Back Play Ball

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  1. By IPDB
    ipdb.corporate_entity_name
    Exhibit Supply Company
    ipdb_id
    1813
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    ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
    ESCO
    ipdb.notable_features
    10 balls for 1 cent.
    ipdb.notes
    A manufacturer ad from Automatic Age May 1932 (not shown here) shows a picture of the full counter top game. It also references a Play Ball playfield, sold separately, to be used for converting other games. This same ad references Patent No. 1630098 (AMUSEMENT DEVICE) which shows a smaller Play Ball counter game with a vertical playfield, patent filed March 11, 1926 by Percy C. Smith, assignor for John F. Meyer, the owner of Exhibit Supply Co. The patent was granted May 24, 1927.
    month
    5
    player_count
    1
    technology_generation
    pure-mechanical
    theme
    Sports
    theme
    Baseball
    year
    1932