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Super Big Tent

Manufacturer: J. H. Keeney and Company Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1934-1964)
Year: 1956
Date: 1956
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM)
Players: 1

About This Machine

The Super Big Tent, manufactured by J. H. Keeney and Company Incorporated in 1956, is not a pinball machine but an "electronic upright," also called a "flasher type" device. Like other machines of its type, it does not pay out cash — a credit meter increments instead, allowing continued play without inserting more coins.

The Super Big Tent occupies a specific spot in a small product line: it followed Keeney's 1956 Big Tent and was itself succeeded by the 1957 De Luxe Big Tent. Beyond its place in that lineage, no specific gameplay features, dimensions, or theme details have been documented for this machine.

As a single-player Keeney device from the mid-1950s, the Super Big Tent represents one entry in the company's ongoing line of coin-operated amusements, though much about its specific design remains undocumented.

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Documentation

  • Manual of Operation
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  • Schematic Diagram (Model A, continuous)
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