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« on: March 28, 2025, 19:14:13 »
Vending machines excluded... I'm not sure if this would be a large catalogue or just a brief list.
Subcategories? Extra points should be awarded if the item was/is in a glass case.

More extra points if the item solicits donations via a coin in a slot.

And yet more extra points if a switch / coin in the slot causes something to light up or move.

The winners: the exhibits that survive at the present day as well as attracting the most points.

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« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2025, 20:02:19 »
What do all those lamps on the front mean?
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« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2025, 20:17:31 »
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« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2025, 20:29:50 »
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What do all those lamps on the front mean?

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