Try Me

The Try Me pinball machine from 1932 is an enigmatic piece of pinball history. As a Pure Mechanical (PM) pinball machine manufactured in August 1932 by the Try Me Manufacturing Company of Baltimore, Maryland, it predates the widespread adoption of electromechanical technology and showcases the primitive, purely mechanical gameplay that defined the earliest pinball games.

As a pure mechanical, single-player machine from this period, gameplay would have relied on simple mechanical scoring rather than any electrical components. Little further information about the designer or specific features of the game has survived.

Try Me's production numbers are not documented, and information about the manufacturer itself remains scarce, contributing to its status as a sought-after curiosity among early pinball collectors. The Try Me Manufacturing Company appears to have been short-lived, leaving few historical records behind -- adding to the intrigue surrounding this early piece of pinball history.