And Speaking of Pinball . . .

Did You Know? Despite its association with the culture of the 1950s, pinball was actually invented much earlier. Precursors of pinball were in production as early as the 1600s. The pinball machine pictured here dates from around 1760 and, in addition to having a spring mechanism to propel the ball, it has two slide out trays to hold candles to keep the board lighted! Cool! LEARN MORE.