It was either 1967 or 1968. My Mom took me along with her to the Rexall Drug store in our small town, in rural Manitoba. In the back was a couple of men (could of been older teens), playing a pinball machine. Asked my Mom, "What is That!" She tried to avert my attention, but to no avail, I was very interested. One time we went there, no other customers were in the store. I got a Dime from her and went over to the pin, stuck the 10 cents into it, then promptly moved an ashtray full of butts off of the little shelf on the game, to a close table. Do remember that the play time was short, but that was it! Flashing lights, bells, and that shiny ball just whipping around all over. Pinball had me, "Hook, Line, and Sinker"

I can't remember the theme, but certainly that shelf was etched into memory. Fast forward to 1982 I was looking for a used EM in Vancouver. Went almost everywhere in Lower Mainland for a game. Saw one with that shelf, and legs that looked like they off of a dinning room table. Took the, 'How Heavy is it Test', it is heavier than most pins, strong and thick plywood construction. Didn't buy it, couldn't remember it's theme either. It was in good condition and most likely I should of bought it, it was less than $400.00.

From the internet somewhere that Williams cabinet is described as having an anti-vandalism design. It was impossible to kick the coin door, or the bottom of the game in the front. With an up swung kick.

Road Trip! "Head out On the Highway, Looking for Adventure" Got to pick up a new to me pin today. Will post photos, later today or tomorrow evening.

Single player, trap holes, should complete my line up (famous last words ).

Loaded up, heading home.
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1100 Kilometers round trip, around 680 miles, almost 11 hours of country driving. Things people will do for a hobby.

Ding, Ding, Ding, we have a winner! Not that it was a contest, but part of the FUN is identifying a pin from a photo, that shows only a piece of a game.

This is 1 complete pin and a parts pin. The parts game is almost complete, missing a bottom, cross braces, legs, coin door.

Here are some photos of this Flying High with some extras. These 2 pins have been standing on end for more than 15 years.

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Forgot to ask for a key. This side of the back box is the best side.
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1953 Schematic, slightly used.
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Can not believe this stuff was inside.
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Mouse chewed corner, fantastic.

The previous owner had them in his storage building. When he moved all of the pins he had from the storage building to his new garage (behind is house) the one pin fell apart. There was a second worn out back glass 2 weeks ago, it was in the advertisement photos. As the backbox split apart the glass did not survive intact. Have not opened the cabinet with the broken glass, as of today. Might do that tonight.

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Not quite sure on difference between High Score, and Points.
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Looks like the tin foil has disintegrated from being around the fuse.

Have not played it yet. I'm learning as I go.

So the 4 Roll Overs and the 2 side kickers accumulate (Single) Points. Which show up on the bottom of the backglass.
The other scoring starting at 10,000 and up to 5,990,000. Fills the rest of the Backgklass.
The 7 Pop Bumpers are the 1 -7 in the backglass. Only 2 are pops, the rest do not pop.
It should be some fun to master. And loud, 3 different bells.

By looking at the playfield photos on IPDB. The lower kickers score 1 Point. There are the 2 blue Roll Overs on the upper part of the playfield (one on each side) score 1 Point. But then they can be lit, and will then score 5 Points.

Got the Flying High up onto its legs. All of the G.I. bulbs are either blacked or silvered, only the scoring lights appear to be working. This is a winter project. So far have only have cleaned the playfield, ordered parts, and wiped a lot of white grease off of the scoring units in the back box.

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Watch out! In photo 3, looks like Darth Vader wants to play too.

It is too late, now.

When we picked up this 1953 Gottlieb Flying High, one of the guys says, "Hey! where are all these coloured flakes coming from?", as he was brushing off his clothes. I looked at him and said, "What is left of the Backglass artwork"

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Lots and lots of flakes.

Is there a STAR on the Roto-Target? On some Roto-Target games when the Star is hit it rewards an Extra Ball, I could only guess that on Domino it will reward with a Credit, or Special.

The Decal set for the Domino Roto-Target, from Pinball Rescue has 1 Star for only 1 position.

Yep! You beat me to it by half a minute! Nice Trade Winds too.

Just 1 question. Just above the 'Spin Roto' on the lower playfield, there appears to be a 1 circle in each side of the pin. Were playfield posts put there once? Or from another pin, the art work covers an insert?

I would bet on a Zebra to win.

28 more posts to go to get this important EM Topic to 10,000 posts. Possibly sometime this coming week.

