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Definition

A game consisting of a rectangular board, made of wood, plastic or cardboard, fitted with posts, holes, curved strips, channels, several small metal balls or marbles, etc. and decorated with various motifs, designs and numbers. Usually with a clear glass or plastic cover and push-buttons, sometimes equipped with a spring-loaded cylindrical rod or other type of spring action release lever. When pulled by the player, the lever propels one marble at a time up the metal channel which directs it to the surface of the board, where the posts, holes and strips act as obstacles or traps. Used to repeat the same action game to improve one's score or play.

Definition source(s)

• Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging

English

Term (International)

Mechanical Game

Inverted term (International)

Game, Mechanical

French

Term (International)

Jeu mécanique

Term gender (International)

m.

Date created

2010-01-01

Date updated

2022-06-10

Nomenclature URI

https://www.nomenclature.info/nom/14250

Bibliographic citation(s)

• “‘POOSH-M-UP’’ Big 5 Pin Ball Mechanical Game.’” n.d. Proxibid. Accessed June 10, 2022. https://www.proxibid.com/OLD-PUSH-M-UP-BIG-FIVE-PIN-BALL-MECHANICAL-GAME-13-1-4-BY-23-1-4-INCHES/lotinformation/64720895.
• Wiktionary. n.d. “Mechanical Game.” Wiktionary. Accessed June 10, 2022. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mechanical_game.
• One Source Auctions. n.d. “The Great American Baseball Tin Lithographed Mechanical Game.” One Source Auctions. Accessed June 10, 2022. https://www.onesourceauctions.com/auction-lot/rare-antique-1920s-hustler-toy-corp-the-great-ame_FB24B18B35.

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