Torpedo

The O. D. Jennings and Company's Torpedo, manufactured in February 1936, is a single-player electro-mechanical pinball machine built around an adventure-and-combat theme. It was produced during Jennings' run as a Chicago-based coin-op manufacturer from 1932 to 1938.

As with many machines from this very early period of pinball, Torpedo predates the introduction of flippers by more than a decade, so gameplay would have relied on tilting, plunging, and the placement of passive scoring elements rather than any shot-making skill. Specific details of its notable features are not well documented.

The Torpedo's design and artwork reflect the aesthetic sensibilities of 1930s coin-op machines, though no specific designer or artist credit survives. Its age and the relatively short operating window of its manufacturer make it a machine of primarily historical interest to collectors of pre-war pinball.