SmugMug > popular > Hobbies > "Japanese Beauty" -- yet another Gold Collection.  This one is TECHNICALLY slightly incomplete, but that's because it deals with a kind of stitching that I'm terrible at.  Besides, I think it looks just fine the way it is, it ended up even more beautiful than I imagined.
SmugMug > popular > Hobbies > Palo Alto Baylands May 19 2007 photo
SmugMug > popular > Hobbies > 1956 Chicago Coin Steam Shovel.   This game was here the first day I walked in here in the late 70's.  It still plays for a dime!  You move two levers which operate the steam shovel to scoop up as many beans as possible and dump them in the hopper in a given amount of time (one minute.) Uses a converted Doepke toy steam shovel. Had multiple ratings on the backglass for how much bean weight was put into the hopper. Used two levers to operate the crane. Very similar to Williams' Crane (2/56), but the Williams game uses four buttons to control the crane instead of levers (making the Williams Crane more difficult to control).  The beans in the game are Lentil beans.  ***UPDATE*** I now own this machine.  I purchased this from Jan in September, 2004.  I played it one last time in the old barn before taking it away.
SmugMug > popular > Hobbies > Palo Alto Baylands May 19 2007 photo
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SmugMug > popular > Hobbies > Palo Alto Baylands May 19 2007 photo
SmugMug > popular > Hobbies > Palo Alto Baylands May 19 2007 photo
SmugMug > popular > Hobbies > This is the sign that greets you when you come in off Lower County Road.  Hilary and I visited one last time on August 28th, 2004.  I had to go to say goodbye, one last time before they closed for the summer, and probably for ever.   The town of Dennis may be buying the property and if they do all the buildings could  be bulldozed.  One of the last great old places on the Cape may be going away after 53 years in business, so I had to go.
SmugMug > popular > Hobbies > Bea plays guitar under Tu Tu's tutilege!
Palo Alto Baylands May 19 2007 photo
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