one that was mass-produced for consumption in its
original condition, this is one
of the few legitimate Hitler or
Tojo target games I have seen.
Most often, some clever soul
has painted these villains on an
already existing machine, or
pasted a picture onto an
already existing game. Again,
buyers beware! As for the Hitler Target, you not
only get a gumball after taking a shot at the "world's
most hated man," as the award card indicates, but, if
you are successful, you get to watch his tongue wig-
gle. And whatever his shortcoming, Adolph certain-
ly could wiggle his tongue.
The graphics of Keep Em Bombing on an origi-
nal machine in great condition simply defy descrip-
tion.
The Spitfire allows you to operate the plane as it
flies over the enemy ship so that you can drop a
gumball bomb on one of the shops' two smoke-
stacks. For me, it is one of the neatest skill games I
have ever played.
Rounding out the group is the Victor
Cannonball. This machine is very rare for a Victor
and this is the only example I have ever seen in all
original condition. You shoot a gumball into the air
and try to hit the airplane target flying over the land
mines. If successful, your gum hangs in the verifi-
cation window of the plane until you collect your
prize, and the ball gum is voided into the machine
by a lever in the back into a compartment that keeps
track of the winning balls, If you lose, the ball falls
for another shot unless it's eaten up in the land
mmes.
Today, these machines are not politically correct.
But they sure were a hit on the home front at a time
when we knew our enemies and knew they deserved
to be hated.
"Help Defeat the Axis • Buy U.S.
HILP" War Bonds."
On the right side also in blue
UNCLE
SAM writing, there should read: "Help
Uncle Sam Win • Buy U.S . War
•
Bu4fr Bonds." On each side of Keep Em
us. Bombing there should be an
American soldier inside a red "V"
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urging you to: "Buy United Sates
Defense Bonds and Stamps."
Kill the lap, perhaps the rarest of these
machines, has only a red star on the sides and top,
but on the face of the
playing field it is the urg-
ing to: "Buy U.S. War
Bonds." It is my opinion
that, since it is almost
impossible to get to the
face of the play field of
this machine without
smashing the glass or
otherwise causing serious
damage to this machine,
it is almost impossible to find one of these machines
that "survived" the war.
As to the particulars of these machines them-
selves, I find them all wonderful as to graphics and
substance. The Ball Gum Bomber has you bombing
submarines from planes that are colorfully depicted.
The front of Civilian Defense urges you to
"Remember Pearl Harbor: while you watch the
bombing of New York City near the Empire State
Building by all three of the
axis power planes. This
has sad historic signifi-
cance today and is the
only World War II
machine I know of that
has all three villains
prominently depicted for
hatred on one machine.
As for the Hitler
Target, buyers beware! If
the definition of a coin-op
machine to a collector is
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