Saw This Tin Game in Antiques Store

[CarltonHendricks]

Spotted this game in a store the other day....I'd say early 30's....Not my bag really but if it was in better shape might have got involved...Wind-up key worked so assume it's original...which would be remarkable...Apparently you wind up the playing diamond underneath and it spins...then try to get the ball to sink in one of the bases....then what happens I don't know...The fact it winds with a clock work type assembly that still works, at least somewhat, seems to make it special...Shot with lame phone camera

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[timzcardz]

WOW! That is great.

I'm guessing that is about 12" by 24"?

Pretty cool piece. Thanks for sharing.

[Butch7999]

Tim, very good guess on size.
Carlton, it's a 1938 production by J&S (Joseph Schneider).
Nice to find one in working condition with the winding key, but --
please, you didn't pay the tagged price for it, did you?

[Joe Hunter]

One of these games in nice working condition with original parts usually goes for around $150. They are pretty cool, but not especially scarce.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

I have seen two, bought one and both had the same bag of milky green marbles.

[perezfan]

There's one on eBay right now...

[gnaz01]

There's one on eBay right now...

There's 2, both different

[GasHouseGang]

Did you guys see this ad that lists the game shown plus a Bambino game?

[Butch7999]

Joe, where are you getting those prices?
Quite different from what we've tracked...

[Joe Hunter]

I had a really nice one that sold for about that price a few months ago. I know those in lesser condition go for less.

[gnaz01]

Joe, where are you getting those prices?
Quite different from what we've tracked...

Butch, the 2 on eBay are $140 and $165 BIN.

[toyman55]

This one recently sold on ebay for $86.00
Butch I have seen many games start moving up in price recently.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Pinch-Hitter-1930s-Wind-up-Mechanical-Pinball-Marble-Baseball-Game-/161206778553?pt=Vintage_Antique_Toys_US&hash=item2588ac3ab9&nma=true&si=R2boVKgR42GjqEYtfVH54JBuAMk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[Butch7999]

Just asking... undoubtedly we've missed a few completed sales, but of the couple dozen examples we've seen actually sell on-line over the years
(asking prices don't count), only one topped $100., and that was a near-pristine game. Rougher examples have typically gone off in the $35.-$50. range.
Thanks for the input.

[ooo-ribay]

Did you guys see this ad that lists the game shown plus a Bambino game?

I absolutely love finding ads like this.....it's like "Whoa! there's my thing!" Old ads could solve a lot of mysteries for me....

$32 per dozen ($2.67 each) :D