Just found this on facebook marketplace for $35.
I believe just from the features (and the autoloader conversion) that it's a 1969 model Nishijin Sophia. The expiration sticker says 四五 (Showa 45, 1970) but doesn't seem to have a month.
The seller said that they tried it, but they only had four rusty old ballsso there's no way it would've worked. All four got stuck in different areas of the machine, I managed to loosen them out. Everything mechanical seems to be in place but extremely dirty. The front pane of glass is missing - I'll probably replace it with some plexi that I have on hand for now. It must have been gone for a while because the rear pane is filthy. The photos don't do it justice, you can barely see the playing field through the grime.
Does anyone know what this bracket is for off-hand? https://i.imgur.com/VIFRWrr.jpg It's not attached to anything. My first thought is that it was an anchor point for the power wire, but perhaps there was a spring attached here? I don't see it on any similar machines.
Full gallery: https://imgur.com/a/6Mibt2Q
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