Daily Dozen
About This Machine
The Daily Dozen, manufactured by Bally in January 1937, is a single-player, flipperless electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine from Bally's early catalog. It features 12 spring bumpers, a substantial number for a mid-1930s title, and its coin mechanism was covered by two patents filed by inventor Frank K. Maitland in 1936.
The Daily Dozen shares its playfield with Bally's later 1938 title 'Bally Reserve,' though the two machines' backglasses differ in detail — Daily Dozen's known examples show two rows of numbers set at an incline. Some surviving cabinets show evidence of alteration between the two models, complicating efforts to distinguish original Daily Dozen units from altered Reserve cabinets.
Details about the machine's designer and broader production history are not well documented, but its patented coin mechanism and shared lineage with Bally Reserve make it an interesting subject for collectors studying Bally's 1930s output.
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Technical Details
- Notable Features:
- Spring bumpers (12). Patent No. 2,063,108 [VENDING MACHINE AND CONTROL MECHANISM THEREFOR] filed June 8, 1936. Granted December 8, 1936 to Frank K. Maitland, Inventor. Patent No. 2,082,708 [CHECK OR COIN SELECTOR] filed September 26, 1936. Granted June 1, 1937 to Frank K. Maitland, Inventor.