SILVER MACHINES - JAPAN, Pachinko, Pinball, 1960s. - Lot 288

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SILVER MACHINES - JAPAN, Pachinko, Pinball, 1960s. - Lot 288
SILVER MACHINES - JAPAN, Pachinko, Pinball, 1960s. 2 photos, vintage silver prints Annotated on backs Dimensions: 24 x 18.4 cm each. Note: Photographs devoted to pachinko machines in Japan, dating from the 1960s. Pachinko, a mechanical game akin to pinball, has occupied an important place in Japanese popular culture since the middle of the XXᵉ century. Pachinko halls, very numerous in cities, are entertainment venues frequented by a wide public. These images show pachinko machines and installations, illustrating the characteristic aesthetics of these machines combining mechanisms, lights and graphic decorations. They bear witness to the development and popularity of this leisure activity in Japan during the period of post-war economic growth. The photographs document an aspect of Japanese urban entertainment culture in the 1960s.
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