Vintage Sleaze: Arcade Cards

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It's the Only Arcade My Mom Lets Me Go To

Looking through this collection of photos of rare arcade machines at Musee Mecanique in San Francisco, I thought "Wow, those are in great shape for their age" until I realized that NO ONE ever put money into them EVER. Not bored people. Not drunk people. Not even people with bad aim.

There doesn't seem to be a Snidley Whiplash in sight in the arcade version of "Saw Mill", just some guys.....making sawdust. (click on each pic to see it bigger)



The Thimble Theater. They Dance. The enthusiasm is infectious.



You tell me your "Toothpick Fantasy" and I'll tell you mine.



Whoa! Maybe I spoke too soon...anyone got change for a buck?

Gypsy's Curse Arcade Card

Your Future Husband
Originally uploaded by Namey McNamerson

"Your future husband will be a nudist cult doctor, so you will not have much trouble, like ordinary women do, about dressing in fashion. The old idea of having nothing to wear will be true with you. You will ramble under the trees, and live on nuts and berries, and will not have to be bothered with even a fig leaf for either yourself of your eight little bare cubs. Be careful of the poison ivy."

This appears to be some sort of fortune-telling card from an arcade....if this is what the future holds, I'd rather not know, thanks....

Midget movies

"Description: Midget Movies, Capitol Projector Corporation (NYC), 9/47, three different sized top frames were available from small to tall. Called Midget Movies because of the size of the machine. Made three themes for the midget movies: westerns, sports and burlesque. 16mm projector and film used. For a nickel plays about 4 minutes of film. Also reissued in 4/62 as "Midget Movie Theatre". Exhibit Supply also sold their own version of this arcade machine."
(Info text quoted from Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum's page for the Capitol Projector Corp Midget Movies)

Movies - With large illuminated display, vintage ad uploaded to Vintage Ads Journal. (via Bedazzled)


Another ad for Midget movies.
"When ordering, specify which version you prefer --Burlesque Girls or Dancing Girls."

Grandma's Trip to the Arcade

Desperate times apparently call for desperate arcade games, as evidenced by these World War II vintage arcade games "Kill the Jap" and "Trap the Jap". Not quite fun for all.

Legal Fun For Everyone!

Meet me at the local arcade for some Ray-o-Lite Rifle Range varmit-blastin' fun! God, I love being an American!!