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My uncle died maybe 10 or so years ago and I believe the company was bought out by another company in Ohio.

Sorry if I'm making this forum like ancestry.com but it seems a better route since I' m only following gaming history.

Are there any Seidel amusement employees out there? Just wondering if there are any old employees of Seidel amusement From Albuquerque out there. That worked for my uncle Ed?

Thank you. I posted in the discussion section and it seems to be getting a few responses. Which is bringing up more questions. I do have the feeling that history has forgotten (more than likely never knew my grandfather) I hope some of my uncles old employees might see this. They would know the...

Thats a nice machine. My mom also recalled Wurlitzer added Electricity to it. After my grandmother passed away we tried to get into the old alley. But the roll up doors where shot. I'm guessing there where 25 lanes there. All mechanical. Along with Seidel "21" Roll under glass machines and...

I've now awakened my mothers memory. The other guy that came to the house that "dark and stormy night, dressed in black" was Named Mr. Piesen. My mom's 86 yo. More to follow, She's on a roll!!!!

True, I hope someone knows. I grew up in the "alley's" in Coney Island and mostly Long Beach, Ny. even if I don't find out. I know my Grandparents made a living in the skee ball business, however meager. They had the skee ball arcade for 40 years and I know my Grandfather hand built all of those...

I found this forum by accident while searching for information on my Grandfather, Julius Seidel and the skee ball alley. Hopefully some arcade buffs and maybe some manufacturers that maybe on this forum can shed some light on my story which I know as fact and probably contains some fiction as...

I found this forum by accident while searching for information on my Grandfather, Julius Seidel and the skee ball alley. Hopefully some arcade buffs and maybe some manufacturers that maybe on this forum can shed some light on my story which I know as fact and probably contains some fiction as...