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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 [[Pinball#Custom pinball machines|custom pinball machines]].
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 [[Pinball#Custom pinball machines|custom pinball machines]].


==Present==
==Present==
*American Pinball (founded 2015)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-01 |title=Company Profile – American Pinball |url=https://www.replaymag.com/american-pinball-oktoberfest-0719/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=RePlay Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[https://www.american-pinball.com American Pinball]
*Barrels of Fun (founded 2021)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Silverman |first=Dwight |title=Houston's Barrels of Fun takes aim at pinball revival with game based on David Bowie film |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/barrel-of-fun-pinball-bowie-labyrinth-film-18415311.php |access-date=2024-01-18 |work=Houston Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Chicago Gaming|Chicago Gaming Company]]
*Chicago Gaming Company (founded 2001)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chicago Gaming Company, pinball manufacturer since 2003 |url=https://pinballmag.fr/en/pinball/pinball-bar-and-arcade-game/pinball-manufacturers/chicago-gaming-company-pinball-manufacturer-since-2003/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Pinball Mag |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[https://www.dutchpinball.com/ Dutch Pinball]
*Dutch Pinball (founded 2010)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=European pinball manufacturers |url=https://pinballmag.fr/en/pinball/pinball-bar-and-arcade-game/pinball-manufacturers/european-pinball-manufacturers/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Pinball Mag |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[https://haggispinball.com/ Haggis Pinball]
*Hexa Pinball (founded 2023)<ref name=":0" />
*[https://homepin.com/ HomePin]
*Homepin Taiwan Co. Ltd. (founded 2013)<ref>{{Cite web |title=hpin {{!}} About Us |url=https://homepin.com/about-us.html |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=homepin.com}}</ref>
*[[Jersey Jack Pinball]]
*[[Jersey Jack Pinball]] (founded 2011)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=Friedman |first1=Beth |last2=Friedman |first2=Marty |date=2020-01-06 |title=America's Iconic Pinball Manufacturers Past & Present |url=https://pastimepinball.com/americas-iconic-pinball-manufacturers-past-and-present |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Pastime Pinball |language=en}}</ref>
*Multimorphic Inc
*Multimorphic Inc (founded 2009)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Littlejohn |first=Dan |title=About |url=https://www.multimorphic.com/about/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Multimorphic, Inc |language=en}}</ref>
*[http://www.pennykpinball.com Penny K Pinball]
*Pawlowski Pinball (founded 2023)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Other pinball manufacturers |url=https://pinballmag.fr/en/pinball/pinball-bar-and-arcade-game/pinball-manufacturers/other-pinball-manufacturers/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Pinball Mag |language=en-US}}</ref>
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*Phenix Pinball (French Company)
*Pedretti Gaming (founded 1976; pinball manufacturing 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jason |first=Knapp |date=2023-12-21 |title=Pedretti Gaming and Planetary Pinball Partner to Create New Remakes of Classic Williams Bally Pinball Machines |url=https://www.knapparcade.org/post/pedretti-gaming-and-planetary-pinball-partner-to-create-new-remakes-of-classic-williams-bally-pinbal |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Knapp Arcade |language=en}}</ref>
*Quetzal Pinball
**Euro Pinball Corp (a co-venture with Pinball Brothers that manufactures their machines; founded 2023)<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Jason |first=Knapp |date=2023-06-22 |title=Euro Pinball Corp. Making Good Use of New Factory |url=https://www.knapparcade.org/post/euro-pinball-corp-making-good-use-of-new-factory |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Knapp Arcade |language=en}}</ref>
*[https://www.spookypinball.com Spooky Pinball]
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*Phenix Pinball (French Company, founded 2018)<ref name=":0" />
*[[Stern (game company)|Stern Pinball]]
*Pinball Adventures (founded 2018)<ref name=":2" />
*Team Pinball
*Pinball Brothers (founded 2018)<ref name=":0" />
*[http://escapism.co.za Escapism Pinball]
**Euro Pinball Corp (a co-venture with Pedretti Gaming that manufactures their machines; founded 2023)<ref name=":4" />
*Quetzal Pinball (founded 2012)<ref name=":0" />
