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Archery

Manufacturer: Glickman Industries, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1942-1944)
Year: 1942
Date: March, 1942
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM)
Players: 1

About This Machine

Glickman Industries' Archery pinball machine was originally produced as a conversion of Genco's 1940 'Cadillac,' with the earliest references dating to March 1942. Initially, Glickman performed the conversion for the operator -- adding a new backglass, new bumpers, and repainting the cabinet -- before switching to a conversion-kit-only model by mid-1943, where operators could order just the parts and complete the work themselves.

Archery's sports theme centers on the sport of archery, though the specific inspiration for the theme is not documented. Little is known about the machine's unique gameplay features or rules. As a flipperless machine typical of pinball's pre-1947 era, play would have relied on bumpers, targets, and skillful nudging of the cabinet rather than player-controlled flippers.

Specific details about the machine's artwork and design are not well documented. Its place within the early wartime pinball conversion timeline underscores its role as an example of how manufacturers like Glickman Industries kept producing games amid the material shortages of World War II.

Technical Details

Theme:
Sports - Archery

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