Stampede

The Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation's 1935 Stampede is an early electro-mechanical (EM) payout machine from the company's brief run of pinball production in Chicago between 1932 and 1938. As a payout-style machine, it belongs to the era when pinball and gambling devices were closely intertwined.

Detailed information about Stampede's specific gameplay features is limited in surviving records, beyond its classification as an EM payout machine. Like other games of the period, it likely relied on electromechanical mechanisms such as relays and solenoids typical of mid-1930s pinball design.

Despite the lack of detailed documentation regarding Stampede's theme or notable features, its place within Rock-Ola's short-lived pinball line gives it historical interest. As a payout machine from the formative years of the industry, it remains a piece of gaming heritage reflecting the early, largely undocumented years of electromechanical pinball.