Pacific Pinball Museum is a nonprofit organization located in Alameda, California, housing a collection of over 1,000 pinball machines. The museum serves as an educational hub for pinball history and maintenance, hosting community fix-it nights and attracting enthusiasts seeking museum-quality restoration standards. It has been instrumental in developing local pinball expertise and fostering the Bay Area pinball community since at least the early 2010s.
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Pacific Pinball Museum houses over 1,200 machines in its Annex and approximately 103 playable machines in its main Alameda location, making it the largest institutional pinball collection available to the public.
Pacific Pinball Museum is located in Oakland, California in the Alameda area
Pacific Pinball Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity
Located in Alameda, California; contains Humpty Dumpty and other historic machines; available for public visits
Nonprofit museum in Alameda, California; recipient of Gordon Hasse's massive donation of Gottlieb, Williams, and other manufacturer machines
Museum where Nick saw video of United roulette-style bingo playfield for reference comparison
Alameda, California venue; recently reopened at new location on the strip
Recipient of tournament proceeds from GSPF
Venue mentioned for Monday visit/event with host and possibly others
Major pinball venue with 100+ machines; mentioned as one of few major North American venues
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The museum has over 100 different playable pinball machines
The museum maintains a large warehouse of machines in various restoration states
The museum features thematic rooms organized by decade and art style
The aesthetic and design of Pacific Pinball Museum, particularly the use of backglass artwork from 1960s–70s games, is a major draw
The Pacific Pinball Museum is highly recommendable for visitors in the area
Humpty Dumpty (1947) is the first flipper game ever made and is playable daily in the museum
Pacific Pinball Museum has 1,200 unique games in warehouse storage plus 105 playable daily in museum
Museum donates approximately $20,000-$25,000 annually in passes to schools, PTAs, and community organizations
Museum is planning capital campaign to expand playable collection to 500-600 games with dedicated education wing and visible workshop
The Pacific Pinball Museum is selling only duplicate machines from its collection, not unique singular versions.
The museum will likely hold another warehouse sale if this one is successful.
Several games in the sale are projects requiring restoration (incomplete, missing parts)
Most games for sale are duplicates or non-core collection pieces
Pacific Pinball Museum has not held a sale like this since 2019
Museum volunteers have inspected games and documented what is missing or broken
Pacific Pinball Museum holds 1,300 games in a warehouse and operates 105 on-site
Pacific Pinball Museum has volunteer technicians who maintain machines every Monday night
Pacific Pinball Museum is open six days per week with one flat admission fee for unlimited play
Pacific Pinball Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
The Pacific Pinball Museum has thousands of pinball machines in storage at its Alameda annex
The Pacific Pinball Museum currently operates 100+ playable machines for public access
The Pacific Pinball Museum party room originally held 20 electromechanical machines and can accommodate adult alcohol consumption
Machines will be held at museum for up to 30 days after sale for shipping arrangement
10% discount applies to purchases of three or more machines
Pacific Pinball Museum collection comprises around 1,300 machines
Pacific Pinball Museum has approximately 900 unique titles among nearly 1,300 total machines, resulting in ~400 duplicates.
Surplus machines for sale range from $200 to $1,500, with additional 9.5% California sales tax.
The sale will feature nearly 130 machines at the time of article writing.
Shoot the Moon 2016 was PPM's seventh exposition
132 working woodrail pins were displayed at the exposition
440 pinball machines were available for free play at the exposition
Pacific Pinball Museum collection contains over 1,300 pinball games
Games at exposition represented 21 different manufacturers
The new PPM Annex is 45,000 square feet
Fireball (Bally 1971) was included in the City Hall exhibit
Surf Champ features transparent Perspex construction for the cabinet, backbox, and playfield
Lil' Ju Ju is a 1947 Spartan Manor Travel Trailer converted to contain five pinball machines
The exhibit ran Monday through Thursday from May 28 to July 1, 2013
PPM originated as Lucky Ju-Ju at the end of 2002
Current Alameda location has capacity to exhibit only 90 machines
Pacific Pinball Museum collection has grown to approximately 500 machines through high-profile donations
The museum is permitted to sell duplicate machines to raise funds for restoration
Pacific Pinball Museum storage facility was expanded by an additional 4,000 square feet
The donated collection contains nearly 50 pinball machines
Genco Cargo from 1937 is potentially the only surviving example in the world
Exhibitions can be tailored to fit required size and playability requirements
Pacific Pinball Museum is offering bespoke exhibitions to other museums and institutions
Pacific Pinball Museum features prominently in Games Magazine pinball article
Pacific Pinball Museum was simultaneously opening a new wing and operating 6 days a week while supporting the SFO Airport exhibition project
Pacific Pinball Museum worked with San Francisco Airport Museum to create a pinball exhibition within the airport concourse in January 2010
Pacific Pinball Museum is on track to become 'The Smithsonian of Pinball' with the Hasse acquisition
501(c)(3) nonprofit pinball museum in Oakland/Alameda, California, housing 100+ playable machines and a warehouse of restoration-candidate machines. Features themed rooms organized by era and art style.
