Jimmy Rosen, owner of "Old Sled Works," supplied some really rare 30's pins, including, a Bally "Carom," Jennings "Sportsman," and "Hokum."

Another shot of the "prewar" booth.

This is a rare 1984 Gottlieb El Dorado City Of Gold.

This 1977 Stern Rawhide pin was originally produced by Chicago Coin until Stern took over the company.  This is one of the few EMs produced by Stern.

There were some vids for sale as well.

Lunar Lander was Atari's first vector graphic game, made in 1979.

More recent pins were at the show also.

The Captain was having some problems.

There was a 1982 Nintendo "Popeye" vid at the show.  I played this a lot in the 80's in a small arcade at a Sears department store in Richmond, VA years ago.

Although Space Invaders was my first videogame addiction, Pac-Man has always been one of my favorites.

"Firepower," a Steve Ritchie classic, was also at the show.

There was a wide variety of pins from other eras though, as you can see here.

Pin Led's were for sale at the show.

This rare 1951 Williams "Snooks" was designed by Sam Stern, with art by George Molentin, the artist behind many Williams' 50's EM titles.

Pinball, Inc.'s "Bargain Bazaar" offered a great assortment of EM parts for sale at the show.

Notice the Time Fantasy cabinet at Pinball, Inc.'s booth.  They had the boards and other assorted parts from the game too, including the playfield, which I bought for my girlfriend.

Pinball, Inc. also had lots of other parts for sale.

They are a great source for new ramps.

This was one of my favorite pins at the show, Williams' 1977 "Big Deal." It was designed by Steve Kordek, and was one of the last Williams EMs ever made. I played it for the first time at this show.

This show marked the debut of the Pingeek hat. Notice the tag still attached.

Really rare pins at the show year included "Aaron Spelling" and "King Kong."

I got home from the show on Sunday, after going the wrong way and winding up in New Jersey somehow. Here's the head of a rare Williams' 1957 "Hi Hand." The game was in really rough shape, and I ended up selling it later for cheap. Turns out rare doesn't necessarily mean worth a lot.

If you travel alone, you just might be able to haul back a pin in a 1990 Honda Accord. I don't recommend it, though.

Here's the Time Fantasy playfield I bought for my girlfriend which she still has, and no, it's not for sale.

This was the last show with the Honda Geek mobile. After it starting leaking antifreeze and oil all over the place, it was time for a new vehicle after 16 years. Minivans are much more practical for moving stuff, by the way, including pinball machines;)

See you at the next show. Pingeek.

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