A pinball machine from the 1930s made its way back to where it was made
RACINE, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) Racine historian Jim Mercier is always on the lookout for memorabilia to add to his collection, which contains thousands of items originated from the community.
Mercier never knows what he’ll find, he said, but when he came across an online auction in Missouri for a pinball machine made right in the building he hosts a lot of his collection the Racine Business Center it was fate.
“I knew right away: I just had to have this,” Mercier said.
The wooden pinball machine, once coin-operated, simulates a game of poker.
RACINEÂ â Racine historian Jim Mercier is always on the lookout for memorabilia to add to his collection, which contains thousands of items originated from the community.Â
Mercier never knows what he ll find, he said, but when he came across an online auction in Missouri for a pinball machine made right in the building he hosts a lot of his collection â the Racine Business Center â it was fate. I knew right away: I just had to have this, Mercier said.Â
The wooden pinball machine, once coin-operated, simulates a game of poker.
The player will pull on the bar to slingshot a silver ball out; depending on where the ball lands, the player will now have that card in their hand. Each silver peg is assigned to a deck of cards, whether it s a king of spades or three clubs.Â