Pinball Manufacturers' History

[AlanJ]

Have I got this right:
Data East becomes Sega, becomes Stern Pinball

Bally, owned Medway, then becomes Williams

Gottlieb becomes Premier Technology

 

[astyy]

This is a pretty good article
http://www.flippers.be/basics/101_pinball_history_usa.html

 

[AlanJ]

aha thanks @astyy

 

[astyy]

I like this version of the truth, basically our fellow Brit, Montegue Redgrave invented pinball in 1871
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-pinball-1992320

 

[Cmor111]

I like this version of the truth, basically our fellow Brit, Montegue Redgrave invented pinball in 1871
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-pinball-1992320

Sounds like it to me.

Now post it on Pinside and watch it explode!

 

[Jsyjamie]

This is my favourite article on the recent history of pinball during the ‘wilderness’ years: https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/features/2017/3/21/14937540/history-of-big-bang-bar-pinball

 

[AlanJ]

Great articles guys - thank you all very much for the responses, I've enjoyed reading all those. But don't expect me to be appearing on Mastermind with "The History of Pinball" as my specialist subject !