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If you love old EM machines like me you've probably ended up on the Torrence Collection web page before at some point and just drooled http://www.torrencecollection.com/coin-op.html

Well there was an auction of a bunch of his collection recently and you can view the whole colour catalogue online https://www.morphyauctions.com/auctions ... rtising-5/
there is also a listing of what each lot went for.

You can also be taken through some of the machines on youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQQs0 ... CHA/videos
backglasses wanted: Star-Jet, Fairy, Star Trek (1971 Gottlieb)
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How does a pile of pingames that fills up one's house become a "Collection"
The "Pindude Collection" has a nice ring to it :FP:
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wow. Amazing stuff.

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Not a lot of cheap stuff in there :shock: :shock:

The colour catalogue is awesome ! Many things I have never seen...
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Azatotht wrote:Not a lot of cheap stuff in there :shock: :shock:

The colour catalogue is awesome ! Many things I have never seen...
so many pieces with the text "only [single digit number] known to exist"
backglasses wanted: Star-Jet, Fairy, Star Trek (1971 Gottlieb)
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Their restoration page is not to be missed http://www.torrencecollection.com/restoration.html
backglasses wanted: Star-Jet, Fairy, Star Trek (1971 Gottlieb)
marquees wanted: Roller Aces, Quiz Dragon, Strider, Varkon, Dark Planet, R-Type (w/ship), Quantum, Ninja (Sega)
blog -- collection -- want list -- Pinball Women Ottawa -- Ottawa Pinball Map -- ratings

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