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    Default How do I determine the date of manufacture

    I would like to know if there is a data base covering the model and date of manufacture of pachinko machines. Maybe it is on the machine and I just have not found it yet. I have 14 machines and would like to mount them in order from the earliest to the latest. Thanks for any help you can offer.

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    Default Re: How do I determine the date of manufacture

    Others more knowledgeable will chime in, but in the mean time, you got me.

    For vintage machines, in the lower right corner of the playfield should be some stamps or official government markings. One of those will have a date code. The year will be two digits, but it won't be 19xx with those two digits filling in for the xx. You will need to take those two digits, and add them to 1925. So if you see a date code of 53, you need to add 1925 + 53 = 1978.

    年 = year
    月 = month
    日 = day

    If it is a modern machine, then you can search by the name through google. Or provide it here.

    In either case, if you provide a good photo of the front and the back, the experts here can easily identify the machine.

    Good luck
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    Default Re: How do I determine the date of manufacture

    Thanks, I will give that a try.

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