diff --git a/histogrammar/primitives/bin.py b/histogrammar/primitives/bin.py
index 3e47eec..ab2a93f 100644
--- a/histogrammar/primitives/bin.py
+++ b/histogrammar/primitives/bin.py
@@ -142,6 +142,51 @@ def __init__(self, num, low, high, quantity, value=Count(), underflow=Count(), o
         super(Bin, self).__init__()
         self.specialize()
 
+    def ascii(self):
+        """Prints ascii histogram, for debuging on headless machines"""
+        underflow = self.underflow.toInt()
+        overflow = self.overflow.toInt()
+        nanflow = self.nanflow.toInt()
+        values = [underflow] + self._toArray() + [overflow, nanflow]
+        min = values[0]
+        max = values[0]
+
+        length = len(values)
+        i = 1
+        while i < length:
+            if values[i] > max:
+                max = values[i]
+            elif values[i] < min:
+                min = values[i]
+            i += 1
+        
+        # Map values to number of dots representing them (maximum is 63)
+        range = max - min
+        prop = 63 / range
+
+        dots = [None] * length
+        i = 0
+        while i < length:
+            dots[i] = int((values[i] - min)*prop)
+            i += 1
+        
+        # Get range of values corresponding to each bin
+        ranges = ["underflow"] + [None] * (length - 3) + ["overflow", "nanflow"]
+        i = 1
+        while i < (length - 2):
+            ranges[i] = "[" + str(self.range(i))[1:]
+            i += 1
+     
+        print("{:>19}{:>65}".format(min, max))
+        print(" " * 18 + "+" + "-" * 63 + "+")
+
+        i = 0
+        while i < length:
+            print("{:<14}{:<4}{:<65}".format(ranges[i], int(values[i]), "|" + "*" * dots[i] + " " * (63 - dots[i]) + "|"))
+            i += 1
+
+        print(" " * 18 + "+" + "-" * 63 + "+")
+
     def histogram(self):
         """Return a plain histogram by converting all sub-aggregator values into :doc:`Counts <histogrammar.primitives.count.Count>`."""
         out = Bin(len(self.values), self.low, self.high, self.quantity, None, self.underflow.copy(), self.overflow.copy(), self.nanflow.copy())
@@ -472,6 +517,17 @@ def _numpy(self, data, weights, shape):
     def _sparksql(self, jvm, converter):
         return converter.Bin(len(self.values), self.low, self.high, self.quantity.asSparkSQL(), self.values[0]._sparksql(jvm, converter), self.underflow._sparksql(jvm, converter), self.overflow._sparksql(jvm, converter), self.nanflow._sparksql(jvm, converter))
 
+    def _toArray(self):
+        """Converts Bin to array of frequencies"""
+        values = [None] * int(len(self.values))
+        i = 0
+        for value in self.values:
+            value = str(value)
+            end = len(value) - 1
+            values[i] = float(value[7:end])
+            i += 1
+        return values
+
     @property
     def children(self):
         """List of sub-aggregators, to make it possible to walk the tree."""
@@ -579,3 +635,4 @@ def __hash__(self):
         return hash((self.low, self.high, self.quantity, self.entries, tuple(self.values), self.underflow, self.overflow, self.nanflow))
 
 Factory.register(Bin)
+
diff --git a/histogrammar/primitives/count.py b/histogrammar/primitives/count.py
index 229d7ad..7525d7c 100644
--- a/histogrammar/primitives/count.py
+++ b/histogrammar/primitives/count.py
@@ -194,6 +194,13 @@ def _numpy(self, data, weights, shape):
     def _sparksql(self, jvm, converter):
         return converter.Count()   # TODO: handle transform
 
+    def toInt(self):
+        """Return intiger value of count"""
+        value = str(self)
+        end = len(value) - 1
+        value = float(value[7:end])
+        return int(value)
+
     @property
     def children(self):
         """List of sub-aggregators, to make it possible to walk the tree."""