Mechanical Memories Magazine

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I offer the story through the series of emails that the seller and I exchanged. 'J' will be
me; 'S' will be the seller. I initiated the dialogue while the auction was ongoing. The
opening 'ask' bid was $350 and there were no bidders at the start of our
correspondence. The emails are transcribed as written and received, misspelling and
grammar mistakes uncorrected but with personal information deleted.
The Good
.J
Hi****, Can you tell me anything about the operation ofthis game? I assume the
lever on the right launches the balls. How are they released? What if one lands in the
targets on the upper playfield? What about that vertical lever in the centre, bottom?
Can you tell what coin is uses? Any other info would be appreciated. Also, you're
Thousand Oaks, CA? Thanks.
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Great Questions! It takes nickels. The lever in the centre next to the coin slot
releases the balls to the bottom. The 'flipper' to the right of that sends the balls to the
upper play area. There are 6 white balls and 1 red ball. I don't know how it scores
unless there is a battery inside. I think it may be from England but can't be sure. Sorry
I couldn't tell you more.
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