Horse Shoes

Horse Shoes, produced by Western Products, Incorporated in April 1939, is a rare, one-ball payout pinball machine featuring twin jackpots. Payout machines like this one -- which dispensed winnings directly to players based on game outcomes -- were a common category of coin-operated equipment in the pre-war era, and this title reflects that design tradition with a console cabinet and 6-coin multiple-play format.

The twin jackpot mechanism, combined with one-ball play, gave the game a distinct risk-reward structure built from electromagnets, relays, and mechanical components typical of the period. The console cabinet design gives the machine a visual style distinct from typical upright pinball tables of the era.

A contemporary trade notice in The Billboard (March 25, 1939) mentions Western Products' "new Horse Shoes payout table, featuring a double jackpot and rubber bumpers" among their new releases, though the exact month production began is uncertain. No specific theme is documented for the machine, which was not unusual for games of this type in the period.