- ipdb.corporate_entity_name
- Wanghe Mfg. Co.
- ipdb_id
- 6277
- ipdb.image_urls
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- ipdb.marketing_slogans
- "The Game That Fascinates"
- ipdb.notable_features
- 10 balls for 5 cents.
One of the two games shown here has a short Instruction card with a manufacturer address of Youngstown, Ohio. It uses U-shaped pin pockets without trap holes inside them and the playfield lowers to return the balls when the coin slide is pushed in.
The other game has a longer Instruction card with a manufacturer address of New York City, New York, and also carries a notice, "This Game Is Leased ... Not Sold." It does have trap holes inside the pin pockets and the coin slide pushes a baffle board to let balls drop through at start of game. This second example has a play meter visible on the right side of cabinet that the other game does not have.
- ipdb.notes
- Circa 1930's.
The shorter of the two Instruction cards pictured in this listing is less legible and we reproduce its contents here:
The plunger which propels the balls is the key to this game of skill.
The force with which it is released governs their speed and actions.
DIRECTIONS
Insert nickel in coin slot. Push coin slot completely in. This lowers playing surface. Wait until all the balls have cleared and then pull coin lever back into place, which automatically returns the playing surface.
You are now ready to begin. Each release of the plunger puts a ball in play. When all the balls have been played, total your score, the odd colored ball counting double.
PATENT APPLIED FOR
- player_count
- 1
- technology_generation
- pure-mechanical