Identifying a Yard Sale Find
Howdy all! I picked up a vintage pachinko machine at a yard sale and am now trying to figure out how to fit it into my life
What's been interesting is its like, almost total lack of identifying marks. There is a stylized "G" marque on the playfield and a badly imprinted patent number on the ballcatcher, but I really don't see anything else... Based on reading https://www.pachinkoboy.com/history/, I figure the unbranded tulip style ball catcher and the lack of an autoloader make this most likely a 60's model, maybe a clone of a more popular brand? Photos below:
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Anyone recognize the "G"?
My gut is telling me that machines with interesting complications and visible brands are probably more worthwhile of restoration, so I have a pretty good candidate for a machine to be... creative with, rather than something I should really be cautious with. But I could be totally wrong! Maybe this is perfect for someone's smoky back alley yakuza den. Anything super cool going on with this machine?
Thanks!
romnempire
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