The first and only home pin I ever owned was a Coleco "Flying Circus."  It could be ordered through the Sears Christmas "Wish Book" catalog.  "Electric Pinball" was made by Wolverine and was somewhat similar, made sometime during the 70's I'm guessing, probably before the Coleco pins.

The playfield layout is almost identical to "Flying Circus," "The Fonz," and probably some others made by Coleco, but the art was different on all of these.

A major design flaw was the game's support. The pieces holding the front and back legs together bends easily, so it's not uncommon that the game is for sale missing the legs and the pieces that hold them together.

If you click on the pic, you can see the caution text more clearly.

Speaking of "Flying Circus," I found this oddity outside in the flea market.  Exact production year unknown, made in London by ALCA for  Phonographic Ruffler & Walker.

As you can see, this sat in storage for quite some time.

Might have been some birds in that warehouse.  Still though, this game looked neat. You control a small plane and "fly through hoops to score."  I like how you "score 100 then press button for one free game."

Here's a shot of the plane located inside the game.  

Here's a shot of the bottom of the game. Notice the blacklight background.

Here's a shot of the "ground" including some miniature towers and fences, like something you would find on an HO scale train set.

Here's a shot of the electronics.  Notice the blacklight.

I thought about taking this game home despite some noticeable water damage, but it's somewhat obscure, and any replacement electronics if needed, could be hard to find.

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