Ken Jackson, 89, and his son Stewart, 49, have spent four decades restoring dozens of historic slot machines and have now decided to sell the collection
A father and son could hit the jackpot when they sell their collection of classic arcade games for an estimated £100,000.
Ken Jackson, 89, and his son Stewart, 49, have spent four decades restoring dozens of historic slot machines. During their 34-year hobby, they have amassed a collection of 82 arcade games and one-arm bandits dating from the 1890s to the 1970s. The pair are now selling the machines – believed to be the UK’s largest private collection – so they can downsize.
The machines are expected to fetch between £50,000 and £100,000 when they go under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers’ on May 30. One of the most treasured games is a one-arm bandit which had been left to rot at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Ken, from Birmingham, said: “As a child Stewart was fascinated by seaside slot machines when we visited Blackpool, Skegness and Torquay.
“This inspired him to…