*Spooky Pinball (founded 2013)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glauber |first=Bill |date=2023-03-14 |title=Wisconsin's pinball wizard: Small-town entrepreneur's Spooky Pinball turns an old-school hobby into a thriving business |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/03/14/spooky-pinball-turns-an-old-school-hobby-into-a-thriving-business/69899788007/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel}}</ref>
*[[Stern (game company)|Stern Pinball]] (founded 1977)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stern Pinball Inc. {{!}} List of Stern Pinball Machines |url=https://www.kineticist.co/pinball-manufacturers/stern-pinball-inc |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=www.kineticist.co |language=en}}</ref>
*Team Pinball (founded 2018)<ref name=":0" />
*TiltBob Pinball (founded 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://tiltbobpinball.com/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=TiltBob Pinball |language=en-US}}</ref>
*Turner Pinball (founded 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Turner Pinball - About |url=https://turnerpinball.com/about/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=turnerpinball.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Past==
==Past==
*A. Hankin & Company (1978-1980)<ref>{{Cite web |title=A. Hankin & Co. Website {{!}} List of Hankin Pinball Machines, Mods & Toppers |url=https://www.kineticist.com/pinball-manufacturers/a-hankin--co |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=www.kineticist.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Centuri|Allied Leisure (Centuri)]]
*[[Centuri|Allied Leisure (Centuri)]]
*Alvin G (1991-1994)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alvin G. and Company |url=https://www.kineticist.com/pinball-manufacturers/alvin-g-and-company |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Kineticist |language=en}}</ref>
*Alvin G
*[[Atari, Inc.|Atari]]
*[[Atari, Inc.|Atari]]
*[[Bally Manufacturing]]
*[[Bally Manufacturing]] (1932-1988)<ref name=":1" />
*Bill Port (1976-1982)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill Port |url=https://museodelrecreativo.es/fabricante/bill-port/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=Museo del Recreativo |language=es}}</ref>
*Bill Port
*[[Capcom]]
*[[Capcom Coin-Op]], a subsidiary of [[Capcom]]
*Centro Matic
*Centro Matic
*Coffee-Mat
*Coffee-Mat
*[[Chicago Coin]]
*[[Chicago Coin]]
*[[Data East]]
*[[Data East]]
*deeproot (2015-2021)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=Jeff |date=2017-11-30 |title=Interview with deeproot: The Next Misadventure or a Pinball Revolution? |url=https://www.kineticist.com/post/interview-with-deeproot |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=This Week in Pinball |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-21 |title=Game Over for deeproot Pinball? |url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2021/08/21/game-over-for-deeproot-pinball/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Pinball News |language=en-GB}}</ref> (''note: no pinball machine was ever produced'')
*Exhibit Supply Company
*Exhibit Supply Company (1901-1979; pinball manufacturing 1932-1957)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clayman |first=Andrew |date=2021-11-15 |title=Exhibit Supply Company, est. 1901 |url=https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/single-post/exhibit-supply-co/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Made-in-Chicago Museum |language=en-US}}</ref>
*Fascination Int., Inc ([[Centuri|Allied Leisure]])
*Fascination Int., Inc ([[Centuri|Allied Leisure]])
*[[Game Plan (company)|Game Plan]]
*[[Game Plan (company)|Game Plan]]
*Genco (1931-1958)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Genco Manufacturing Co. |url=https://www.kineticist.com/pinball-manufacturers/genco-manufacturing-co |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Kineticist |language=en}}</ref>
*Genco
*[[Gottlieb]]
*[[Gottlieb]] (1927-1996)<ref name=":1" />
*Haggis Pinball (2021-2024)<ref name="Haggis">{{cite news |title=Haggis Pinball in Liquidation |url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2024/07/18/haggis-pinball-in-liquidation/ |access-date=25 July 2024 |work=Pinball News |date=18 July 2024}}</ref>
*Hankin
*[[Heighway Pinball]]
*[[Heighway Pinball]] (2012-2018)<ref name=":0" />
*[[Inder (company)|Inder]] (1971-1993)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inder |url=https://www.kineticist.com/pinball-manufacturers/inder |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Kineticist |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Inder (company)|Inder]]
*InterFlip/Recreativos Franco
*InterFlip/Recreativos Franco
*[[Jennings & Company]]
*[[Jennings & Company]]
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*Nordamatic
*Nordamatic
*Nuova Bell/Bell Games
*Nuova Bell/Bell Games
