Brian Bennett
@historyhoarder.bsky.social
Docent at the Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda, CA.
Collector of random things I think are cool. Antiques/Vintage dealer. Absurdist. He/Him
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?sid=historyhoarder
My activities and opinions on this site are my own.
Collector of random things I think are cool. Antiques/Vintage dealer. Absurdist. He/Him
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?sid=historyhoarder
My activities and opinions on this site are my own.
I find myself at the bus station again with no plan and a pocket full of loose meat.
November 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I find myself at the bus station again with no plan and a pocket full of loose meat.
Reposted by Brian Bennett
Starting with the first coin-operated games in 1931, the price for a game really hasn’t changed (adjusted for inflation)
1931 - 5¢ = $1.07
1947 - 5¢ = $0.73
1955 - 10¢ = $1.21
1965 - 10¢ = $1.03
1975 - 25¢ = $1.51
1985 - 25¢ = $0.75
1995 - 50¢ = $1.07
2005 - 50¢ = $0.83
Our coin-ops up front: $1
1931 - 5¢ = $1.07
1947 - 5¢ = $0.73
1955 - 10¢ = $1.21
1965 - 10¢ = $1.03
1975 - 25¢ = $1.51
1985 - 25¢ = $0.75
1995 - 50¢ = $1.07
2005 - 50¢ = $0.83
Our coin-ops up front: $1
November 16, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Starting with the first coin-operated games in 1931, the price for a game really hasn’t changed (adjusted for inflation)
1931 - 5¢ = $1.07
1947 - 5¢ = $0.73
1955 - 10¢ = $1.21
1965 - 10¢ = $1.03
1975 - 25¢ = $1.51
1985 - 25¢ = $0.75
1995 - 50¢ = $1.07
2005 - 50¢ = $0.83
Our coin-ops up front: $1
1931 - 5¢ = $1.07
1947 - 5¢ = $0.73
1955 - 10¢ = $1.21
1965 - 10¢ = $1.03
1975 - 25¢ = $1.51
1985 - 25¢ = $0.75
1995 - 50¢ = $1.07
2005 - 50¢ = $0.83
Our coin-ops up front: $1
Why isn’t Hermey the tooth-obsessed elf in Predator: Badlands? The answer is less complicated than you might think.
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Why isn’t Hermey the tooth-obsessed elf in Predator: Badlands? The answer is less complicated than you might think.
Reposted by Brian Bennett
Taito is searching for a working Crown 602 crane game.
soranews24.com/2025/11/12/m...
I have to note that this was not the first crane game in Japan, and the design itself was based on an Italian model (see @cpi.pinball.horse):
earlyarcadesjapan.blogspot.com/2024/03/jagu...
soranews24.com/2025/11/12/m...
I have to note that this was not the first crane game in Japan, and the design itself was based on an Italian model (see @cpi.pinball.horse):
earlyarcadesjapan.blogspot.com/2024/03/jagu...
Maker of Japan’s first crane machine is looking for a working model, offering 100,000-yen reward
Taito is also giving away free games to fans with personal memories of the Crown 602.
soranews24.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Taito is searching for a working Crown 602 crane game.
soranews24.com/2025/11/12/m...
I have to note that this was not the first crane game in Japan, and the design itself was based on an Italian model (see @cpi.pinball.horse):
earlyarcadesjapan.blogspot.com/2024/03/jagu...
soranews24.com/2025/11/12/m...
I have to note that this was not the first crane game in Japan, and the design itself was based on an Italian model (see @cpi.pinball.horse):
earlyarcadesjapan.blogspot.com/2024/03/jagu...
“If you hate someone, teach them about kerning.” - I can’t remember who said this, but it remains true.
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
“If you hate someone, teach them about kerning.” - I can’t remember who said this, but it remains true.
Probable scam Instagram ad that is an unboxing video of a handheld gaming unit, but the video starts with this frame that I thought would be *much* different entertainment.
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Probable scam Instagram ad that is an unboxing video of a handheld gaming unit, but the video starts with this frame that I thought would be *much* different entertainment.
Reposted by Brian Bennett
Join us for our LAST surplus sale of 2025.
You can help support is by buying a rare piece of pinball history.
We'll have working and project games, backglasses, bagatelles, playfields and more.
PPM Annex Warehouse
1680 Viking Street, Alameda, CA
Saturday 11/15 from 11am to 3pm.
You can help support is by buying a rare piece of pinball history.
We'll have working and project games, backglasses, bagatelles, playfields and more.
PPM Annex Warehouse
1680 Viking Street, Alameda, CA
Saturday 11/15 from 11am to 3pm.
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Join us for our LAST surplus sale of 2025.
You can help support is by buying a rare piece of pinball history.
We'll have working and project games, backglasses, bagatelles, playfields and more.
PPM Annex Warehouse
1680 Viking Street, Alameda, CA
Saturday 11/15 from 11am to 3pm.
You can help support is by buying a rare piece of pinball history.
We'll have working and project games, backglasses, bagatelles, playfields and more.
PPM Annex Warehouse
1680 Viking Street, Alameda, CA
Saturday 11/15 from 11am to 3pm.
