![]() (It should be noted that at precisely the same time that Whiffle was born,Īnother coin operated pin game called "Whoopee" was developed in Chicago by Jack Sloan. Paving the way for others to invest in pin game manufacturing. Notice and copied the game, and new pin game makers entered the market.Īutomatic Industries tried to enforce their patents unsuccessfully, There were 53 people working in the shop making games. Sales skyrocketed, and after many moves to larger facilities, William Howell was in charge of all records (secretary) and also had 1/6 partnership.Īutomatic Industries was born with their first pin game, now called "Whiffle." Myrl Park came to assist Paulin and Froom with 1/6 partnership. President in charge of construction and manufacture.Įarl Froom was Vice President in charge of sales. On January 28th, 1931 the three men went into partnership. Summer 1931 Bingo Novelty "Bingo" pin game. Local general store, and in one hour, made $2.60, at 5 cents per play! "Old Jenny." Finally they decided they had it perfected. Paulin, Froom, and Park made a number of experiments with the board game, which they dubbed Froom, who was at the drug store and saw the game,īetween the two men they came up with a coin device. Park instead suggested putting a coin device on the game, and let people pay to play. Paulin wanted to make another one and sell it at the drug store. Park, who operated a local drug store at the corner of Sothern and Hence Arthur Paulin took the board game to a friend of his, Next thing there was a line of kids waiting to play His daughter loved the game so much that she invited her friends to come and play. Money was tight so Arthur Paulin decided to make this board gameįor his daughter Lois Paulin as a Christmas gift. Remember this was during the Great Depression and in Youngstown Ohio, Until he came up with what we now know as 'Whiffle Board'. He came across an old board with holes and about 30 nail.Īt the time it looked old, but he decided to play around with it The story of coin operated pinball starts in 1930.Īrthur Paulin, a carpenter, was cleaning out a barn during early December 1930. Or "pin ball." So we're getting somewhere with the design, slowly, but it is progressing. Tables with pins (nails) were showing up in bars, and were known as "marble games" Was in 1869, when a the spring plunger (as still used today) was a mainstreamīagatelle game feature (patented in the U.S. Was starting to look like what we think of as "pinball" today. By the late 1700s, more of a shooter lane developed, so the game Was more like a pool table with nails, and a pool cue was used to propel the ball.Īdvanced scoring holes on the table were protected by more nails, making the game ![]() It didn't really look like what we think pinball is today until much later. Though pinball has been around since the 1700s in the French form known as bagatelle, Of pinball machines, we should talk about the general history of these games. Gone, and so was the creative emphasis on mechanical ingenuity.īefore we go through what I consider to be the highlights of the 1932 to 1937 era Games were more homogeneous, relying on this one device. But around 1937 when the spring "bumper"Ĭame into play, the games really changed. Speaking, the 1932 to 1937 games were awesome. Models that started to use electricity were very creative. Yet the bigger manufacturers did a lot creatively to make them fun. These games were largely PM (purely mechanical), So why 1932 to 1937? Because, at least to me, this was the era where Pinball manufacturers, making the best models for this period. Were many other manufacturers during the 1930s, these were the primary Pinball games made primarily by Gottlieb, Bally, Jennings, Rockola, ABT, Genco,Ĭhicago Coin, PamCo (Pacific Amusement Co.), Daval. To avoid certain scoring areas! This document deals with these 1932 to 1937 Places, to guide the ball to certain scoring areas. Word "pinball" sounds - a wood board with pins (nails) inserted in particular PINBALL: Pre-war prewar pinball, pinball 1932 to 1937 before WW2, collector buying Support this Pinball Repair Website! (It costs money to provide this information.)ĭonations are being accepted, please see /donate for details,Īnd/or please purchase the /top This Old Pinball repair instructional videos.īy a starter, any pinball games you have for sale in the 1932 to 1937Įra, please contact me at there were flippers on pinball machines, pinball was exactly how the ![]()
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