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Hi-Lo by Automatic Games/missing ball feed part

By Zandbroz

1 year ago



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    #1 1 year ago

    I am restoring a Hi-Lo bagatelle game made by Automatic Games Co (ST.PAUL, MN). I am missing part of the mechanism used to bring balls to the plunger. There is a wood housing that is missing the wood knob that would turn the mechanism to feed the ball. There are two holes (top and bottom). Does anyone know what the part looks like? I have seen a later model from Automatic Games where the mechanism is inside the cabinet with an exterior knob that turns a wheel with top and bottom holes. On the exterior of the cabinet where the housing is attached there a two ball bearing push-ins (sorry don't know what they are called). They must have some function but not sure what.

    I think I can make the part if I know what it looks like and how it functions.
    Any information is appreciated -Thanks

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    #2 1 year ago

    Update/ I found a video showing restoration of an Automatic Game Whiffle machine of the same era as my Hi-Lo. It shows a wheel with two holes that is turned buy the knob. I have attached a fuzzy screen shot from the video. I am going to make one assuming there is a slight drop on the exterior bottom of each hole to encourage the marble to drop into the cabinet hole. Note the groove in the center of the wheel -that is from the two metal pushing. Clicking over them indicates that you are at the hole. I will let yo know how it goes.

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    #3 1 year ago

    Update/ I found a video showing restoration of an Automatic Game Whiffle machine of the same era as my Hi-Lo. It shows a wheel with two holes that is turned by the knob. I have attached a fuzzy screen shot from the video. I am going to make one, assuming there is a slight drop on the exterior bottom of each hole, to encourage the marble to drop into the cabinet hole. Note the groove in the center of the wheel -that is from the two metal push-ins. Clicking over them indicates that you are at the hole. I will let you know how it goes.

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