Pike’s Peak Trade Stimulator 1c Penny Gum Ball Skill Game Works great!

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Works great! Very nice!
Pike's Peak was produced by Groetchen Tool & Mfg. Co. in 1939.
Groetchen Tool & Mfg. Co. released 79 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1930.
The object of the game is to get as many of the five balls as far up Pike’s Peak as possible. Balls are loaded one at a time once a penny is inserted. The knob on the front of the machine alternately raises and lowers the green and blue sections, moving the ball further up the hill. Unless of course you allow it to slip out one of the side chutes before reaching the top. The higher you can get the ball, the higher the score. Scoring is determined by adding up the values shown in the windows to the left and right of the instruction card. A gumball was also dispensed on each play of the machine from the small door on the lower left