I remember watching this when I was a kid. I can’t believe this Eldon Pinsetter was sort of inspired by the Brunswick Pinsetters that had the most simplistic design. Even though this toy was discontinued, pretty much Mini Bowling at this kind of size was still alive til this day thanks to us TH-cam Bowlers (like Andys Bowl, ThinkCleverAndSmart & many others) that we’re in love of Pinsetters, we made realistic Mini Bowling Alleys and majority of us are in love with Brunswick cause this is the company that had the most simplistic parts. No one in our Mini Bowling community have made AMF Machines cause they’re too complicated, so that’s why Brunswick is the best Bowling Company for Mini Bowling thanks to their 2 iconic Pinsetters, the A2 and the GSX.
Now THAT is one amazing tabletop bowling game I have NEVER seen before. The live action is just SO real. Even the way the pins are shuffled back into place. Wow! Sure wish they still made them like this today. Seems like the precision, quality & crafstmanship is a thing of the past, like in so many other areas... Thanks for posting!
I received this game for Christmas way back in 1966. It was my favorite Christmas present! The sides were brown and not blue. The bowler was red as in the video. You had to put in the pins after each frame. It's so expensive because no one makes this and it's a classic. Some toy companies should look into reviving this game. This is a great game for children and adults! The hours of joy that this game brought me. If only I had kept better care of it. I could have made a nice chunk of change selling it! Who knew that this would fetch such a high price? I lost most parts to this in a flood and the lane wound up cracked. BRING BACK ELDON BOWL-A-MATIC
I had one as a kid. I loved it! This one must be a resto, as I remember mine was brown, not blue. Amazing piece of engineering for it's time. Just like a real alley, the pins would get stuck in the ball return and jam it!
Hello! I’m not sure if you’ll still be reading the comments, but this video ignited the fire inside me. You gave me the motivation to start saving up for the toy. After three years, I already got nearly three times more money than I need. A few months ago, I went across a platform and saw the brown variant. I was so excited-and the game was in perfect condition. It cost me approximately 100 USD and I bought it right on the spot. After a few months playing with it, unfortunately, the sweep assembly broke and I've tried gluing it back but failed. I felt dreadful every time I looked at it, so I left it on the top of my closet and hadn't touched it for two months or so. A few days earlier, I came across this video again, Christmas holiday began and I felt that it was time for me to fix it. Feeling more powered than ever, I started printing out the broken parts and successfully fixed it. I was on cloud nine. Thank you, the person who ignited the fire in my heart, who gave me the motivation. This meant a lot to me. Thanks so much!
I got one for my birthday in 66 when I was 10 years old. I loved this game so much as I was also in a junior bowling league. Unfortunately about 3 months after I got it I had some friends over and we were playing it and one kid got wild while leaning over to get the pins and he fell on it breaking main parts in the big gear and ball return assembly. I was devastated for a long while after that and missed playing this wonderful game. I attempted to glue it back together several times with no luck at all. Glues just weren’t strong enough at the time. Wish I’d held on to it but didn’t.
I wonder if this could be automated using a LEGO mindstorms set to automate the cycling of the pinsetter... I need to save up and buy one and get to work.
@@maggiedog2005 Thanks, but I'm not a kid anymore. At my age I would prefer to spend the money on a couple of good bottles of Scotch. Good luck with the sale.
I wonder if someone is trrying to reinvent this game just as it was then, actually better than before, they could try making the pinsetter automatic, make it a bit bigger, add 100s of different colors and patterns for the bowling balls, and 2 lanes next to each other, I'd pay good money for something like what I described
Are the balls you are using OEM? Or are they something you picked up.? It seems that those balls hit with more power than the ones in my game. Too light, very hard to strike with. Do you know where I can get spare balls and pins?
The bowling balls in the video were made by a marble manufacturer. The size is about 18mm in diameter. I do not have any original Eldon pins for sale. I do have some non-Eldon pins that will work on the Eldon Bowl A Matic Bowling Game. The base on these pins are slightly wider than the original Eldon pins.
