One of my favorite electromechanical pins of all time.

Made by the legendary...

The Internet Pinball Database mentions there were 5,254 of these produced.

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When I would visit relatives in Coney Island starting in the 70's, the arcades had driving games, gun games, skee ball, basically everything except pinball.

Then pinball became legal again, and my life was changed forever.

This was actually one of the first pins I remember playing at Coney Island. On the left, "Big Shot," "Flash Gordon," and a Williams 1956 skill crane game.

I've never seen one of these sell for this much, but on Ebay I suppose anything's possible.

On the left, part of "Big Shot's" backglass. This is actually the first pin I remember playing on location, possibly at Woolworth's or 7-11, here in Richmond, VA.

On the right, a rare Bally "Magic Circle" pin.

On the left, a rare Midway "Race-Way" pitch and bat style racing game. On the wall, on the upper right, an "Old Chicago" backglass. This was another pin from my early Coney Island days.

The topper sign on "Kings & Queens," can actually be purchased at "Pinball Resource." On the right, part of "Wizard," based on the movie "Tommy," and "Kings & Queens" was the pin played by Roger Daltrey aka Tommy.

On the right, what appears to be a Williams pitch and bat, circa 1950's or possibly 60's.

But this was the real treat.

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These can be found on Ebay, starting at around $50.

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