Chico
Manufacturer: Exhibit Supply Company, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1932-1957) [Trade Name: ESCO]
Year: 1935
Date: 1935
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM)
Players: 1
About This Machine
Chico, manufactured by Exhibit Supply Company (ESCO) of Chicago in 1935, is a single-player electromechanical (EM) pinball machine from the early years of ESCO's long production history. It dates to a period when EM technology was still new to the industry, following pioneering EM machines like Harry Williams' 'Contact' from 1933.
Specific details about Chico's playfield layout, features, and artwork have not survived in available documentation, which is common for many machines from this early era of pinball.
Its age and rarity give Chico historical value as a data point in ESCO's output during pinball's formative electromechanical period, even though little else is known about the specific machine.