Amusement Machines - Couverture souple

Pearson, Lynn F.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0747801797 ISBN 13 : 9780747801795

Editeur : Shire Publications, 2010

Synopsis

Amusement machines were all built for the exact same purpose: parting customers from their hard-earned money. Yet the ways in which these machines have done this is as varied as the glorious designs that have adorned them. Machines range from the mutoscopes that showed 'What the Butler Saw', through to pinball machines, fruit machines, the classic one-armed bandit, and the penny slot machines that are so evocative of seaside holidays and Edwardian amusements. They continue up to more modern versions of the amusement machine, like table football and golf machines. "Amusement Machines" charts this stunning range, and investigates the changes in their design and evolution over time.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Penny slot machines are evocative of seaside holidays and Edwardian amusements, although most have now disappeared from the pier arcades into museums or private collections. They were jolly, colorful and inventive examples of craftsmanship and specifically designed to entertain, amuse - and part customers from their money. Gambling machines, which appeared later, introduced Art Deco styling and raised both the stakes and the prizes; pinball machines were ablaze with decoration.

This book tells the story of amusement machines, from the first mutoscopes showing 'What the Butler Saw' and working models raising specters in the 'Haunted House', to fruit and pinball machines. In between came the vast range of wall machines, which used to line the amusement arcades, many based on the principles of metal balls dropping into winning cups, and of sporting games, from table football to golf machines. The author describes and illustrates the development of amusement machines and lists places where they may be seen today.

Biographie de l'auteur

Lynn F. Pearson is an architectural historian and photographer specializing in research on unheralded structures from seaside architecture to multi-storey car parks and mausoleums. She has published fourteen books including three in the Shire Library series.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Shire Publications
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0747801797
• ISBN 13: 9780747801795
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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