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Ok America

Manufacturer: Genco Manufacturing Company, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1931-1958)
Year: 1932
Date: September, 1932
Type: Pure Mechanical (PM)
Players: 1

About This Machine

Ok America, produced by Genco Manufacturing Company in September 1932, is a Pure Mechanical (PM) pinball machine from pinball's earliest commercial era. As a PM game, it has no electrical components and, like all pinball from this period, predates the invention of the flipper by roughly 15 years.

Gameplay on Ok America follows the conventions of early mechanical pinball, where players launch a ball via plunger and score points based on where it lands among the playfield's pins, holes, and obstacles, with no active shot-making involved. Ok America represents a transitional period between pinball's bagatelle-style beginnings and the more complex electromechanical machines that would follow later in the decade.

No additional information regarding the machine's designer, theme, or artwork is available, but as an early Genco title from 1932, it offers a snapshot of the industry in its formative years.

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