Lucky Strike (Marble)

The Lucky Strike (Marble), manufactured by the Lucky Strike Manufacturing Company of Baltimore, Maryland, in January 1932, is an early example of pinball history from the medium's formative first years. According to the Encyclopedia of Pinball, it is a copycat of the Whiffle-type table, using colored glass marbles, and was made for Moseley Distributing.

From a gameplay perspective, the Lucky Strike (Marble) is a Pure Mechanical (PM) machine, featuring a mechanical playfield with no electromechanical components or electronic scoring. This simplicity is reflective of the early days of pinball, where games relied on physical mechanisms to operate. Unfortunately, little is known about its specific gameplay features, as many details have been lost to time.

The machine's significance lies mainly in its place as an early example of the marble-based tabletop pinball games that circulated in the industry's first years, before coin-operated, flipper-equipped machines came to dominate in later decades. Without additional information on its theme or notable features, much about the Lucky Strike (Marble) remains a mystery to historians today.