Venus

The Venus pinball machine, made by the Chicago Coin Machine Manufacturing Company in 1941, is a single-player, flipperless electro-mechanical machine with a distinctive theme combining sailing, swimming, and women. Approximately 1,300 units were produced, making it a moderately well-documented example of Chicago Coin's early-1940s output.

The machine features 17 passive bumpers on its playfield, typical of flipperless EM games of the period, which relied on bumpers, lanes, and skillful nudging rather than player-controlled flippers to guide the ball.

Details of the Venus's specific artwork and designer are not well documented in the available records. Its sailing-swimming-women theme was one of many varied motifs Chicago Coin explored during this era, offering a glimpse into the thematic range of pre-flipper pinball design.