Home > Machines > Greyhound

Greyhound

Manufacturer: The Ad-Lee Company, Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1932-1935)
Year: 1932
Date: May, 1932
Type: Pure Mechanical (PM)
Players: 1

About This Machine

The Greyhound, manufactured by The Ad-Lee Company in May 1932, is an early example of Pure Mechanical (PM) pinball, produced just a year or so after Baffle Ball helped launch the coin-operated pinball industry. As a single-player mechanical game, it reflects the simple, gravity- and skill-based designs typical of the format's earliest years, before electrification and flippers transformed the game.

Specific gameplay and artwork details for the Greyhound are not well documented, which is common for surviving examples from this period. Like other Pure Mechanical games of the early 1930s, it likely relied on manual plunger shots and skillful nudging of the cabinet (within limits, to avoid tilting the game) rather than any powered mechanisms.

Despite the scarcity of detailed records, the Greyhound's short production window and Ad-Lee's brief run as a manufacturer (1932-1935) make it a notable artifact from the formative years of pinball's evolution.

Technical Details

Credits