Calamity

Calamity is an electro-mechanical pinball machine from Talleres CAR of Barcelona, Spain, with an American West theme centered on the historical frontierwoman Martha Jane Cannary, better known as 'Calamity Jane' (1852?-1903). Its exact production year is not documented.

The machine features two flippers, four pop bumpers, eight mushroom bumpers, two slingshots, a captive ball released via an action ring, a wedge-head backbox, and a drop-down cabinet. This combination of mushroom bumpers and an action-ring captive ball gives it a distinctive playfield layout compared to contemporaneous EM machines.

Beyond these specifications, little further documentation survives about Calamity's designer or original reception, leaving much still to be uncovered by researchers. Its rarity and Wild-West styling nonetheless make it a notable piece for collectors of Spanish-made electro-mechanical pinball.