(Topic ID: 165407)
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World's Fair Jigsaw
Rockola, 1933
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Fort Worth, TX
Quoted from EM-PINMAN:hurry up and move to Fort Worth so I can play it!
by the end of the year is the plan
--Jeff
Quoted from Kingpin22:That would look great next to a World Series
Got that covered! 
-Jeff
4 weeks later
1 year later
So, is this the official jigsaw club thread? Anyway, guess i‘m in now 
I‘ve been reading a lot about flipperless games lately, the history of these old games is so fascinating and you guys certainly have a lot of enthusiasm! Thanks to bingopodcast for your awesome interviews, perfect gateway drug for me!
Long story short, i now have a jigsaw in my gameroom!
This game has a magical aura for me, so please forgive me when i geek out a bit. I just love the technology embracing vibe of the 30ies, the future seemed so full of endless possibilities and the World‘s Fair and that game captured that spirit perfectly.
I first saw a completely rotten and broken jigsaw in a dark corner of the awesome Budapest Pinball Museum some years ago, since then i secretly admired that machine. Having a beautiful example at home is so cool, i can‘t stop thinking of all the people who played on this machine before me in the last 85(!!) years everytime i push the ball lifter in, it‘s just mindblowing! And it‘s the perfect cooldown after an intense game on Iron Maiden
Hope to read a lot more about these old machines here, thank you guys for sparking my interest in this awesome prewar pinball thing
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Quoted from Dayhuff:Anybody know a source for the springs that go on the rods? I've broken one but would like to replace them all if possible with brand news or good used ones.
Thanks,
John
Did you check with Nate @ Buckwerx ?
Yes, Nate and I have been talking and I will be placing a order with him very soon. I'm really hoping to get my game working like it should after 11 years of having it just sit here. The previous owner powder coated the underside carriage so that's not helping. I really don't want to have to take that apart if I can help it. I've been watching the You Tube video's but I've not seen much if anything about the best way to go about disassembling that portion of the game.
John
Awesome! When I started collecting in 1971, I specialized in Pre 1936.
What you guys do, reminds me of that pure passion!
Love Jigsaw!!
Quoted from Dayhuff:Yes, Nate and I have been talking and I will be placing a order with him very soon. I'm really hoping to get my game working like it should after 11 years of having it just sit here. The previous owner powder coated the underside carriage so that's not helping. I really don't want to have to take that apart if I can help it. I've been watching the You Tube video's but I've not seen much if anything about the best way to go about disassembling that portion of the game.
John
I’ve had mine completely dis-assembled. It’s not that bad.
Hopefully you got to play it at PATZ.
Let me know if you need any help or input.
Yes I played it at the show, AMAZING!! Made more motivated to do something with mine. I can't get over how finicky the puzzle pieces are, mine seem to get stuck no matter what I do. I might need some of your expertise in setting them. 
John
I recently found an interesting piece related to this game. Apparently my grandfather attended the 1933 World’s Fair at the age of 18. I still find things of his that I didn’t know I had, but most relate to his experience as a pilot in WWII. To find something from this much earlier was pretty exciting.
The Pabst Beer tent had some souvenir programs with excellent photographs from different exhibits and buildings around the fair. I thought I would post my poorly shot iPhone pics of this program so other Jigsaw fans could see the buildings and the Sky-Ride represented on our playfields. The colors in this 90 year old pamphlet are still amazingly vibrant. Anyone ever had Pabst Cheese?EBBBD3F6-1F68-4EFF-A26B-98B22879717E (resized).jpeg
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