I’m seeking input from the woodrail gurus.

About a year ago I picked up a 1950 United Red Shoes. The game had been in the same family for the last 50+ years and was in dry storage for the last 20+. I was told the game worked when it was put away and I don’t have any reason to to doubt this. It needs work from sitting (new power cord, etc), but the game is complete (minus playfield glass) and I believe worth fixing or restoring. Does anyone have knowledge of this game?

I’m debating selling it because it’s been sitting in my basement for a year and I’m looking for a woodrail i can play now. I know rarity doesn’t always translate to value, but as far as I can find, I have the only example of the game and Red Shoes was United’s last pinball. Any thoughts on what a game like this is worth or a ball park guess how much it would cost to restore?

Thanks for the info tfduda. I am very curious about the game play and keep going back and forth about what to do with the game. Especially with it being so rare I want it to survive. I cleaned it up a bit and it looks pretty good for its age. The playfield needs a little bit of attention and as for the flippers, I’ve read that other United games don’t use impulse flippers so I would suspect it’s the same here.

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I found a couple of before and after cleaning photos.

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