Grand Tourists sure played a mean pin ball
BELIEVE it or not pinball wizards are not a louche product of the bars and cafes of the 1930s, they were active in the louche gaming dens of late 18th century Venice, as this fascinating and exceptionally rare Venetian gaming machine, known as a gioco delle biglie, testifies.
A direct forerunner of the 20th century pinball machine, this is one of the only surviving Venetian …