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Snowhite

Manufacturer: Block Marble Company, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (1948)
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM)
Players: 1

About This Machine

Snowhite, released by Block Marble Company of Philadelphia in 1948, is a conversion kit designed to re-theme Gottlieb's 1948 game Cinderella. The kit consisted of a new backglass, bumper caps, and score cards, allowing operators to refresh an existing machine's look for a fraction of the cost of a new game — a common practice among smaller manufacturers of the era.

Notable features carried over from the base Cinderella cabinet include six flippers, a relatively high number for the era, giving players increased control over the ball, along with two kick-out holes that add variety to the playfield's scoring options.

While specific details about Snowhite's art style are not readily documented, its fictional-fantasy theme would have offered a departure from the sports- and carnival-themed machines common during this period. As a conversion kit rather than a full production game, Snowhite is a lesser-documented curiosity that offers insight into how operators extended the life of existing pinball hardware in the late 1940s.

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Technical Details

Theme:
Fictional - Fantasy
Notable Features:
Flippers (6), Kick-out holes (2).

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