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One thing I love finding in an old bally is the Quality Inspected Factory Checker Sticker. For some time till the early 70's the QA inspectors had personalized stickers. I always thought it was a nice touch.
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On the other front, Williams QA stickers suggest their games were made on the island in The Prisoner.
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The best inspector I heard of... :mrgreen:
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Found in a Bally Expressway...
Thank You Mr. Rutka
Thank You Mr. Rutka
Wanted: Bally 20 hole Bingo machine: Orient, London, Safari, Super 7, Bonus 7 or Hawaii.
Bally: Mad World
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Rally Play Company of Nice France: Any Flip Tronic(s) era machine produced between 1966 and 1969


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Best one was in my Whirlwind. "Inspected by L.CHRISTMAS" Unfortunately I never took a pic of it before it left my collection.

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Menace wrote:Best one was in my Whirlwind. "Inspected by L.CHRISTMAS" Unfortunately I never took a pic of it before it left my collection.

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I had an L. CHRISTMAS in my F-14. I never really gave it any thought until your post.

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I kinda wish these stickers had pictures of the inspector like the ones i get on the cases of peppers at my restaurant. Would be rather spectacular i think.
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Thank you Mr. Wagner!
Quality inspected by Mr. Wagner
Quality inspected by Mr. Wagner
Wanted: Bally 20 hole Bingo machine: Orient, London, Safari, Super 7, Bonus 7 or Hawaii.
Bally: Mad World
Williams: Pot 'O' gold, Beat the clock
Rally Play Company of Nice France: Any Flip Tronic(s) era machine produced between 1966 and 1969


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Thank You Mr. Ivon
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Wanted: Bally 20 hole Bingo machine: Orient, London, Safari, Super 7, Bonus 7 or Hawaii.
Bally: Mad World
Williams: Pot 'O' gold, Beat the clock
Rally Play Company of Nice France: Any Flip Tronic(s) era machine produced between 1966 and 1969


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-The Maltese Falcon

"Every ball for me's another game.For you this always looks the same [...]
I know for you this doesn't look a lot. For me this is the only thing I got"
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"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life"
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As found in Bally Skyrocket. Thank you Mr. Wiberg.
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Wanted: Bally 20 hole Bingo machine: Orient, London, Safari, Super 7, Bonus 7 or Hawaii.
Bally: Mad World
Williams: Pot 'O' gold, Beat the clock
Rally Play Company of Nice France: Any Flip Tronic(s) era machine produced between 1966 and 1969


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-The Maltese Falcon

"Every ball for me's another game.For you this always looks the same [...]
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-Yello - Pinball Cha Cha

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Thank You Mr. Thompson
Quality inspecting a Bally Mariner with a head full of acid.
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Wanted: Bally 20 hole Bingo machine: Orient, London, Safari, Super 7, Bonus 7 or Hawaii.
Bally: Mad World
Williams: Pot 'O' gold, Beat the clock
Rally Play Company of Nice France: Any Flip Tronic(s) era machine produced between 1966 and 1969


"It's heavy. What is it? ... The, uh, stuff dreams are made of"
-The Maltese Falcon

"Every ball for me's another game.For you this always looks the same [...]
I know for you this doesn't look a lot. For me this is the only thing I got"
-Yello - Pinball Cha Cha

"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life"
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Sparky wrote:Seriously... with all the posts on this on all the forums, with many people having worked in pinball companies, you would figure someone would have posted an image or info on who the hell J.Santiago is/was. LOL The guy is probably one of the most famous people in pinball, and probably doesn't even know it. LOL

I bet you if he came forward, there would be a TON of pin-heads asking him to sign their machines. LOL

And the funny thing is that this guy was probably some poor schlub working the assembly lines for 30+ years at minimum wage. LOL
Nevermind signing it...Inspect her again dude! let's see what hacks have occured in the 35-40 years! :D
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tombiosis wrote:Nevermind signing it...Inspect her again dude! let's see what hacks have occured in the 35-40 years! :D
Hacks you say? After 46 years, that Mariner is a hack nightmare of biblical proportion :FP:
I will take pictures of the worst hacks once the game is set up.

I just started this thread as a digital record of the QA checkers from the Bally bygone era.
To give a special thought to those guys that checked and tested games day in day out on the factory floor.
Wanted: Bally 20 hole Bingo machine: Orient, London, Safari, Super 7, Bonus 7 or Hawaii.
Bally: Mad World
Williams: Pot 'O' gold, Beat the clock
Rally Play Company of Nice France: Any Flip Tronic(s) era machine produced between 1966 and 1969


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"Every ball for me's another game.For you this always looks the same [...]
I know for you this doesn't look a lot. For me this is the only thing I got"
-Yello - Pinball Cha Cha

"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life"
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tombiosis wrote:
Sparky wrote:Seriously... with all the posts on this on all the forums, with many people having worked in pinball companies, you would figure someone would have posted an image or info on who the hell J.Santiago is/was. LOL The guy is probably one of the most famous people in pinball, and probably doesn't even know it. LOL

I bet you if he came forward, there would be a TON of pin-heads asking him to sign their machines. LOL

And the funny thing is that this guy was probably some poor schlub working the assembly lines for 30+ years at minimum wage. LOL
Nevermind signing it...Inspect her again dude! let's see what hacks have occured in the 35-40 years! :D
This post from Sparky is in August 2016...old thread...humour from ages past...
Most of us "old-ish-timers" know whom J. Santiago is/was as well as we know whom Sparky is.

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Just found one after tidying up some pinball parts. Came off a Dixieland. Imagine having to hear a reset motor all day long.
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4_amusement_only wrote:Just found one after tidying up some pinball parts. Came off a Dixieland. Imagine having to hear a reset motor all day long.
Hello and welcome to the forum. Nice first post. Cheers!
Wanted: Bally 20 hole Bingo machine: Orient, London, Safari, Super 7, Bonus 7 or Hawaii.
Bally: Mad World
Williams: Pot 'O' gold, Beat the clock
Rally Play Company of Nice France: Any Flip Tronic(s) era machine produced between 1966 and 1969


"It's heavy. What is it? ... The, uh, stuff dreams are made of"
-The Maltese Falcon

"Every ball for me's another game.For you this always looks the same [...]
I know for you this doesn't look a lot. For me this is the only thing I got"
-Yello - Pinball Cha Cha

"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life"
-Homer Simpson


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As found in a Bally Capersville
Mr. Wagner
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Here's one out of another Capersville
Mr. MC Swain
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Mr. Ivon, Mr. Rutka, Mr. Santiago, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Malec, Mr. Hard, Mr. Wiberg, Mr. Wagner, Mr. Mc Swain.
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Wanted: Bally 20 hole Bingo machine: Orient, London, Safari, Super 7, Bonus 7 or Hawaii.
Bally: Mad World
Williams: Pot 'O' gold, Beat the clock
Rally Play Company of Nice France: Any Flip Tronic(s) era machine produced between 1966 and 1969


"It's heavy. What is it? ... The, uh, stuff dreams are made of"
-The Maltese Falcon

"Every ball for me's another game.For you this always looks the same [...]
I know for you this doesn't look a lot. For me this is the only thing I got"
-Yello - Pinball Cha Cha

"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life"
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