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Arcade game:Little Whirl-Wind

Peo Manufacturing1930

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester, United States

Created by game operator turned manufacturer Howard Peo in 1930. Peo Manufacturing's Little Whirl-Wind became one of the most popular counter games of the 1930s. The game proved so popular that Peo produced several spiral games with baseball, golf, and poker-themed games. Unfortunately for Peo, other larger manufacturers produced dozens of imitations and variations such as Whiz-Ball, Spiral Golf, and Whirl-O-Ball. Suffering from fierce competition and too many larger companies capitalizing on Peo's ideas, Peo was out of the coin-operated amusements business by the end of the 1930s.

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  • Title: Arcade game:Little Whirl-Wind
  • Creator: Peo Manufacturing
  • Date Created: 1930
  • Location: Rochester, NY
  • Subject Keywords: electronic game, mechanical game, counter game, pinball machine, trade stimulator
  • Type: Arcade Games
  • Medium: wood, metal, glass
  • Object ID: 115.2578
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