Ball Markings

[soteric]

I have looked around the 'net but can't seem to find what the markings on the balls signify (if anything):
the parlor?
the manufacturer?
the yakusa?
haiku?

Any help is appreciated
Thanks in advance

[Bilko44]

I'm pretty sure they designate the parlor or the company that owns a chain of the parlors.

It would be great if some of our Japanese proficient members would read a few steel balls and pass on what they say.

[RKnarr01]

if someone wants to post a close-up pic of a couple balls i can try to translate them.

[luckydog]

i'm an old timer :-(

i can hardly see the markings with a magnifing glass :oops:

[Tulsa]

[d mowery]

Me old to , I have some from late 70s and some from recent buy and the writing looks about the same to me , Man its cold here, not the site ,where I live in Minncoldsoda

[luckydog]

tulsa

your ball looks a little rusty :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Tulsa]

That's just a reflection effect. I can't imagine what was causing the red circle to be formed. :?:

[arbycoffee]

were you naked when you took the picture, I think I can see a naked person with a camra taking a picture

[slotter]

Yikes! You gotta one helluva imagination there, Arby! LOL!!! :lol:

[Tulsa]

Yeah, I just love sitting around the house naked, taking close up pictures of my balls. :smt075

[Bilko44]

And I thought Desperate Housewives was depraved.

[arbycoffee]

That is going to leave a Mark, Tulsa, stop hitting me.

[logicprobe]

Yeah, I just love sitting around the house naked, taking close up pictures of my balls. :smt075

OK... now I know where they got the model for this advertisement :smt042

[arbycoffee]

I have heard the term of hot rocks, but this takes the cake, Hot Balls

[d mowery]

I knew I should get more

[Bilko44]

Quite a few of the pachinko balls I have also have the same two symbols.

The first one looks like a house. Possibly this is a symbol for house.

Maybe it's something like House of Pachinko.

We really need some help here.

[logicprobe]

It would be great if some of our Japanese proficient members would read a few steel balls and pass on what they say.

Regarding Tulsa's ball...
From my man who wants so badly to go to Japan:

金時

I'm not familiar with that specific word or context but the characters are

"money" (or gold - the Japanese use the same character) + "time"

It would be pronounced one of the following ways "kane toki" or "kane ji" or "kin toki"
No matter how it's pronounced the meaning is "money time"

I need to find some reasons for him to understand this "context"... heheh
Maybe when he finally saves up enough to go, he'll take me along as luggage! He can just drop me off at a parlor, and pick me up a few days later! :wink:

[Bilko44]

Logicprobe,

Thanks for obtaining the translation!

Yep, that makes sense--money time.

Every bit of information helps .

Do you think there's room left in his luggage for one more pachinko fanatic?

[Bilko44]

Here's a picture of a couple of balls I picked out of my basket along with Tulsa's photo.

Notice we both have "Money Time"