Beneficiary of Saturday fundraiser raising $8,400; receives ongoing support; mentioned visible/transparent pinball machine project
Museum venue; reopening timeline unknown as of recording
Museum that Phil Hooper visits and spends time on vintage wood rail bingo machines with sequence goals
Non-profit museum in Alameda, California housing pinball collection; provides machines to GSPF and receives a portion of event proceeds; supports local pinball community with fix-it nights and education
Museum receiving Wayne Neyens' Spirit of '76 donation; curates important pinball collections
Museum in California with collection of electromechanical machines. John Chad visited before pandemic; has transparent machine display and extensive collection.
Organization that donated approximately a dozen machines (classic wood rails and electromechanicals) to the 2024 festival; led by Larry.
Located in Alameda, CA; has annex with extensive machine collection being photographed and documented; drone footage went viral
501(c)(3) non-profit venue in Bay Area where the stream takes place; hosts pinball machines for play and museum viewing
Nonprofit museum in Alameda, California housing over 1,000 pinball machines; hosts the Visible Pinball and offers EM repair classes
Museum that inspired Chris Dana to build pinball machines after visiting with son; Dan Fonce is artist associated with museum
Nonprofit museum in Alameda, California with largest institutional pinball collection (1,200+ machines at Annex, 103 playable in main museum), operating for approximately 22 years, celebrating 20th anniversary
Museum in Alameda, California (across the bay from San Francisco) with 50+ playable pinball machines, gambling exhibits, and special collections. Also referred to as 'Next Level Pinball Museum' by one host.
Educational pinball museum in Alameda, California, founded in 2002, featuring 100+ playable machines with pay-one-price all-day play model
Nonprofit board-managed museum in Alameda, California featuring 105 playable machines and 1,300 in warehouse; focuses on pinball history, art, and education
Pinball museum where Manu believes they played the real version of Jokers Wild
Host has streaming equipment stored there; planning fund fundraiser stream and testing gear for San Francisco Pinball League Finals
Venue in Alameda hosting charity stream on January 1st with Manu and multiple guest streamers
Pinball museum where volunteer technicians maintain machines on Monday nights; host recently visited on Tuesday
Nonprofit museum in Alameda, California housing 90+ pinball machines and hundreds more in storage; founded ~2000s by Michael; hosts community fix-it nights and previously ran Pacific Pinball Expos (2007-2012)
Nonprofit museum in Alameda, California with 105 games in main location and 1,300 in annex at Alameda Naval Air Station; hosts the livestream and owns the restored KISS machine
Pinball museum located in Alameda, California; Manu promotes it and uses branded merchandise
Venue in Bay Area where Manu streams pinball content on Tuesday/Thursday/Friday evenings
Museum located in Alameda, California; features themed rooms of electromechanical and solid-state pinball machines; offers paid admission with all-day play access; has Art Stenholm retrospective exhibit, party rental room, kids' chill space
Sacramento Bay Area nonprofit pinball museum; recipient of Pinfest tournament entry fees; Fireball machine displayed there but appears at Pinfest annually
Museum and playable arcade in Alameda, California with $22 entry fee; described as high-quality but steep pricing
Museum in Alameda, California with over 1,000 pinball machines; referenced as gold standard for museum-quality restoration work
501(c)(3) nonprofit museum in Alameda, California in 21st year of operation; holds 1,200 unique games in warehouse, 105 playable daily; engaged in preservation, education, and public access
Referenced as example of educational exhibition practices, specifically their 'Pointy People' exhibition approach to art curation
Location where Mrs. J played Phantom Menace (Pinball 2000) machine; featured on Pinball Pursuit channel
Recipient of Wayne's Spirit of 76 10,000th unit; created a special sculpture for his 100th birthday
Located in Alameda, California; transitioned from Neptune Beach Amusement Museum to specialize in pinball; partnered with SFAM on exhibition project; operating 6 days a week as of 2010
Nonprofit museum in Alameda, California housing ~1,300 pinball machines; conducting surplus sales to manage collection
Pinball museum featured prominently in Games magazine article
Collaborated with San Francisco Airport Museum on 2010 pinball exhibition
