CHICAGO COIN “PRO BOWLER” — 1961

Six-Player, Six-Game Electro-Mechanical Bowling Arcade Machine
CONDITION
A remarkable survivor from the golden age of American coin-operated amusement machines.

Manufactured in Chicago in 1961 by Chicago Coin Machine Co. / Chicago Dynamic Industries, the Pro Bowler is a large-format electro-mechanical shuffle bowling machine accommodating up to six players.

Players slide the bowling puck along the lane into designated strike zones, with the machine's extensive electro-mechanical system automatically controlling scoring, frames, player selection and the animated bowling pins.

Six selectable games provide considerably more variety than a conventional bowling machine:

All Strike • Regulation • Flash-O-Matic • Lite-O-Matic • Red Pin • “300” Champ

The spectacular illuminated backglass incorporates six individual mechanical score displays together with game, frame, strike, spare and player indicators.

Opening the cabinet reveals an extraordinary piece of pre-digital engineering: banks of mechanical score reels, relays, solenoids, switches, motors and extensive original-style wiring controlling the machine.

A genuine restoration project retaining substantial original equipment and presentation.

The machine is complete to the owner's knowledge and will reset, but requires electrical/mechanical servicing and restoration before being considered fully operational.

The cabinet, lane and graphics display considerable age-related wear, scratches, paint loss and marks consistent with decades of commercial amusement use.

The original appearance has deliberately not been cosmetically over-restored.

Sold as a vintage collectible requiring restoration. Electrical components should be inspected by a suitably qualified person before regular operation.

Chicago Coin Machine Co. • Chicago, USA • 1961 • Six Players • Six Games • Electro-Mechanical

Ember Antiques Art & Clocks — Perth, Western Australia

One other point: don't discard or replace any of those original relays, score reels, pins, switches or wiring assemblies unnecessarily. Even defective original components are useful to a restorer and help establish the completeness of a 65-year-old machine.