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1950s Edwin Hall Coin Operated Mule Kiddie Ride - Muffin the Mule

Filmed at Folly Farm Adventure Park, Kilgetty on June 5th 2019. The very first licensed TV and radio character to be made as a coin operated ride (and also one of the first seven British-made kiddie rides), Muffin was one of three models that Edwin Hall & Co manufactured in 1953. Built completely from wood with a soft plush saddle, the first Muffins were beautifully painted to look like the actual Muffin string puppet. The originals were sold on large wooden bases with ornate fairground signwriting across the side. Intended for younger children, the earliest models came with special safety measures; Muffin would only operate as long as his rider kept both hands on the handlebars. As soon as the child let go (or attempted to dismount), the ride would stop moving. For an additional charge, buyers could request that record playing equipment was incorporated into the base. The original record played was, of course, the Muffin the Mule theme tune. Later Muffins came with cassette players by default. The design was changed and simplified many times over the years. The plush/felt saddles were replaced with leather, and would eventually become painted fibreglass (as would Muffin himself). Later Muffins stood on plain red bases and were quite dull in comparison to their elder cousins. Oh well, I suppose people just weren't willing to pay extra for quality rides anymore and Edwin Hall had to move with the times. Muffin would turn out to be Edwin Hall's biggest coin operated success, still selling well right up until 1975 when the company was sold. I believe this Muffin is one of the earliest models, probably dating from the mid-1950s. Confusingly, this is not the Muffin that I filmed at Folly Farm on my previous visit. There are now TWO Muffins at Folly Farm, both refurbished in a similar style by the same person. This one has had a Stamar timer added with the Muffin the Mule theme tune. However, due to the lack of a speaker on the base, I do not believe this model would have played music originally. Having been a regular series on Skylark24 since 2010, The History of Coin Operated Rides now has its own YouTube channel! Subscribe for ride videos, documentaries, interviews and more! Look out for a new videos at 6pm GMT every single day! We also finally have an official website which can be found here: https://thehistoryofcoinoperatedrides... I will be making regular updates, so be sure to keep checking back to learn more about the coin operated rides of Britain and beyond! If you have any old photographs or video footage of coin operated rides which you wouldn't mind sharing with us, please leave a comment or email coinoperatedrides@hotmail.com Thank you! Connect with us on social media! Facebook:   / coinoperatedkiddierides   Instagram:   / the_history_of_kiddie_rides   Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/1479266... This video was originally published on Skylark24 on December 22nd 2019. It had 10,277 views at the time of deletion!