Natural

Natural, manufactured by Genco Manufacturing Company in 1939, is a single-player, flipperless electro-mechanical pinball machine from the early years of the format. It was available in both straight novelty and free-game (replay) models, and, per manufacturer documentation of the time, was "fully metered for the operators' protection" via a payout register.

The machine features an array of trap holes (8) and spring bumpers (5), typical elements of flipperless EM design from the late 1930s. These features required players to rely on gravity, nudging, and precise ball placement rather than active flipper control, offering a more physical, unpredictable game experience than later flipper-equipped machines.

While detailed information on Natural is scarce, its age places it among the notable flipperless EM machines of the late 1930s, offering a window into pinball design in the years just before the flipper era began. The lack of a specified theme or designer credit only adds to the mystery surrounding this early machine.