Back The Question Mark

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IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.

Conflicts resolved (1 field)

gameplay_feature
IPDB Free Play Holes used IPDB Gobble Holes ×22 used

Sources agree (5 fields)

technology_generation
pure-mechanical IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
month
2 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
year
1933 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
player_count
1 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
ipdb_id
1892 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog

Single source (9 fields)

reward_type
IPDB Free Play used
ipdb.corporate_entity_name
IPDB Silver Star Manufacturing Company used
ipdb.image_urls
IPDB ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/1892/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1892/image-5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1892/image-3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1892/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1892/image-4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1892/image-6.jpg"] used
ipdb.notes
IPDB The Encyclopedia of Pinball Vol 1 page 137 lists 'Question Mark' as February 1933 and an 'Improved Question Mark' as July 1933. The Billboard ad shown here and dated Jul-1-1933 page 66 does make reference to "the Improved Better Question Mark" but then offers it at clearance prices, admitting that they want to make room for their next game. We don't know what was improved on this July version and it's possible that the manufacturer simply advertised it that way to encourage sales. The EOP1 does not list any games for this manufacturer after the Improved Question Mark so perhaps a "next game" never happened. used
ipdb.notable_features
IPDB 10 balls for 5 cents. Gobble holes (22), Free Play hole (1). "Figure 8" playfield layout. Cabinet advertised as 36 inches long, 17 3/4 inches wide, and 37 inches high. used
corporate_entity
Flipcommons Catalog silver-star-manufacturing-company used
title
Flipcommons Catalog the-question-mark used
name
Flipcommons Catalog The Question Mark used
slug
Flipcommons Catalog the-question-mark used