Miss Theresine

Miss Theresine, manufactured by Renato Montanari Giochi of Bologna, Italy in 1970, is a rare example of early Italian electro-mechanical pinball and a copy of Gottlieb's 1969 'Hi-Lo.' It carries a cards/gambling theme, fitting for its origins as a version of a game built around card- and luck-based scoring concepts.

As a single-player EM machine, Miss Theresine would have featured the flippers, bumpers, and scoring mechanisms typical of games in this genre, though specific playfield details are not well documented. As was common practice, local operators sometimes modified these games' scoring displays, often adding a fake or real extra digit to extend the displayed score.

Limited information is available about Miss Theresine's specific design features or artwork beyond its Italian origins and card-themed basis. It remains an interesting find for collectors and historians seeking to expand their knowledge of early 1970s EM pinball from Italy.