Booz Barometer ??

[jbrooks]

so there is one of these for sale locally and I am on the verge of buying it.  The owner says in his ad needs a new battery.  Can any of you on here who own one of these please tell me how they are powered.  I assumed they were a plug in but he has me wondering now.

Thanks

[Larry]

Originally it was battery powered. 

[jbrooks]

Well thats good news, thanks Larry. Now I know this one is not missing anything

[detroittvguy]

Mine takes a lantern battery, but you could retrofit it to accept most any battery.

[jbrooks]

So I went and picked it up, here are some pics.  It is a little rough but it was real close and well priced.  Can the experts let me know if anything is missing, I assume there was something to catch the nickels?  Anything else?

Thanks

[Larry]

Coin box and battery.

[mznb1u]

Cool machine.  There was a guy named Shaky Jake Woods who was a fixture on the streets of Ann Arbor from the late 60's until his death in 2007.  He was an interesting guy and loved by all.  The name of that machine made me think of him.  I may need to track one of those down now!

For those from the area, maybe you had one of his bumper stickers on your car "I Brake for Jake".

  RIP Jake

  Tim