Those are some very interesting pins there, Pinwiztom.

POST #9999.

10K before Christmas!

Here is a question. For when you get it home, and are setting it up.

The Backbox Door, what are you going to do with it? I have a 1953 Flying High, similar vintage pin. Once your pin is up on its legs, do you have enough ceiling clearance to lift up the back box door?? Taking the legs off, to lower the machine seems harder, than cutting that door into 2 pieces.

Thank AlexF, that should work. I could move the pin to a location under a full ceiling tile. To lift out the tile in a section of the suspended ceiling. Hoping to get the 7 more inches of height to totally remove the back box door. Instead of lowering the pin.

I have two original back box doors, the thought of cutting one had come to mind. But kind of destroying one doesn't seem right to me.

Pinball Hall of Fame might be close to this full list. In a personal collection, do not think any one will put their hand up. City of Gold is hard to find for sale.

For your sake, here is to hoping you can do that on every 25 games or so. I've never played this one, sounds like fun. Congrats on the new to you purchase.

Sorry to read this Dan. Best of luck in your future. Times may get tough. You can get through this. Things will get much better. Cheers!

Looking at the flyer on IPDB. It appears the legs are the same finish as the rails and lock down bar.

Some digital cameras or phone photos, the picture of pins with LED lights always look different than what you actually see.

Pinball machines are not, "Personal Floatation Devices!"

Volley playfield, Solar City artwork, in a wedge head? Interesting indeed.

Road trip, 4 hours there and back. On Sunday March 18th. Purchasing another 60's Gottlieb, and it has 1 gobble hole, and a huge flipper gap.
Any guesses?

No Sir, sorry.

To add another clue. Older than Sweet Hearts.

Sorry nope! It is older than Slick Chick and not a Woodrail.

No, but my Gottlieb pin collection is sadly missing a card themed game.

Congratulations there Theo.

I will post some photos by Monday night. Hope the little guessing game was fun!
Here is a photo from the seller.
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Got the Aloha home, set up, and it is going to get some time to get use to that large flipper gap.
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and this what the pin hauler looked like at 10 to 8 this morning.
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Fairly sure that the post between the flippers is not original. Most likely added later, by operators, or owners.
Going to have to look into the cabinet paint scheme, not sure on which is correct, or were there 2 versions.

Here is the flyer for Aloha, taken from IPDB. It shows the red colour on the backbox, along the lower panel and up the sides.
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Your back box frame could be from a different pin. Is the side art on the back box of your pin match the cabinet?

Left at 8AM back by 5:30PM. 3 hours one way driving on a slush covered Highway, stop for lunch then return, a casual Sunday drive. Only 4 vehicles in the ditch. On the way back the highway was mostly bare and dry. Then set the pin up right away.

Very hard to recognize. Gottlieb, small coin door, Sample Game. Very interesting. Yellow with a wedge of bright blue on the front of the cabinet.

Odd red webbing indeed! But would that 'S' effect its colour scheme? (Possibly). Not very many yellow cabinets on Gottliebs. As it does look yellow and not just nicotine/smoke stained.

The only advantage of the half moon credit unit would be that it is a lot smaller.

The main disadvantage is that it has a maximum credit of 9 plays. Someone posted once on Pinside it can be modified to read higher. I can remember back in arcades, guys would complain that the maximum was only 9 credits.

Just shorten it to Car-dorado. As El Stock Car does not sound as good.

Have used the rubber cement to bond a 1/4 inch or smaller section of a rubber band to the inside of the cap. Have had a very a successful result, with this repair tip.

Here is a photo. This tip is from a Pinsider, Boilerman, or Dirtflipper, not really sure.
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A red playfield glass guides version.

Today, I finally scored a "Cards Themed Gottlieb". It was in storage for 20 years.
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Part 2.

Sat with just 2 wood screws holding the back box for 20 years. First thing done at home, get some bolts into the cabinet.
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Kind of dusty as well.
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Got it into place, set it up, plugged it in, and it lit up exactly as the previous owner said, 'Nothing Else Happens". When I picked it up, one back box connector was off, plugged everything in. Hit the Start Button, and bang, it re-sets, kicks the ball out. Flippers have no power.

Stopped there had some eats, got a drink, and came back. It had a blown fuse, also the ball count is not resetting, moved the ball count unit, and pushed the replay button and then played a few games. Ball Count is not resetting, scoring is not working, getting 10 points here and there.

