This is a partial list of pinball manufacturers of past and present organized alphabetically by name. The article only includes producers of pinball machines at least in a small series which excludes makers of single unit custom pinball machines.
Present
edit- American Pinball (founded 2015)[1]
- Barrels of Fun (founded 2021)[2]
- Chicago Gaming Company (founded 2001)[3]
- Dutch Pinball (founded 2010)[4]
- Hexa Pinball (founded 2023)[4]
- Homepin Taiwan Co. Ltd. (founded 2013)[5]
- Jersey Jack Pinball (founded 2011)[6]
- Multimorphic Inc (founded 2009)[7]
- Pawlowski Pinball (founded 2023)[8]
- Phenix Pinball (French Company, founded 2018)[4]
- Pinball Adventures (founded 2018)[8]
- Pinball Brothers (founded 2018)[4]
- Quetzal Pinball (founded 2012)[4]
- Spooky Pinball (founded 2013)[9]
- Stern Pinball (founded 1977)[10]
- Team Pinball (founded 2018)[4]
- TiltBob Pinball (founded 2023)[11]
Past
edit- A. Hankin & Company (1978-1980)[12]
- Allied Leisure (Centuri)
- Alvin G
- Atari
- Bally Manufacturing (1932-1988)[6]
- Bill Port (1976-1982)[13]
- Capcom Coin-Op, a subsidiary of Capcom
- Centro Matic
- Coffee-Mat
- Chicago Coin
- Data East
- deeproot (2015-2021)[14][15] (note: no pinball machine was ever produced)
- Exhibit Supply Company (1901-1979; pinball manufacturing 1932-1957)[16]
- Fascination Int., Inc (Allied Leisure)
- Game Plan
- Genco
- Gottlieb (1927-1996)[6]
- Haggis Pinball (2021-2024)[17]
- Heighway Pinball (2012-2018)[4]
- Inder
- InterFlip/Recreativos Franco
- Jennings & Company
- Jeutel pinball
- LTD of Brazil
- Nordamatic
- Nuova Bell/Bell Games
- Maresa (1960-1976)[18]
- Mirco Games[19]
- Midway Games
- Mr. Game
- Peyper (1977-1994)[18]
- Pinstar
- Playmatic
- Rally Play
- Petaco[18]
- As Petaco (domestic brand name) (1962-1992)
- As Recel (international brand name) (1971-1996)
- As Sleic (1992-1996)
- Ripepi
- Sega Pinball
- Sega, S.A. SONIC
- Spinball S.A.L.
- SunCoast Pinball
- Taito of Brazil
- United Manufacturing
- tecnoplay
- The Valley Company
- Viza
- Wico (1901-present;[20][21] pinball manufacturing 1948-1982)[22][23]
- Williams Electronics / WMS Industries (1943-1999)[6]
- Zaccaria (1974-1988)[24]
- Zidware (2011-2017)[25]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Company Profile – American Pinball". RePlay Magazine. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Silverman, Dwight. "Houston's Barrels of Fun takes aim at pinball revival with game based on David Bowie film". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "Chicago Gaming Company, pinball manufacturer since 2003". Pinball Mag. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g "European pinball manufacturers". Pinball Mag. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "hpin | About Us". homepin.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ a b c d Friedman, Beth; Friedman, Marty (2020-01-06). "America's Iconic Pinball Manufacturers Past & Present". Pastime Pinball. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Littlejohn, Dan. "About". Multimorphic, Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ a b "Other pinball manufacturers". Pinball Mag. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Glauber, Bill (2023-03-14). "Wisconsin's pinball wizard: Small-town entrepreneur's Spooky Pinball turns an old-school hobby into a thriving business". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "Stern Pinball Inc. | List of Stern Pinball Machines". www.kineticist.co. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "About". TiltBob Pinball. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "A. Hankin & Co. Website | List of Hankin Pinball Machines, Mods & Toppers". www.kineticist.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Bill Port". Museo del Recreativo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ Patterson, Jeff (2017-11-30). "Interview with deeproot: The Next Misadventure or a Pinball Revolution?". This Week in Pinball. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Game Over for deeproot Pinball?". Pinball News. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Clayman, Andrew (2021-11-15). "Exhibit Supply Company, est. 1901". Made-in-Chicago Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Haggis Pinball in Liquidation". Pinball News. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Banasik, Waldemar (2014-02-01). "Pinballs Made in Spain". Pinball News. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Smith, Keith (2014-11-15). "The Golden Age Arcade Historian: Company Profile - Mirco Games". The Golden Age Arcade Historian. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Joslin, Jeff (2020-07-26). "Witherbee Igniter Co.; Wico Electric Co. - History". VintageMachinery.org. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Wico Holding Corp - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Flipper Bumper Pin Kit Debuted by Wico Corp. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1948-02-07. p. 125.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents. U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. 1985.
- ^ Banasik, Waldemar (2014). "Natale Zaccaria Interview". Pinball News. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Zidware Case Resolved". Pinball News. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
External links
edit- The Internet Pinball Machine Database with a list of more than 700 pinball manufacturers
- Who Still Makes Pinball Machines? list of currently active pinball machine manufacturers