These games are always fun to play and a big hit at parties.

Here's a shot of my 13' Model H Skeeball and United Supreme shuffle alley.

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Every once in awhile I'll remove all the material from the lane and start fresh. I've also seen the instructions to spray with silicone but have not tried it.

Funny story - a few years ago my wife, daughter and I were planning a trip to Hershey park. We knew they had skee balls in the arcade, so we were down in the basement every night for 2 weeks practicing, figuring we would win a boatload of tickets. When we got there we found they had the 10' lanes, and we were practicing on a 13 footer. We couldn't win jack that day.

In February the New York Times reported that Skee-Ball had been sold to Bay Tek Games in Wisconsin.
Not sure if they will continue to manufacture the current lineup or will just re-brand their own stuff with the Skee-Ball name.

Those are some really cool looking machines, Mopar. Nice collection.

It's really nice seeing all of these machines acquired and the excitement they generate.
My skee ball and puck bowler are some of the most played games in my collection.

That's definitely going above and beyond.

Nice work. Glad you got it going.
When I have people over, Skeeball is one of the most played games.

This was the link he posted. Looks like it's 24" wide by 8' long, and red. Looks like you can get other sizes and colors. Just have to measure what you have and get what's close, and maybe do some trimming.

https://www.bangorcork.com/24-x-1-4-Colored-Cork-Roll-Cut-to-Length_5?quantity=1&custcol2=13&custcol1=12&keywords=bc24c

Thats what is so cool about these older games. Must have been a lot of trial and error, along with evolution from year to year just refining the various mechanisms.

Really enjoying watching you bring this back to life. I think my first introduction to Skeeball were these mechanical units at Clementon Park in NJ back in the 60's.

Those rings really look good. And that is a very good price for having those nets custom made. Can't wait to see them.
Question - what do those NOS Sylvania bulbs look like? Must have been hard to find.

What are you using to polish the stainless?
Also, you wouldn't believe how many people thought the coin return tray/cup was an ashtray.

It does make the machine look complete.
As far as the coin mech - I'm guessing the coin stays in the mech until you pull the ball release lever all the way down, when it then drops into the coin box? If so, would the operator have to come over for any stuck coins? Just wondering.

My game has one ball that is slightly smaller than the rest, but registers the score properly, so I've never really looked for a replacement. When playing though, there is always a little hesitation when that ball is grabbed because it just feels different.

Also, I had replaced all of the scoring switches and remember it took quite a bit of adjusting to get them right.

Can't wait to see your machine running again in all its glory.

Thanks for posting the patent info. I was curious what the date was considering the flyer was bragging about the ability of the game to make $15.00 to $30.00/week in profits. Pretty cool.

GLWS. That is a nice-looking game.

Don't mean to hijack your post, but that board with everything securely mounted and the wires stapled down reminds me of Jr. High electric shop in the early 70's.

Those look great. Nice work.