13 May 2010 @ 1:40 PM 
 

King Of Diamonds - Gottlieb “wedgehead” Pinball

 

KING OF DIAMONDS  - Gottlieb  'Wedgehead'  Pinball
KING OF DIAMONDS  - Gottlieb  'Wedgehead'  Pinball
KING OF DIAMONDS  - Gottlieb  'Wedgehead'  Pinball

KING OF DIAMONDS  - Gottlieb  'Wedgehead'  Pinball
KING OF DIAMONDS  - Gottlieb  'Wedgehead'  Pinball

KING OF DIAMONDS  - Gottlieb  'Wedgehead'  Pinball
KING OF DIAMONDS  - Gottlieb  'Wedgehead'  Pinball
KING OF DIAMONDS  - Gottlieb  'Wedgehead'  Pinball

KING OF DIAMONDS  - Gottlieb  'Wedgehead'  Pinball
KING OF DIAMONDS  - Gottlieb  'Wedgehead'  Pinball

KING OF DIAMONDS  - Gottlieb  'Wedgehead'  Pinball


KING OF DIAMONDS  - Gottlieb  'Wedgehead'  Pinball

Gottlieb’s 1967 “king of diamonds” electro-mechanical pinball is one of the highly collectable “wedgeheads”. This listing is for one of these 2 gottlieb 1960s wedgehead ‘cousins’ i have listed. King of diamonds –i think this unit is from 1967? I won this machine in a poker game in early 1980. It was delivered and i lost two games on it to the deliverary person.
All the bells and lights worked but at the time i didn’t register how to really operate i t. Next time i plugged it in all the lights lit up but it didn’t accept my coins in the 10c or 25c slots and i couldn’t get it to reset for a new game by tripping the internal relays, so i left it sit for the last 30 years. The playfield is in remarkable condition condidering that it is 40+ years old and was manufactured at a time when there was no mylar protection. There are a few minor wear marks but no major deterioration.
The playfield plastics are all there & in very good condition. There is a line of wear marks on the center rotating targets from the ball striking them as can be seen in the photos. The backglass is in near perfect shape except for one 1/8 speck on the lower right corner of the green poker table. The cabinet on this game is another story!

Although it is structurally sound the exterior must have everybody’s initials carved in it that went to school (or dropped out) in the 1960s. There is also alot of chipping on the paint job. I toyed with the idea of refinishing the cabinet, but decided that most collector’s would rather have it in original condition.

The total game counter reads 32,874. The stainless steel railings are in mint condition and the leggs and front door can be brushed to match. The metal panel for the outside coin insertion is missing. Your charges may be less depending on your zip code and i can get a closer figure if you provide your zip code and will invoice accordingly.

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Last Edit: 13 May 2010 @ 01 40 PM

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