Subject of documentary 'Pinheads'; hosts Pacific Pinball Exposition annually
Third-party vendor carrying Pinball Magazine copies
Supported film production by supplying Gottlieb Slick Chick machine for filming at California Extreme; listed as project backer
Nonprofit museum in Alameda, California receiving the donation; expanded storage by 4,000 sq ft
Nonprofit museum housing pinball collection, originated as Lucky Ju-Ju in 2002, seeking to relocate from Alameda to San Francisco
Pinball museum; announced closure during pandemic
Nonprofit organization where Don Mueting teaches art, science and history of pinball
Nonprofit museum; Michael Schiess (founder) and Melissa Harmon (director/curator) received Free Play award; brought 'Lil' Ju Ju' vintage trailer with five playable games; received tournament proceeds
Nonprofit museum in Alameda, CA with 1,300+ game collection; hosted 'Shoot the Moon' exposition in November 2016
Provided Gottlieb Slick Chick machine for Pinball Donut Girl filming at California Extreme
Featured in Pinball Magazine with guided tour article
Nonprofit museum in Alameda, California housing extensive collection of rare and historic pinball machines; actively developing traveling exhibitions and educational programs
Nonprofit museum in Alameda, California, housing ~1,300 pinball machines with ~900 unique titles; holding surplus sale of ~400 duplicate machines
Museum providing archival photography of multiple middle-pop playfields referenced throughout article.
Bay Area museum in Alameda, California; collaborated with Phaeno to create Ausgeflippt exhibition; provided machines, murals, and expertise
Museum exhibiting at GSPF with display and educational presence
Organizer of the City Hall exhibit; nonprofit museum in Alameda, California with collection of historic pinball machines
Nonprofit pinball museum in Alameda, CA; co-curated the Art & Science of Pinball exhibition
Located in Alameda, California; co-curated the exhibition with Michael Schiess and Melissa Harmon
Nonprofit museum in Alameda, California housing thousands of pinball machines in storage with 100+ playable machines on-site
Alameda, California pinball museum whose director D'Arcy was interviewed by Zen about museum demographics
Mentioned by Jared as destination for EM (electromechanical) pinball play
Archive/museum with ~1,000 pinball machines including one of most complete pre-1960 Gottlieb collections; provided Kyle formative technical training
Nonprofit museum hosting warehouse surplus sale of classic and duplicate pinball machines for fundraising
Nonprofit museum in Alameda, California holding warehouse sale of duplicate machines from its collection to fund operations; opening warehouse to community as fundraising and educational initiative.
Bay Area pinball museum and arcade with flat-fee model, free-play games, educational signage, brought woodrail games and classics to the show
East Bay pinball venue with league; mentioned as community resource
Nonprofit based in Alameda, California; brought games to festival with educational toppers; supports local Bay Area pinball community
Located in Alameda, California; featured on stickers included with Chad's book
Nonprofit museum in Alameda, California housing 1,300 pinball machines (largest non-individual collection), 21 years in operation, recently filed 501c3, runs educational programs and curated exhibits
Alameda, California; houses ~1,400 pinball machines; Kyle Spiteri worked there doing repairs; ~100 games in commercial location, 600-700 on legs and 600 on backs in warehouse
Owns over 1500 games but displays only 90; feasibility concern raised by hosts
Museum in Alameda; awarded Wayne Nyen citation at 100th birthday celebration; recipient of Wayne's Spirit of 76 game donation
Museum visited by Jonathan during research; houses Wayne Nuns game collection
Museum preserving pinball machines; benefits from parts suppliers like Marco Specialties.
Venue mentioned as location with significant EM (electromechanical) pinball collection; relevant to EM support discussion.
Mega location in Alameda, California (Bay Area); one of original mega locations from 2008; referenced as comparison point.
Bay Area venue where Miller played his first tournament in 2013, where he 'choked badly'
California-based Zen office location; another source for machine reference and research
Reference museum in Alameda, California showcasing museum-quality restoration standard
Location in Alameda, California where Kyle learned pinball repair
Nonprofit museum in Alameda, California with 1000+ game collection. Where Kyle volunteered starting ~2010, learned EM repair, met mentors. Hosts fix-it nights, serves as educational hub for pinball history and maintenance.