I have been getting lost in the scanning, and I've been neglecting to update about my own projects. Things are all moving quite slowly right now because I am dealing with some significant chronic pain issues. As a result, most of what I write here is dictated these days. So far so good.
My friend Rob took on my Mills high-top slot machine. I had posted on the local board that I was looking for a technician to clean that out and replace the grease and he happily took it on. The machine played quite well, but the reels did not spin as fast as they should. That in turn can affect the randomization, even if ever so slightly. Plus is more satisfying to see the wheels spin multiple iterations before stopping.
Rob went above and beyond, buffing every surface to a beautiful shine, in addition to removing the 76-year-old grease.
There was a crack in the the nickel escalator glass. I finally got a new piece of glass cut. The specifications I sent in: 2mm thick x 32mm tall x 155 mm long. It sits well, but it's a bit tight vertically. If I ordered again I would ask for 31 mm tall.
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| installing new glass for the coin escalator |
Now that the slot machine is home, my friend is borrowing my coin pusher. :)
Bally Heavy Hitter is a new arrival. First released in 1948, an etching on the lockdown bar seems to suggest my copy was made in 1951. It is a teeny tiny pitch-n-bat. it has a delightful back box animation, where balls represent the players and you can watch them move around. You don't control when the pitch is happen, the ball will get ejected that you the moment it settles in the shooter. The game apparently has a three minute timer, but I've never been able to it play for that long to test that. Maybe I'll try with a glass of one time.
I have shuffled things around on the prewar table side. I am loving this lineup. Things will be more streamlined when the items I am selling (see below) are gone. Lucky Ball is a new arrival, and I plan to do a post about the work on that machine. I have the Redgrave bagatelle on display and soon enough my Rock-Ola World's Series will come home enjoying this lineup. oh and I suppose I should eventually talk about that red pachinko up there as well, that's a very special one.
Rollygame is also now the lineup. I had a piece of Lexan cut to act as a dust cover. It's not a perfect seal or anything, you can see the gaps at the ball basins at the front for example, but it will help reduce potential damage and minimize the dust. It is a really fun game, and probably the best Corinthian game out there? Plus the fact that it is a prewar Japanese game makes it very special for me.
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| note the shooting gallery cork gun on the wall. more on that later |
To make room for the new arrivals, I have a bunch of stuff that I'm selling. Please email me at thetastates@gmail.com and/or reply here if you are interested in purchasing any of these. Located in Ottawa Canada, that is just one hour north of the Ogdensburg New York border. Shipping is a possibility, provided you arrange it. If you are a collector "of means" I would love someone to just come in and buy them all at once at a discount. That would help me balance my books and find some peace/space in my tiny office/workshop/arcade.
- 1932 Cloverleaf by Gottlieb
- 1934 Signal Jr by Bally
- 1935 One Two Three by Coin Craft Canada
- SOLD
1968 pachinko (single shot) - 1930s 9-hole English bagatelle toy by Hamleys
- 1930s miniature bar billiards toy from the UK
- 2 Pachinko history documentary VHS tapes (unreleased)
- SOLD
1931 Base Ball by Pace - 1926 New Target Practice by Mills Novelty Co
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| SOLD |
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For my readers in the USA: A moral panic has taken hold of your country, and the incoming administration has promised maximum cruelty to millions of Americans by designating trans people as undesirable and unworthy of human dignity and health care. I am continuing to blog about my hobby, but need to constantly grapple with the horrors of institutionalized bigotry working to destroy the lives of my friends and family down South.
Please read this post by Julia Serano: LGBTQ+ People Are Not Going Back
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| Protect Trans Kids flag as seen in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse |
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