Shantytown

Shantytown, manufactured by Exhibit Supply Company (ESCO) in 1949, is a single-player electro-mechanical pinball with an American History theme. It features a relatively advanced design for its era, with three flippers, two pop bumpers, six passive bumpers (which Exhibit's own flyer called 'bobble bumpers'), and a kick-out hole.

The game offers five balls per game, allowing players to accumulate high scores with increased playability. A vertical flipper in the upper playfield -- referred to in Exhibit's flyer as a 'teaser flipper' -- adds an extra layer of challenge, as it flips in both directions, demanding precise timing and control. The maximum displayed point score is 8,990,000 points.

As one of the surviving examples from this era of Exhibit Supply Company's output, Shantytown offers a window into the design conventions -- upper playfields, dual-direction flippers, and bumper-heavy layouts -- that characterized late-1940s pinball.