Electro-mechanical Wall Machines

slotalot · Post by **slotalot** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:48 pm

1960s German Electro-mechanical Addi-Mint wall machines

1960s German Electro-mechanical Super Match European Cup wall machine

pennymachines · Post by **pennymachines** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:05 pm

Rotomint Luxus, 1957

malcymal · Post by **malcymal** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:17 am

Bergmann Hobby

slotalot · Post by **slotalot** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:57 pm

Roto-Pool
See Roto-Pool, Roto-Fruit, Rotolite, Electrodart, Bingola, etc.

bamsefar1 · Post by **bamsefar1** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:18 pm

Three generations of wall-mounted allwin-type machines from the German manufacturer NSM. The Bowling was produced approx. 1967 and onwards. The Worldcup was released 1973-1974. The Chicago knobel-runde (Chicago dice-game) was produced approx. 1984.

raj · Post by **raj** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 3:13 pm

Had a couple of World Cups over the years, which should have been more popular than they were, as they could be revamped every 4 years with the new players. The only problem is that they were not made strong enough to last the cup series, let alone 4 years. Cheap & nasty.

coin-op · Post by **coin-op** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:39 pm

raj wrote:Cheap & nasty

Have some heart! Here's someone showing off their pride and joy.

raj · Post by **raj** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:16 pm

Ouch, didn't mean to hurt anyone's feelings... I'm from Yorkshire y'know, we tend to tell it how we see it.

bamsefar1 · Post by **bamsefar1** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:38 pm

raj wrote:Cheap & nasty

No offence taken on my part.
I have owned a couple of Bowling and Worldcups myself over the years. The first ones, I sold. I later got nostalgic, so I looked for new machines until I found similar ones.

Apart from damaged cabinets caused by rough use/handling, I have found these machines reliable. A common weak component on these NSM machines is the piece of plastic which the balls are resting against; down by the "hammer". One of the two "fingers" on this "v" shaped plastic has often broken off. I got machined new ones in aluminium. So in a private environment, I am sure these machines will last a lifetime.

I don`t know how long these machines were expected to last in operation, but many have survived. They are on eBay in Germany/Austria all the time, in various conditions. Were probably marketed all over Europe, as I understand, in addition to German speaking countries. They were also found in UK and Scandinavia.

A big compliment from me to the British islands for their high quality allwin/dropcase-type machines. Heavy duty on the older machines for sure.