PTC and Skee Ball Tables

I just found out that PTC built skee ball machines.  Anyone know anything about that or have one?
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Daniel "PING" Haverlock
'01 Magnum: 901
lifetime:2166

I assume they were called something else since "Skee Ball" is a trademark?

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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com, Sillynonsense.com
"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"

That is odd...have they made other games and such?
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Ride the New England Bush!

During my interview with Tom Rebbie of PTC at IAAPA, I learned that Skee Ball (along with Whurlitzer i believe) was actually part of PTC at one time. However, they eventually sold their part of Skee Ball and stuck with coaster building.

Matt

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PTC's contributions to the entertainment industry were virtually unparalleled during the First Golden Age...much more than coasters/trains.  Tom Rebbie should get a TON of work these days just building/repairing/replacing trains on all these wooden coasters operating well below specs...
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PoTP acolyte - remove fear to reply
Son of Drop Zone - PKI CoasterCamp I Champions!!!

Skee Ball was origianlly built and marketed by Wurlitzer's coin op division. They sold the rights to Philadelphia Toboggan Co. The games were manufactured in the same plant as the coaster cars.A few years ago the business was sold to the people running the division about the same time that Tom Rebbie and co. took over PTC.