Buzzer
About This Machine
The Rock-ola Buzzer, manufactured by Rock-ola Manufacturing Corporation in 1935, is an electro-mechanical (EM) single-player pinball machine from an era when EM technology was still new to the industry. Rock-ola itself was primarily known as a jukebox manufacturer, making its pinball output during this period a notable footnote in the company's history.
Specific details about the Buzzer's playfield features, theme, and artwork are not well documented. As with many machines from this early period of pinball, records of its designer and gameplay mechanics have been largely lost to time.
Despite the scarcity of documentation, the Buzzer's age and rarity make it of interest to collectors and historians studying the transition from pure mechanical to electro-mechanical pinball in the 1930s.