Bar game dating??

[earlywynnfan]

Can anyone help me identify when this bar game would have been made? I know it's not super-valuable. Also, the mechanism is so simplistic, but I can see no way to make it work. Is there a resident game expert on board?

Thanks, Ken

[Butch7999]

Not sure we're, umm, allowed to respond to you, but...
we've seen a similar version before, with a different finish and somewhat different hardware:


Unfortunately, we've no information on the manufacturer or the age, although it looks very 1950s...
Someone else here is likely to have that info, but if not, someone at our own forum might know.

[earlywynnfan]

Thanks! You're right, it is pretty much exactly like mine.

Why wouldn't you be allowed to respond to me? I must be missing something.

Ken

[perezfan]

It was called "Hit a Homer" by Abco. Late 1940s/early 1950s, I believe. The examples posted are missing the painted glass fronts. These often cracked or broke, and were subsequently replaced by plain/clear glass (as are the examples posted here).

I am currently without power and a computer, but a simple google search under "Hit a Homer Arcade" should reveal prices realized for this game. Also I know Hunts has had a few. Their previous sales don't typically come up on google searches, but you can search past auction results on the Hunts website.

Hope this is helpful!

[perezfan]

Here you go... Hope this works from iPhone...

http://huntauctions.com/LIVE/imagevi...=644&lot_qual=

[Butch7999]

perezfan, thanks for the ID on the game. We've long had Hit-A-Homer catalogued, too,
but didn't associate it with Ken's model until you pointed it out.

Ken, no worries, just a lame allusion to a previous issue with another poster.