What a riot! I bowled a lot as a kid and I had one of these; the sides were red on mine and at some point the mechanism broke so it got tossed. You have to be a kid or have a buddy to scramble to the other end and hand set the pins each frame. The balls that came with mine were so light that you felt like Rodney Dangerfield bowling; it would literally hit the pins and deflect clear off the lane. To get even I got a slightly larger heavy marble which made it possible to shoot some high scores; bad news was it was too large to go into the ball return so you had to snag it when you reset the pins. I played with this thing a ton when I was about 10-12. Too bad they don't make some games like this for kids today.
I love this! I owned one as a kid growing up. Would love to get my hands on one again. I had the brown one, but I always thought the blue one looked cooler.
I played this when I was about 5 or 6 years old . It was a fairly new game then and I remember watching all the cool mechanical workings , but I can't remember if we had to load the pins each time or if that crank did it or just return the bowling balls . Any way , THANKS for the chance to see one again .
Maggiedog a very nice pirce of history! Do you have the original box, instruction sheet and plasic cover for the pin holder? I would be interested in making an offer if you are interested - please let me know!
Nice Video! Whoever made that video must be a genius. I'd like to buy a Bowl-a-Matic can you ship it out to Kuwait. I will ship it back to my Dad for his birthday. Thanks Maggiedog 2005.
Do you know the diameter of the bowling balls? I have lost all the balls, is there a marble or something that will fit in the bowler's hand and the machine without screwing it up?
My guess is this game doesn't actually reset the pins automatically. I notice your video cuts to the pins when they are set up without actually showing how they are set up.
I remember watching this when I was a kid. I can’t believe this Eldon Pinsetter was sort of inspired by the Brunswick Pinsetters that had the most simplistic design. Even though this toy was discontinued, pretty much Mini Bowling at this kind of size was still alive til this day thanks to us TH-cam Bowlers (like Andys Bowl, ThinkCleverAndSmart & many others) that we’re in love of Pinsetters, we made realistic Mini Bowling Alleys and majority of us are in love with Brunswick cause this is the company that had the most simplistic parts. No one in our Mini Bowling community have made AMF Machines cause they’re too complicated, so that’s why Brunswick is the best Bowling Company for Mini Bowling thanks to their 2 iconic Pinsetters, the A2 and the GSX.
I also do remember watching this as a little kid
Now THAT is one amazing tabletop bowling game I have NEVER seen before. The live action is just SO real. Even the way the pins are shuffled back into place. Wow! Sure wish they still made them like this today. Seems like the precision, quality & crafstmanship is a thing of the past, like in so many other areas... Thanks for posting!
I received this game for Christmas way back in 1966. It was my favorite Christmas present! The sides were brown and not blue. The bowler was red as in the video. You had to put in the pins after each frame. It's so expensive because no one makes this and it's a classic.
Some toy companies should look into reviving this game. This is a great game for children and adults!
The hours of joy that this game brought me.
If only I had kept better care of it. I could have made a nice chunk of change selling it!
Who knew that this would fetch such a high price?
I lost most parts to this in a flood and the lane wound up cracked.
BRING BACK ELDON BOWL-A-MATIC
Nice
This video is certainly a classic
I had one as a kid. I loved it! This one must be a resto, as I remember mine was brown, not blue. Amazing piece of engineering for it's time. Just like a real alley, the pins would get stuck in the ball return and jam it!
Hello! I’m not sure if you’ll still be reading the comments, but this video ignited the fire inside me. You gave me the motivation to start saving up for the toy. After three years, I already got nearly three times more money than I need. A few months ago, I went across a platform and saw the brown variant. I was so excited-and the game was in perfect condition. It cost me approximately 100 USD and I bought it right on the spot. After a few months playing with it, unfortunately, the sweep assembly broke and I've tried gluing it back but failed. I felt dreadful every time I looked at it, so I left it on the top of my closet and hadn't touched it for two months or so. A few days earlier, I came across this video again, Christmas holiday began and I felt that it was time for me to fix it. Feeling more powered than ever, I started printing out the broken parts and successfully fixed it. I was on cloud nine. Thank you, the person who ignited the fire in my heart, who gave me the motivation. This meant a lot to me. Thanks so much!
