Hey Day

The Hey Day pinball machine, manufactured by Western Equipment & Supply Company in March 1938, is an early electro-mechanical one-ball horse-racing payout game, reflecting the industry's transition from purely mechanical to electro-mechanical designs during the late 1930s.

The machine features 24 trap holes, adding an element of chance to gameplay, and a 6-coin multiple feature that let a single player wager additional coins per game to increase the payout odds, a common mechanic on one-ball payout machines of the period.

Hey Day's horse racing theme is reflected in its playfield artwork, typical of the sports- and gambling-themed one-ball games popular with operators in the late 1930s. No designer or artist credit is documented for this machine, but its status as an early EM payout game makes it an interesting piece for collectors researching the genre's history.