Pin Boy Bowling

Pin Boy Bowling, produced in 1932 by the Karom Golf Table Corporation of Pulaski, New York, is a bowling-themed coin-operated amusement machine — though it is not classified as a true pinball machine. Its mechanism is uncertain: no gauged plunger typical of pinball is evident in surviving advertisements, and it's unclear whether the game uses one ball recycled repeatedly or another shooting method entirely. A pull knob appears to reset simulated bowling pins, while a small button and a knob with significant vertical travel may relate to an electric ball-shooter or a ball-lift/aiming mechanism.

Rather than scoring by balls landing in pockets (as pinball does), Pin Boy Bowling appears to simulate ten-pin bowling: players (one or more) knock down bowling pins and tally points visually on a provided score sheet, pulling the knob to reset pins between frames. Advertising offered 10 balls (five frames) for 5 cents, suggesting it was marketed primarily as a single-player game despite claims that "two or more can play."

Because of its bowling-simulation mechanics and apparent lack of pinball-style scoring pockets, Pin Boy Bowling more closely resembles a small arcade bowling machine than a flipperless pinball, and it is catalogued here for informational purposes rather than as a true pinball title.