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Groetchen 1941 Pikes Peak trade stimulator

By wayner

5 years ago


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    #1 5 years ago

    Just completed a full resto of this fun and beautifully engineered machine. The machine in original state was somewhat tired with multiple scratches, dilapidated mountain ball slides and score glass graphics and the mountain valley upright hangers had become detached from the top cover.
    The machine was completely disassembled. Pics provided to assist anyone on future resto of this machine.

    Metal components were cleaned, in some cases given the evaporust treatment, and new graphics applied.

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    The base, after replacing the rubber feet, and coin draw was sanded, filled, stained and cleared.

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    The housing was cleared of rust, sanded and sprayed-Krylon hammer gold.

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    The gumball dispenser was cleared of rust, cleaned and cleared to improve sanitation.

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    Coin mech serviced and along with gumball dispenser installed to housing.

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    Top cover sanded, sprayed and new graphics installed.

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    Operational mechanism installed in housing.

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    Top cover installed-screwed rod each corner.

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    Back cover resprayed and new graphics applied.

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    Completed.

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    #4 5 years ago
    Quoted from KenLayton:

    Great job! Where did you get all of the graphics? I've never seen anyone offering graphics for these machines before.

    Thks Ken. I purchased the name plate, mountain graphics and score glasses from Ed Smith a couple of years back (5 Balls for 1c and 8000 graphics done by a friend). At the time he traded on a 'virtual internet village' called Vintageville (some connection to Crow River I think) but it does not seem to now exist. I know he also had a stand at Chicagoland. I also purchased a NOS Challenger gun machine from him as he had purchased the whole of the inventory from the previous owner Johnny Frantz and dealt with other penny arcade stuff.

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    #9 3 years ago
    Quoted from Mikemolang:

    Sweet!!!
    I just restored one myself and have a couple questions you might be able to answer.
    What are the “mountain valley upright hangers had become detached from the top cover” you refer to?
    I found an extra part inside my machine. Any idea if it is a part of PP, or just some rare part someone probably pulled their hair out looking for? Or a miniature sculpture of Munch’s ‘The Scream’?
    Before and after photos. I decided to return her to original colors, even though I liked the white and blue.
    Best,
    Mike[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

    Quoted from Mikemolang:

    Sweet!!!
    I just restored one myself and have a couple questions you might be able to answer.
    What are the “mountain valley upright hangers had become detached from the top cover” you refer to?
    I found an extra part inside my machine. Any idea if it is a part of PP, or just some rare part someone probably pulled their hair out looking for? Or a miniature sculpture of Munch’s ‘The Scream’?
    Before and after photos. I decided to return her to original colors, even though I liked the white and blue.
    Best,
    Mike[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

    The hangers, as I referred to them, are the vertical sections within which the mountain peaks slide and which attach to the mechanism covers on each side.

    I believe that part is a camlock locking lever from the back door.

    #11 3 years ago
    Quoted from cait001:

    I should update that I managed to find TWO somewhat locally. Between the two my friend assembled a fully working one, and then managed to make the second one work properly by improvising around the missing bits.
    Super fun machine.

    and very difficult to reach the top of the mountain!

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    #16 3 months ago

    I cannot recall removing that particular wedge shown in pic below. It looks as though a sharp tap from the narrow end (?) would remove.

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