Humpty Dumpty (pinball)

Humpty Dumpty
ManufacturerD. Gottlieb & Co.[1]
Release dateOctober 25, 1947 [2]
Model #1
Players1
DesignHarry Mabs
ArtworkRoy Parker
Production run6,500 units[2]

Humpty Dumpty is a pinball machine released by Gottlieb on October 25, 1947.[2] Named after Humpty Dumpty, the nursery rhyme character, it is the first pinball machine to include flippers — invented by Harry Mabs[3] — distinguishing it from earlier bagatelle game machines.[1][4]

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  3. ^ Brack, Ray (December 30, 1967). "Vendors-into-music rated as biggest story of 1967". Billboard. Vol. 79, no. 52. pp. 49, 54. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ Boland, Ed (2 June 2002). "F.Y.I - Question". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 September 2010.