Pachinko Machines

Anyone have on of these? Just got mine restored. I've had it since I was 11.

 

wow, i grew up with 3 of those in my house when i was a kid back in the early 70s. my dad was way on the inside of the Japanese world, both parents lived there. he got them from a couple arcades he frequented and brought them back after getting out of the army. i think he sold them at some point, but i got lots of hours on them and some great memories you just brought back.

 

They're awesome to waste time! I find it relaxing. This is the guy that did mine and he did a fantastic job.

https://www.magicpachinkorestorations.com/

 

Got mine in 1974 when my dad was stationed at Fort Ord, California. They told me they drove 7 hours total to get it for me. Expensive to get it refurbished, but well worth it.

 

very cool. when they returned he had a container brought over and the house was full of stuff, art, full size furniture, etc. the house was full of artisan level Japanese goods. my mom is still alive and still has a bit of it, i think my sister got some from my dad was well, not sure. but i only have memories of those machines, no pics at all. the three were each different, super fancy and in good working order back then. i hadn't even thought about them, no idea what happened to them.

 

Here are mine. The one on the right has been in the family since 1973 if I remember correctly. The left one was salvaged from a dumpster last year and I repaired it back to working order. Both have working lights and electronics, are the same brand, and manufactured only one year apart from each other.
The phone's camera distorts the right side of the image.

 

They look great! Lucky you to find one in a dumpster. I asked on facebook if anyone had one they'd like to get rid of and this lady said she did, but she wanted $1500. holy crap!

 

Check out ebay from time to time. I find that it's the shipping that really jacks up the cost. Also, check pachinkoboy.com.

 

I asked locally here on Facebook marketplace and this lady had on and she wanted $1500 for it. It didn't work and had a cracked frame and she tried to tell me it was appraised at that but couldn't provide me the paperwork. Couldn't believe it.

 

Ha! I think she misread that quote. I bet it was for $150.00. She must have gotten the decimal place mixed up!