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Target Skill

Description

A.B.T. Manufacturing Company became very successful by making many versions of this challenger. The above model automatically rewards the high-scoring player with a Sharp Shooter medal. Patented September 1, 1925. This machine also appears on a list of games made from 1931-1939 which was published in the January 1940 issue of the Coin Machine Journal.

Target Skill was produced by A. B. T. Manufacturing Co. in 1925.

A. B. T. Manufacturing Co. released 90 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1920. A. B. T. Manufacturing Co. was based in United States.

Other machines made by A. B. T. Manufacturing Co. during the time period Target Skill was produced include: Play Ball, Play Ball Vendor, Churchill Pool Table, The, Challenger - 1925, Model A Target Skill, Target Skill - Shoot The Japs, 36 Roulette, and Countertop Poker

Specs

Name	Target Skill
Developer	A. B. T. Manufacturing Co. (United States)
Year	1925 - 1939
Type	Arcade
KLOV/MOG #	13498
Sub-Type	Pistol

Target Skill KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Target Skill Census

There are 15,387 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,716 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,516 machines (7,025 unique titles).

Owned - There is one known instance of this machine owned by an active member Target Skill collector. It is an original dedicated machine (not another machine converted with a kit).

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Foto-Finder® (Books)

Arcadia: Slot Machines of Europe and America Baudot (ISBN 0710420528) Page: 143 E; Black and white photo Price guide: No
Arcade 1 Historical Guide to Arcade Machines Vol. 1 Bueschel (ISBN 086667-051-3) Page: 242; Black and white photo
Coin-ops On Location Bueschel Hatchell (ISBN 0963817604) Page: 63; Black and white photo Price guide: No
Drop Coin Here Rubin (ISBN 0-517-532980) Page: 87; Black and white photo Price guide: No

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