I regret to point out that Google’s ngram-server found but one mention of “pinball table” in its book corpus.
Granted, that does not include periodicals, but was enough to make me back off the argument (without conceding).
But Estuary English is a relatively recent development As accents go, it’s not as downmarket as Cockney, and not as posh as Recieved Pronunciation.
English has been spoken in the lower Tames basin since the Fifth Century, and other dialects have been influenced by the political domination of the lower Thames basin since, what, the Tenth Century?
Perhaps it’s best if you just read this website:
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Not surprised their grammar’s appalling, particularly the closer you get to SE London…
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