The McCoy

The McCoy, manufactured by Mills Novelty Company in 1936, is an early electro-mechanical (EM) payout machine. It offered players the choice of two or three balls for five cents, a twist on the standard one-ball payout gameplay of the era.

The game features 12 trap holes, a common design element in early pinball-style machines. Its cabinet and playfield were advertised as made of Avodire wood, imported from Africa, and inlaid with reddish-brown Tiama (Tiamo) wood, also an African import, as described in a 1936 Automatic Age advertisement.

Beyond these details, little additional information about The McCoy's designer or history has been documented, but its distinctive imported-wood construction makes it a notable example of the ornate cabinetry sometimes found on 1930s payout machines.