Pokette

The Pokette, released by Southern Automatic Sales Company of Louisville, Kentucky in April 1932, is not a standalone cabinet but a replacement playfield/conversion kit designed to be installed by operators into existing Bally 'Ballyhoo' machines (1932). This makes it a rare artifact from the very earliest days of commercial pinball, illustrating how operators updated and re-themed existing equipment rather than always buying new machines outright.

The pure mechanical (PM) playfield offers 5 balls per play, with a playing cards - poker theme reflected in its design and art. Little further information is available on the designer or other specifics of its design.

As a surviving example of an early pinball conversion kit from 1932, the Pokette is a notable piece of history for collectors and enthusiasts interested in the earliest days of the coin-op pinball industry, when hardware reuse and playfield swaps were part of how operators managed their routes.