Two more leading personalities from the world of pinball games have been inducted into the Pinball Hall of Fame.
Industry sector leader Gary Stern personally inducted Shazade (Chas) Siddiqi and Tommy Grant during the Pinball Expo that was held virtually.
Siddiqi started with Data East Pinball – that was to become Stern Pinball – on its assembly line in 1992 and held many posts within the industry and within the company over the years.
Grant’s father Thomas formed Advertising Posters in 1932 that was to go on to create much of the art on all types of games. Most pinball art in the industry began there. The company became Technical Advertising Graphics and moved into the production of glass screening for games.
Stern told his audience: “In 1947 when my father (Sam Stern) became a partner in the Williams pinball company, he worked and collaborated with Tommy’s father. It was fun for Tommy and I, like our fathers, to work to make great games together, in your youth and for many years thereafter.”
