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There are old pinball machines and arcade cabinets littered here and there in dive bars and restaurants all across the country. But have you ever considered what it takes to maintain and repair them?

Q: Do you know of a great mantle clock repair? The key will not wind the clock, nor will the pendulum swing and start the clock. Thanks. — Pam Brown Watkins, email Q: You’re such a great resource for ...

Restoring vintage technology can be a tricky business, especially without the appropriate schematics and documentation. To this end [Mark] has spent the past twelve months building a comprehensive ...

In the lower level of Ron Barbagallo’s Smithtown home, a quick flip of a light switch powers on more than 25 pinball machines in a high-ceilinged showroom. Godzilla, Austin Powers, Star Trek, Elvis ...

Pete Deardorff, owner of pinball machine repair shop Silverball Specialties, lifts the playing board to begin work on a Monopoly pinball machine Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at his shop in Harrison, Tenn.

Like many of us, Steve Bedi enjoyed playing pinball machines when he was younger. What's not to like about the challenge of keeping a pinball moving around a colorful platform, compiling points for ...

Old pinball machine in need of repair? There’s a guy for that. Dan Kearney, owner of Pinball Fixer here in Sioux Falls, has been working on coin-operated machines for the past 14 years, including ...

It all started when Don Thompson’s father brought home a Ding Dong pinball machine in 1972. At the time, Thompson and his sister, Tammy Cameron, recalled the only places to play on one were gas ...

The Pacific Pinball Museum Annex in Alameda, California, is a dream location for pinball enthusiasts. Founded in 2004, the non-profit organization is all about the promotion and preservation of ...

Brendan and Annie Fitzgerald, owners of FitzCo, stand inside SpareMe Bowl & Arcade on Wednesday, where they were hosting FitzCo’s monthly internationally ranked pinball tournament in Iowa City. The ...