Basketball Champ

Description

This is a game of my youth. I remember playing and it seems like everyone else does too. It has the original rounded glass dome. The game is so simple and yet so much fun (and so heavy to move). It has nostalgia written all over it. A very great piece.

Basketball Champ was produced by Chicago Coin Machine Co. in 1947.

Chicago Coin Machine Co. released 455 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1931. Chicago Coin Machine Co. was based in United States.

Other machines made by Chicago Coin Machine Co. during the time period Basketball Champ was produced include: Super Score, Spellbound, Goalee, Yanks, Gobs, Kilroy, Baseball, Bermuda, Gold Ball, and Play Boy

Specs

Name	Basketball Champ
Developer	Chicago Coin Machine Co. (United States)
Year	1947 - 1949
Type	Pinball
KLOV/MOG #	890
Sub-Type	Electro-Mechanical
# Maximum Players	1

Basketball Champ KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Basketball Champ Census

There are 15,264 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Scarce - There are 4 known instances of this machine owned by Basketball Champ collectors who are active members. Of these, 3 of them are original dedicated machines.

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

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

Flyers

Manuals

Basketball Champ Operation and Parts Manual Chicago Coin 1947 - Basketball Champ Manual — **Basketball Champ Operation and Parts Manual Chicago Coin 1947**
(21 pages, 4.12 MB File)

Foto-Finder® (Books)

Arcade Treasures Kurtz (ISBN 088740619X) Page: 35; Color photo
Slot Machines & Coin-OP Games Kurtz (ISBN 1555217311) Page: 88; Color photo Price guide: No

Foto-Finder® (Billboard)

February 8, 1947 - Page: 129

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

Arcade Map - Play This Game

Our members have reported that Basketball Champ is playable at 1 locations:

Name	Location	State	Country	Details	Check-ins
Museum of the Game (HQ) - Test Entry	530 S. Lake Ave, Pasadena	California	United States	Museum - Arcade/Game/Coin-Op	1

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