Bonus: Ethan Johnson on the History of Coin-Operated Machines
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In this bonus episode, Dave interviews researcher and blogger Ethan Johnson about the history of coin-op devices, which largely came out of the Second Industrial Revolution. Learn more about Ethan’s work at The History of How We Play, Our Lost Arcade, and Play History. Follow his work on X: @GameResearch_E.
Ethan’s Recommended Reading:
Nic Costa's Book on Early Coin-op: https://www.amazon.com/Penny-Conceiving-Internet-Machine-1735-1883/dp/9925796628
Dick Beuschel's Arcade 1: https://archive.org/details/arcade-1-1993-book-scans