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About This Machine
This unidentified pure mechanical pinball machine is a Whiffle-style clone, discovered in Kansas. It operates on U.S. pennies for 1-cent play, and no patent dates or markings are found anywhere on the coin slide or elsewhere on the game, making it difficult to date or attribute to a specific manufacturer.
The machine's gameplay relies on its pull-out ball lift mechanism, requiring players to manually retrieve the ball after each shot - a simple but functional design typical of early coin-operated pin games. A bullseye design of concentric black circles appears on the upper left and right ball arches.
Measuring 36 inches long, 17 inches wide, and 39 inches high, the machine is a compact example of the many Whiffle-clone pin tables that proliferated in the early days of the hobby. Without documentation of its manufacturer or designer, its precise place in pinball history remains uncertain, but it stands as a tangible artifact of that formative and largely undocumented era.
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Technical Details
- Notable Features:
- 1-cent play. Pull-out ball lift mechanism. Cabinet measures 36 inches long, 17 inches wide, and 39 inches high.