Pla-Girl

The Pla-Girl, manufactured by National Automatic Machine Company in June 1932, is an early example of a Pure Mechanical (PM) pinball game, from a period well before electromechanical or flipper-based designs existed (flippers were not introduced until 1947). Pure Mechanical machines relied entirely on manual, non-electric operation, marking an early stage in the development of pinball as we know it today.

Detailed information about the Pla-Girl's specific gameplay features is not available, but as a PM machine of its era, it likely relied on gravity-fed ball movement and simple manual mechanisms rather than any powered components, with players plunging the ball to score against fixed pins or targets rather than actively controlling it, since flippers did not yet exist.

Little is known about the designer or any notable trivia surrounding the Pla-Girl, and no theme is recorded for the machine. Its age and rarity make it a fascinating specimen for collectors and historians interested in the earliest days of pinball's development, before electromechanical and flipper technology transformed the game.