While The Who's "Pinball Wizard" still stands up after four decades of radio play, the designers of the pinball machines that made Tommy so good have become an endangered species. Only one company ...

A flipperless electro-mechanical pinball predecessor with passive bumpers. 1947: Humpty Dumpty (by Gottlieb, USA). The first pinball machine manufactured with electro-mechanical flippers.

There's a certain thrill associated with peeking under the hood of a pinball machine where thousands of moving parts come together. This is especially true of older electro mechanical machines ...

Distinct and pleasing to the eye topside.A maze of relays and motors and switches below deck. With no electronics.That’s the electro-mechanical pinball machine that dominated American arcades ...

Hinckley resident Jim Francesangeli, a retired electrical engineer, operates Echo Lake Pinball Services, restoring and repairing vintage arcade games.

"We still restore electro mechanical pinball pre-1976 that had the score reels that turned around in the top,"Rowland said. These days Charles said he spends more time repairing, and less time ...

The older machines are electro-mechanical — meaning the switches, relays and contact points are magnetic — while the newer versions are digital. A look inside of a pinball machine reveals a ...

Meet the man keeping hope, and 70-year-old pinball machines, alive Steve Young's passion built a business that keeps historic tables running. Tim Stevens – Jan 6, 2025 7:15 am | 87 ...

A man who has fixed more than 500 pinball machines from the converted double garage of his home believes they are making a comeback. Mark Squires, from Swavesey, near St Ives, Cambridgeshire ...