My great aunt used to own a 'tavern' in a small town not too far from here. She had an old pinball machine that my family got after she developed Parkinsons and could no longer care for the place. I used to play with it as a kid but it's basically just been sitting in a closet for the past 10-15 years.
I thought that it was maybe just a gimmicky thing made in the 50-70's or something. I decided to do some research online today and I looked it up. It turns out the thing was made in 1933 by a company named Genco.
This was before the 'flipper' was invented I believe. Basically, you pull the plunger and however hard you pull it is how far the ball goes. Once the ball goes in a hole, the "Totalizer" tallies up your score by use of a mechanical trigger.
These are not pics of the actual machine I have, but it basically looks exactly like this:
I thought that it was maybe just a gimmicky thing made in the 50-70's or something. I decided to do some research online today and I looked it up. It turns out the thing was made in 1933 by a company named Genco.
This was before the 'flipper' was invented I believe. Basically, you pull the plunger and however hard you pull it is how far the ball goes. Once the ball goes in a hole, the "Totalizer" tallies up your score by use of a mechanical trigger.
These are not pics of the actual machine I have, but it basically looks exactly like this: