Radio Ray pin -... .- .-.. .-..

1937 Crossline



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zigzag lines--and totalizer operates every time a ball rolls through the
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BALLY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
2640 Belmont Avenue Chicago, Illinois




A Bally Product.
1937 Crossline, model No. 156, serial No. 53

Jack Atkins /Ogden, Utah

He’s the man that provided us the original flyer jpg.
(He provided 132 vintage pinball flyers for the IPDB)
He also owned this pinball machine ...
(I’m pretty darned tootin’)!

The month of March Madness luckied me charms. I came across some very early pinball machines and various 1930s playfields. The collection had to be had fast - true antiques: get it when you see it or it won’t be there when you return. Wowo ... onlookers were still oogling over the 1930s stuff over the 2 Medieval Madness pins and like company sitting there. Amazed gamers’ eyes lookin’ at true ‘pins’ ... and more than one. Incredible artwork locked in deco metal and vintage wood.

It was filthy. Someone had left the exposed field under some seeping oil can or something too; however, it was complete and it even had the instruction cards and key. Moreover, it had a working back box/sweet glass! I had 5 days to detail it for the pinball expo: removed the metal parts (no pins on this one) and got 3-4 days in the tumbler. Novus 2 ... just incredible, no water-base perfect cleanliness polished done. Mirrors off only one-at-a-time with screws, carefully hand polished with Simachrome, exact placement reinstalled. “New balloon tire bumpers” with some sweet WICO white rubbers from the BK kit (I need another pbresource order anyway), and the nice glass from the Blackout. Glad I keep a hoard of hardware around (lots of houses helped), got every nice old screw and bolt I needed.

Sweet Bally Moxie!



Cool .. just too cool. I wish I had the time to get this all working on the insides. It’s soooo close. No time .. disassemble with the 1992 Data East pin, get them to the showdown! I think it was happy there admired, getting to sit between some classic 1950s pbms and some nice 1930s pure mechanical pins. I only regret that it didn’t get placed on the expo manifest. I don’t think this game had seen the light of day for 30+ years at least. I was proud to see it showcase to an expo of more than 100 other pinball machines and all the minions of great folks. I’m bringing this back next year with another one --both working I swear. Hold that Tiger, Jobber!



Hey laughing boy, t'row me a clue will ya!

OK - brass tacks:
If you..
..know anything
-about Mr. Jack Atkins
-about this pinball machine
-about Moseley Vending Machine Ex. Inc.
-or any information
please contact me!

There will be more restoration showcases of these finds I promise. These pins are gorgeous!