Pico Baby Grand

The Pico Baby Grand, manufactured by the International Playboard Company of Kansas City, Missouri in April 1932, is an early example of a pure mechanical tabletop pinball machine from the game's formative years. As a small Table Top/Counter Game, it was designed for placement in settings where space was limited, such as counters in stores or small establishments.

Gameplay allowed for 10 balls per 5 cents, played across a whiffle-board style playfield. The cabinet was advertised at a compact 27 inches long and 13 inches wide, standing 6 3/4 inches high in front and 8 1/4 inches high in back — small enough for tabletop or counter placement rather than a standalone cabinet.

No information survives about the machine's designer or any specific artistic theme, but its size and format place it among the many small counter-game pinball machines that proliferated in 1932, a boom year for the format before larger electromechanical cabinets came to dominate the industry.