Thank you, for your message. I am glad you were able to get the Eldon working again.
@@maggiedog2005 Yes, that toy was magic. Merry Christmas!
I got one for my birthday in 66 when I was 10 years old. I loved this game so much as I was also in a junior bowling league. Unfortunately about 3 months after I got it I had some friends over and we were playing it and one kid got wild while leaning over to get the pins and he fell on it breaking main parts in the big gear and ball return assembly.
I was devastated for a long while after that and missed playing this wonderful game. I attempted to glue it back together several times with no luck at all. Glues just weren’t strong enough at the time. Wish I’d held on to it but didn’t.
I do repairs on non-working Eldons and list them for sale on Ebay.
@@maggiedog2005 I wish I still had it but unfortunately I let it go years ago.
i remeber waching dis when i was a kid
The background music is a riot!
Nice video. I had one as a kid, as much fun as it looks. Thanks.
Keith Cal
I MUST have one of these!
We had one of these and it got disassembled or something. Some current toy manufacturer needs to get ahold of the old molds and make new ones!
Yes, I have one. $595 USD plus shipping from Missouri City, Texas. Package is about 10 pounds in weight, 54"x12"x12".
60 Years Later
It’s Still There
That is so cool!
I wonder if this could be automated using a LEGO mindstorms set to automate the cycling of the pinsetter...
I need to save up and buy one and get to work.
i love the music
Lol! I had one of these when I was a kid.
You can have it again. I just listed one for sale on Ebay.
@@maggiedog2005 Thanks, but I'm not a kid anymore. At my age I would prefer to spend the money on a couple of good bottles of Scotch. Good luck with the sale.
THE NOSTAGLIA I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS
Same and I always wish I had these
No, manually turning the crank handle operates the pinsetter, sweep assembly, and ball return.
Thanks, for your question.
Now I only need the pin elevator and pin distributor for these one
My son wants this sooooo bad!
@heavyq That is a very interesting idea!
Master
i want 1!
I have one currently for sale on Ebay.
Can I have it?
maggiedog2005 one for how much and two do they still make these?
This got discontinued long ago
I mean this toy got discontinued long ago
If you were to buy this toy brand New, it would cost hundreds of dollars
that cool xD
This Week In Baseball
I wonder if someone is trrying to reinvent this game just as it was then, actually better than before, they could try making the pinsetter automatic, make it a bit bigger, add 100s of different colors and patterns for the bowling balls, and 2 lanes next to each other, I'd pay good money for something like what I described
do you still have one? and how much to get shipped to canada?
Where you bought it?
Yes, I have all of the items. Make an offer.
does this set run on electricity
$595.00 includes game and shipping.
Good
I want to buy this game...but Taiwan not sale...
Get rid of that crank and put a can motor with reduction gears on it.
wow your smart
Are the balls you are using OEM? Or are they something you picked up.? It seems that those balls hit with more power than the ones in my game. Too light, very hard to strike with. Do you know where I can get spare balls and pins?
The bowling balls in the video were made by a marble manufacturer. The size is about 18mm in diameter. I do not have any original Eldon pins for sale. I do have some non-Eldon pins that will work on the Eldon Bowl A Matic Bowling Game. The base on these pins are slightly wider than the original Eldon pins.
Thanks. I do have some extra pins, so I'm ok there. Thanks for the info, it helps!
How much did it end up selling for?
I have An Eldon Bowl O Matic that needs a Minor repair to get it back in full operation, where can this Classic game be restored??
I can do repairs on the Eldon Bowl a Matic.
Where do you live?
ELDON
manually
Yes, I do have one for sale. It is in excellent working condition.
maggiedog2005
@ste0823 $595.00 USD plus shipping from Missouri City Texas USA to Taiwan.
ELDON BOWL A MATIC by maggiedog2005
man I want that but it is 350 dollars
But 30$
Carlos Staley it because it has a guy a ball return sweep pinseeter pins balls and a lane
Do you want to sell one or buy one?
oops one pin fall
lol
F eBay! That thing cost too much! Where else can you buy it?!?!
