- ipdb.corporate_entity_name
- Skilgames, Inc.
- ipdb_id
- 2762
- ipdb.image_urls
- ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/2762/image-1.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2762/image-2.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2762/image-3.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2762/image-4.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2762/image-5.png"]
- ipdb.notable_features
- 10 balls for 5 cents. Game measures 30 inches long, 30 inches wide, approximately 10 inches high (no legs), and approximately 36 inches high (with legs).
- ipdb.notes
- This is a square machine with a round playfield. According to the Encyclopedia of Pinball, Volume 1, it was the first of the "square-circle" games from any manufacturer.
The left card on the playfield indicates the following information:
These Games are Distributed by The WHIRLPOOL SALES AGENCY, Inc.
226 South Phelps Street
Youngstown, Ohio
NOTICE...
Whirlpool is purely a game of skill and amusement... not a gambling device. Distributor and manufacturer disclaim all responsibility for any gambling which may occur in connection with this game.
The table top version is Skilgames, Inc.'s 1932 'Whirlpool Jr.'.
- month
- 2
- player_count
- 1
- technology_generation
- pure-mechanical
- year
- 1932