Radio Station

The Radio Station pinball machine, manufactured by California Games, Incorporated of Los Angeles in June 1934, is a single-player, electro-mechanical machine from the early years of the commercial pinball industry, which began just a few years earlier with games like 1931's Baffle Ball. It offers a window into pinball's early gameplay conventions, when machines were largely simple, mechanically-driven amusements only beginning to incorporate electrical scoring and lighting.

Little specific detail about Radio Station's playfield layout, features, or artwork has been documented or survives today. Given its name, it's possible the machine's theme referenced the contemporary popularity of radio broadcasting, though this cannot be confirmed from available records.

What makes Radio Station particularly intriguing is its age and rarity, coming from a manufacturer, California Games, Incorporated, that only operated for a brief window from 1934 to 1935. Unfortunately, no additional information about this machine has been found, leaving many aspects of its design and gameplay shrouded in mystery. Nonetheless, its existence as a surviving example from pinball's early commercial era makes it a notable artifact for enthusiasts to discover and appreciate.