Hey all, finally checked off a bucket list item and got my first machine out of an auction. I haven't opened it up for exact year but It's somewhere around 1964. That's because the decals I can see have address with Penna as the state, not PA.
Any way, came with a full set of balls, only one is separating. Play surface is hard as a rock, so I need to work on that. The machine a friend has from the same era actually has a leather surface, not cork. I haven't looked closely at what is on here, but it could be leather, as it comes about with other very old and dry leather items I have had in the past... More to come as I dig into this... My Mom (she's 80 ) and I rolled some balls on it, manually operating the ball release. I've got to look it over first before I plug it in so I don't release the magic smoke...
Quarter box still had some in it, latest one I found was 1966.
Side note: I think some "modern" parts were put in it over the years during repairs...
More fun to come!!!