Very clean and well preserved 1968 Bally Dogies Pinball Machine. Works well, has new rubber and ball (not pictured) game plays fast and fun! The playfield and backglass are in very nice condition, the cabinet has original paint that is flaking and yellowed with age which is usual for the games from this era. Bally DOGIES was designed in August 1967 and manufactured in several Production-Runs from January to September 1968. The Machine is without any Doubt one of the absolute Masterpieces as well from Ted Zale as from Jerry K Kelley. Artist Jerry K Kelley told in a Conversation from 2000 that he and Designer Ted Zale had a very good Relationship and both of them liked the Idea for a Machine with a Rawhide-Theme featuring Dogies thundering through Canyons. So otherwise than Capersville for Example, a Design that was already finished by Ted Zale before Jerry Kelley joined Bally. The Test-Samples or maybe even just the Prototype(-s) had a green DOGIES Logo instead of the later known yellow one. As usual with Bally from 1964 to 1972 there were Models in english or german Language available. Sneaky Joe’ was a Joke from Artist Jerry K Kelley regarding a Bally-Executive. A very special “Gimmick” is hidden in the Backglass-Artwork. The 2 Women which appear on many Kelley-Machines – the “Wiggler-Woman” with her characteristic slinky long nose and her stern Face-Expression as well as the “Gator-Girl” with her rather thick Lips and big round Eyes – were indeed “the Blueprint” for the two Dogies on the left and on the right, following the leading Animal, directly facing the Player. Sadly, like each Bally-Machine from late’66 to late’68, it suffers from flaking Cabinet-Colors. This wasn’t due to bad/cheap Quality but due to a chemical Process. It became evident when the first Machines showed that Effect after 2 years, in late’68 (the first ones were BAZAAR and CAPERSVILLE). Newer Machines like COSMOS did not suffer anymore. At least half of the 3,670 Units went to Germany where it was very popular and is still easy to find there. Very sad is the Fact that, while many Americans would love to own a DOGIES, still some of them get converted by european V-Pin-Clowns. Important Terms of Sale – Please Read Carefully. The game has been fully described to the best of my ability and is in working order at the time it leaves my shop. Pinball machines are complex electromechanical devices and may require routine maintenance, adjustments, or minor repairs after transport.
