Chicago L
Manufacturer: Daval Manufacturing Co., of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1934-1939)
Year: 1935
Date: October, 1935
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM)
Players: 1
About This Machine
Chicago L is a single-player electro-mechanical pinball machine manufactured in October 1935 by Daval Manufacturing Co. of Chicago, Illinois.
Specific gameplay details, rules, and notable features for Chicago L have not survived, which is common for many machines from this early period. As an electro-mechanical design from 1935, it would have relied on gravity, pins, bumpers, and simple scoring mechanisms, predating the flippers that would not be introduced into pinball until 1947.
Little information is available about the machine's designer or artwork. Daval Manufacturing was an active Chicago producer of coin-operated games from 1934 to 1939, and Chicago L stands as one of the lesser-documented titles from that period.