White Whale Acquired! Minirama Cartoon Theater!

[turnbolt]

Wow. What a find. I have been looking for one of those for years. Congrats. Keep posting pics as you get her working.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Very neat. I remember one at our local Zayres (late 70's early 80's) that had Chilly Willy painted onto it. If I recall correctly the cartoon was a Walter Lantz Wally Walrus.

[cjefferys]

That is awesome! What do you plan to do with it?

Make your own peep show booth! (sorry, it's the first thing I think of when I see one of these...)

But seriously, that is a really cool find.

[Wee67]

That is super cool!!! Hopefully you can find a nice spot for it and enjoy some toons. Closest thing to a time machine you may ever own!

[ddgaff1132]

Thanks for the update MPM. I wish you all the best luck on the restoration and would love to see as many pics as you can post. I remember the 8mm movies offered in magazines like famous monsters and I think K-mart used to sell some also when they had a real photo department. The closest experience I could relate to this vending machine. Is the old Penny-flickers that you viewed while cranking a handle. Kennywood park PA. had several in the many arcades throughout the park. Everytime I visit the amusement park I make a point to view as many as I can. So I can truly say that I'm envious that you have one of these machines to yourself. I also hope you can find more of those old 8mm cartoons so you can have a bunch of cartoons to choose from.

[megojim]

That's really cool, great pick up!