Cross-Line

Cross-Line, manufactured by Bally in February 1941 (model 406), is a single-player, flipperless electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine typical of the pre-flipper era. It offered five balls for five cents and featured 19 passive bumpers spread across its playfield.

As a flipperless machine, Cross-Line relies on skillful ball control at the plunger and strategic scoring via its bumper layout rather than flipper-based shot-making. The backglass measures 22 by 19 inches and reflects Bally's early-1940s cabinet art style.

Given its age and the relative scarcity of surviving machines from this period, Cross-Line is a notable piece for collectors interested in the pre-flipper era of electromechanical pinball.