Wednesday, 28 June 2023

1966 Sportsman - スポーツマン [スポーツマン301] by 太東 (Taito — Crown)



Name: Sportsman - スポーツマン [スポーツマン301]
Year: 1966
Company: 太東 (Taito — Crown)


from Taito 40th book

from the Taito 40th book, this picture is labeled as 1967 and you can see the Sportsman at the back.

Sportsman was a machine that appeared at Expo 70.

entry from the 1969 machine directory




Japanese Flyer
This is where the "301" designation is given

English flyer


Sportsman appears to be a direct copy the Deluxe Athletic Scale floor model machine made between 1947-1948 by Mercury Steel Corporation.  At a glance, the Taito version has the Taito logo in the center of the marquee, and has less silver highlights.

1947 Deluxe Athletic Scale floor model machine by Mercury Steel Corporation




via pinrepair (archive,) the Mercury Athletic Scale had a few variants:

the Taito machine copies the Deluxe Model


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