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For Amusement Only, A Curator's Tour

Learn about the fascinating world of coin-operated entertainment from the early twentieth century. Sept.15 from 6:30-8 at the Morris Museum.

Explore various types of early 20th century automatic entertainment: Coin-ops! Fortune-tellers and strength testers were popular coin-operated machines found in penny arcades, and Prohibtion-era speakeasies features coin-ops musical instruments and gambling machines.

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