For a nickel the person tries to drag a sawed off screwdriver over a multi-bent rod and keep the screwdriver from touching the rod or the Bell rings and the tool sparks. The Booz Barometer inspired several very similar games over the next half century, including the Challenger game of the 1960's.
Booz Barometer was produced by Northwestern Corp. in 1950.
Northwestern Corp. released 79 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1911. Northwestern Corp. was based in United States.
Other machines made by Northwestern Corp. during the time period Booz Barometer was produced include: 49 Ball Gum, Dual Nut, Northwestern 49, U.S. Postage Stamp Vendor, Northwestern 40, Hot Nut Dual Nut, Hot Rod, Vendor, Jet, and Northwestern Tab Gum
Name | Booz Barometer |
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Developer | Northwestern Corp. (United States) |
Year | 1950 |
Type | Arcade |
KLOV/MOG # | 1129 |
Sub-Type | Counter game |
Class | Wide Release |
Cabinet Styles |
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Overall Like |
4.00 |
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Fun (Social) | 4.50 |
Fun (Solo) | 2.00 |
Collector Desire | 3.50 |
Gameplay | 4.00 |
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Graphics | 4.00 |
Originality | 4.00 |
Sound/Music | 3.00 |
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Uncommon - There are 8 known instances of this machine owned by Booz Barometer collectors who are active members. Of these, 8 of them are original dedicated machines.
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Year | Count | Median $ | Average $ |
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2013 | 1 | 510.00 | 510.00 |
2015 | 1 | 354.00 | 354.00 |
2016 | 1 | 732.00 | 732.00 |
All Years | 3 | 510.00 | 532.00 |