*[[Maresa (company)|Maresa]] (1960-1976)<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Banasik |first=Waldemar |date=2014-02-01 |title=Pinballs Made in Spain |url=https://www.pinballnews.com/learn/spanishpinball/index.html |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Pinball News}}</ref>
*[[Maresa (company)|Maresa]]
*MarsaPlay (2010-2013)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marsa Play |url=https://www.kineticist.com/pinball-manufacturers/marsa-play |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Kineticist |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Mirco Games]]
*[[Mirco Games]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Keith |date=2014-11-15 |title=The Golden Age Arcade Historian: Company Profile - Mirco Games |url=http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2014/11/company-profile-mirco-games.html |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=The Golden Age Arcade Historian}}</ref>
*[[Midway Games]]
*[[Midway Games]]
*Peyper (1977-1994)<ref name=":3" />
*Pinstar
*Pinstar
*[[Zaccaria (company)#Company Mr. Game|Mr. Game]]
*Peyper
*[[Playmatic]]
*[[Playmatic]]
*Rally Play
*Rally Play
*Recel/Petaco
*Petaco<ref name=":3" />
**As Petaco (domestic brand name) (1962-1992)
**As Recel (international brand name) (1971-1996)
**As Sleic (1992-1996)
*Ripepi
*[[Sega Pinball]]
*[[Sega Pinball]]
*[[Sega, S.A. SONIC]]
*[[Sega, S.A. SONIC]]
*Spinball S.A.L.
*Spinball S.A.L.
*SunCoast Pinball
*SunCoast Pinball
*[[Taito of Brazil]] (1972-1985)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-18 |title=Pinball Expo 2009: Pinball In Brazil |url=https://www.pinballnews.com/shows/expo2009/index5.html |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Pinball News}}</ref>
*[[Taito of Brazil]]
*Talleres del Llobregat (estimated 1960s-1973)<ref name=":3" />
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*United Manufacturing
*[[Zaccaria (company)#Successor tecnoplay|tecnoplay]]
*[[Zaccaria (company)#Successor tecnoplay|tecnoplay]]
*The Valley Company
*The Valley Company
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*United Manufacturing
*Viza
*Viza
*Wico (1901-present;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joslin |first=Jeff |date=2020-07-26 |title=Witherbee Igniter Co.; Wico Electric Co. - History |url=http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=10629 |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=VintageMachinery.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wico Holding Corp - Company Profile and News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/WICO:US |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref> pinball manufacturing 1948-1982)<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h_UDAAAAMBAJ&dq=Wico+Corporation+chicago+pinball&pg=PA125 |title=Flipper Bumper Pin Kit Debuted by Wico Corp. |date=1948-02-07 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |year=1948 |pages=125 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ak2H9DO-WMAC&dq=Wico+Corporation+chicago+pinball&pg=RA1-PA199 |title=Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents |date=1985 |publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office |language=en}}</ref>
*Wico
*[[WMS Industries|Williams Electronics]] / [[WMS Industries]]
*[[WMS Industries|Williams Electronics]] / [[WMS Industries]] (1943-1999)<ref name=":1" />
*[[Zaccaria (company)|Zaccaria]] (1974-1988)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Banasik |first=Waldemar |date=2014 |title=Natale Zaccaria Interview |url=https://www.pinballnews.com/learn/zaccaria/index.html |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Pinball News}}</ref>
*[[Zaccaria (company)|Zaccaria]]
**As Mr. Game (1988-1990)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr. Game |url=http://www.zaccaria-pinball.com/corti/mt.html |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=www.zaccaria-pinball.com}}</ref>
*Zidware
*Zidware (2011-2017)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-01 |title=Zidware Case Resolved |url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2022/12/01/zidware-case-resolved/ |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Pinball News |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of pinball machines]]
* [[List of pinball machines]]
* [[Glossary of pinball terms]]
* [[Glossary of pinball terms]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?searchtype=advanced The Internet Pinball Machine Database] with a list of more than 700 pinball manufacturers
*[http://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?searchtype=advanced The Internet Pinball Machine Database] with a list of more than 700 pinball manufacturers
*[https://www.kineticist.co/post/who-makes-pinball-machines Who Still Makes Pinball Machines?] list of currently active pinball machine manufacturers


