Today I listed for sale a pair for nos backglasses (Bally LITE-A-LINE and Bally ROLLER DERBY) and a nos playfield for Bally BLUE CHIP or BULL MARKET)

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/nos-backglasses-and-playfield-for-bally-bingo-machine

Thanks for looking!

Robert Urbanowicz
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Awesome stuff - enjoyed looking at these. I think I might like to add a Bingo machine to my collection !

Ditto, NoQuarters. I should be picking up a Roller Derby from Vic 2 weekends from now as long as everything falls into place. Looking forward to it!

Toyguy, Roller Derby is a fantastic game with great backglass and playfield artwork.

I suspect you'll enjoy that wonderful Magic Screen game quite a bit!

Dasvis: that is a beautiful backglass! One note: be very careful if you decide to remove the numbers from the magic squares to clean better. It is incredibly easy to accidentally snap them in half.

Lucky you ! Enjoy. Sounds like a good one. Nostalgia there too - I remember watching Roller Derby on TV as a kid. During the commercials the announcer would say " and remember you saw it right here on Roller Derby "

Congratulations on getting a Bingo machine.

They made the money in their days, and paid it out sometimes.............

Cool picture Vic - maybe one of those is still hanging around some where waiting for me . Or maybe there is even a nicer one somewhere that is possibly destined for my collection.

Thank you for the tip on the magic square numbers. I was just thinking about pulling that backglass & storing it at home, but perhaps I will be better off just leaving it in the head. My storage is temp controlled & I have the head on the floor facing the wall to protect it. I need to come up with a set of wood legs for it - has anyone bought a set of PBR's reproductions? Just curious about opinions on these.

Are they specifically for Bingos? Bingos require a larger leg than that used on Gottliebs due to the extra weight of the head. You don't want them to snap on a good nudge. You may wish to ask PBR if they have any for bingos. If not, I can ask around and see if anyone's got a spare set.

BG - the numbers I'm talking about are the squares, and removing the squares is fine to clean, but be very careful about the little numbers which are nailed to the big white circle - those will snap if you apply pressure.

Thanks for the info - was not aware that the Bingo's used different wood legs. The legs that came on this were red painted metal (incorrect), & one of them had reinforcing welded to the inside, just below the mounting bolt holes. I assume this was because of the extra weight in the back of a bingo pin.
Will drop an email to Jimmy @ PBR and see if they have any. Keep me informed of any used legs please.

Thanks - Dasvis

Wooden bingo legs have a through bolt across the top to prevent splitting ... as in this photo.

Huh... If that's what happens when you get a Bingo machine then I'm getting Two ! LOL

Dasvis: also the legs with metal plates are correct for later bingos. When the heads started getting heavier, they switched to metal legs and added reinforcement plates to prevent twisting.

Good to know - I had noticed some photos of some machines and thought the reinforcement was done to repair a bad cabinet and leg connection. In some cases maybe so, in other cases it's factory. Is this just true of the late metal leg varieties ? Are those the only ones where the reinforcement is factory ? I suppose workmanship is a clue also ?

As far as I know, it applies to every metal leg from the Bally factory. It always pays to check. I've worked on a game without the proper legs and it is kind of frightening, since the whole thing could come crashing down.

If you had to pick only two, put the reinforced legs in the back. As far as appearance? I don't think they were super concerned, but I haven't seen any horrible hack job bingo legs, other than the metal cage/cradles.

It was nice to meet you Dave. Best of luck with your bingo.

What the heck is that can of (shudder) WD40 doing there in that first pic?

Congrats Dave! And congrats Vic for finding a home for the R.D.!

Vic, I think that's a smart idea explaining the game via video - will help Dave figure out how to play and why he should do various things if he needs the explanation.

Special thanks to Vic and Joe for helping me acquire my first Bingo machine. I can't lift much, so they did most of the heavy work and it was greatly appreciated. Here's a couple shots of the old girl stuffed into my Prius V.

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I'm going to play it a while but eventually I hope to give it the full treatment and get the cabinet restored back to original colors, all the innards cleaned up and rebuilt where needed and get a new backglass for her.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow morning when I have a couple young, strong friends dropping by to help me get it down to the basement. Hopefully the sometimes jarring winter road ride didn't wreak too much havoc.

