(Topic ID: 145158)
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Majorettes
Williams, 1952
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Gottlieb's 1950 "Spot Bowler" has the "modern" flipper arrangement and without the huge gap in between.
This game pre dates Williams "Majorettes" by a year and a half.
Leduc, AB
Yeah, that's correct, but all things considered, "Spot Bowler" was the first game that had the flipper arrangement we have come to recognize as the standard configuration. Steve Kordek always claimed that his design, Genco's "Triple Action", was the first game with the normal configuration, but of course, they were not pointed toward each other as they came to be later on.
I believe Humpty Dumpty had the first "Traditional" flipper arrangement. A couple of years later they became inverted and that has become the standard since then.
Quoted from jrpinball:Gottlieb's 1950 "Spot Bowler"
Manufacture Date: October, 1950
Design by: Wayne Neyens
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Quoted from bingopodcast:"Just 21" made in Jan. '50
Manufactured by: Gottlieb
Design by: Harry Mabs
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Quoted from jrpinball:Steve Kordek always claimed that his design, Genco's "Triple Action", was the first game with the normal configuration, but of course, they were not pointed toward each other as they came to be later on.
Manufacture Date: January, 1948
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Sounds like this question is partially up to interpretation and how closely your definition of "traditional flipper arrangement" adheres to today's standard.
Thanks for the feedback, guys!
Quoted from RyanClaytor:today's standard.
Today's standard are three inch flippers, which are a little big if you ask me.
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