details | 6 |
| 1938 | Hidden Treasure | Swinging pendulums game | Click for more details | 3 |
| 1938 | Prize Finder | Prize grabbing game | Click for more details | 6 |
1939-45 Business suspended due to World War II | ||||
| 1946 | Retreeva | Ball catching game | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1947 | Clock (12 win) | Clock spinning game | Click for more details | 1 |
| 1948 | Disappearing Disc | Magic illusion viewer | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1948 | String Cutter | Magic illusion viewer | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1948 | Magic Spirals (prototype) | Magic illusion viewer | Click for more details | 6 |
| 1948 | Dye Works | Magic illusion viewer | Click for more details | 6 |
| c1950 | Breezy Wind Toys | Not a slot machine! | Click for more details | 6 |
| 1953 | Kiddie-Ride | Childrens' Ride | Click for more details | 5 |
| 1953 | Fivewin | Allwin | Click for more details | 2 |
| 1953 | Pilwin Play | Allwin | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1953 | Worl Borl | 2-player ball game | Click for more details | 3 |
| 1954 | Four-Square | Four Allwins | Click for more details | 3 |
| 1955 | Elevenses | Allwin | Click for more details | 1 |
| 1956 | Pilwin / Pilwin 56 | Allwin | Click for more details | 2 |
| 1956 | Gapwin | Allwin | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1956 | Tencup | Allwin | Click for more details | 3 |
| 1956 | U-Win | Allwin | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1958 | Satellite | 2-player game | Click for more details | 5 |
| 1960 | Payramid (new version) | Ball catching game | Click for more details | 3 |
| 1961 | Quadmatic | Four Machines | Click for more details | 5 |
| 1961 | 3-Ball, Nine Cup | 3-ball Allwin | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1961 | 3-Ball, Seven Win | 3-ball Allwin | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1961 | 3-Ball Forks | 3-ball catching game | Click for more details | 3 |
| 1961 | Clock Tower | Four Clocks | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1962 | Tick Tock | Swinging pendulums game | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1963 | Bullion | Spinning pointer game | Click for more details | 1 |
| 1965 | Fruit Bowl | Spinning dial game | Click for more details | 2 |
| 196? | New Crane | Crane game | Click for more details | 5 |
| 1968 | Penny-Go-Round | Coin pusher | Click for more details | 5 |
| 1968 | Double Decker | Coin pusher | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1970 | Double Top | 2-player Allwin | Click for more details | 4 |
| 1984 | Magic Spirals (production) | Magic illusion viewer | Click for more details | 5 |
* Rarity is on ascale of 1 to 6, with 1 being 'readily available' and 6 being 'very rare'. The figures are based on the frequency with which machines come upfor sale in the UK, rather than on the number produced.
AlphabeticalListing
| 3-Ball 7 Win | 3-Ball 9 Cup | 3-Ball Forks | All Square Crane | All Sport | Ant Viewer |
| Auto.Postcard Vendor | Ball Sport | Bran Tub | Bullion | Bumper | Clock (6 win) |
| Clock (12 win) | Clock Tower | Clown | Cranes | Disappearing Disc | Double Decker |
| Double Top | Dye Works | Elevenses | Fivewin | Forks | Four-Square |
| Fruit Bowl | Gapwin | Goliath Crane | Hidden Treasure | Kiddie Ride | Live Peep Show |
| Magic Machines | Magic Spirals | Multi-Sided Crane | New Crane | Nudist Colony | Odd Clod |
| Payramid | Peep Show | Pendulum | Penny-Go-Round | Pilwin / Pilwin 56 | Pilwin Play |
| Postcard Vendor | Pot The Copper | Prize Finder | Quadmatic | Retreeva | Rides |
| Rippler | Rockets | Satellite | Six-or-More | Solo-Ride | Spirals |
| String Cutter | Tencup | Tick Tock | Trickler | U-Win | Walden Crane |
| Waterfall | Windmill | Worl Borl |
Thanks toDavidLavender
, and others,who have given me valuable information in connection with this site. Iam also grateful to those who have submitted photographs, the names of whomare to be found alongside the photographs in question.Special thanks must also go to
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Jim Hacking and John Cottrell for providing copiesof many of the original Bryans instruction sheets and advertisingflyers.Penny Arcade Games For Sale
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A note about values: These were includedon the site because 80% of emails received by me are of the type 'I havexyz machine - how much is it worth?'. The values are based on the bestinformation available at the time, but they are subject to largefluctuations due to the condition of the machine, the case style, and thedemand for it at the time of sale. There is no guarantee that yourparticular machine is worth the amount shown on this site. Nothingis worth more than you can get for it on the day. As these are Britishmachines and most collectors are based in Britain, all values are given inBritish pounds
(£).