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Does anyone here have what I think was called a "Taito Crane 77" skill tester?

 

The thread starter by @illawarra_steelers about his 1940's skill merchandiser brought back memories of the Crane 77.

 

As a kid I was obsessed with that machine. I even tried to build the gantry part from a combination of Mechano and Lego !

 

Sadly I can't seem to find any real information on it online. Maybe I have the machine name wrong?

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I noticed that you offered to email me a copy of that manual back in 2008, but buggered if I can find it. That was when I had the LAI jumbo skill tester.

 

A while later I ended up trashing the cabinet (it was ridiculously large), but kept the control panel, some of the artwork and all of the mechanics.

 

The thought of building a new skill tester has crossed my mind over the past few years - maybe in the Crane 77 style.

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I also picked up one of these about three years ago in Melbourne, as you say not too much info about them on the net. I did manage to contact a guy in Qld that had a few of them and was able to get a copy of the manual which I have scanned into a PDF version if anyone wants a copy.
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  • 2 years later...
I'm going to revive this thread! I just purchased one of these today on behalf of my brother, and it still works! crazy! I haven't seen one for some thirty years.

 

Photos please

 

 

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Photos please

 

 

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Best I can do til I collect.

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A few more pics. Will obviously need some work, but I think its in pretty good condition considering. Can someone confirm that date sticker - it looks like its a back to front date?

Cheers

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