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Alligator pinball machine

Collector Value Est.

$1,000–$1,800

USD · Market estimate

Near-mint / restored. Worn or stored examples sell for 30–60% less.

DemandModerate
Rarity50/100
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Bally · 1969

Alligator

Notable Features

Zipper flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Mushroom bumpers (5), Slingshots (3), Ball return gates (3). Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points per player. Replay wheel maximum is 25 replays.

1969
Year
Produced
Players
Specifications
Manufacturer
Bally
Year Released
1969
Model #
838
Credits
Design
Ted Zale
Art
Jerry Kelley

Historical Notes

The manufacturer produced the backglasses in both crystal glass and Plexiglas. 'Alligator' is the German model of Bally's 1969 'Gator'. The US game 'Gator' has schematic part number W-1042-64a and the German game 'Alligator' has schematic part number W-1042-65a. According to Christian Jacobs, a collector in Germany, an employee of the major German importer Löwen-Automaten told him that the name 'Alligator' was chosen because the words 'Bally Gator' on the backglass would have sounded strange to German players of the time, when the English language was not ubiquitous in Germany as it is today. Price to Operator: 4850 DM (per 1969 price list from Lowen-Automaten, Germany)

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