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Play Gallery, Moving and Making, Case 2

This object consists of 7 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Atomic Arcade Pinball

Pinball Game
1979 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Tomy Company Inc. (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Japan (manufactured)
California (designed)

A card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the game inside. Contains the battery operated pinball game which is a cream plastic case with red controls, two support feet, together with a sheet of instructions.


Object details

Categories
Games
Play
Object type
Pinball game
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.

  • Packaging
  • Packaging
  • Packing Materials
  • Pinball Machine
  • Foot
  • Foot
  • Instructions
TitleAtomic Arcade Pinball (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Plastics, stainless steel, printed card and paper, electronic components
Card
Plastic
Paper
Steel
Printing
Injection Moulding
Brief description
Atomic Arcade Pinball, Tomy, 1979
Physical description
A card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the game inside. Contains the battery operated pinball game which is a cream plastic case with red controls, two support feet, together with a sheet of instructions.
Dimensions
  • Length: 20in
  • Width: 10in
  • Depth: 1½in
  • Box height: 115mm
  • Box width: 270mm
  • Box depth: 435mm
  • Game height: 135mm
  • Game width: 260mm
  • Game depth: 405mm
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'TOMY ATOMIC ARCADE PINBALL' (Printed above counter at top of toy)
  • 'PARTICLE COUNT' (Printed below counter at top of toy)
  • 'CLOCK PULSE' (Printed at top of toy)
  • 'ROLL-OVER' (Printed at top of table surface)
  • 'REACTOR BUMPERS' (Printed at top of table surface)
  • 'PROTON PUMPERS / 50' (Printed on left and right sides of table surface)
  • 'ATOMIC / ARCADE / PINBALL' (In centre of table surface)
  • '0 / 50 / 75 / 100 / 150' (Directly above flippers)
  • 'OUT' (Next to each flipper)
  • 'FLIPPER' (Inside an arrow pointing to each flipper)
  • 'INSTRUCTIONS. 3 BALLS PER PLAYER / Switch POWER ON. Press COUNTER RESET / Turn RESET to 3. Shoot ball into play / All rollover and bumper scores shown on PARTICLE COUNT' (Instructions, printed on panel at front of toy.)
  • 'RESET' (Moulded into toy, alongside orange plastic wheel)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Production
Tomy Corp of California, Made in Japan

Reason For Production: retail
Subjects depicted
Nuclear Power
Pinball Machines
Atom
Other number
7054 - Model number
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.2052:1 to 7-1999

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Record createdMay 4, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O39259/atomic-arcade-pinball-pinball-game-tomy-company-inc/
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