Pinball EM
Pinball by Stern, in EM form, was manufactured from July 20 to August 19 1977 with only 594 units produced.
This was their first all original design after taking over Chicago Coin at the beginning of 1977. The previous game , “Disco”, was reportedly completed under CDI ownership, but not yet manufactured.
The art and theme is based on an early-mid 1970’s advertisement for Chicago Coin’s Pinball division.
Following the production of this machine, Stern closed the factory for half a month for retooling and training of the workforce in the manufacturing process of solid state pinball.