Sharp's Diamond Shooter

The Sharp is a rare pure mechanical (PM) bagatelle with an estimated manufacture date of around 1933. Its exact manufacturer is unknown, but IPDB records suggest it was likely produced by either the Mortimer Glass Company or the Sharp-Boyd Company, both of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as both firms made similar games during this period.

The game is built around a baseball theme, one of the popular sporting motifs used on amusement devices of the era, and is operated with a spring-loaded shooter. At just 14 inches in length, it is a small, tabletop-scale bagatelle rather than a full-size coin-operated machine.

Little further documentation survives regarding Sharp's specific gameplay layout, artwork, or original marketing. Its small size and uncertain manufacturer make it a genuine curiosity for collectors of early 1930s baseball-themed amusement games.