I have a fully restored Rockola World Series done by Bill Heatherly. Top of the line work done by one of the best. Email me at [email protected]
Joe

The Jigsaws are hard to get a price on as there are not many around but I think you would be paying more than $2500 for a nice one. Mine was restored by Hal O'Rourke who was an expert on these games.

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Yes I gave about $5,000 into mine, was selling for $4,500 but its a museum quality restoration. The issue is always you're going to payba few thousand for a decent example then you gotta find the right person to restore to ensure it's dialed in properly. Many have broken castings which are impossible to find. Parts can be an issue too. Good luck it's a wonderful game.

Do you have pics?

so true

can someone post a picture of the World Series pin we are talking about? I may know of one here that I can pick up.

I know of one that needs the diamond part worked on but other than that it looks good. I can get it for 1200.

If you're patient, you can find the World's Series for $800-$1200. They do pop up (there have even been a few on eBay within the last year; last completed auction was for $1100). Jigsaw is more of challenge though.

yea you can find one cheap but guaranteed it is missing parts or if you have cracked or broken cast iron mech you are done. Someone remade them years ago once for a limited run. These things are run by all mechanical parts, springs (that must be perfect size / strength) and parts that Hal used to make to perfection. It's a wonderful mechanical wonder but it's gotta be dialed in and all parts unworn and working well for the game to perform as its designed. Trust me I have bought cheaper projects that never got restored because of missing or worn parts that were unattainable. Finally I succumbed and bought a better example and still had to get it restored. The most frustrating thing is to have such s cool machine you can never get to work. I eventually got a JigSaw and finally completed the trifecta with an Army Navy. I have all 3 now and will never sell them. You won't see all the together often. The WS I am selling is a duplicate for me.

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That was me.

I had fun with the ones I had, and enjoyed restoring them. I recall getting a few bits from Hal (R.I.P.; this was 20 years ago), but a lot of the smaller parts can be fabricated too. And it is possible to replace the awful pot metal gear on a World's Series with a modern equivalent, by adapting some correct 'fins' on it. They are truly mechanical marvels, and pretty easy to work on and restore. But it is important to get them with all the main parts present. I still run across World's Series (not so much Jigsaw), but satisfied my interest in them a long time ago.

I did keep copies of the instructions and other paperwork for them though, just in case...

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I just sold my Jigsaw for @ $1200 to a fellow pinsider, so there are some out there for under $2500. It is in excellent condition.