A última fábrica de máquinas de fliper

Boa sacada do New York Times: o jornal fez uma matéria sobre a Stern Pinball Inc., a última empresa existente no mundo que se dedica à fabricação de máquinas de fliper, as "pinball machines" . Gary Stern (foto), o dono, diz que metade da produção -- cerca de 10 mil unidades por ano -- vai parar na casa de particulares. "In the United States, Mr. Stern said, half of his new machines, which cost about $5,000 and are bought through distributors, now go directly into people’s homes and not a corner arcade. He said nearly 40 percent of the machines — some designed to appeal to French, German, Italian and Spanish players — were exported, and he added that he had been working to make inroads in China, India, the Middle East and Russia." Aqui, uma galeria de fotos da fábrica.