Mercury

The Mercury pinball machine, manufactured by Genco Manufacturing Company starting March 11, 1950, is a Space Age-themed electro-mechanical (EM) machine designed by Harvey Heiss. (Heiss was previously misattributed as Steve Kordek in older records, but Kordek himself clarified in 2011 that Heiss designed both this game and its playfield twin, Genco's 'Rocket.') A confirmed 743 units were produced.

The game features two flippers, a single pop bumper, and ten kick-out holes spread across the playfield. Mercury shares its playfield and artwork with Genco's 1950 'Rocket,' and has a similar layout to Genco's 1950 'South Pacific,' though that game lacks the pop bumper and has an extra switch between the flippers.

As a Space Age-themed machine from the early 1950s, Mercury reflects the era's growing fascination with rocketry and space exploration, offering collectors a window into that period's design sensibilities.