This totally non-electrified mechanical pinball is an early example of ingenuity in making a machine that made its owner money without the owner needing to be present to collect a fee to play. The built-in coin mechanism allows one to play a game of skill in his own time without others being involved. The pushing in of the coin chute also acts to reset the game and allows the balls to return to the mechanical shooters lane. After you pump up a ball to bring it into play, you adjust the tension of each shot to try to gain access to the highest-scoring areas of the game. Once all the balls are shot, one would then add up one’s scores and arrive at a total for that game. If certain scores were achieved, awards consisting of everything from money to cigarettes and credits toward merchandise would be awarded. Many games of the era had a special hole which doubled your score. The tilt mechanism, designed by Harry Williams of Williams fame, would soon follow…