Re: Plain black Williams/Joust cab???

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Yep, it has all those things. And the double back doors, mounting holes
for the metal plates and even the original power transformer block. And
what looks like factory installed black laminate. Maybe someone peeled off
the Joust plywood top layer and added a new black laminate layer. If they
did, it's a helluva job.

-Werner

At 11:37 AM 11/4/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>I think the tell-tale signs of it actually being a joust cabinet would have to
>be the little things like the dual coin door (can't see in the pic), and the
>placement of the power switch and the nice metal handle on the top back to
>grab
>when trucking. Also, joust cabs had the realy nice sliding plywood under the
>monitor so that you could view it from the read with the reflective peice of
>metal mounted above it. Otherwise, it might just be a generic cabinet that
>someone manufactured to look very similar to a Williams cab.
>
>Werner Sharp wrote:
> >
> > I just picked up this cab yesterday...
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/sharpw/arcade/williams.jpg
> >
> > and I think it is a Joust cabinet. But the sides are black laminate and I
> > don't think there's any original art underneath. The laminate looks bonded
> > right to the wood and does not appear to be added to the top of the
> > original wood.
> >
> > Did Williams re-use cabs for other games? Could this be a different
> > Williams cab or just a super-good conversion? There's a 1982 date stamp on
> > the control panel so it's from right around the Joust era.
> >
> > Thanks for any ideas.
> >
> > Werner Sharp
> > sharpw@bellsouth.net
> >
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>later,
> jess
>
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