Shortly after I got off the plane, Bob Herbison picked me up at the Holiday Inn Select, which is where the show was taking place.  This is just one room at Bob's house filled with rarities.  That old clock you can see on the wall if you click on the pic is actually from the Gottlieb factory.  There was an article about this clock written by Bob Herbison in Pingame Journal, possibly the April issue, 2006.  Jim at Pingame Journal would know for sure.  Just tell him Pingeek sent you.  As a matter of fact, my full story about Texas '05 is in the July 2006 issue of Pingame Journal.

  In the left corner, we have Queen of Hearts and a rare pitch and bat called Pitch Hitter.

Bob has a like new Safecracker, which is.....

minty clean inside.

Medieval Madness

Revenge From Mars and a bunch of misc. memorabilia

Beer stuff.

Bally Skill Parade. Mega rare. Put a nickel in, while using the lever to drop the nickel into a hole of your choice for a certain animal picture.  Do this for two more levels underneath, get the same animal three times in a row, and it pays out in credits.  This was probably quite popular in bars.  Like bingos of it's time, you could cash in the credits for money or alcohol.

Bob also has one loaded bar! 

Now we're across the house at the other room, loaded with rare Gottlieb woodrails!  Bob proudly displays a photo of him that was used in the local paper.  Yep, Bob is a celebrity!

 A rare Genco Golden Nugget skill game.

Sluggin' Champ and Daisy Mae are just a couple of the mega rare Gottlieb pins in Bob's collection.  My dvd for sale shows these and more in action.

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