Paddock Vintage Rare Collectable Pinball Machine

Description

Paddock Vintage Rare Collectable Pinball Machine.
To Restore or For Parts
Non-working
Needs repair
MANUFACTURER
Manufactured by
Williams Electronic Games, Inc. (United States)
Released on
September 1st, 1969
Number produced
1952 units
Serial numbers
Paddock on the IPSND.
MAIN DETAILS
Max. Players
1 player game
Display Type
mechanical reels
Cabinet Type
normal
Plunger type
manual
Multileveled playfield
No
Custom speech
No
Buyin button
Unknown
Machine shakes
No
BACKBOX ORNAMENT(S)
It is unknown wether any backbox ornaments were available for this machine.
VIDEO MODE
This machine has no dot matrix or video display, so it has no video mode.
SOLD AS IS.
Paddock
1969 Williams
Christian Marche
Horse racing themes have long been popular with pinball manufacturers. The close association with high-brow gambling may relate to the aristocratic origins of pinball’s predecessor, bagatelle.
In Paddock we again see familiar parts of American culture refracted through Marche’s kaleidoscope. It’s beautifully executed with just enough accuracy to render the subjects easily perceptible using a minimum of line and color. The humor in a racehorse eating a spectator's hat or a falling jockey’s horseshoe-shaped legs helps deflate some of the stiffness, making the sport of kings available to the masses (mirroring the history of pinball itself).