High End Game Room Addition

I know this is not pinball, but I am thinking about shaking some things up in the limited game room space that I have. I am throwing this out there for a limited time to see if there is any interest in trading one of my restorations for a higher-end table or other item.

As a hobby (Aside from pinball), and when I can find them, I do high end restoration of 1930's Art Deco era diggers. This is one restoration I did about 5 years ago that turned out very nice. This is a 1930's Buckley Jewel Box digger that was manufactured in Chicago, but actually was used in the old Pike Amusement Park which I believe was in Long Beach, CA. After years of setting in the desert, the wood was beyond repair, and as an experiment I re-created the cabinet out of Jatoba wood, which is some of the hardest wood know to man. (I will never attempt this again). The wood stock alone cost close to a grand, and the color is the natural oxidization of the wood...there was no stain applied.

At any rate, there is a lot more I can add, but you can PM me or call if you are interested. As you can see, this is a meticulous restoration, and although I have full faith in it functioning flawless for years to come, this is not something you put in the corner, fills with toys and let the kids go to town on. Buckley's are very scarce as diggers go, and the Jewel Box is the scarcest of their models. There are only a handful known to be in this kind of condition, and I would envision this more of a cornerstone piece in a higher-end game room.

I usually sell my restorations to private collectors, but I thought I would throw it out there to see if there was any interest in a trade for a higher-end table. I'm not even sure I want to get rid of her, but I have a couple more in the shop I am going to have to find room for at some point. I will throw this out for a few days, and if you are interested, let me know. I have shipped a couple of these to collectors, but I REALLY hate to go that route since these are not something that can easily be replaced.