Katernica
A 1908 patent by NJ inventor J.F. Simpson birthed Skee-Ball amid industrial-era amusement parks. Follow the game's journey from working-class entertainment to beloved pastime. The balls keep rolling.…
Katernica
A 1908 patent by NJ inventor J.F. Simpson birthed Skee-Ball amid industrial-era amusement parks. Follow the game's journey from working-class entertainment to beloved pastime. The balls keep rolling. This is the story of Skee-Ball, a unique game patented in 1908 by a long forgotten inventor living in Vineland, New Jersey: Joseph Fourestier Simpson. The film explores the era in which the young inventor grew up, as the industrial revolution created the new middle class, and the explosion of amusement parks that allowed them to flee their crowded industrial neighborhoods for a few hours of pleasure. This is an invitation to Skee-Ball fans and their friends, and even the simply curious, to go for the roller coaster ride of their lives, discovering the real story of the beautiful game of Skee-Ball. And the balls roll on. —Thaddeus O. Cooper and Kevin B Kreitman This is the story of Skee-Ball-a unique game, patented in 1908 by a long forgotten inventor living in Vineland, New Jersey: Joseph Fourestier Simpson. The film explores the era in which the young inventor grew up, as the industrial revolution created the new middle class, and the explosion of amusement parks that allowed them to flee their crowded industrial neighborhoods for a few hours of pleasure. This is an invitation to Skee-Ball fans and their friends, and even the simply curious, to go for the roller coaster ride of their lives, discovering the real story of the beautiful game of Skee-Ball. And the balls roll on. —Thaddeus O. Cooper and Kevin B Kreitman
Katernica
Horror
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A 1908 patent by NJ inventor J.F. Simpson birthed Skee-Ball amid industrial-era amusement parks. Follow the game's journey from working-class entertainment to beloved pastime.
The balls keep rolling. This is the story of Skee-Ball, a unique game patented in 1908 by a long forgotten inventor living in Vineland, New Jersey: Joseph Fourestier Simpson. The film explores the era in which the young inventor grew up, as the industrial revolution created the new middle class, and the explosion of amusement parks that allowed them to flee their crowded industrial neighborhoods for a few hours of pleasure.
This is an invitation to Skee-Ball fans and their friends, and even the simply curious, to go for the roller coaster ride of their lives, discovering the real story of the beautiful game of Skee-Ball. And the balls roll on. —Thaddeus O.
Cooper and Kevin B Kreitman This is the story of Skee-Ball-a unique game, patented in 1908 by a long forgotten inventor living in Vineland, New Jersey: Joseph Fourestier Simpson. The film explores the era in which the young inventor grew up, as the industrial revolution created the new middle class, and the explosion of amusement parks that allowed them to flee their crowded industrial neighborhoods for a few hours of pleasure. This is an invitation to Skee-Ball fans and their friends, and even the simply curious, to go for the roller coaster ride of their lives, discovering the real story of the beautiful game of Skee-Ball.
And the balls roll on. —Thaddeus O. Cooper and Kevin B Kreitman.