The backglass is terribly faded, and so are the playfield plastics. The back box needs some glue and a couple of clamps. Coin door has seen better days, but overall it isn't to bad.

As I typed in the first post, "Finally got a Card Themed Gottlieb". A little sci-fi as well.
Have plenty of cleaning to do, par for the course. Did get it some what playing, with in 45 minutes of setting it up, considering it had been unused for 20 years.

"Home Use Only"? Could the original owner knew some one at Gottlieb, and special ordered the game? How would one find that out? Very interesting.

Certainly a rare game. Like how many EM Gottliebs were made without coin mechs? How many could have survived in this condition? How many of these Gottliebs made like this are on IPDB?

Great purchase.

That High Score is almost unbelievable. An average of 21,000 points would be needed on 20 balls. That would be a long game, ending with some sore wrists.

Are there holes through the cabinet, for the coin entrance, mounting bolts? Have those holes been filled as well?

Some progress today.

Finally moved (most of) the Gottliebs together.
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Still have 3 more to move into this room. Then it will look fuller.

Brought you over to EMside, we did, ummm! (Yoda voice).
The lure of, "Oh! this Game looks Easy".
Many EM pins have that, "I almost got it! Got to push the Replay Again Button One More Time", kind of feel. Although trying to roll the game, with a game that doesn't have an 'Extra Ball Feature', can be almost impossible. 2000 points would be a cause to yell out, jump a bit, and then post it on Pinsides Score section.

Why does the 'Pistol Pete' scores look like they are in a raised print? Instead of a engraved into the game? Is this a lighting trick. The marking looks like it has been covered with tape, and over painted.

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Merry Christmas fellow EM Pinsiders.

Finally moved all of the Gottliebs into one room, today.

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It really nice of that manager of your local Lowes lets you work on your pin there....

Is your chime unit not making any sound?
Thought it was not making a sound due to an electrical problem, check this out. The plungers were stuck in the goo of what was left of the silencer rubber. Stuck like your boot in 2 feet of mud. Guess that years of someone oiling the plungers, created the black sticky mess. This from my High Hand.
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I really like the backglass art work, with the other Gottliebs in the background. I'm sure I have never played one.

The wrapped originals are not faded, that is a great find.

Mmmmm donuts indeed!

Picked up this Globe Trotter yesterday. It plays beautifully. It will need some cleaning.
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Interesting play, reversed flippers in the lower section of the playfield. As the game progresses and you hit all of the roll overs, and knock out the 1 thru 9 the playfield will be dark, except the pop bumpers, and the Special Kicker.

Thanks. It is a challenging game to play, the reversed lower flippers, kind of mixes stuff up. Getting the top roll overs, lights the engines on the plane in the backglass.

PM sent..

To advance the cities, the ball has to hit a 'lit' pop bumper 5 times. The factory setting is Manila for the Replay, each city after Manila awards a Replay. The cities reset for each game, always starting in Chicago, (imagine that). I could only guess that Gottlieb was referring to Santa Maria California.

The Azores was a common airplane refueling stop, if I recall. Back in the 50's and 60's for trans Atlantic flights with a plane with propellers.

Either start your own restoration Thread. Or use the existing 'Woodrail Pinballs' Thread. Regardless we will be following your progress.

Nihonmasa is located in Switzerland, Saint-Martin. So ya, most likely there are not 20 pins on Saint Martin.

Williams, tried the metal cabinets, they had a fear that wood cabinet Solid State games were going to be lighter and easier to steal. They dropped the metal cabinet as it did cost more to make and possibly harder for them to change up the assembling of the metal cabinets.

Confession Time.

It has been 3 and a bit weeks since being laid off. "I Played Pinball Today". Have not touched the games in that time. Played for just more than a hour, now my left wrist is numb. Scored 83,000 on the Abra Ca Dabra, scored 56,000 on the Sky Jump. Tomorrow is Sunday, will have plenty of spare time to wipe the glass, and wax most of the playfields.

Sunday morning, starting on some repairs.
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Cheers!

Jeez Dan, I hope not!

You need to get a 3rd one to make it a trio! Something like the one posted below.
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He appears younger than 16, breaking the posted rules.

The Empress Hotel is in Victoria. The museum near to the Empress is the British Columbia Provincial Museum.

It has been a year or two, fired up the Ladies. The vodka and beers made things easier.

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Have not had them all on, at once during that time. Sometimes I would play 1, while waiting for the laundry to finish.