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    Default Please Help Me Identify My Late 60s Early 70s nishijin sophia cowboy machine

    I have a machine that is crome or silver, wooden with a picture of a cowboy. The cowboy has a blue hat with a large open mouth showing his teeth. He has a yellow nose and 5 different things sticking up on sticks in its mouth. One of them is a music sign, one is a dolphin and i cant tell what the other ones are. It has a red circle in the top left corner with the word top in it. The other corner has a light green rectangle with a light blue square sticking out of its bottom right corner. I hope this enough of a description to help me identify this machine.

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    Default Re: Please Help Me Identify My Late 60s Early 70s nishijin sophia cowboy machine

    Welcome
    Can you post a photo of the front and back of machine?
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    Default Re: Please Help Me Identify My Late 60s Early 70s nishijin sophia cowboy machine

    is this it? Im not sure of the name (these early machines were never given proper names,but someone around here should know what its commonly referred to)
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    I'd say it's "The Singin' Cowboy"

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    Default Re: Please Help Me Identify My Late 60s Early 70s nishijin sophia cowboy machine

    Quote Originally Posted by pamksmith120512 View Post
    ... I hope this enough of a description to help me identify this machine.
    That is the most common vintage pachinko machine in the US. On this website, it is referred to as the Nishijin Model B. It was built in a number of variations and different center features.
    I'm guessing your center feature refers to something in Japanese culture but I don't know what it is. It does look like musical notes in the mouth - sharp notes, flat notes, etc.

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    First off... to Pachitalk!

    Second. If your machine is the same as the one Alpha posted that is a 1976 Nishijin Model B (Singing Cowboy)

    If it is different take a look through my Nishijin catalog and maybe you can find the year it was built and maybe a little more info. pachinkoboy.com - Nishijin Vintage Machine Catalog

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    That is the one! I have spent hours looking for it online. Thank you so much. Do you have any idea what the value of this machine is?

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    Thank you to all that have helped me find the name of the machine. Does anyone know the value of a non restored model? Considering the age I think iot is in fairly good shape

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    Quote Originally Posted by pamksmith120512 View Post
    That is the one! I have spent hours looking for it online. Thank you so much. Do you have any idea what the value of this machine is?
    We can give you a rough idea, but... we're going to need a few pictures first.

    Don't take that too seriously. I myself don't feel comfortable giving out a price until I see the condition of the machine. As if something major is missing it kills the value because there are no replacement parts. So just post a front and back picture of your machine. (If you are having trouble uploading pictures, post them on a photo sharing site and post a link.)

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    Value is very subjective. List it on eBay, in a no reserve auction, you might get $150 but $40 is more likely.

    Craig's list you might get $75.

    I buy machines like that all the time for $25 to $40; there are a lot of Model B's in the States.

    Max will have an opinion on value?

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    condition condition condition
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