Bumper

Description

An early pinball game.

Bumper was produced by Bally Manufacturing Co. in 1936.

Bally Manufacturing Co. released 868 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1930. Bally Manufacturing Co. was based in United States.

Other machines made by Bally Manufacturing Co. during the time period Bumper was produced include: High Hand, Prospector, Reliance Dice Machine with Gold Award, Reliance, Jumbo, Baby, Belmont, Bally Bonus, All Stars, and Bally Baby

Specs

Name	Bumper
Developer	Bally Manufacturing Co. (United States)
Year	1936
Type	Pinball
KLOV/MOG #	1222
Sub-Type	Electro-Mechanical
Class	Wide Release
# Maximum Players	1
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Pinball Plunger - Launch Ball
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)

Game Play

Players launched the ball with a plunger. As the ball rolled back down, it would strike spring loaded bumpers to score points. There were also bumpers along the side, so as to keep the action going. The score was displayed at the top, on the marquee glass.

Bumper KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

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Trivia

This was the first pinball game to not have pins or holes. It was also the first to have bumpers and keep the score for you. It was released in 1936 by Bally and was an instant success. Unlike previous games, this one bounced the ball a lot more, adding a new element to the game. A sequel, IBumper Sr.I, was released only three months later.PWhile quaint looking by todays standards, IBumperI began the look that modern pinball games would later take.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Bumper Census

There are 15,364 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,708 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,365 machines (7,023 unique titles).

Owned - There is one known instance of this machine owned by an active member Bumper collector. It is an original dedicated machine (not another machine converted with a kit).

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

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Foto-Finder® (Books)

Encyclopedia of Pinball, Volume 2 Bueschel (ISBN 1889933023) Page: 115; Black and white photo
Pinball One: Illustrated Historical Guide to Pinball Machines Volume 1 Bueschel (ISBN 0866670475) Page: 178; Black and white photo
Pinball Art Temple (ISBN 1872532101) Page: 32; Black and white photo Price guide: No
Pinball Compendium : 1930s - 1960s Shalhoub (ISBN 0764315277) Page: 21; Color photo

Foto-Finder® (Billboard)

December 11, 1943 - Page: 82

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