When I go to the seaside in Britain, there are two activities that I regard as essential and non-negotiable...
1) Fish and chips, out of the paper, whilst strolling the promenade or pier (usually in the rain).
2) Spending some time in the penny machine arcades.
It's best to do them in that order, else the chips acquire a musty metallic taste transferred from your fingertips, even if you do try to wash it off.
I've just been for a short holiday in Looe, Cornwall. Following (1) I indulged in (2) and was surprised to find that the two penny pushover machines appeared to loaded with quite modern mobile phones. Alas, on closer inspection, they turned out to be fakes - not toys, but genuine non-working replicas. I guess they're the 'display' models, such as you see hanging on the wall in phone shops. All the buttons work (in as much as they have the right tactile 'click', and the slider mechanisms work just like the real thing. Some have a 'fake' display sticker inside the screen which gives it away, but others have normal-looking screens.
For an investment of about £10 in two penny coins, I came home with four of them. I can't make up my mind what to do with them, though? I can't help being curious as to whether they have any electronics whatsoever inside, but dismantling won't be easy as the battery covers are glued on (and in one case moulded into the rest of the case).
BTW - Looe's lovely. And if you don't fancy fish & chips, there's plenty of pasty shops.
