Easy Pickin'

The Easy Pickin pinball machine, produced by Glickman Industries between 1942 and 1944, was a conversion of Chicago Coin's 1939 'O'Boy.' As with Glickman's other conversions from this period, the company initially performed the conversion work itself -- fitting a new backglass and bumpers and repainting the cabinet -- before switching to a conversion-kit-only model that operators could complete themselves by mid-1943.

Little specific information survives about Easy Pickin's rules and objectives. As a flipperless machine typical of its era, gameplay would have relied on bumpers, targets, and skillful nudging of the cabinet rather than player-controlled flippers, which were not introduced to pinball until 1947.

Easy Pickin is notable for its connection to Glickman Industries, a short-lived Philadelphia manufacturer that operated during World War II, producing a series of conversion games and kits before ceasing operations. The rarity and scarce documentation surrounding Easy Pickin make it an intriguing subject for collectors seeking a piece of early pinball history.