Duet
About This Machine
The Bally Duet, manufactured in November 1940, is a single-player, flipperless electro-mechanical pinball machine (Model 407). A button on the front of the cabinet lets the player select either of two game objectives: "high score" or "rotation," offering a dual-objective format that was an interesting design choice for the period.
The Duet's gameplay is built around 5-cent play and 22 passive bumpers, which add an element of unpredictability. Players can also insert a second nickel to play both games and try to win an Accumulated Reserve of up to 200 free plays, a strategic layering of objectives uncommon at the time.
No detailed information is available regarding the Duet's specific designer, theme, or artwork. Its dual-objective selector and free-play accumulation system make it an interesting example of early 1940s Bally engineering, of note to collectors and historians of pre-flipper pinball.
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Technical Details
- Model Number:
- 407
- Notable Features:
- 5-cent play. Passive bumpers (22). A button on the front of the cabinet allows the player to select either of two game objectives: "high score" or "rotation". The player can ins ert a second nickel and play both games to try to win an Accumulated Reserve of up to 200 free plays.