Pin Up Girl
About This Machine
Pin Up Girl, credited to Bell Products Company of Chicago and dated January 1944, is a World War II-era conversion of Bally's earlier game 'Silver Skates.' Wartime metal shortages led many manufacturers to rework existing cabinets and playfields into 'new' games with updated art and names rather than building fresh machines from scratch, and Pin Up Girl is an example of this practice.
As a converted game, Pin Up Girl's underlying mechanics and layout would largely mirror those of Silver Skates, repackaged with new theming and artwork suited to its 1944 release. Specific details about its playfield features are not well documented.
Bell Products Company operated only briefly, from 1943 to 1944, which likely contributes to the scarcity of surviving documentation. As a wartime conversion, Pin Up Girl offers an interesting window into how the pinball industry adapted to material shortages during World War II.