Pico Imperial

The Pico Imperial, manufactured by the International Playboard Company of Kansas City, Missouri in April 1932, is an early Pure Mechanical (PM) pin table from the game's formative years, predating the electromechanical machines that followed in later years.

Gameplay is straightforward: for 5 cents, players get 10 balls on a whiffle-board style playfield studded with plain or colored rubber pins. The cabinet is a solid walnut design with carved moldings, advertised at 37 inches long, 16 1/2 inches wide, and 36 inches high — a larger, more substantial piece of furniture than many of the company's smaller counter games.

Little is known about the machine's designer or any notable theme, but its size and walnut construction set it apart from the company's more compact tabletop offerings like the Pico Baby Grand and Pico Crown, suggesting it may have been marketed as a premium home or parlor model.