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“There’s a new sheriff in town”
Well
I wrote Bob and he gave us the “Big OK Corral” to post these pics, Thank
you Sir, this is definitely a find.
THANKS to BOB &
JUDY(ante-up)(jshuki@aol.com)
 
Well our friends (whomever they were) kept the paint
job simple, but cool……
Interesting enough! No
credit / replay meter?
“R. Biros Ind.” -
I looked and so far no history on this company to be found.
Definitely a Bally
playing field, actually my personal favorite.
According to Phil’s site
and Jeff’s book, this PF came out in June of 59 and was still on the scene
in 62. This was used on all of the 6-card “Fun” games, which all seem to
have similar backglasses to this pin too – the same in fact other than the
paint job. Read Phil’s “Lotta Fun” page where he lists that this is a
“replay” version of “Fun Way.” He goes on to explain what that means, but
to be honest I’d have to read it a few more times to understand it :)
The front door layout is
different, this is not a Bally score card is not Bally, the foot rail on
all of these Bally machines was made of wood, and these completely white
light towers look kind of pale. The red ball eject cover is a Bally part
minus the white Bally logo.
So what was the scoop?
What year did this come
out and why. Was it to break into markets like with the other “Ohio” games,
or was this put together to shuffle replacement parts around the counties
were these gambling machines were illegal – or both.
How did they get the
playing fields from Bally. Why does the artwork have a theme and style of
later times.
Six Shots internals.
Barrel of Fun guts
(borrowed from Phil Hooper’s collection)
Hmmm! Quite a few more
questions to be asked-and-answered.
Bob’s Blurb:
I
believe this machine is from the 1950's, though I can find no date on it.
It was made by the R.Biros Ind., this is a bingo type of machine and it is
not fully working and sold as a project. The backglass is in pretty good
shape, only a couple of minor scratches. The playfield is also in very good
condition, the artwork shows very little wear, see the photos. The cabinet
shows its age with bumps, ding, scratches and paint flakes. When you plug
the machine in, it does light up and the ball does pop up, and it shoots
and it does score, but the game will not end or reset on its own. Inside
the coin door is a good deal of rust and corrosion, it looks like the coin
ops have been removed, see the photos
I thought I’d through that in there before I shared this detail
with you:
(soon to come audio clip)
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