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There are so many common elements in the constructions that perhaps there was some sort of "kit" and rules to follow?

When I was little I used to have the exact same wooden channels they use in over half those setups. I remember they came in one of those plastic mesh bags with a smaller plastic mesh bag containing the marbles. I wonder if I still have any...maybe I'll build my own little Rube Goldberg machine sometime...
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Matt