Montague Redgrave

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Montague Andrew Elijah Redgrave (July 31, 1844 – 1934) was an English-American game designer who bridged the gap between table Bagatelle and Pinball through his popular "Parlor Table Bagatelle" game.{{cite web|author=Keith Smith |url=http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2013/04/pinball-before-baffle-ball.html |title=The Golden Age Arcade Historian: Pinball Before Baffle Ball |website=Allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com |date=2013-04-06 |accessdate=2016-10-26}} The game was first released around 1871 and possibly went on to influence the creation of the Caille Bros. "Log Cabin" (released around 1902).{{cite web|url=http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=5203 |title=Internet Pinball Machine Database: Caille Bros. 'Log Cabin' |website=Ipdb.org |date=1902-10-14 |accessdate=2016-10-26}}

Redgrave was born in Lambeth, Surrey, the son of William Redgrave and Sarah Curtis Newberry.England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 He immigrated to New Jersey, where he worked as a grocery manufacturer.1900 United States Federal Census

In 1871, he patented the first game that resembles modern pinball, calling it "Improvements in Bagatelles." His design introduced the spring-loaded plunger for launching the pinball.{{cite news |title=Pinball Pits Man Against Machine |work=Asbury Park Press |date=May 17, 1986 |location=Asbury, New Jersey |page=38}}

He died in 1934 in Montclair, New Jersey.