[[Category:Pinball manufacturers|*]]
[[Category:Pinball manufacturers|*]]

Latest revision as of 14:06, 25 October 2024

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

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  • 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]
  • Pedretti Gaming (founded 1976; pinball manufacturing 2024)[9]
    • Euro Pinball Corp (a co-venture with Pinball Brothers that manufactures their machines; founded 2023)[10]
  • Phenix Pinball (French Company, founded 2018)[4]
  • Pinball Adventures (founded 2018)[8]
  • Pinball Brothers (founded 2018)[4]
    • Euro Pinball Corp (a co-venture with Pedretti Gaming that manufactures their machines; founded 2023)[10]
  • Quetzal Pinball (founded 2012)[4]
  • Spooky Pinball (founded 2013)[11]
  • Stern Pinball (founded 1977)[12]
  • Team Pinball (founded 2018)[4]
  • TiltBob Pinball (founded 2023)[13]
  • Turner Pinball (founded 2022)[14]

Past

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Company Profile – American Pinball". RePlay Magazine. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Chicago Gaming Company, pinball manufacturer since 2003". Pinball Mag. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "European pinball manufacturers". Pinball Mag. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  5. ^ "hpin | About Us". homepin.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  6. ^ a b c d Friedman, Beth; Friedman, Marty (2020-01-06). "America's Iconic Pinball Manufacturers Past & Present". Pastime Pinball. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  7. ^ Littlejohn, Dan. "About". Multimorphic, Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  8. ^ a b "Other pinball manufacturers". Pinball Mag. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  9. ^ Jason, Knapp (2023-12-21). "Pedretti Gaming and Planetary Pinball Partner to Create New Remakes of Classic Williams Bally Pinball Machines". Knapp Arcade. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  10. ^ a b Jason, Knapp (2023-06-22). "Euro Pinball Corp. Making Good Use of New Factory". Knapp Arcade. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Stern Pinball Inc. | List of Stern Pinball Machines". www.kineticist.co. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  13. ^ "About". TiltBob Pinball. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  14. ^ "Turner Pinball - About". turnerpinball.com. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  15. ^ "A. Hankin & Co. Website | List of Hankin Pinball Machines, Mods & Toppers". www.kineticist.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  16. ^ "Alvin G. and Company". Kineticist. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  17. ^ "Bill Port". Museo del Recreativo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  18. ^ Patterson, Jeff (2017-11-30). "Interview with deeproot: The Next Misadventure or a Pinball Revolution?". This Week in Pinball. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  19. ^ "Game Over for deeproot Pinball?". Pinball News. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  20. ^ Clayman, Andrew (2021-11-15). "Exhibit Supply Company, est. 1901". Made-in-Chicago Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  21. ^ "Genco Manufacturing Co". Kineticist. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  22. ^ "Haggis Pinball in Liquidation". Pinball News. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Inder". Kineticist. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  24. ^ a b c d Banasik, Waldemar (2014-02-01). "Pinballs Made in Spain". Pinball News. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  25. ^ "Marsa Play". Kineticist. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  26. ^ Smith, Keith (2014-11-15). "The Golden Age Arcade Historian: Company Profile - Mirco Games". The Golden Age Arcade Historian. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  27. ^ "Pinball Expo 2009: Pinball In Brazil". Pinball News. 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  28. ^ Joslin, Jeff (2020-07-26). "Witherbee Igniter Co.; Wico Electric Co. - History". VintageMachinery.org. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  29. ^ "Wico Holding Corp - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  30. ^ 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)
  31. ^ Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents. U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. 1985.
  32. ^ Banasik, Waldemar (2014). "Natale Zaccaria Interview". Pinball News. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  33. ^ "Mr. Game". www.zaccaria-pinball.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  34. ^ "Zidware Case Resolved". Pinball News. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
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