Pop 'Em
About This Machine
The L. B. Elliott Products Company's 1937 "Pop" pinball machine, manufactured in April 1937, is a payout-type electro-mechanical machine from pinball's early years. One notable feature documented for the game is that it could be quickly adjusted to play anywhere from one to five balls, giving operators flexibility depending on location.
Specific details about Pop's gameplay features and unique aspects beyond this adjustability are not well documented. As an EM payout machine of its era, it likely combined mechanical targets and lanes with electrical scoring and payout components typical of late-1930s designs.
The "Pop" machine's design and artwork do not appear to be particularly well documented, which may reflect its status as a lesser-known release from a short-lived manufacturer (L. B. Elliott operated only from 1935 to 1937). Nonetheless, its survival makes it an intriguing find for pinball enthusiasts and historians interested in the era's smaller manufacturers.