Windjammer

Windjammer is a 1938 electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine manufactured by Western Equipment & Supply Company of Chicago, Illinois, a company active in coin-op manufacturing from 1934 to 1938. Predating the invention of the flipper by nearly a decade, Windjammer would have relied on the pin-and-target and tilt mechanisms typical of pre-flipper pinball, where skillful nudging of the cabinet was the player's main tool for influencing the ball's path.

Beyond its manufacturer, date, and single-player format, little further documentation survives about Windjammer's specific features, theme, or artwork. Games from this era were often produced in modest numbers and rarely preserved, and Windjammer's survival to the present day is itself notable.

For collectors and historians, Windjammer represents a snapshot of the pre-flipper era of pinball, when manufacturers experimented with gravity, targets, and simple electromechanical scoring to create engaging games. Its rarity and the scarcity of surviving records make it an intriguing subject for those studying the earliest chapters of pinball's development.