Back American Keen Ball Game

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    ipdb.corporate_entity_name
    The W. C. Peters Company
    ipdb_id
    4821
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    ipdb.notable_features
    12 balls for 5 cents. Pins are rubbered to deaden sound.
    ipdb.notes
    The Encyclopedia of Pinball Vol 1 indicates this pin table was made by The W.C. Peters Company of Indianapolis, Indiana (and Kansas City, Missouri). Two of the games pictured here have that name printed on their cards. The game that is pictured without its legs shows American Sales Promotion Company on its card, likely a distributor. The Instructions are as follows: 1. Place nickle in slot and Push in to clear board of balls. 2. Lift balls one at a time on right side. 3. Pull plunger to shoot ball. 4. Odd color ball counts double. 5. No TILTING Cabinet. 6. Show high Score to attendant. 7. For lodged ball hit cabinet. 8. Tilting Cabinet disqualifies Shooter. 9. All balls in any canal counts. 10. Shoot one at a time � take turns. 11. Merchant should not allow small children to play this game. Compare this game to United Game Company's 'United Keen Ball'.
    player_count
    1
    technology_generation
    pure-mechanical
    year
    1932