Outboard

The Outboard pinball machine, manufactured by Daval Manufacturing Co. of Chicago in July 1937, is an early electro-mechanical (EM) game built around a boat-racing theme. It offers a look at pinball design during the pioneering EM era of the late 1930s, when manufacturers were experimenting with new mechanisms and playfield themes.

Specific details about Outboard's gameplay mechanics, artwork, and notable features are not well documented, though its boat-racing theme would have been reflected in its cabinet and playfield artwork, consistent with other themed EM games of the period.

As a surviving example of Daval Manufacturing's 1930s output, Outboard offers collectors and historians a glimpse into an era when pinball manufacturers were still defining the conventions of the game.