Score Board
About This Machine
The Score Board, manufactured by D. Gottlieb & Company in December 1933, is a single-player pure mechanical (PM) pinball machine from the very early years of coin-operated pinball, just two years after the format's debut with games like 'Baffle Ball.'
As a pure mechanical machine, Score Board predates not only flippers (introduced industry-wide in 1947) but also electromechanical features like bumpers and solenoids -- gameplay relied entirely on mechanical action: the tilt and angle of the cabinet, the force of the plunger, and passive obstacles guiding the ball toward scoring holes.
Detailed records of Score Board's specific features, artwork, or designer are not documented, which is common for games from this very early period of the industry. Its significance lies primarily in its place near the birth of coin-operated pinball, offering a window into the game before flippers, bumpers, and electric scoring transformed the format.