an what's more if older children like Andrew S Richmond collect enough
of them and one day chooses to display and interpret them then we may
add to the thousands of quirky little museums around the world. I've
chosen an entirely unoriginal name for his museum already - it has to be
THE PENNY ARCADE and I look forward to visiting in due course\

Peter Millward
Manager, Education & Visitor Services
Melbourne Museum
PO Box 666E,   Melbourne,   VIC  3000
ph 61 3 9651 8162      fax 61 3 9651 6378
mobile 61 418 326 667
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> From:         Andrew S. Richmond-The Papers of Philander
> Chase[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     Museum discussion list
> Sent:         Friday, 27 February 1998 12:40 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Penny Machines
>
> Heck, *I* like the penny-smashing machines.  Have a nice little
> collection of
> pennies myself.  I've found them to be wonderful little trinkets that,
> quite
> effectively, evoke wonderful memories of the places I've visited.
> They are
> certainly no more tacky than plastic dinosaurs or
> whirly-spinny-glow-in-the-dark pencils.  If a museum considers itself
> to be
> above such plebian souveniers, remind me not to go there.
>
> Andrew
>
>
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