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Expert: - 4/8/2010


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bally big prize
I have the following Bally machine and was wondering if you could provide me some info on it.  I'm not sure what year this model is, or really what type of machine this is.  I have searched and searched and cannot find a Bally machine that only has the front buttons and no pull arm.  Do you know if this is a rare model?  Are there any sites I should look to?  Any info you could provide would be greatly appreciated.  I have also attached pictures.


Bally Manufacturing Corp (chicago Il)
GAME Name: --"BIG PRIZE"

It has three push buttons on front that can be used to stop the reals in any order the player chooses. This machine does not have a pull arm --- ONLY BUTTONS.

Model #: 1174-1
SERIAL #: K036075031
Inside Sticker States - Bally Inspected - clock #: 1900 - Quality Checked.
It accepts Quarters ONLY.
The max bet on this machine is two Quarters.
- Ilene

Answer
To Devin or Ilene.

You know, this machine had be stumped once before when I seen one on ebay. I had to do a lot of asking around and a friend that lives about as far from me as possible, he's in (Florida and I am in Seattle) came back with an answer about it as he has worked on something like this before. See if his description pasted below fits your machine, if so, it solves a mystery that took me some work to find an answer to also.

<quote> This was Ballys entry into the arcade market - skill stop machine that would payout in tokens - there is a large bucket on the top of the machine that the operator would dump tokens into - then there was a lever inside the door that the operator would pull to dump the tokens from the bucket up top into the actual hopper.  This machine has a motor driven reel mechanism. I converted a lot of these to coin in coin out (easy - just add the divertor) - but these machines are temperamental - use some of the same parts as the Classic did.

Could this be a description of your machine? If so, we have an answer here. I see one very large clue here, your machine doesn't have a handle! As for being rare and valuable, I don't really think so, as the one I seen sold for around 300.00 to 400.00 but I can't remember if it worked or not. I can't be sure of this also but, I think they might of only been allowed on some states and not all, but that is just a guess on my part. The good thing is that this is the classic model size, and good for the reason that is is much smaller in size then new slot machines.

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

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    Commenti just wanted to tell you thanks, i was researching this machine for like three days straight and still came up empty, i really appreciate this


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Rodger Knutson

Expertise

I am an expert on old coin operated machines, slot machines, trade stimulator's, jukeboxes, old arcade machines, etc. I have been identifying these for people who respond to my web site listed below, for a few years now. In almost all cases I am able to tell them about their old coin operated machines, the year, the value, and other general information about their machines. I do not know much about soda vending machines, coin banks, or scales, but I will try to help you with these if I can. Please email photo's to: jackpot7@ix.netcom.com My web site is at: http://www.coinslots.com

Experience

I bought my first slot machine, a .50 Cent Mills Black Cherry in 1969 and have been hooked from that time, I still have that Slot machine! Before that I found a open barrel full of old scraped jukebox wall boxes behind a restaurant, I wanted them all but never took a one of them. Anything that took a coin drove me nuts!

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