Two Fifty
Manufacturer: Pacific Amusement Manufacturing Company, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1932-1937) [Trade Name: PAMCO]
Year: 1935
Date: March, 1935
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM)
Players: 1
About This Machine
The Two Fifty, manufactured by the Pacific Amusement Manufacturing Company (PAMCO) of Chicago in March 1935, is an early example of electro-mechanical (EM) pinball from a prominent manufacturer of the 1930s.
As a single-player machine from the pre-flipper era, Two Fifty would have relied on plunger-driven ball movement, pins, and scoring pockets rather than player-controlled flippers, which were not introduced to pinball until 1947.
No further details about Two Fifty's specific gameplay, artwork, or theme survive in the available records. Its age and rarity make it a significant find for collectors and historians studying PAMCO's output during the formative years of the pinball industry.