Controller
Category
Technological items
Date
c. 1980
Materials
Plastic and electrical flex
Measurements
65 x 60 x 103 mm
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672721.3
Summary
A two player paddle control unit for an Atari home video games console. Each of the black plastic units has a round movement control dial mounted in the centre of a base with a red button at the top on the left hand side of the base. At the bottom of each base there is a logo with 'paddle' printed in white letters next to two crossed tennis racquets and a ball in gold. Each of the units has a length of electrical flex attached to the top edge with the other ends of these pieces of flex connecting to a single nine hole din plug which then connects to the relevant portal on the home video games console.
Provenance
Manufactured circa 1980 for use with an Atari home video games console