Derby Time

Derby Time, manufactured by Western Products, Incorporated in October 1938, is a single-player electro-mechanical (EM) payout machine with a horse-racing theme, from a company active only from 1938 to 1941.

Detailed gameplay information for Derby Time is not well documented, which isn't unusual for machines from this era and short-lived manufacturer. As a payout machine, it would have followed the conventions typical of pre-flipper EM games of the late 1930s, which relied on skillful ball placement rather than flippers (an innovation not introduced to pinball until 1947).

Little is known about the designer or specific notable features of Derby Time, but as an early release from one of the era's smaller manufacturers, it offers a glimpse into the pre-flipper, horse-racing-themed payout machines of the late 1930s.