Spark-O-Lite

The Spark-O-Lite, produced by Bally Manufacturing Corporation in 1936, is one of the earlier entries in the company's electro-mechanical pinball line. As a single-player EM machine (Model 67), it comes from the pre-flipper era of pinball -- flippers were not invented until 1947 -- so play would have involved a spring plunger launching the ball into bumpers and scoring targets, with relays and switches recording the score, likely accompanied by illuminated lights consistent with the 'Spark-O-Lite' name.

The machine's simplicity is typical of mid-1930s pinball design, relying on gravity, bumpers, and basic mechanical scoring rather than the more elaborate features that would come later.

Little is known about the Spark-O-Lite's design, art, or theme beyond its status as an early Bally product. No designer or artist is credited, and no theme is documented. It remains a fairly obscure relic from pinball's formative, pre-flipper years.