Liberty
About This Machine
The Liberty pinball machine, manufactured by Daval Manufacturing Co. of Chicago in May 1939, is a single-player electro-mechanical machine with an America/Patriotism theme. Its backglass and playfield designs resemble Daval's earlier game Parachute.
Gameplay on Liberty offers five balls per play across twelve spring bumpers and a free-play hole. Hitting each of the twelve numbered bumpers lights the corresponding number on the backglass, and operators could configure the game to spot players one or two numbers (or none) at the start of each game. Liberty was produced in four different scoring configurations: plain build-up, build-up with free-play, plain with bonus, and free-play with bonus.
While little is known about the machine's designer, Liberty's patriotic Americana theme and Daval's flexible scoring options make it a distinctive example of pre-war EM pinball design.
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Technical Details
- Theme:
- America - Patriotism
- Notable Features:
- 5 balls per play. Spring bumpers (12), Free play hole (1). Hitting each of the twelve numbered bumpers lights the corresponding number on the backglass. Operator can option to spot the player 1 or 2 numbers, or none, at start of game.