Spinner

Daval Manufacturing Co.'s Spinner, produced in December 1938, is a notable example of pre-flipper pinball from the late 1930s. Daval, based in Chicago, was among the era's active manufacturers experimenting with novelty scoring mechanisms.

The Spinner boasts two key features that set it apart: an extra ball award (an operator option) and a unique "captive spinner ball" mechanism, which the manufacturer advertised as its own invention. This mechanism allowed players to score between 1,000 and 2,800 points depending on their skill in returning the ball into play.

Specific details about the machine's designer or theme are unknown, and no images of the game have surfaced to further illustrate its captive spinner ball feature. Its relative obscurity contributes to its mystique among collectors and historians researching early pinball innovations.