Manhattan

The Manhattan, designed by Iggy Wolverton and manufactured by United Manufacturing Company in March 1948, holds a specific place in pinball history: it was the last flipperless game United produced before the company switched to flipper machines, beginning with United's 'Wisconsin' later that year.

The Manhattan's gameplay centers on 5-ball play for 5 cents, with 11 passive bumpers and 5 kick-out holes providing the scoring action typical of flipperless machines of the period.

The Manhattan's theme, "American Places - Happiness - Dancing", reflects popular imagery of 1940s America. Surviving examples of this game are occasionally found with flippers retrofitted at a later date, apparently by an operator or distributor rather than as part of the original factory design.