Mystery Game Glass Restoration Question

kilgoretrout

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Hi! I hope this is the right spot for this type of inquiry. I'm a new member and new collector of vintage arcade items and was hoping somebody here could help me identify the provenance of a recently acquired piece to help me restore it.

The glass looks like this:

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Again, I'm no expert. My guess would be 1940's or 50's. The woman who sold it to me said it was not from a pinball machine, but she couldn't recall much else. I'd just love to know what was once in the scoreboard section and what the paint looked like prior to getting so chipped

On a related note, is it common for people who restore this kind of stuff to touch up chipped paint? Or is that part of the charm? I hate to ruin a nice piece. Any advice on how to proceed there would also be appreciated
 
I should add... if anyone has any leads could you please email be at [email protected] as well as posting here... just in case there is no response for awhile and I forget to check back.

I really appreciate it!
 
Don't touch up the paint unless you know what you're doing! It's way too easy to mess it up and make it look worse than it does in the first place. Which really it doesn't look that bad to me. I like a little character in the artwork, but not everybody is the same way about it.

Sorry, I have no idea what it's from but the theme makes it seem like a slot machine or something with a slot theme. Hopefully somebody here will be able to help you with that. It's a cool piece though.
 
Thanks for responding Cubbie! The paint really isn't that bad - I'm just a painter / perfectionist and sometimes get carried away... And I wish it still had the decorative blue border at the top and bottom. Does anyone know of a good sealant I can use to prevent future chipping at least?
 
The glass is in upside down...

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Sorry it took so long. I found the name I thought it was quickly, but then it took a while to find a pic online to verify...
 
WOW! That sure didn't take long! Thanks a lot!

This gives me a good reference. Maybe I can track down the original buttons or some other components now.

In terms of it being upside down, it actually works out better for my purposes since I'm planning to mount some light fixtures in those two big bottom holes and make this into a wall hang behind my bar.

Glad I signed up for the forum. I'll be sure to bring my future questions here.
 
Be careful with the lights, more specifiaclly the heat from them. I can only speak from experience with pinball backglass, but they don't do well with quick temperature swings and moisture.

There's also info online for protecting the remaining paint, but again this is from dealing with pinball glass.

Good luck with the project.

- JM
 
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