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Arcade Collecting => Pinball => Topic started by: kayoteq on June 02, 2008, 11:29:39 pm

Title: Strange salvaged pinball part
Post by: kayoteq on June 02, 2008, 11:29:39 pm

Quite strange. Anyone need this before I make a steampunk clock out of it :)

A "Magic Lites" number-moving board. A wonder in electromechanical weirdness.

(http://webmonkees.com/arcade/thumbnails/pinball_a.jpg)

(http://webmonkees.com/arcade/thumbnails/pinball_b.jpg)
(http://webmonkees.com/arcade/images/magiclites.jpg)

Five motors all designated to move the strips to random places on the board.

Here it is in action with the front bezel.. simulated.
(http://webmonkees.com/arcade/images/pinball_a1.gif)

Title: Re: Strange salvaged pinball part
Post by: stan2323 on June 03, 2008, 09:48:37 am

I think it would make a great steampunk clock.  Go fo it.

Title: Re: Strange salvaged pinball part
Post by: Chris on June 04, 2008, 11:02:15 am

That must be from an old bingo machine.

(http://oldbinger.com/images/newfront6.jpg)

Title: Re: Strange salvaged pinball part
Post by: Chris on June 04, 2008, 12:10:16 pm

The bingo database at http://bingo.cdyn.com/machines/ shows bingos into the late '70s so it's possible.  I see the words "MAGIC LITES" on the circuit board; these features were often called things like "Magic Squares" or "Magic Screens", although I couldn't find a specific reference to "Magic Lites".

Title: Re: Strange salvaged pinball part
Post by: RayB on June 04, 2008, 10:53:40 pm

Keno maybe?