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Blackpool Zoo

EnglandLANCASHIRE - Blackpool · England

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The Zoo is located inland about 3 miles or so away from the seafront (where most of the other EC sites are). Four electric machines and a 4 die hand cranked machine are located here, 1 at the entrance to the shop and 4 inside Zoo itself. The most recent addition is the machine in the Giraffe house, The Children's Farm machine has been removed.

All pennies now cost £1.

Machine 1: Elephant House, to the left of the entrance door. Design is:
1) Elephant. Text: 'Blackpool Zoo' (the word 'zoo' is sunken into the elephant).

Machine 2: Orangutan Outlook. Design is:
Design is 1) 'Blackpool Zoo', Gorilla face.

Machine 5: is in the Entrance Corridor. Each penny has a solid ring border, Blackpool Zoo in text and the zoo logo. Designs are:
Designs are; 1) Hanging Ape, 2) Penguin, 3) Giraffe Head, 4) Seal.

Machine 6: Wolf Ridge. Design is:
1) 'Blackpool Zoo Wolf Ridge', Wolf head

Machine 7: (2019) Near the Elephant House. Design is:
1) 'Project Elephant Blackpool Zoo, Elephant front facing right.

Machine 8: Big Cat House. (Line border, similar to Retired 3)
Design is 1) 'Blackpool Zoo', Lion Head.

Retired Machines/ Designs:

Retired 3: 1) Blackpool Zoo', Lion head (Dot border, similar to Machine 8)
Retired 4: 1) 'Blackpool Zoo Childres'n Farm', Logo.

If you have a problem with the machines see the Children's Playbarn staff. They did have a few pennies already rolled.

12/19: Machine 7 and 8 added. Machine 3 retired. (Tanks Jason) GSY

22/02/26: machines all working well and pressed pennies well, mix between card payment and coins for machine.
Couldn't find machine 1 so not sure if it was gone or I didn't spot it

Machines and designs

8 machines
MachineDesignsCoin type
Machine 1: Elephant House1Penny
Machine 2: Orangutan Outlook1Penny
Machine 5: is in the Entrance Corridor4Penny
Machine 6: Wolf Ridge1Penny
Machine 7: (2019) Near the Elephant House.?Penny
Machine 8: Big Cat House1Penny
Retired 3?Penny
Retired 4?Penny

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