Big Tent

Big Tent, manufactured by J. H. Keeney and Company Incorporated in 1956, is not a pinball machine but an electronic "upright" or "flasher-type" device — a coin-operated amusement that does not pay out cash, instead incrementing a credit meter to allow continued play. The earliest known reference to the game comes from a March 1956 Cash Box article noting that New Orleans had ruled the game legal for continued operation in the city.

Big Tent's specific gameplay features are not well documented in surviving records, but as with similar Keeney electronic uprights of the period, it likely combined simple coin-operated mechanics with a themed backglass display.

Unfortunately, no information is available about the designer, exact production numbers, or specific theme details, leaving enthusiasts to appreciate the machine's historical role as an example of the 1950s electronic upright category of coin-operated amusements.