![]() ![]() THE LEGS ARE OK BUT DO HAVE SOME SURFACE RUSTING SPOTS (NORMALLY I STRIP RUSTED LEGS AND REPAINT THEM BUT THESE ARE NOT THAT BAD AND I THINK REFINISHING THEM WOULD DETRACT FROM THE VALUE OF THE GAME). I WOULD LEAVE THIS ALONE SINCE IT IS NOT VISIBLE AND IT DOES THE JOB OF KEEPING DUST OUT AND OF MUTING NOISE. PBR HAS NEW REPRODUCTIONS AS WELL BUT THEY ARE MORE EXPENSIVE. THE BACK DOOR IS NOT ORIGINAL AND IS HAND MADE BY A PREVIOUS OWNER BUT IT WORKS AND HAS A KEYED LOCK. ![]() SHAY AND BACKGLASS RESTORATIONS MAKE NEW BACKGLASSES FOR THIS GAME IF YOU HATE IT AS IT IS. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SIGNIFICANT TOUCHUPS, MAINLY AT THE TOP, AND SOME TAPING TO IT (INSTEAD OF THE USUAL TRIPLE THICK), SEE THE PHOTO OF THE BACK SIDE OF IT. PBR SELLS REPLACEMENTS IF YOU END UP HATING THEM. THE STATIC BUMPERS HAVE BURN MARKS FROM TOO HOT BULBS. THE ACTIVE BUMPER CAPS DO HAVE PAINT FADING ON THE LETTERING BUT NONE ARE BROKEN. THE PLAYFIELD IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR A 1961 GAME. ![]() THE INSTRUCTION CARD LOOKS NICE BUT IS NOT AN ORIGINAL. SO FEW OF THIS SERIES SELL THAT IT IS NOT LISTED AT ALL IN THE CURRENT BOSTON PINBALL PRICE GUIDE. THIS IS ONE OF THE 5 GOTTLIEB MACHINES IN THE FLIPPER SERIES (FLIPPER, FLIPPER COWBOY, FLIPPER FAIR, FLIPPER CLOWN AND FLIPPER PARADE). IN GENERAL, THE PLASTICS PROBABLY HAVE AT LEAST 98% OF THE ORIGINAL PAINT AND GRAPHICS. NO PAINT LOSS NOTICED ON THE LOWER LEFT ONE. THE PLASTICS ARE FLAT AND ONLY HAVE A FEW SCRAPES WHERE THERE IS SOME MINOR PAINT LOSS: LOWER RIGHT ONE HAS A PENCIL ERASER SIZE SPOT UNDER THE RED BALOON, THE UPPER RIGHT HAS A SMALL SCRAPE SPOT AND THE UPPER LEFT HAS A SPOT NEAR THE TOP SCREW. THE BUMPERS, KICKERS AND FLIPPERS ARE ALL PROPER STRENGTH FOR A 1961 GAME. ALL LIGHTS FUNCTION AND ALL THE PLAYFIELD RUBBER WAS RENEWED. THERE IS NO COIN MECHANISMS BUT IT COULD BE PUT BACK TO COIN OPERATION IF YOU ADD A COIN ADAPTER. DOES NOT TAKE COINS AND STARTS BY PUSHING THE COIN RETURN BUTTON. THE TILT WORKS PROPERLY WITH A BALL IN PLAY PLUS ONE ADDITIONAL BALL PENALTY. IT AWARDS EXTRA BALLS AS IT SHOULD AT 2,000 AND 3,000 POINTS (ADJUSTABLE), WHEN YOU CLEAR NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 4, AND WHEN YOU HIT THE LIT EXTRA BALL CENTER TARGET. IN WORKING CONDITION INCLUDING THE BACKGLASS ANIMATION OF THE CLOWN FLIPPING THE BALL FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS EXTRA BALLS ARE AWARDED. THIS IS A HARD TO FIND 1961 GOTTLIEB FLIPPER FAIR PINBALL MACHINE. Gottlieb Flipper Fair Pinball Machine 1961 Working Tagged: baseball, batter, grand, machine, pinball, pitch, slam, williams, working. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item. The seller is “craigs21″ and is located in Applegate, California. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Arcade, Jukeboxes
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