FRAMINGHAM – Like a master mechanic looking under the hood of a car, Stuart Bloomstein lifted the play field of a pinball machine to expose its anatomy: the wiring and switches, the chimes and coils.

In the lower level of Ron Barbagallo’s Smithtown home, a quick flip of a light switch powers on more than 25 pinball machines in a high-ceilinged showroom. Godzilla, Austin Powers, Star Trek, Elvis ...

Old pinball machine in need of repair? There’s a guy for that. Dan Kearney, owner of Pinball Fixer here in Sioux Falls, has been working on coin-operated machines for the past 14 years, including ...

Brian Halac, left, at work restoring pinball machines at Hollywood Candy. Brian Halac works on a Gottlieb Melody pinball machine at Hollywood Candy in the Old Market, restoring lights, bumpers and ...