Miss-O

Miss-O was an electro-mechanical pinball machine released by D. Gottlieb & Co. during the late 1960s, a period when pinball was experiencing strong popularity in arcades and entertainment venues across America. The machine exemplified the classic styling and mechanical engineering that defined the pre-electronic era of pinball gaming.

The playfield design of Miss-O featured the classic elements of the era, including pop bumpers, slingshots, and various scoring targets. Like many Gottlieb games of this period, it likely employed the reliable mechanical scoring reels and chimes that gave these machines their distinctive sound and feel. The artwork and theme appears to have been designed to appeal to a broad arcade audience, following the naming convention of personification that was popular during this era.

As an electro-mechanical machine from this period, Miss-O would have utilized relay logic, mechanical switches, and stepping units to handle scoring and game operations. These machines were built to be extremely reliable and serviceable, which is why many continue to function today, over 50 years later. While production numbers are not readily available, most Gottlieb games from this era had production runs ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 units.