https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1287

OK so i sell similar games at the History Of Pinball Booth at TPF

Unfortunately the pure bagatelle are not as desirable as the later machines that start to have ramps and mechanics.

It is an early Jennings which is neat. People like the later Sportsman/Daily Limit etc

If im buying its 250 to 300

if im selling its 450 to 550

--Jeff

IN addition ive added this game to the archive and stolen one of your pics for the splash

https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/jay-ball

yes please

Jeff’s answer was spot on, that’s likely why nobody else replied.

Normally there is no real value to a bagatelle, but this one is kind of neat, being a Jennings and having some interesting features.

I think selling it at $300-$400 would be fair. Chances are it's going to be a display piece for someone's pinball room. These very basic bagatelles are a dime-a-dozen so prewar collectors don't really care too much.
The main thing it has going for it is the casting around the playfield and the more ornate legs + side, so it would look super duper in someone's gameroom. This machine cost way more than many of the other bagatelles of the year prior, so if you're going to have one very basic bagatelle, this would be a good one to have.

Very fair trade.

The Howard products are a god send for this era of games. I strip the playfield and put all the metal into the heated ultrasonic then polish in walnut media with Flitz in a brass tumbler. I coat the playfield in Howard Feed N Wax, let it absorb and re-coat, repeat until the playfield stops absorbing any, then wax with Blitz. For the cabinet, I use Howard Restore A Finish, then follow with Feed N Wax until it stops absorbing and wipe off excess. Once all the metal has gone through the tumbler, I hand polish with Flitz, then coat with Renaissance Micro Crystalline Wax And Polish, then do the reassembly.

I remove the pins and they go through the ultrasonic and tumbler, too. I find something I can use as a guide (socket, a bit of metal tube, etc..) to get the pins all reinstalled at the same height and put them back in just a bit lower than they were before.

For replacement pins, I take samples with me and check a local hardware store that stocks a good selection of furniture fasteners in addition to normal nails. I try to use the replacement pins in less conspicuous areas.

Thanks you for the tips, looking at doing something similar in the near future with a table I am working on. Do you use something like rust-oleum in the ultrasonic?

I prefer Purple Power, but sometimes use Simple Green if I’m out of Purple Power. I have a cylindrical plastic container that I fill with the parts and cleaning solution, then drop that into the ultrasonic (I run it at 60c… the heat makes a huge difference). For little parts, I use a small jar with the cleaner, saves on cleaner and cleanup.