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Old Chicago Pinball Machine Bally Wow Nice Call with any questions 440-823-4057. This is a fantastic pinball machine with tons of great features and a very collectible machine as well. A little history on this backglass below which was borrowed from the internet for informational purposes only. Figure with mongorammed pocket handkerchief is meant to be gangster john dillinger. He was gunned down by federal agents in front of chicago's biograph theatre in 1934, betrayed by brothel madam anna sage (real name ana cumpanas), the legendary woman in red.
Sage is also depicted on the. Wearing a red dress adn looking youthful, although she was 45 years old and reportedly wearing a bright orange sk. Irt and white blouse when she, dillinger, and his girlfriend polly hamilton exited the theater into the fbi ambush. Encyclopedia of pinball volume 1. Sage is misidentified on the. As billie frechette, another dillinger grilfriend who, after his death, toured with members of his family. Artist dave christensen concurred at pinball expo 2004 that he intended his woman in red to be sage and no one else. Is a reference to the smc cartage company garage at 2122 north clark street, where the st. Valentine's day massacre occurred in 1929. When the garage was torn down in 1967, christensen took some bricks from the site to display no his fireplace mantel. Machine was just gone through and is working 100%. Playfield is in very nice condition with very litlte wear visible. Playfield was just cleaned, all new rubber bumpers added, and burnt out bulbs replaced. The cabinet looks nice as you can see in pictures but does have a few bumps and bruises. Bakcglass is mint which is very hard to find on these older machines. I don't know what else to say about this great pinball machine. This is a great machine to add to any gameroom and an all time classic. If you have been looking for one of these machines then don't pass this one by. Machine is plug and play, needs nothing. oYu can't go wrong with this great coin op item. I have bowlers, jukeboxes, video arcades, and other pinballs as well.Thanks for looking and good luck. I will not be held responsible for any problems that may occur once machine leaves my home. There will be no guarantees on the working condition of this machine after it leaves since these machines sometimes need adjustments after they have been moved. |
