Sweet Shawnee

Sweet Shawnee, produced by J. H. Keeney and Company Incorporated in September 1960, is not a pinball machine -- it's an 'electronic upright,' also called a 'flasher type' slot machine. Rather than paying out cash, it increments a credit meter to allow continued play. Cash Box reported in October 1960 that the game had been released to the trade and was in full production.

Like its 1958 predecessor 'Shawnee,' it gave operators the option of single-coin play or accepting nickels, dimes, and quarters. Its standout feature is the Panascope Viewing Unit, which drove a set of illuminated 'Flasher Lites' -- symbols including Arrow, Crown, Trophy, Clover, Star, Target, Heart, Diamond, and Horseshoe (with an alternate fruit-symbol scheme of Melon, Pear, Bell, Grapes, Plum, Lemon, Orange, and Cherry also documented in surviving schematics).

The American West theme was a departure from more common nautical or sporting motifs of the era. Advertised at 59 inches high, 30 inches wide, and 18 inches deep and weighing 155 lbs uncrated, Sweet Shawnee was a compact upright suited to smaller venues. Little else is documented about its designer or specific internal mechanics.