Sankyo Tiger Cage

[CarlW]

This is a fun machine!

Get a pachinko ball in the top pockets or the top tulips and the cage opens! The tiger, oddly enough, has never attempted to escape...

When I got it, ALL the wires were missing, so it has some LEDS (6) and a battery holder added.

This machine is SO shiney...
How shiney is it?
The reflection of the tripod is distracting in a few pictures...

Has a clear back that is hinged! My favorite...

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[Rival]

That just might be the cleanest vintage I have ever laid eyes upon. Just pristine. You are very fortunate, and I really like the caged tiger feature. Very cool.

[ShopratFab]

This was a great find, looks like it was never used in a parlor!

[Moparformances]

does a solonoid open the cage or is it machanical??

do the cage bars pivot open or slide down??

that is a sweet looking machine.. i see it has a sticker so its been in a parlor.. but it sure looks great...

[yose]

What a great looking machine, it looks like it just came out of the box from the factory.Even the plastic cover on the back hasen't fogged out yet. WOW.

[pachinkojeff]

That's one clean machine!

[Microbus99]

One word "AWESOME"!!!

[mxfaiman]

Neat looking machine. I love the tiger and the cage. Also, do you have any pictures of it before you did anything to it?

[CarlW]

does a solonoid open the cage or is it machanical??

do the cage bars pivot open or slide down??

that is a sweet looking machine.. i see it has a sticker so its been in a parlor.. but it sure looks great...

This machine is all Mechanical. The cage bars pivot down and forward, almost like a modern machine's FEVER gate, if that makes sense...

Here are some pictures in the two positions...

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[CarlW]

Neat looking machine. I love the tiger and the cage. Also, do you have any pictures of it before you did anything to it?

I do have a before picture but somehow the file size is too big. This machine was pretty dirty, it took some time to clean it up, fortunately not a lot of rust and virtually no water stains...

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[takethecastle57]

How many Months , Years did it take you to bring this Vintage to"Factory Fresh" condition ???

[JACKSJE4]

Nice looking machine and great restoration job!! That one would be a keeper in my collection.

[CarlW]

Neat looking machine. I love the tiger and the cage. Also, do you have any pictures of it before you did anything to it?

OK, figured out how to reduce file size... hope this works...

Here is a before picture of the front, that's the only photo I have...

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[CarlW]

How many Months , Years did it take you to bring this Vintage to"Factory Fresh" condition ???

It takes me about a week to take a machine apart and clean it up (off and on), it's a hobby for me, not my daytime job... this machine took an extra night to outfit the lights and wires.

[JACKSJE4]

I spend (on average) about 20-30 hours restoring a single machine. Like you, it is a hobby for me as well. The quickest I did a complete recondition/restoration was over a weekend, but that is all I did during that weekend.

[Drunkenclam]

WOW.

That looks fantastic.. I salute your restoration.

[mxfaiman]

Thanks for posting those before pictures. That machine looked great before you even did anything to it. Amazing, I wish I could find machines in that condition.