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Bally Playboy Pinball Machine from the original Playboy Mansion Gameroom For Sale


Bally Playboy Pinball Machine from the original Playboy Mansion Gameroom
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Bally Playboy Pinball Machine from the original Playboy Mansion Gameroom:
$790.00

Long before the fame of the Playboy Mansion West, there was the original Playboy Mansion in Chicago at 1340 N State Parkway in Chicago\'s Gold Coast neighborhood. Built in 1899 and purchased by a young Hugh Hefner in 1959. In the 1970s Hef divided his time between the Chicago Mansion and the Mansion West, until finally moving to the California mansion full time. The Chicago mansion remained for a number of years after as a hang out for inner circle friends of Playboy. It included \"Bunny Dorms\" an indoor pool, a ball room, a bowling alley and a game room, among many other amenities in the sprawling 70 room compound. A brass plate on the door read \"Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tintinnare,\" or, \"If you don\'t swing, don\'t ring.\" To learn more about the mansion style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: Arial, IArial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">With Hef and company setting up camp in LA, the Chicago mansion no longer served it\'s original purpose, and Hef bequeathed it to his alma mater, The Art Institute of Chicago, where, for a number of years, it was used as student dorms and studio spaces. However, Hef left behind the now out-of-date game room and bowling alley as well as their contents.Ultimately, The Art Institute decided the value of the property outweighed its usefulness as dorms and painting studios, and sold the property to a developer who would convert the mansion into a number of luxury condo homes. There was an sale to sell off much of the properties contents, however, in the 80s, Playboy was not in vogue and the sale was not well publicized or attended. The entrepreneurial real estate agent selling the property placed a simple ad in the Chicago Tribune listing the remaining contents including some video games, bowling balls, and even the high score plaques that hung on the gameroom walls. As a young man, born and raised in Chicago, I was fascinated by the history of the Chicago Mansion, and the life of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. After seeing the classified ad I jumped at the chance to get a private tour of the old mansion and see some of Hef’s old stuff. I showed up with cash and walked away with the Bally Playboy Pinball Machine, two bowling balls from the bowling alley – with “Playboy” imprinted on them, as well as one high score plaque from the game room. Unfortunately someone else had already purchased the one-and-only “gold” bowling ball with the inscription “Hef”!

This pinball machine has never been restored and it does shows its age, as it was also used by the Art Institute students in the 1980s with disregard for its history or potential future significance. The backglass is great but the playfield is a bit rough. In general, it’s a very nice machine, and it\'s true appeal isn\'t the overall condition, but the fact that this is a one-of-a-kind pinball machine from the gameroom in the original Chicago Playboy Mansion.

I also have one of the original \"High Score\" plaques from the game room as well as two of the original \"Playboy\" branded bowling balls from the Playboy Mansion bowling alley, which I will list separately.

Given the size of this, buyer is responsible for pick up or for making delivery arrangements and paying for all shipping costs. I\'ll be happy to help load it for your shipper. But I\'ll expect your shipper to pack it properly to ensure safe delivery.



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