Now THAT is awesome! Nice find! Terry
On Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 9:15:26 AM UTC-6, Nixcited delighted wrote: > > Neontact was a pre-flipper pinball machine made in 1935 by the Pacific > Amusement Manufacturing Co and cost $62.50. > > The neon tubes in the back glass allowed the letters of TWO - FIVE - TEN > and TWENTY to be lit. A plunger on the left side allowed the ball to be > deflected towards the horseshoe pockets. > > The circular chrome feature, top right of the playfield, was a rudimentary > tilt mechanism called a "Stool pigeon". A ball was set on a pedestal and > set off an alarm if it fell off. The operator would have to remove the > glass and replace the ball. A hanging plumb-bob system quickly replaced > this silly idea. > > > > John S > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/64eb1db5-36fa-46c2-a74a-c55c5192eba5%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
