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[td]=== AMF pinspotters ===[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td][[File:2,208,605 Bowling pin setting apparatus - patent.png|thumb|A description from a patent issued to Gottfried J. Schmidt in 1940 from a patent application filed in 1936, focusing on resetting pins that are off-spot.]][/td]
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[td][/td] [td]The AMF family of pinspotters, first marketed in 1952<ref>[http://oldbowling.com/page2.html oldbowling.com]</ref> are the first used in quantity in the industry. They have changed little since the mass-produced 82-30 version. There are three main pinspotter models: the aforementioned 82-30 (no longer produced, but still in common use, ever since the 1960s US bowling boom and the early career of [[Dick Weber]]); the 82-70 (prototyped in 1962,<ref>{{cite web |title=1963 promo film: Introducing the new AMF 82-70 automatic pinspotter |url=
|publisher=YouTube |access-date=21 May 2024 |date=20 February 2012}}</ref> and still in production, since 1963<ref>{{cite web |title=1963 promo film: Introducing the new AMF 82-70 automatic pinspotter |url=
|publisher=YouTube |access-date=21 May 2024 |date=20 February 2012}}</ref>); and the newest versions, the 82-90 and the 82-90XLI, both of which use the 82-70's general mechanical design. AMF pinspotters were originated by [[American Machine and Foundry]] and are now manufactured by [[QubicaAMF Worldwide]]. All operate generally the same way, with small improvements.[/td]
[td]The AMF family of pinspotters, first marketed in 1952<ref>[http://oldbowling.com/page2.html oldbowling.com]</ref> are the first used in quantity in the industry. They have changed little since the mass-produced 82-30 version. There are three main pinspotter models: the aforementioned 82-30 (no longer produced, but still in common use, ever since the 1960s US bowling boom and the early career of [[Dick Weber]]); the 82-70 (prototyped in 1962,<ref>{{cite web |title=1963 promo film: Introducing the new AMF 82-70 automatic pinspotter |url=
|publisher=YouTube |access-date=21 May 2024 |date=20 February 2012}}</ref> and still in production, since 1963<ref>{{cite web |title=1963 promo film: Introducing the new AMF 82-70 automatic pinspotter |url=
|publisher=YouTube |access-date=21 May 2024 |date=20 February 2012}}</ref>); and the newest versions, the 82-90 and the 82-90XLI, both of which use the 82-70's general mechanical design. AMF pinspotters were originated by [[American Machine and Foundry]] and are now manufactured by [[QubicaAMF Worldwide]]. All operate generally the same way, with small improvements.[/td]
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[td][/td] [td][[File:2,208,605 Bowling pin setting apparatus - patent.png|thumb|A description from a patent issued to Gottfried J. Schmidt in 1940 from a patent application filed in 1936, focusing on resetting pins that are off-spot.]][/td]
[td][[File:2,208,605 Bowling pin setting apparatus - patent.png|thumb|A description from a patent issued to Gottfried J. Schmidt in 1940 from a patent application filed in 1936, focusing on resetting pins that are off-spot]][/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The AMF family of pinspotters, first marketed in 1952<ref>[http://oldbowling.com/page2.html oldbowling.com]</ref> are the first used in quantity in the industry. They have changed little since the mass-produced 82-30 version. There are three main pinspotter models: the aforementioned 82-30 (no longer produced, but still in common use, ever since the 1960s US bowling boom and the early career of [[Dick Weber]]); the 82-70 (prototyped in 1962,<ref>{{cite web |title=1963 promo film: Introducing the new AMF 82-70 automatic pinspotter |url=
[td]The AMF family of pinspotters, first marketed in 1952<ref>[http://oldbowling.com/page2.html oldbowling.com]</ref> are the first used in quantity in the industry. They have changed little since the mass-produced 82-30 version. There are three main pinspotter models: the aforementioned 82-30 (no longer produced, but still in common use, ever since the 1960s US bowling boom and the early career of [[Dick Weber]]); the 82-70 (prototyped in 1962,<ref>{{cite web |title=1963 promo film: Introducing the new AMF 82-70 automatic pinspotter |url=
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