Leland (Junior)

The Leland (Junior), manufactured by Chicago Coin Machine Manufacturing Company in September 1933, is a pure mechanical (PM) pinball machine from the early years of the commercial pinball industry, when manufacturers were still refining the fundamentals of ball-in-play mechanics. Like its companion Leland (Deluxe Junior), it was built under contract by Stoner Mfg before Chicago Coin took manufacturing in-house in 1934.

Gameplay on the Leland (Junior) is characterized by a simple, tactile experience: players aim to land the ball into scoring holes, accumulating points as it navigates the machine's mechanical pathways. Its specific layout and ruleset are not well documented, but as a PM machine it would have offered an unpredictable, physically-driven challenge typical of early-1930s pinball.

The Leland (Junior) features minimalist art and design, without a distinct theme, reflecting the industrial simplicity common to pinball machines of its era. Its shared name with the Leland (Deluxe Junior) suggests it served as an entry-level companion model. Limited information survives about this specific machine, but its history and rarity make it a worthwhile subject for collectors and historians of early pinball.