Back Canasta

Sources

OPDB and IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.

Conflicts resolved (3 fields)

month
OPDB 7 IPDB 6 Flipcommons Catalog 7 used
gameplay_feature
IPDB Kick-Out Holes ×13 used IPDB Pop Bumpers ×2 used IPDB Flippers ×2 used
theme
IPDB Canasta IPDB Playing Cards used Flipcommons Catalog Cards used Flipcommons Catalog Canasta used

Sources agree (8 fields)

display_type
backglass-lights OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
technology_generation
electromechanical OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
player_count
1 OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
year
1950 OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
opdb_id
G4lOy-MDXN3 OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
name
Canasta OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
production_quantity
720 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
ipdb_id
427 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog

Single source (8 fields)

opdb.images
OPDB [{"type":"backglass","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/af659ffd-6cca-4678-871d-75f335152135-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/af659ffd-6cca-4678-871d-75f335152135-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/af659ffd-6cca-4678-871d-75f335152135-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":499,"height":600},"small":{"width":208,"height":250},"medium":{"width":499,"height":600}},"title":"Backglass","primary":true}] used
ipdb.corporate_entity_name
IPDB Genco Manufacturing Company used
ipdb.image_urls
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ipdb.notes
IPDB Production start date: 05/16/50 or 06/16/50 Production end date: 09/05/50 The earliest ad we saw for this game was from Genco, in The Billboard Jul-29-1950 page 130. We previously showed a date for this game as July 1950. Resale ads in subsequent Cash Box issues date this game as (7/50). The date that Genco placed under the playfield shooter lane is "July 1950". All three games pictured here have a long wireform placed above and between the flippers. This wireform does not appear on the game in the manufacturer's flyer nor in their promotional photo. Our close-up photo of this wireform shows each end of it passes over the flipper while the center portion dips down to ball level and is angled there. We notice the #3 and #4 kick-out holes are aimed to kick the ball towards the wide flipper gap to drain the ball and this may have been a complaint from players and operators. The wireform may have been a way to deflect a kicked ball off of the wireform's angled center and towards the nearby flipper to extend game play. Playfield posts would not work for this purpose as their placement in this flipper gap would disallow the turret shooter the full range of choice for shooting a ball into play. In effect, the wireform serves as a long one-way gate. Because this device is not featured in the flyer or promo photo, it could have been issued later by Genco in response to field calls or issued by third-party parts suppliers such as Block Marble Company. Our theory about the operation of this wireform has not been confirmed by any owner or player of this game. We invite their input on this. used
ipdb.notable_features
IPDB Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Kick-out holes (13), Time clock. No plunger, as ball is shot into play from the outhole. used
corporate_entity
Flipcommons Catalog genco-manufacturing-company used
title
Flipcommons Catalog canasta used
slug
Flipcommons Catalog canasta used