It is a Tragedy. HEIWA Single Shot with Lighted Animated Dancers.
My guess is it is from the late 1950's as there is mostly tin in the back, I really am just guessing but the sad story goes, My neighbor is like a modern day Horder Fred Sanford type a guy and this pachinko was in the back of some vehicle with a rotted tarp over it for a number of years. The city has demanded he clean up his property and I found this in the trash.
Mostly complete but missing the front and rear ball trays. Someone had it hanging on their wall like a picture at some point in its life. The playfield has lifted in some areas and the rear main plywood board everything screws to has warpage and the corner has separated.
I Really hate to throw anything like this out. Plus it has to be a rare model. My background of pinball machines has told me that any machine that has "Animation" of some sort will be more of a collector piece than the normal.
Anyways, Don't shoot the messenger, I Saved it from the trash but I don't have any time for this type of project. I restore Reel to Reel tape decks/receivers/turntables/speakers in my spare time and things have me staggering and need room.
What do you guys think?
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