Pinball machine:Army Navy Pinball Machine

Released by Williams in October 1953, Army Navy was the first game to use rotating scoring reels on the backglass to indicate a player's total score. However, the new feature wasn't popular with players, and after using the reels in a few more machines, they reverted back to using light bulbs that illuminated to reveal the player's total score. Williams wouldn't re-introduce scoring reels until the 1960s.

The history of pinball dates back to 18th-century Europe; many similar games gradually evolved from court games--games played with balls upon a playing surface, including bowls and even golf. Table versions, it seems, were inevitable inventions to make these games portable and to bring them indoors. What we recognize as pinball evolved in America during the 20th century. The year 1947 saw the invention of the "flipper," which added a whole new dimension to the game. In the 1960s, smaller and cheaper home versions were commonly available.