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  1. By IPDB
    credit
    Herbert G. Breitenstein — Design
    gameplay_feature
    Snap Traps ×10
    ipdb.corporate_entity_name
    Bally Manufacturing Corporation
    ipdb_id
    37
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    ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
    Bally
    ipdb.model_number
    1
    ipdb.notable_features
    1 cent or 5 cent play. 10 balls for 5 cents. Snap traps (10). Measures 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, 40 inches high in the back, and 37 1/2 inches high in the front.
    ipdb.notes
    According to the January 1953 issue of Bally-Who, a monthly newsletter from Bally, 'Airway' was the first pin game with a (non-electric) score totalizer. It was a sensational success in the United States and popularized pin games in Europe. An improved version with a better tilt mechanism and it's name in the bottom casting was released in April, 1933. Initial price was $22.50. The price was increased to $25.50 effective May-15-1933. According to Bally-Who, the first game with an electrically-operated score totalizer was Bally's 1933 'Rocket'.
    month
    2
    player_count
    1
    technology_generation
    pure-mechanical
    theme
    Aviation
    year
    1933