24 Dec
2006
24 Dec
'06
12:41 a.m.
On Sat, 23 Dec 2006, Brent Hilpert wrote:
I'm just curious whether they are still being made
or are they all gone,
except perchance to find one at a garage sale (ebay?)? Is this
recognisable to anyone younger than ~35, or is it a forgotten amusement
from the past?
There still is a variation of this in which a coin is placed in a niche in
front of a trap door. Angry buzzing is heard and a hand comes out of the
trap door and pulls the coin inside.
Google for ("magic hand" bank) and you'll find several websites selling
it.
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David Griffith
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