Promo postcard internationally mailed in 1983 by Bally to announce their new pinball, “Goldball”
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04/2004 – Bonus Scan: Lorenzo Rimondini, pinball artist
1977: a really rare photo of Lorenzo Rimondini at work, working on the graphics for the Zaccaria “Circus”, of which you can see some master films hanging on the wall. Rimondini was the man behindContinua la lettura
01/2004 – Bonus Scan: D.Gottlieb & Co. 1971 – Display Room
From the Gottlieb’s archives, a picture of their 1971 display room! From left to right, “Astro”, “Pop-a-Card”, “Orbit”, “Lawman”, “Outer Space” e “Drop-a-Card”; on the right, some samples of their first games: “Baffle Ball”, oneContinua la lettura
04/2003 – Zaccaria Home Pinball, ~1977
A curious home-version, made by Zaccaria, of one of their first pinballs, the “Strike”, maybe built for the english market; you can see in the picture that there’s no hint of a coin-door in theContinua la lettura
03/2003 – Enada, 1972
In the 1972, in Rome, we see the birth of ENADA; with its 33 exhibitors, it’s the first italian coin-op show exclusively dedicated to coin-op games. To celebrate, the Gottlieb’s italian importers created this littleContinua la lettura
12/2002 – Bonus Scan: Christmas Teddy Bear
Pinball Expo 1995 (Chicago, USA): this little bear playing pinball it’s just a Christmas’ Tree decoration, but it’s selling like hot cakes. It’s also possible to hear the sounds of this mini-pinball…
11/2002 – Bonus Scan: Zaccaria “Spooky” promo glass
1987: one of the last pinballs made by Zaccaria, “Spooky” this is the prototype art for its backglass.
11/2002 – Bonus Scan: Dolly Parton promo 7" record
1979: promo 45 produced by Bally, only distributed at the trade shows of that year in USA, to promote their new “Dolly Parton” pinball. This sample was signed by Dolly herself, with her usual ‘P’,Continua la lettura