This page is dedicated to the very unusual and unique range of machines made by Jamieson's Automatics, Bridlington 1948 to 1979

Many of these photos by kind permission of Ian Jamieson

ARTHUR JAMIESON MD. LAURIE BINNS Design Engineer

By 1956 Jamiesons had set up shop in the old Corn Exchange in Market Place Bridlington,
and one of the first machines they made is thought to be the "Shoot" pinball,
which with the end of sweet rationing proved to be a winner,
as it paid out a packet of polos each time you finished on a goal.
Below is a selection of rare photos taken in the old Corn Exchange between 1956 & 1964 when they moved to larger workshops.

The old Corn Exchange.

Shoot Pinball

The workshop inside the old Corn Exchange.

Engineers working on a new batch of machines.

Another load of machines on their way to the arcades.

Jamiesons new factory and offices, completed in 1964,
built on the site of the Jamieson family's first home and shop.

The men behind the company (right to left) Ian, Arthur and Laurie

Lots more room in this purpose-built workshop

Below are a selection of oak cased machines from 1959 onwards

All the machines in this range worked on the same basic electrical design
and the machines were constructed using ex GPO relays, these machines were very popular with both players and operators.

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The 1960s brought a change in style, FORMICA was all the rage,Jamiesons expanded their range of machines to include pushers and multiplayer games pictured below are just some of those games.

These two seemingly unimpressive looking machines are, in my view, two of the most underrated coin drop machines ever made in the UK. Their mode of operation pretty much forced the design of the case into this somewhat uninteresting style which was a pity for they (especially the "tip a skittle" ) were simply compulsive to play. Their design was both very simple and extremely clever. coins deposited in the slots at the top appeared to fall away from the p[layer from front to back where there was a chance they would get caught in a hollowed-out skittle when enough coins filled one of the skittles it would cause the skittle to drop and pay out the coins it held. The clever part was the coins actually dropped straight down, top to bottom letting gravity do the work, the player's view was actually a reflected one. To see how they were designed and to experience just how addictive they must have been see our good friend supershotbattymanbor's excellent video at the bottom of the page