HELLO, DO YOU SELL IT?
0:27.
I have a similar one up for sale on Ebay right now. Make an offer.
Thank you,
Coca-Cola Eldon Bowling A Matic Bowling Game 4 Video Vevo Official OFII
why is it so expensive?
becase its big
Toy got discontinued
K
This is from 1962?? Really, do toy desingers think kids are stupid, or why they dont make awesome stuff like this anymore?
Why can't they make toys like that today instead of all this video crap.
Because the video crap is cheap to make. The big, greedy corporations of today don't want to pay for good, honest American labor anymore!
One of the greatest little games ever produced. I have one.
The kids of today don't know what they're missing.
What a riot! I bowled a lot as a kid and I had one of these; the sides were red on mine and at some point the mechanism broke so it got tossed. You have to be a kid or have a buddy to scramble to the other end and hand set the pins each frame. The balls that came with mine were so light that you felt like Rodney Dangerfield bowling; it would literally hit the pins and deflect clear off the lane. To get even I got a slightly larger heavy marble which made it possible to shoot some high scores; bad news was it was too large to go into the ball return so you had to snag it when you reset the pins. I played with this thing a ton when I was about 10-12. Too bad they don't make some games like this for kids today.
I love this! I owned one as a kid growing up. Would love to get my hands on one again. I had the brown one, but I always thought the blue one looked cooler.
I will be selling an Eldon Bowl A Matic Bowling Game, in working condition, on Ebay soon.
I have idea why but im constantly coming back to this video, i think its the music
Me 3. More videos on TH-cam should be set to this video
I had this in the 1960's.
I played this when I was about 5 or 6 years old . It was a fairly new game then and I remember watching all the cool mechanical workings , but I can't remember if we had to load the pins each time or if that crank did it or just return the bowling balls . Any way , THANKS for the chance to see one again .
I will ship this week. Thank you,
Thank you for your comments. I also worked as a Brunswick pinsetter mechanic many years ago.
Out of range @ 2:00 lol....damn I want this, very much!
I bought this in 2003 for $390, sold it 3 yrs later, tripled my money!
I like this Case cool
$595.00 USD plus shipping(about $95.00) to Hong Kong, 50% discount on shipping.
I want it!!!!!!
I need it
I want one.
what a great toy I am working on an action figure that bowls and comes with pins he actually can do trick shots i am still working on him though!
Get one for me.
Maggiedog a very nice pirce of history! Do you have the original box, instruction sheet and plasic cover for the pin holder? I would be interested in making an offer if you are interested - please let me know!
Mel Allen stay tuned for this week in baseball
I got it on ebay. It was broken. I had to rebuild it to make it work properly.
Eldon Bowl-A- Matic Bowl Game 4
Eldon Bowling-A- Matic Bowling Game 4
I check in eBay they are all sold items
Eldon Bowl-A- Matic Bowling Game 4
Eldon Bowl-A- Matic Bowling Game 4
Nice Video! Whoever made that video must be a genius. I'd like to buy a Bowl-a-Matic can you ship it out to Kuwait. I will ship it back to my Dad for his birthday. Thanks Maggiedog 2005.
Do you know the diameter of the bowling balls? I have lost all the balls, is there a marble or something that will fit in the bowler's hand and the machine without screwing it up?
no, you manually reload the pins
@BellaShayna101 I do have one for sale.
I wish i had one... if it werent for such a demanding price. Over 100$ ey?
where did you get that?
PLEASE TELL ME WHERE YOU GOT THIS PLLLLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE!!!!!!!
My guess is this game doesn't actually reset the pins automatically. I notice your video cuts to the pins when they are set up without actually showing how they are set up.
Pins are retrieved from the pit and manually placed in the pin deck.
I do have one for sale.
how much will you ship to Kent wood Michigan
search eldon bowl a matic on ebay.com
Assistant............Kyle
Where do want it sent?
how much you want for it
Me encanta maggiedog2005
@maggiedog2005 Where do you sell it? I'd like to buy one.