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EM find with a special something I have never owned before in it...

By gjm

4 years ago

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#1 4 years ago

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I found a Gottlieb Card Whiz the other day in 100% working order and when I got it home and started going through things I noticed this in the back box. I knew they were shipped with them but to actually get a pin with it still in I think is pretty cool.
A little over 7000 plays with zero wear at the kick out hole.
Has some flipper drag but the rest of the playfield is in great shape paint wise and will clean up very nicely.
I will not touch up that area but should I just keep it waxed or possibly cut to size a piece of mylar or make my own playfield protector?
There is no playfield protector for this pin yet.

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#2 4 years ago

ZZZ

Wickerman2

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So I assume the person kept putting it back or that would mean they never changed a bulb back there?

#3 4 years ago

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gjm

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Quoted from Wickerman2:
So I assume the person kept putting it back or that would mean they never changed a bulb back there?

Most of the bulbs were burnt out, it does look like it has removed and replaced but I just never bought an EM with it still being with the pin.

#4 4 years ago

JJF

wolverinetuner

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Quoted from gjm:
I will not touch up that area but should I just keep it waxed or possibly cut to size a piece of mylar or make my own playfield protector

I substantially improved flipper wear on my Royal Flush through touch-up, and then covered with mylar. My paint color mix and before/after photos (before covering with mylar) are on the touch-up paint color thread. (Please also read posts #1 and #3 of that thread for background info.) I was extremely pleased with the results on mine. Here’s the link, go to post #54:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-pinside-touch-up-paint-color-thread/page/2#post-5388639

#5 4 years ago

DK

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12y 155K 4,876 129 3

I have two EMs with those and yes you’re right on how uncommon they are to find. Both had low plays and needed work to get up and running so they had sat for a while

#6 4 years ago

JAY

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I found three games on the IPDB with pics of shipping blocks. Oldest game is 1957:

https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?images=shipping.block&sortby=date&searchtype=advanced

#7 4 years ago

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gjm

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Quoted from wolverinetuner:
I substantially improved flipper wear on my Royal Flush through touch-up, and then covered with mylar. My paint color mix and before/after photos (before covering with mylar) are on the touch-up paint color thread. (Please also read posts #1 and #3 of that thread for background info.) I was extremely pleased with the results on mine. Here’s the link, go to post #54:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-pinside-touch-up-paint-color-thread/page/2#post-5388639

Thanks for that information, much appreciated.

#8 4 years ago

TAR

pinwiztom

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I have only come across 1 game with the shipping block still installed or present,in all the games I have purchased over the years. Operators must have chucked them from the get go.

#9 4 years ago

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dgAmpGuy

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I found one the other day under the motor board in a jack in the box machine. Before this posting and another one that I saw on Facebook last week, I probably wouldn’t have known what it was for

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#10 4 years ago

ARF

AlexF

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I had a nice Teacher's Pet with one but it wasn't as rare to find. You swing the door open from the front to change the bulbs.

#11 4 years ago

SDM

EMsInKC

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Quoted from AlexF:
I had a nice Teacher's Pet with one but it wasn't as rare to find. You swing the door open from the front to change the bulbs.

Since Williams/Bally of the area had the light board screwed into the head and the glass was removed with a lift channel from the front, I wonder why they even used one?

#12 4 years ago

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AlexF

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Quoted from EMsInKC:
Since Williams/Bally of the area had the light board screwed into the head and the glass was removed with a lift channel from the front, I wonder why they even used one?

I wondered that myself. Not sure it needed to be secured more than it was.

#13 4 years ago

TAR

pinwiztom

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Just to minimize rattling of the BG during transport?

#14 4 years ago

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Jahkub

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I found one on a Jacks Open recently, I'm pretty sure I was the first person to remove it.

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