Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher
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Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher
Hi Jimmyjimmycowman wrote:well done on that resto job I look forward to seeing the end result on your latest project..... its been sent today all the best
I thought you would like to see the end result.
I also made some packets of 5 cigarettes as prizes.
Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher
That is awesome... I was even fooled by the cigarette slide packs (for some reason the vending packs of 5 cigarettes were called slide packs, I guess because they slide out of the vending devices) - they look original. I have taken two years to find two packs of original 5 pack Woodbine for my machine.
I can now see in answer to my question earlier about one of the knobs missing that these machines seem to come in two versions, yours being with two actuators and mine with three. Your version has a more complex mechanism to release the ball and payout, which required two operations on mine. I guess the two knob version came later to improve the machine and use of hands....
Well done!
I can now see in answer to my question earlier about one of the knobs missing that these machines seem to come in two versions, yours being with two actuators and mine with three. Your version has a more complex mechanism to release the ball and payout, which required two operations on mine. I guess the two knob version came later to improve the machine and use of hands....
Well done!
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Wow that looks spot on... Dare you say how many hours involved? ...That's given me the incentive to get some projects done. Well done! Another machine saved. I like all that you've done to it... Again .... wow ...... I'm well impressed.
Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher
An absolutely brilliant job, safetyman1005.
In this high tech IT world, there is still a lot of skill left out there - well done.
In this high tech IT world, there is still a lot of skill left out there - well done.
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I can only agree with all the comments posted so far. I think you have done an excellent job. Many of us on here would, I`m sure, have been daunted by such a task! You obviously have a wide range of skills which you have put to good use in saving another machine from the scrap heap. Well done indeed!
Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher
Safety - killer job! And thanks for showing me up at how slow and tedious I am at my own restorations!? I need to focus on just one project more often and see it through to completion.
Cheers.
Cheers.
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Re: Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex catcher
Gameswat,
Your restorations are beyond compare. Your modest claims are refuted by your accomplishments. Don't change a thing, my friend.
J Peterson
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Your restorations are beyond compare. Your modest claims are refuted by your accomplishments. Don't change a thing, my friend.
J Peterson
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Shield catcher pins
Topic merged - Site Admin.
I was just wondering if anyone had one of these that could share a close up of their pins so I can determine where mine are supposed to be, as they clearly look like they have been tampered with in the past.
I have found a few pics on google but none that looks like this one in the way they are laid out.
Also, what would the original backflash be on a machine like this, as l think this one may be a replacement?
I was just wondering if anyone had one of these that could share a close up of their pins so I can determine where mine are supposed to be, as they clearly look like they have been tampered with in the past.
I have found a few pics on google but none that looks like this one in the way they are laid out.
Also, what would the original backflash be on a machine like this, as l think this one may be a replacement?
Re: shield catcher pins
Would help to see the whole machine as to what model it actually is, but unless very late version post WW2 will probably be the same as a Clown with green cloth. As for pin placement, the original holes will be under the plastic if the backboard wasn't replaced.
Re: shield catcher pins
I didn't really want to take the backflash off unless it was really necessary. It's the one from Carter's auction. All the catchers I have looked at are different a layout.
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Re: shield catcher pins
Although the coin cup is atypical, it looks like a Jentzsch & Meerz Simplex - so I've merged your post with the thread on these.
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Thanks for the info, it's looking like it's a strip down job after all then as none of the other ones have pin configuration anywhere near like mine, hoping the original holes under the back flash are still OK
Re: Shield catcher pins
Thanks mate, I think that's what mine's supposed to look like Is the back felt or is it like leather?
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Re: Shield catcher pins
It's plush (cloth) backing. I see there's another in the next EH auction. Also had alterations to the payout cup.
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Re: Shield catcher pins
Thanks PM, is the plush still available nowadays or is it all that new synthetic crap?
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Re: Shield catcher pins
A good trick Gameswat taught me is to go to a shop that reconditions pool tables and purchase one of their used felts. It has the patina of age and is perfect for backflash use on a variety of wall games.
J Peterson
Back to the flash in America
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Back to the flash in America
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Re: Shield catcher pins
I reckon this was a cigarette payout one in its earlier life. The square surround of the original payout cup is typical, the blanked off section in the middle of the playfield probably showed the cigs.pennymachines wrote:I see there's another in the next EH auction. Also had alterations to the payout cup.
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