Marble

The Marble, produced by A.B.T. Manufacturing Company in February 1932, is an early tabletop/counter pure-mechanical game from the Depression era. A.B.T., based in Chicago, operated from 1927 to 1962, and the Marble represents one of its early entries in the coin-operated amusement business.

Gameplay was simple and economical: players received 10 balls for 5 cents, a pricing structure typical of counter games meant for quick play in drugstores, arcades, and other small venues of the time. As a single-player pure mechanical game with no electrical components, it relied entirely on mechanical scoring and ball movement.

Little further documentation survives about the Marble's specific playfield design or artwork. Its age and rarity make it a piece of interest for collectors and historians studying the earliest days of coin-operated pinball and bagatelle-style games.