C.O.C.A. Times
Issue: 2004-July - Vol 4 Num 2 - Page 5
stand. The image allowed to me
to be able to determine the scale
measurement and have a repro-
duction stand created. I am very
pleased to add the game to my
collection and mounted on the
stand as you see in the picture it
certainly works for display and
playability of the Baffle Ball
basketball.
So as the date for the next
auction approaches, I will be
curious to see if I am as fortunate in finding anoth-
er addition to my collection.
the star shaped handle on the front turning it clock-
wise to throw the ball at the basket. The arm under-
neath the playfield is cupped and the ball sits in
that cup and it comes up with the wheel being
turned to shoot at he basket. There is a scoring reg-
ister attached to the basket, and the weight of a ball
dropping through the basket trips the register to
mark the number of baskets. That register is
cleared as part of the initial coining process. A fair-
ly simple operation, but not easy to play, as the
player can easily be providing too much or too lit-
tle inertia in the shot process. It is a challenge to be
Goldilocks when playing - you know - JUST
RIGHT!!
Once the restoration was
complete with it all back together
I certainly realized that it is a fair-
ly large game to be placed on a
counter for play. Plus the mount-
ing holes located on each side of
the base certainly referenced that
it might have once been attached
to a stand. A little research turned
up an issue of "Marketplace" pro-
duced in the 70's that showed an
image of the game on an iron
C.O.C.A. WEB SITE
2005 COCA CALENDAR
Just a reminder to all.. ... that
C.O.C.A. has its own web-site. It
is maintained by member Al Fox
and has news regarding shows,
auction results,
and classified ads, as well as a
question and answer section.
Time is running out for the 2005 cal-
endar. We must have your photos
by July 31. This year we are asking
for multiple photos of your favorite
collectibles. We hope to display
multiple items for each month.
If you want to see YOUR STUFF in
the calendar, send your photos to:
Jack Freund, PO Box 4, Springfield,
WI 53176 E-mail: jbgum@msn.com
the address is:
www.coinopclub.org
3
to be able to determine the scale
measurement and have a repro-
duction stand created. I am very
pleased to add the game to my
collection and mounted on the
stand as you see in the picture it
certainly works for display and
playability of the Baffle Ball
basketball.
So as the date for the next
auction approaches, I will be
curious to see if I am as fortunate in finding anoth-
er addition to my collection.
the star shaped handle on the front turning it clock-
wise to throw the ball at the basket. The arm under-
neath the playfield is cupped and the ball sits in
that cup and it comes up with the wheel being
turned to shoot at he basket. There is a scoring reg-
ister attached to the basket, and the weight of a ball
dropping through the basket trips the register to
mark the number of baskets. That register is
cleared as part of the initial coining process. A fair-
ly simple operation, but not easy to play, as the
player can easily be providing too much or too lit-
tle inertia in the shot process. It is a challenge to be
Goldilocks when playing - you know - JUST
RIGHT!!
Once the restoration was
complete with it all back together
I certainly realized that it is a fair-
ly large game to be placed on a
counter for play. Plus the mount-
ing holes located on each side of
the base certainly referenced that
it might have once been attached
to a stand. A little research turned
up an issue of "Marketplace" pro-
duced in the 70's that showed an
image of the game on an iron
C.O.C.A. WEB SITE
2005 COCA CALENDAR
Just a reminder to all.. ... that
C.O.C.A. has its own web-site. It
is maintained by member Al Fox
and has news regarding shows,
auction results,
and classified ads, as well as a
question and answer section.
Time is running out for the 2005 cal-
endar. We must have your photos
by July 31. This year we are asking
for multiple photos of your favorite
collectibles. We hope to display
multiple items for each month.
If you want to see YOUR STUFF in
the calendar, send your photos to:
Jack Freund, PO Box 4, Springfield,
WI 53176 E-mail: jbgum@msn.com
the address is:
www.coinopclub.org
3
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).