Majors

The 1939 Majors pinball machine from Chicago Coin Machine Manufacturing Company (model 62) is a single-player electro-mechanical game from the pre-flipper era, with 2,944 confirmed units produced. A Free Play version exists that is identical in appearance and operation to the Novelty play version.

Gameplay on the Majors would have relied on electromagnets controlling scoring targets, bumpers, and switches rather than flippers, which had not yet been invented in 1939. Players engaged with the game's mechanics by carefully plunging the ball and letting it interact with the fixed layout of targets and bumpers.

Unfortunately, little specific information is available about the Majors beyond its technical specifications and production numbers. As a documented example of late-1930s EM pinball, it holds interest for those familiar with the pre-flipper era, offering a glimpse into the developmental stages of the game before its most iconic mechanic was introduced.