Rip Snorter and Teacher’s Pet include the rare depiction of children in pinball art and the Thing’s almost R.Crumb-style backglass tells a story unlike any other game. Among the machines on display (but not available for play) is the only known surviving copy of Cargo, the Bay Area-themed Sky Rocket and a Korean War-era celebration of patriotism: Paratroopers. Pinball Oddity includes pinball machines that may be the last of their kind as most pinball games were simply thrown away and replaced with newer ones machines from the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s are increasingly valued for their originality and rarity. The exhibit represents the first in a series of scalable exhibits the museum offers for lease to institutions nationwide. ALAMEDA, Calif., (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) - The Pacific Pinball Museum (PPM) proudly announces the opening of the Pinball Oddity exhibit, featuring a collection of pinball rarities and giant mural reproductions of pinball art.
