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1950 Bank-A-Ball - Restore?

By shimoda

9 years ago


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#1 9 years ago

So I rescued this machine from a hot Georgia attic where it sat for probably 40+years. The man I got it from remembered playing it as a kid. Brought it home and sat it on it's back for a few months in my shop next to a project Big Ben (Williams 75 EM) that needs a new cabinet and for which the score motor won't stop running (another time).

I was planning to hang the playfield as wall art with its nice printed apron but decided to postpone that as the thread had a few 'restore' or 'don't part' threads. I accidently broke one arm of one of the motors in the back, but figure that can be repaired (though now I need to find where I put the piece). I plugged it in and nothing, so I'll have to start with the basics. I had a Niagara way back 14 years ago or so that I got at an auction and did my best to restore but it is long gone, great looking and fun machine. Not so much into a playfield that is literally just open space, but I'll consider getting her running. I'll post pics in the next day or so.

Looking for thoughts on restoring, perhaps offers for purchase or trade, schematic info, etc. Would love it if someone that owned one of these could help out as well. Turret shooter so an interesting concept that fits the open theme of billiards quite well really.

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#2 9 years ago

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#3 9 years ago

reserved for pics

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#4 9 years ago

So I posted a possible part this game out thread and several people responded with don't do it responses. I changed my mind and thought I'd start this thread and silence. Maybe I should part it out after all. The Playfield/Apron would make great wall art after all. Can I get more thoughts? If anyone wants to make an offer on the whole game, I can bring it to the Atlanta Expo Flea market and do a 'parking lot' deal.

#9 9 years ago
Quoted from geet84:

I have one of these. I've been slowly getting it back to playable condition over the last year. I've been too lazy to start a restoration thread, but this might motivate me to finally do it. Your playfield is in better shape than mine, my backglass is nicer but my plastics are also destroyed. I'll post some pics in a few days.

That would be great. I accidentally broke one piece of the switch arm in the backbox, but have it that it could be repaired. Otherwise it seems that a few wires have broken off mounts here and there and I have no idea where they'd go. Playfield seems to be in pretty good shape. I haven't thought about cleaning it yet as I'm worried to remove any paint/ink. When plugged in it won't show any signs of getting power so I'm going to have to go slowly to see if the transformer even works. I do think it would be nice to have restored, and would be a nice looking machine.

Wish I hadn't sold that Niagara all those years ago...

#16 9 years ago

Yep, one in the same.

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#17 9 years ago

Bank-A-Ball has been sold.

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#25 9 years ago

Wow ZNET, that looks great! Looks like a shooter's game for sure and the art, well, speaks for itself. I really loved the screened apron on that. Definitely glad it was saved, the translite looks pretty nice as well. Not sure where you found a repro plastic set as I could not but glad of it and will be looking for pics of it.

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