Glamour

Glamour, produced by Bally Manufacturing Corporation in May 1940, is a relic from the early days of pinball history. This single-player electro-mechanical machine is a flipperless game, made seven years before the flipper's invention, when players relied on the plunger and careful nudging to guide the ball.

Glamour offered 5 balls for 5 cents and built its gameplay around an impressive 17 passive bumpers. Its scoring hook is a clever free-game system: once the yellow, blue, green, and red bumpers are all lit, every subsequent hit on a lit bumper awards one free game, giving skilled or lucky players a way to keep the fun going. This kind of replay-building objective added an extra layer of excitement and strategy to what might otherwise be a simple bumper game.

While Glamour's design and artwork are typical of its era, without a documented theme or narrative, it retains the aesthetic charm of pre-war Bally games and offers enthusiasts a glimpse into pinball's development during its formative years.