Expert: Rodger Knutson - 2/12/2009

Question
QUESTION: We have a shuffleboard that was given to us by my father.  He had purchased it from the Sun Inn in Bethlehem, PA in the late 60's.  The logo is Penn Shuffleboard Co., Phila. Penn.  It is approximately 30 feet long.  I wanted to surprise my husband and have it refinished but when the person came to look at it, he would not touch it.  He said in all his years of refinishing shuffleboards and the many states he traveled, he had never seen one like it.  The top is composite board, therefore it cannot be sanded for refinishing.  I have since used a liquid sander and then applied 4 coats of lacquer as that is what my dad did when he first purchased it.  The top only says Patent Pending but no numbers or any other identifying information.  Can you help me find out any information on this shuffleboard?  I cannot find any information about Penn Shuffleboard Co. or who might be able to help me with the history of this piece.  Thank you in advance for your time.

ANSWER: Hi Cheryl,

You could very well have a prototype game, A true one and only, I don't see anything made by Penn, but I am still looking. Thirty feet long? this has to be a one of a kind machine, at the very least I would bet a ton of money that you have the Only One in the world! I would love to see a photo of this, it would also help in research. Can you email me a few photo's? Outside of that, I'll keep looking But really, I can tell you right now that I am not going to find anything on it. Photos will really help on this one.
Thank You; and send photo's to: jackpot7@ix.netcon.com
Cheers
Rodger Knutson

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QUESTION: I am not sure how to send all of the pictures in one file, so I apologize that I will be responding a few times.

Answer
Hi Cheryl,
Thank you for including the photos, 20 foot is still a nice long board. I was thinking that this might of had a lighted sign and coin acceptor above in the middle but a 20 foot machine was more a professional type game then a bar coin coin operated game. I found a site where I think you can get all your answers about this and were you can get the right advise from the people who know them the best, it's at:
http://www.shuffleboard.net:8080/Forum/thread.jsp?forum=3&thread=385

or, www.shuffleboard.net

This is a forum where the people in the know talk, very good place for you to find the right answers, and to ask for links to find what you need. You will have to sign up and join the forum, but it's free and free is good!. Have you ever heard of this site? I also see Penn, could be for Pennsylvania Shuffleboard. also found some other links using that at:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS283US28

This should show you where to get the right scoop on your shuffle  board. I see a 14 foot board there for sale for 1,500.00, so I am sure that yours is worth way more then that.

Keep me posted if you need more research OK?

Thank You
Rodger Knutson
http://www.coinslots.com