Lights Out

Lights Out, manufactured by Excels in August 1936, is a single-player electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine. As with many small manufacturers of the mid-1930s, detailed documentation about Excels and this particular title is sparse, and little is recorded about the machine's specific rules, theme, or artwork.

What is known places Lights Out squarely within pinball's early EM period, when manufacturers across Chicago and beyond were experimenting with electrically powered scoring and play mechanics.

Given the limited surviving records for Excels as a manufacturer, Lights Out is best understood as one of many lesser-documented machines from pinball's formative years rather than a machine with confirmed historical firsts or demonstrated rarity.