Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 35 minutes ago
Here we have a 1948 United Baby Face pinball machine for your viewing pleasure. This game came out just one year after the flipper was invented by Gottlieb. As a result, the placement and orientation of the flipper wasn't fully developed and all manufacturers were still experimenting with the optimal flipper positioning.
The rules of this game are pretty neat. As with all good pinball design, the goals are easy to understand but difficult to master. Completing numbers 1 though 10 lights one special while completing B-A-B-Y-F-A-C-E lights the other special. Completing both objectives lights the centre saucer for "super special" and awards 5 replays if achieved.
Compare the playfield design on Baby Face to that of United's Serenade of the same year. They are essentially the same machine with similar objectives. Even the schematics are similar.
United's initial flipper design uses a single-wound coil with a secondary "resistance coil" and end-of-stroke switch. This is a very similar idea to what came later with flipper coils that combined both coil windings into one solenoid.
The artwork on this machine was done by George Molentin, who did the artwork on a TON of machines ranging from the early 40's to the late 60's.
For more information on Baby Face, see here: ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=122
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Special thanks to my friend Julia Massey for allowing me to use her music for my outro. Check out her band Warren Dunes here:
warrendunesband.com
Do you need your pinball machine serviced in Southern Ontario? Send us a message via londonpinball.ca
Follow London Pinball on Instagram and Facebook:
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facebook.com/londonpinballcanada
Visit the London Pinball Parlour at Forked River Brewing Company!
45 Pacific Court, Unit #4 in London, Ontario.
forkedriverbrewing.com
Visit Speed City Records:
speedcityrecords.com
Subscribe to the Pinball Shenanigans Youtube channel:
youtube.com/@UCEplPElLI9WWWd6xUmjAObw
Here we have a 1948 United Baby Face pinball machine for your viewing pleasure. This game came out just one year after the flipper was invented by Gottlieb. As a result, the placement and orientation of the flipper wasn't fully developed and all manufacturers were still experimenting with the optimal flipper positioning.
The rules of this game are pretty neat. As with all good pinball design, the goals are easy to understand but difficult to master. Completing numbers 1 though 10 lights one special while completing B-A-B-Y-F-A-C-E lights the other special. Completing both objectives lights the centre saucer for "super special" and awards 5 replays if achieved.
Compare the playfield design on Baby Face to that of United's Serenade of the same year. They are essentially the same machine with similar objectives. Even the schematics are similar.
United's initial flipper design uses a single-wound coil with a secondary "resistance coil" and end-of-stroke switch. This is a very similar idea to what came later with flipper coils that combined both coil windings into one solenoid.
The artwork on this machine was done by George Molentin, who did the artwork on a TON of machines ranging from the early 40's to the late 60's.
For more information on Baby Face, see here: ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=122
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Special thanks to my friend Julia Massey for allowing me to use her music for my outro. Check out her band Warren Dunes here:
warrendunesband.com
Do you need your pinball machine serviced in Southern Ontario? Send us a message via londonpinball.ca
Follow London Pinball on Instagram and Facebook:
instagram.com/cooke_pinball
facebook.com/londonpinballcanada
Visit the London Pinball Parlour at Forked River Brewing Company!
45 Pacific Court, Unit #4 in London, Ontario.
forkedriverbrewing.com
Visit Speed City Records:
speedcityrecords.com
Subscribe to the Pinball Shenanigans Youtube channel:
youtube.com/@UCEplPElLI9WWWd6xUmjAObw