I expect I'll be having plenty of questions down the road, though Vic did an excellent job of teaching me how to play, showing me the general workings of the machine, etc.

Now why can't bingo machines be added to one's collection!?

Dave

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Dave, they can be added to your collection, I'm actually working on it (I got special permission from Robin)! I think I've got up to 1955 done. It takes quite a while to add each game. Slowly, slowly getting done.

I'll post here when I've finished. Will not be for some time.

It will definitely take two people to lift that head safely onto the cab. Be sure to thread the power cord out through the bottom of the head before seating it onto the lower cabinet. This is one of the more difficult parts of setup.

Also, I think jrpinball missed his calling as a bingo mover. It seems he's always lifting a bingo or helping move one. I think I'm going to fly him down here to help move some bingos in a couple months. Just to keep him in practice. In all seriousness, thank you for helping Vic with this project. I'm very excited that there are so many new bingo owners out there.

Hi Vic

I wound up buying the Palm Springs from the fellow who got it along with Bonanza !
Brought it home yesterday and have it set up.

I will need some help with getting the Palm Springs working correctly. PM sent. Looking forward to some guidance.

Thanks
John

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A couple more pictures inside the head.

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Hey John, what's up with the Palm Springs? Congrats on that game - just played my first Palm Springs last weekend. The hold feature is killer!

I have a Bingo Vacation machine I would like to sell. Just does not get used. Super excellent condition. Hi tech, has nice size LCD monitor. Way ahead of it's time. Takes quarters, tokens...adjustable ( I only ever did quarter and 25 mm tokens). Fun machine. All chrome, clean. Beautiful wood playfield. I have it stored (in Michigan, near Detroit) but can take pics on request. Until then you can google "Bingo Vacation made by Keaon" or go to this link:
http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=5857
$800 obo

Ok - Can you send me the video of the game working ? I would like to see the operation of the machine. If you have some time please reply to the PM messages I sent you outling some of the issues I see with the machine. You can send the video to my email I provided or you could post a link where I can view it. It may be helpful to see that. Thanks. Give me your number - I could call you when convienent.

Wish you had it down here as I would have liked to check it out.

Thanks Vic for the videos of Palm Springs. It was helpful to view them. We'll get in touch. I'll need some coaching for sure. Also got an offer of help from pin member and another bingo guru guy - Bingopodcast . Thanks guys. With some internet and phone coaching I'll see if I can get things playing correctly.

Just be patient - The Bingo is a whole new animal to me. I am getting half way decent with Flipper EM games - but the Bingos are a different breed !

What can I say. I'm a glutton for punishment!

You certainly are! You should have seen us plowing through the snow with the Roller Derby head on a hand truck. That was interesting

I've posted this elsewhere but for completeness sake, here she is all lit up and ready to go:

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VERY VERY RARE UNITED BINGO SHOWBOAT... CAN'T EVEN GOOGLE SEARCH AND FIND A PICTURE OF ONE
LET ALONE PLAY ONE....BUT HERE IT IS...SHOPPED AND READY TO GO !!!!! THE KING OF BINGOS "BINGO BUTCH" TELLS ME
HE WILL BE TAKEN THIS AND A FEW MORE VERY VERY RARE BINGOS TO THE YORK SHOW THIS YEAR.. THANKS VIC !! AWESOME CHAT THE OTHER DAY.. WILL BE DIGGING OUT SOME OF THE GAMES WE TALKED ABOUT AND MY DAD SAYS HELLO

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BINGO BUTCH THE KING OF BINGOS playing with some of his United Bingo Collection

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Nice bunch of Bingos Butch ! If you have a chance maybe get some shots of the other ones posted up here. Cool Showboat.

Bingo Butch - very excited to see and play some of these beauties at the York show this year! That Show Boat is beautiful.

In other news:

I've added all the Bally games to the pinside archive. This helps with searches on a particular game. You can add to your collection or link to a post. I'll be adding United next.

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NO QUARTERS thank you and I will be putting every picture of every Bally Bingo Pinball machine ever made up here for everyone to see. Gonna take awhile to dig them out plus almost every United Bingo as well. Wanna make sure they are all cleaned and waxed and ready to go

Love the artwork on lower cabinet .. = )

Yeah, thanks Vic. They came out great thanks to the resources on the bingo site. That place is a gold mine.

Another Bingo from BINGO BUTCHS collection

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