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Can anyone identify this pinball from the 1930's?

By Alan_L

5 years ago


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    #1 5 years ago

    I acquired this old pinball which I believe is from the 1930's. You get ten balls for a nickel, the balls are wooden. I don't know what the "W" in the center stands for, I'm told it could be Watling or Western Amusement, or some other.
    There is a ball serve lever which puts the ball into the shooter lane and it is launched with a shooter rod with a wooden tip.
    The ball spins around the perimeter of the wheel (the wheel doesn't move), and as it slows it falls into a hole with a point count or zero.
    That's all I know about this machine, any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    #7 5 years ago

    What? Do you mean to tell me that after spending hours this afternoon scouring arcane websites and looking at a million pics, that I start this thread and 18 minutes later DennisDodel tells me that it was in the IPDB all the time?!?! Jesus! Thanks to all who chimed in on this thread, I really appreciate it.

    Next questions: I want to clean and polish the cabinet, what should I use?

    Also, the green, yellow and black areas of the wheel have a lot of paint chips. Will touching up these spots help or hurt the value? Should I just leave it alone?

    And, most important of all, what is this machine worth?

    Again, thanks for all your info.

    Alan

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