Rajah

The Daval Manufacturing Co.'s Rajah (1939) is an example of early electro-mechanical pinball design from the last years before World War II halted production. As one of Daval's Flipperless machines, it reflects the era's transition from purely mechanical games toward electrically powered scoring.

Gameplay on the Rajah is built around 9 scoring bumpers and 2 kickers, giving players varied ways to accumulate points. Being Flipperless, the ball's path is shaped entirely by these fixed elements rather than player-controlled flippers, typical of pre-flipper pinball. Notably, the specific game pictured in IPDB's records operates on old English pennies rather than U.S. currency, suggesting export or import history.

Little else is documented about the Rajah's designer, artwork, or original production numbers. As a surviving example of Daval's late-1930s electro-mechanical output, it offers a window into pinball just before the industry's wartime hiatus.