Reserve

Reserve was an electro-mechanical pinball machine released by D. Gottlieb & Co. during the golden age of mechanical pinball in 1960. This era represented a time when pinball manufacturers were perfecting their electro-mechanical systems and creating increasingly sophisticated gameplay mechanics while still maintaining the pure, analog nature of pinball that players loved.

The machine's title 'Reserve' likely referred to its bonus accumulation feature, which was a popular mechanical innovation of the era. Gottlieb was known for incorporating skillful shooting mechanics and logical gameplay progression in their designs of this period, typically featuring stan-up targets, rollovers, and multiple ways to build bonus scores.

Like most Gottlieb machines of the early 1960s, Reserve would have featured the company's distinctive artwork style and cabinet design that helped establish their reputation for quality craftsmanship. The era's machines typically included mechanical score reels, relay-based logic systems, and the satisfying clack of score chimes that became synonymous with classic pinball.