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Arc En Ciel

Manufacturer: Scott, Adickes & Cie, of Paris, France (1932-1934)
Year: 1933
Date: 1933
Type: Pure Mechanical (PM)
Players: 1

About This Machine

Arc En Ciel, manufactured by Scott, Adickes & Cie of Paris, France between 1932 and 1934, is a Pure Mechanical, single-player pinball machine and a European version of Keeney and Sons' 1932 'Rainbo.' A smaller counter-top version was also sold as 'Arc En Ciel Bebe.' Although listed as a pin table in the Encyclopedia of Pinball, surviving examples have generally been seen without legs, sometimes mounted on a metal stand.

Gameplay costs 25 centimes per play, with players navigating a single ball through the machine's compact playfield. The cabinet's dimensions — 85 cm long, 46 cm wide, with a front height of 20 cm rising to 25 cm at the back — are notably low-profile, consistent with a countertop or tabletop style of play despite its pin-table classification.

No designer or specific theme has been documented for Arc En Ciel, and its mechanical construction favored function over decoration, typical of early-1930s French amusement machines adapted from American designs like Rainbo.

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Technical Details

Notable Features:
1 play for 25 centimes. This game measures 85 cm long, 46 cm wide, 20 cm high in the front, and 25 cm high in the back.

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