This was before flippers were introduced to the game, so the plunger was the only intended control.

Pinball would not use flippers until 1947.

Photo taken 10 seconds before that one of the cop smashing up pinball machines with a sledgehammer because they had been banned under anti-gambling laws. Pinball makers would eventually successfully argue that they were a game of skill, rather than chance.

Those are some crisp photographs!

i love early twitch

An era where everyone looked hot AF for some reason. Perhaps it's the clothes. Or the grooming.

Cutting edge tech!