Expert: Rodger Knutson - 12/31/2009

Question
I have the back glass of a rocket bowler game from chicago coin in a would frame that looks like it had two hinges on it ( 1 still on it ) its in real good shape - yet I cannot find a year these were made or what they would be worth or any other info on this - can you help?

Answer
Hi Jeff,

I can help you a little on this OK? Maybe I can, but I show a Rocket Bowler being made by Bally and made, and first released in June of 1954 and it was a electro/mechanical Shuffle alley game. Chicago Coin could of made one also but I don't have anything on it. As for Value, there is going to be two markets if any at all, your going to find, one market would be for the guy that is looking for a back glass because his is broken, but ball bowlers are not very valuable so maybe 100.00 to 150.00 if one is really needed bad. The other market will just be for something that looks really neat on the wall and is a original neat old game glass and maybe then about 50 to 75.00 dollars. All I can really do here is make an educated guess as there is not a large market on just glass, so it's mostly what you can get out of it. This is probably not a lot of help but if it's a Bally and not a Chicago Coin, then you have your information. I wouldn't think if it is a Chicago Coin, that it would make the value any different.

Hope it helps you some.

Sincerely

Rodger Knutson
http://www.coinslots.com