Runabout

The Runabout, manufactured by Boyle Amusement Company in January 1932, is an early entry into the world of pinball. As a Pure Mechanical (PM) design, it predates the introduction of electrical components, relying solely on mechanical elements such as tilting and ball routing to create gameplay - flippers would not be introduced to pinball until the late 1940s.

The machine's advertised dimensions - 36 inches long, 17 inches wide, and 39 inches high - are compact for a coin-operated pin table, while its shipping weight of 65 pounds is modest. IPDB notes that the Runabout is a copycat of the Whiffle pin table, a common practice among manufacturers of the era.

Little information is available about the machine's designer or broader history, but its status as an early PM pin table makes it a piece of interest for collectors and historians researching pinball's pre-flipper era.