Torpedo

The Torpedo, manufactured by J. H. Keeney and Company in February 1936, is a single-player electro-mechanical pinball machine built around a combat and adventure theme. It was produced during Keeney's long run as a Chicago-based coin-op manufacturer, which lasted from 1934 to 1964.

Like all pinball machines of 1936, Torpedo predates the invention of the flipper by more than a decade; gameplay would have depended on plunging, tilting, and strategic use of passive playfield elements rather than any flipper-based shot-making. The game's combat theme likely informed its artwork, though specific details about its design or notable features are not well documented.

Little else is known about this Torpedo's origins or development beyond its manufacturer's operating history. Its age makes it a machine of interest primarily to historians and collectors focused on pinball's pre-flipper era.