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Royal Mint
Peter Williamson of the Old Penny Arcade has just recorded a pod cast for the Royal Mint for a very popular pod cast series to be aired later in the year. The Royal Mint sent a team of four to make the…
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Appeal for information on lost Tussauds wax figures
The owner of Williamsons Old Penny Arcades in Norfolk is seeking to find out what happened to all the waxwork figures that were removed from Louis Tussauds Wax Works on the Golden Mile when it was closed in 2010, and the new…
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Rare Survivor
This Brenco, Heads and Tails machine which was manufactured in 1974 is now part of the collection . It is in very good condition and has gone through the workshop to be converted to operate on the large old penny along with…
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A great new game
I am very proud to announce that this rare and much sort after SNAP machine has come into my collection, it was manufactured by Streets of East Bourne in the early 1970s, it has gone though my workshop for a light restoration…
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Castle Cascade
This unusual coin tumble machine originally made by Crompton’s in 1965 and has been altered to the castle appearance cabinet quite some time ago before it came into our ownership and has been waiting for some restoration work ,it is finally finished.…
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Unusual working model restoration complete
The restoration has been completed on our Animated Amusements working model called “The Mummy’s Tomb” manufactured in the early 1970’s and came into our collection in July and went into our workshops in early September for a light restoration, the main changes…
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Pelham Puppets animated shop display
Peter Williamson is very proud to have added this Pelham Puppets animated shop display unit from the early 1970s to the Old Penny Arcade puppet collection, this unit was delivered new to the famous Kerrison Toy shop in Norwich and was put…
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Blackpool Tower Legend visits penny arcade
The Blackpool Tower Ball Room legendary resident organist David Windle paid a surprise visit to Williamsons Old Penny arcade in Great Yarmouth and meet with owner Peter Williamson, they spent a couple of hours talking all thing Blackpool Tower, with David remembering many…
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Susan Calman visits
The Old Penny Arcade has recently been visited by Susan Calman for her Channel 5 programme. The show also features one of the town’s quirkier attractions, when Susan stops by the model village and The Old Penny Arcade. The displays might be small…
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