Short Wave

The Short Wave, manufactured by Scientific Machine Corporation of Brooklyn, New York in February 1936, is a single-player electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine. Promotional materials for the game advertise it as introducing the "new action principle of MAGNETIC REMOTE CONTROL," and the cabinet was advertised at 44 inches long and 22 inches wide.

Specific details about Short Wave's playfield layout, artwork, and theme are not well documented, but its promoted use of magnetic remote control suggests a notable technical feature for an EM machine of this period, predating the player-controlled flippers that would later come to define pinball design.

Beyond its manufacturer, year, and advertised dimensions, further information about Short Wave's design and gameplay has not been uncovered.