Back Improved Sportsman ("Sportsman")

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credit
Cliff Dumble — Design IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
technology_generation
electromechanical IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
year
1935 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
player_count
1 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
ipdb_id
2309 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog

Single source (8 fields)

ipdb.corporate_entity_name
IPDB O. D. Jennings and Company used
ipdb.image_urls
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ipdb.notes
IPDB This game was reissued as O. D. Jennings' 1935 'Improved Sportsman ("Huck Finn")' to have a fishing theme instead of a hunting theme. To distinguish the two, this game became known as the "Sportsman" version because at the top of the playfield is a man holding a rifle instead of a depiction of Mark Twain's Huck Finn as seen in the reissued version. The legs are round and attach to the cabinet sides. According to the book Pinball 1, the story goes that policemen liked to confiscate this Improved version because the round legs made for good-sized billy clubs, and they would string leather in the drilled holes. The cabinet was advertised as being a "Deluxe size 18 1/2 inches wide by 42 inches long" but not to be confused with their later game, O. D. Jennings' 1937 'Sportsman De Luxe'. used
ipdb.notable_features
IPDB 10 balls for 5 cents. The physical improvements of this model, over the standard version, included the addition of aluminum castings and the positive-action pull handle on the side of the cabinet, meant to eliminate missed payouts. used
corporate_entity
Flipcommons Catalog o-d-jennings-and-company used
title
Flipcommons Catalog improved-sportsman-sportsman used
name
Flipcommons Catalog Improved Sportsman ("Sportsman") used
slug
Flipcommons Catalog improved-sportsman-sportsman used