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Pinball
Machines - By The Numbers
( Within
the USA unless otherwise noted -
"
Modern " denotes pinball machines made after 1985 )
Last Updated On :
Sunday May 11, 2008
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$112 Million |
Total
dollars spent by the public on coin-operated pinball
usage (2004) |
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$80 Million |
Estimated total
worldwide
sales
of all pinball machines
(2004) |
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$45 Million |
Estimated total worldwide
sales
of new pinball machines
(2004) |
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$12 Million |
Estimated total worldwide consumer sales of new
pinball machines
(2004) |
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$500,000 |
Estimated total worldwide consumer sales of new
pinball machines
(1994) |
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205,000 |
Approximate number of pinball machines
produced worldwide (1980)
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75,000 |
Highest number made for a single pinball machine
("Ballyhoo",
c1934) |
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45,000 |
Estimated number of units of pinball machines on public
location (2004) |
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20,270 |
Highest number made for a modern pinball machine
("Addams
Family", c1992) |
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$20,100 |
Highest
price ever paid for a single pinball machine
(Big Bang Bar, c1997) |
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10,000 |
Approximate number of pinball machines produced
worldwide (2004) |
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4,500 |
Approximate number of different pinball models made
since 1930 |
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$4,400 |
Average price of a brand new pinball machine (2004) |
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$2,800 |
Average price of a modern used pinball machine in fully
restored condition |
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$1,200 |
Average price of a modern used pinball machine (unrestored) |
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3,500 |
Average number of component parts in a modern pinball machine |
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2,500 |
Average
number of machines produced for each individual pinball title |
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2400% |
Estimated increase in consumer sales of pinball machines since
1994 |
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1,200 |
Average number of screws, nuts and washers in a modern pinball machine |
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120 |
Average number of lights, bulbs and flashers in a modern pinball machine |
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30 Yrs |
Estimated life span of a modern pinball machine |
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28 % |
Estimated percentage of
new pinball machines sold to
consumers |
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90 Days |
Average
first-run production lifespan for a new pinball machine |
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23 |
Number of pinball machine manufacturers worldwide (1980) |
|
1 Year |
Average amount of time needed to design a modern pinball
machine |
|
1 |
Number of pinball machine manufacturers worldwide
(2004) |
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1/2
Mile |
Average amount of wire needed to produce a modern pinball
machine |
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1800's |
First
pinball-like games ("Bagatelle" machines) are introduced
in Europe |
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1931 |
First coin-operated pinball machine introduced
("Waffle Board") |
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1966 |
First pinball machine
with digital scoring is
introduced
("Rally Girl") |
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1975 |
First "all
electronic" solid-state pinball machine introduced
("Spirit
of 76") |
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1976 |
Year the last holdout state in the nation, New York,
makes pinball "legal" |
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1979 |
First "talking" or electronic speech pinball machine
introduced
("Gorgar") |
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1999 |
First pinball machine to incorporate video technology ("Revenge
From Mars") |
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Sources: BMIGaming.com
| PinballNews.com |
Internet Pinball Database
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Playmeter Magazine
| Stern Pinball
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