Need Help Identifying this Pinball Machine

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Hello everyone,

I am completely new to this forum, but could really use some guidance and help from this very knowledgeable community.

My grandparents had a ton of games in their basement, and we are now in the process of selling their house and these games. There is a pinball game that I cannot seem to identify, which would help me determine a proper selling price.

Its a very old Williams-Empire (mid 50s maybe?) game with the front facing display of a woman with blonde hair being painted on a building. This display also shows a large sbuilding scraper that says 'super score', and below it a street with cars, people, and light poles.

The actual pinball area has 2 images of this girl, who is wearing a tube-top dress, and the bumpers have an old-time cartoon man with black hair pointing cameras at her.

I tried unsuccessfully to attach the picture, so I'm hoping my description was okay. If you are interested in seeing the picture, id be more than happy to send it to anyone. If anyone is interested and would like to try and help, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much!
 
Wow! You nailed it! I knew I brought this question to the right place...thank you so much!

Perhaps I will try my luck to go 2 for 2...

Any idea of the value for a 1959 williams-empire Hercules riffle game...the one where you shoot at a grid of bouncing balls?

Thanks again for the help!
 
I didn't find much info on Hercules. I'd price it somewhere between $400 and $600. Here is a pic:

hercule1.jpg
 
This it?

http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=2440&picno=17465

I don't think there is a very high demand for this machine. I'd say in very good condition you may be able to get $500 or so.

Oh I don't know about that. I know of a few collectors who will pay top dollar for wood-rail pinballs.

They may not be worth much to the casual pinball player, or someone who like the 70's and newer games, but serious (older) collectors will trip over themselves for something like this...
 
Oh I don't know about that. I know of a few collectors who will pay top dollar for wood-rail pinballs.

They may not be worth much to the casual pinball player, or someone who like the 70's and newer games, but serious (older) collectors will trip over themselves for something like this...


That must be a local market thing. I have picked up a few woodrails in the Seattle area working (partially, though the sellers thought they were fully working) for under $150, after they sat on cl for months. I have watched people give them away in Virginia. I have found very little interest in these machines when I offered them up for resale as well.

I know there are a few sought after woodrails that people will pay big money for, but I don't think this machine is one fo them.
 
id try to list the woodrail for sale online somewhere. people who collect the new games may not want it. but there are ALOT of people out there who do collect woodrails and "race" to be the first to get a old woodrail for sale......as long as its a rare one/desirable one or if its in perfect shape. if its the right game people will find the money for it.....quick
 
id try to list the woodrail for sale online somewhere. people who collect the new games may not want it. but there are ALOT of people out there who do collect woodrails and "race" to be the first to get a old woodrail for sale......as long as its a rare one/desirable one or if its in perfect shape. if its the right game people will find the money for it.....quick


The same can be said for anything.

Is this machine high on the wanted list? That is the only thing that matters. I doubt anyone will try and sell anything these days without listing it online. I assumed he asked this question in preparation for selling (or at least advertising) it through an online source. Nobody wants to be screwed over by the local craigslist lowballers. Even local auctions list all unusual collectible items online before the auction is to take place.


Is there a reliable list of highly sought after woodrails? I ask, since due to your screen name, I assume you'd know and I get contacted regularly about machines that people want rid of.
 
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