Fascination, Inc.

Fascination, Inc. is an arcade manufacturer headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia. They manufacture fascination machines (sort of a combination between skee ball and bingo), claw machines, pinball machines, kiddie rides and pachinko machines; as well as parts for arcade games, claw machines, kiddie rides and vending machines such as coin mechanisms. They own Fascination Co., Ltd., located in Taipei, Taiwan, which manufacturers most of their arcade games, machines and rides.

History
The company was founded by Christopher R. Carwardine (under the alias Enid R. Awrac), as Carwardine wanted to add a fascination parlor to Carwardine Colony's 1981 Coney Island expansion, but actual retro machines were hard to come by, and manufacturing has long been ceased. In 1983, the company was sold to Bandai, and the headquarters moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia. In 1995, the company was bought out by its employees (forming the Fascination Arcade Machines Employees' Trust), who then sold a 20% stake to Carwardine Parks, the company's largest client, in 1999. Carwardine sold its stake in 2006 due to financial issues.

Fascination

 * Carwardine Colony (Ol' Time Fascination Parlor) [FASC-12-80-1] [FASC-12-81-2] *1
 * Carwardine's Great America (Great American Fascination Parlor) [FASC-12-81-1] *1
 * Carwardine Heights (Ol' Time Fascination Parlor) [FASC-12-88-1] *4

Other

 * TBA

Type 1

 * Fascination (Logo Northwest)
 * Make Date
 * Made In United States

Type 2

 * Fascination (Logo Northwest)
 * Make Date
 * Made In Japan

Type 3

 * Fascination (Logo Northwest)
 * Make Date
 * Made In Taiwan R . O . C.

Type 4

 * Fascination (Logo Northwest)
 * Make Date
 * Made In Taiwan

Type 5

 * Fascination (Logo Northwest)
 * Make Date
 * Made In China