Crack Shot

Crack Shot, manufactured by California Exhibit Company of Los Angeles in August 1936, is an early electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine from a company that operated only briefly, from 1935 to 1936. It represents one of the manufacturer's final releases before it ceased production.

Little specific documentation survives about Crack Shot's gameplay, scoring, or theme. As with other EM machines of this era, it would have used relays and electromagnets typical of mid-1930s pinball design, predating the invention of the flipper by more than a decade.

Beyond its basic manufacturing details, little else is known about Crack Shot's artwork or design. It stands as a scarce example from California Exhibit Company's short two-year run as a pinball manufacturer.