Cross Town

Cross Town, manufactured by Rotor Table Games Co., Incorporated of New York in October 1935, is an unusual early electro-mechanical machine built in a cocktail table format. Like all pinball games of its era, it is flipperless, and this particular game also has no playfield bumpers, giving it a very different character from the bumper games that dominated the mid-1930s.

The machine's most distinctive feature is its rotor table concept. Patent No. 2,100,280 (Rotary Game Table) was filed on April 16, 1935 and granted on November 23, 1937, covering the rotating table idea itself rather than any playfield components.

One intriguing aspect of this machine's history is its manufacturer: Rotor Table Games Co. operated for only a brief period in 1935-1936. That short lifespan, combined with the unconventional cocktail-table design, makes Cross Town an alluring find for pinball enthusiasts seeking rare and historic examples of the game's early development.