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I just bought a 1932 pinball machine

By SchertzPinball

11 years ago


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    #3 11 years ago

    I have a 1932 "Jiggers" and a 1934 "Safety Zone" pin....Finding out pricing is very tough due to the lack of comparative sales. I would say that most of the older pin games from this era sell for $300-$500 assuming they are complete and in good condition. Games outside this price range are in poor condition or very rare examples justifying a higher price.
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    #19 11 years ago

    Here are mine:
    1932 Jiggers and 1934 Safety Zone

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    #20 11 years ago

    Here are mine:
    1932 Jiggers and 1934 Safety Zone

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    #26 11 years ago

    The Safety Zone pins is really cool...I have never seen another one. The electric part is very simple...just a flashlight bulb under the Green light. When you drop in the "Traffic Light" hole it will light up. Hitting that hole also gives you a free ball....the same ball basically goes back to the shooter ball area. At the same time the ball runs over a lever under the playfield that raises the bars in those 2 angled lanes above the traffic light. This allows the ball to go from 100,200,300 to 1000, 2000, and 3000...look closely and you can see where those bars normally hold the ball at 100. I guess this game was ahead of it's time. Here is a flyer showing $32.50 price tag....using a inflation calculator that is around $550 today.

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    #32 11 years ago

    1934 Safety Zone....
    The game is in storage at the moment while I work out of the country....the green light may just stay blinking all the time...can't remember.
    The rod that goes from the green light area gets pulled down which raises the other 2 bars allowing the ball to go under it. They pivot on that thicker bar.
    The tilt plunger was missing so I had to make one out of a piece of aluminum round bar...which I "drilled" a divot in the top. Now it has a ball and works great.
    The elderly guy I bought it from had a great story about him buying the game back in the 60's from a New York "mobster" type operator friend of his. He kept it all this time until I bought it about 2 years ago. Who knows about the story but it sounded cool. He said this is the only one he ever saw....sure is the only one I have been able to come across and I searched the internet up and down for anyone having another one. I would love to know more about the history and how many others survived. It was a beautiful display in my game room. When I get back it will be set up once again.

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