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IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.

theme: IPDB Football IPDB Sports Flipcommons Catalog Sports used Flipcommons Catalog Football used

ipdb.corporate_entity_name: IPDB O. D. Jennings and Company used
ipdb.notes: IPDB A January 1935 ad from Automatic Age states: Although "Football" is equipped with 10 balls, there is no definite number of shots that a player must make. The player shoots until he fails to gain 10 yards in 4 downs, just like in a real football game. According to the Encyclopedia of Pinball Vol 2, page 61, this pin table was created by an outside designer named Sidney E. Van Tuyl. The game had problems so it was reissued as O. D. Jennings' 1935 'Football (Improved)'. A comparison of a few picture ads appearing before and after the introduction of the Improved version show no difference on the playfield between the two versions. However, the two-tone cabinet sides in the "before" ads show three panels in sequence as light-dark-light while an Improved version ad shows the panels as dark-light-dark. We don't know if this was an intended difference. used
ipdb.notable_features: IPDB 10 balls for 5 cents. This game has a shooter lane to allow the ball to loop 360 degrees around the playfield before entering into play. Game ends once player fails to gain 10 yards in 4 downs. Advertised as 44 inches long and 22 inches wide. used
corporate_entity: Flipcommons Catalog o-d-jennings-and-company used
title: Flipcommons Catalog football-2 used
name: Flipcommons Catalog Football used
slug: Flipcommons Catalog football-2 used