Sources
IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.
Sources agree (5 fields)
- technology_generation
- pure-mechanical IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- month
- 9 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- year
- 1932 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- player_count
- 1 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- ipdb_id
- 5457 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
Single source (8 fields)
- ipdb.corporate_entity_name
- IPDB Northwest Coin Machine Company used
- ipdb.image_urls
- IPDB ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/5457/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5457/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5457/image-3.jpg"] used
- ipdb.notes
- IPDB According to the Encyclopedia of Pinball Vol 1, this game was originally known as Northwest Coin Machine Company's 1932 'Goofus' until a name change was forced via an injunction from Bally Manufacturing in their effort to stop copycat production of their Bally's 1932 'Goofy (Junior)'. Advertising flyers for this game were updated to add text to advise of this change even if the game pictured in the flyer still showed the original name. One such ad is pictured in this listing. The marketing arm of this manufacturer was known as International Amusement Company, located at the same address. EOP1 lists 'Spoofus' as being produced by Northwest Coin Machine starting September, 1932 and under the marketing name starting October, 1932. We don't know if this meant the game was advertised under both company names starting in October or if an advertising transition had occurred from one name to the other. used
- ipdb.notable_features
- IPDB 10 balls for 1 cent or for 5 cents. Game was shipped with ten marbles and ten steel balls; operator could choose which set to use. Game advertised as 28 inches long, 14 inches wide, 6 inches high in the front, and 8 inches high in the back. used
- corporate_entity
- Flipcommons Catalog northwest-coin-machine-company used
- title
- Flipcommons Catalog spoofus used
- name
- Flipcommons Catalog Spoofus used
- slug
- Flipcommons Catalog spoofus used