i picked up a couple of dynamite books on pinball last week which i want to share. they come at the subject from different angles and with totally different aesthetics so i will post them separately. first up is pinball an illustrated history by michael colmer. it’s entirely possible that this book, published in 1976, was the last volume put out on the subject while pinball was still the ring-a-dinging technological pinnacle of the game room. the dominance of new fangled video games was just over the horizon. anyhow the book is an interesting read for sure but where it really shines is in the plethora of machine artwork reproduced within. below you’ll find a few of my favorite examples.

click (almost) all for large versions. enjoy!

that’s one satisfied looking captain. awwww yeaaahhhh. as my man the air ace says, “mission accomplished.”