With the ongoing decline of the US, it’s a rare comfort that Jiffy muffin & cornbread mixes are still around and still ~$1-2 a box. Perfect to have a few boxes in your pantry for when you get a midnight muffin craving.
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
With the ongoing decline of the US, it’s a rare comfort that Jiffy muffin & cornbread mixes are still around and still ~$1-2 a box. Perfect to have a few boxes in your pantry for when you get a midnight muffin craving.
I made this 5 years ago and I can’t believe the Democrats keep it accurate every day since.
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I made this 5 years ago and I can’t believe the Democrats keep it accurate every day since.
ADHD Meds: You’re not allowed to order a refill before you only have a few days of pills remaining.
Also ADHD Meds: We approved your refill but, because of the ongoing shortage, we won’t have them in stock for a week or two.
Also ADHD Meds: We approved your refill but, because of the ongoing shortage, we won’t have them in stock for a week or two.
November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
ADHD Meds: You’re not allowed to order a refill before you only have a few days of pills remaining.
Also ADHD Meds: We approved your refill but, because of the ongoing shortage, we won’t have them in stock for a week or two.
Also ADHD Meds: We approved your refill but, because of the ongoing shortage, we won’t have them in stock for a week or two.
One of my best (worst?) recent bodge jobs is this monstrosity token guide for our SafeCracker. The width was created using double stick tape and some of our souvenir post cards. Then the channel is held in place with copious amounts of tape. It ain’t dumb if it works.
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
One of my best (worst?) recent bodge jobs is this monstrosity token guide for our SafeCracker. The width was created using double stick tape and some of our souvenir post cards. Then the channel is held in place with copious amounts of tape. It ain’t dumb if it works.
The thing with earthquakes is that you usually don’t know you’re having one until it’s almost over, so no use worrying about it. Especially in the SF bay area, you just keep it in the back of your mind and try to keep your house generally earthquake resistant (bookcases screwed to walls, etc…)
November 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The thing with earthquakes is that you usually don’t know you’re having one until it’s almost over, so no use worrying about it. Especially in the SF bay area, you just keep it in the back of your mind and try to keep your house generally earthquake resistant (bookcases screwed to walls, etc…)
Dreaming of a future where an entire nuclear power station is built solely to generate big-tiddy Garfield images.
Trump on AI: "They're building their own electric utility plant. They become a utility if you think about it. They're building the utility & electric right alongside - this is where they have their transformers - they're building the most expensive electric plants you've ever seen. Some by nuclear."
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Dreaming of a future where an entire nuclear power station is built solely to generate big-tiddy Garfield images.
Barbecue Beef Entertainers sounds like a Texas male strip club.
Nabisco Barbecue Beef Entertainers (1965-circa 1967): Classic assorted-shape "entertainment" crackers, but made to taste like barbecued beef
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Barbecue Beef Entertainers sounds like a Texas male strip club.
The Offal Office.
It looks like Trump is preparing to further deface the White House (from a live feed of his departure this morning for Miami, Florida):
November 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Offal Office.
Reposted by Brian Bennett
Sobering news for a lot of top Democrats, tonight, as they realize people would prefer they actually fucking do something.
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Sobering news for a lot of top Democrats, tonight, as they realize people would prefer they actually fucking do something.
🎶 I’m on a midnight meat train to Georgia.
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🎶 I’m on a midnight meat train to Georgia.
🎶 Shine bright like a lineman.
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 AM
🎶 Shine bright like a lineman.
A safety sticker on this bag from China looks like it applies to both asphyxiation and just daily life in the US now.
November 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A safety sticker on this bag from China looks like it applies to both asphyxiation and just daily life in the US now.
The best tasting gum, for about 2.3 nanoseconds.
Fruit Stripe Gum (circa 1961-2023): A line of fruit-flavored chewing gum, famous for the colorful, zebra-stripe pattern on each stick, and notorious for its expeditious loss of flavor
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The best tasting gum, for about 2.3 nanoseconds.
Text: “Can we count on you to vote…”
No, you can count on me deleting this and reporting it as junk.
No, you can count on me deleting this and reporting it as junk.
November 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Text: “Can we count on you to vote…”
No, you can count on me deleting this and reporting it as junk.
No, you can count on me deleting this and reporting it as junk.
Early in Amazon’s history they ran a promo that gave new accounts a credit of maybe $8. They did not exclude shipping. Since I owned my own domain, I just set up multiple email addresses and proceeded to get paperbacks of @greatdismal.bsky.social’s entire catalog before Amazon caught their mistake.
signing up for my 5th email address to abuse streaming service free trials
November 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Early in Amazon’s history they ran a promo that gave new accounts a credit of maybe $8. They did not exclude shipping. Since I owned my own domain, I just set up multiple email addresses and proceeded to get paperbacks of @greatdismal.bsky.social’s entire catalog before Amazon caught their mistake.
Let’s use mouse to combine you & your life closer.
MOUSE PHONE
MOUSE PHONE
November 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Let’s use mouse to combine you & your life closer.
MOUSE PHONE
MOUSE PHONE
Trump is just drooling while staring at the gold.
November 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Trump is just drooling while staring at the gold.