Latest Greatest Valley Table?

[Dartman]

Can't say I've ever seen this table.
No ball view door on the side. No cueball return on the head end.
Has a bill and coin acceptor on the side and the LED display on the top rail like the Great 8.

Anyone seen this before? Prototype maybe?

 

[n10spool]

Thier was an arcard in Oakland around 15th and Broadway I used to buy his tables from him they identical to this but that was back in 1998-2000 I have only seen them thier he had 8 or 10 and I bought at least 4 of them. The electronics were always breaking in them so he would sell them to me. I never tried to fix them just gutted them out and put them in houses.

Craig

 

[Dartman]

Obviously one of these made it to the East coast.
Anyone have some history on this table?

 

[realkingcobra]

Obviously one of these made it to the East coast.
Anyone have some history on this table?

Valley Lepard, built in the 90-91 era, ball return pulls out from the foot of the table, duel power sorce, 110volts or 8D size batteries for 12volt. Weak cross member suport system, top rail caps tilt down because of the weight making the cushions play low. That model was also Valley's first attempt at a 9ft coin-op...they all failed, vendors couldn't get rid of them fast enough. Could also be programed to vend by the time based on how much money was inserted, or by the game, but you could load up the amount of games...that really made some customers mad in the bars on a Friday night when someone wouldn't let anyone challenge the table...because they had 20 games paid for in advance

Glen

 

[Dartman]

Valley Lepard, built in the 90-91 era, ball return pulls out from the foot of the table, duel power sorce, 110volts or 8D size batteries for 12volt. Weak cross member suport system, top rail caps tilt down because of the weight making the cushions play low. That model was also Valley's first attempt at a 9ft coin-op...they all failed, vendors couldn't get rid of them fast enough. Could also be programed to vend by the time based on how much money was inserted, or by the game, but you could load up the amount of games...that really made some customers mad in the bars on a Friday night when someone wouldn't let anyone challenge the table...because they had 20 games paid for in advance

Glen

Thanks for the scoop. Actually called Valley Leopard and mfg mid to late 80's.
Similar to the Valley Lynx
I found some info about it at vdlp -
http://www.vdlp.org/pdf/2007/valley/leapard.swf

45 yrs playing pool and never saw one of these up close and personal.

 

[realkingcobra]

See that down corner on the table?...That was the style of corner that first replaced the tin wrap around corners...in late 1989, through 1991 I know, I bought 10 of them new for my second pool room to go along with the 27 GC3's...couldn't wait to get rid of them!!!

Glen

 

[Dartman]

Valley must have exported all of them to the west coast. :grin:
I never saw one in NY or FL and I played a lot of pool in those days.
Needless to say, this one is in a guys basement which I'd imagine is where most of them ended up.