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Vintage Flipper Modern Knob
Vintage Pachinko Machine Flipper Modern Pachinko Machine Knob

 

Vintage Pachinko Machines

Vintage pachinko machines were made from the 1920s to the 1970s with the vast majority of machines you see on eBay and Craigslist from the 1970s. They have a chrome flipper that is used to launch the balls onto the playfield.

Vintage pachinko machines are purely mechanical and do not need electricity except for a few light bulbs that flash when you get a jackpot. The sound you hear when you get a jackpot is the balls falling down hitting a bell, there are no speakers.

During the period of time when manufacturers were migrating to modern pachinko machines, a few vintage machines were equipped with an electronic shooter knob, some simple electronic components or both.


Late
1970s
late 70s Pachinko Machine late 70s Pachinko Machine

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1970s 		mid 70s Pachinko Machine mid 70s Pachinko Machine

Early 1970s 		early 1970s Pachinko Machine early 1970s Pachinko Machine

1960s		 1960s Pachinko Machine 1960s Pachinko Machine

1950s		 1950s Pachinko Machine 1950s Pachinko Machine

1940s		 1940s Pachinko Machine 1940s Pachinko Machine

 

Modern Pachinko Machines

Any pachinko machines made from 1980 are classified as modern. They have a round knob that you turn to automatically launch the balls onto the playfield.

Modern pachinko machines must have electricity to operate all the motors, LCD screens, reels, lights and speakers.


Mid
2000s
2000s Pachinko Machine 2000s Pachinko Machine

2002 		1990s Pachinko Machine 1990s Pachinko Machine

Late
1980s 		1980s Pachinko Machine 1980s Pachinko Machine

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