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Average Fun Rating: | 8.3/10 (12 ratings/11 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer: | Williams Electronic Manufacturing Corporation (1958-1967) [Trade Name: Williams] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Of Manufacture: | March, 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Model Number: | 234 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Theme: | Sports - Horse Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Specialty: | Mechanical Backbox Animation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (6). Pop bumpers are on a revolving turntable. Backbox animation (horses race). Metal cigarette holder on left woodrail. If your horse won the race, you were awarded replays as follows: 10 on the 1st ball, 5 on the 2nd ball, 2 on the 3rd ball, 1 on the 4th or 5th ball OR alternately 5 on the 1st ball, 2 on the 2nd ball, 1 on the 3rd, 4th or 5th ball; this was operator adjustable. Game could go for the entire 5 balls or end when a horse reached the finish line; this was also operator adjustable. Sound: knocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Design by: | Harry Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Art by: | George Molentin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes: | A Billboard article shown here states that the playfield turntable rotates even when the game is not in play. The schematic indicates the operator can option this turntable to be either on or off during Game Over mode. A later game with a rotating turntable of pop bumpers is Sega Enterprises' 1977 'Millionaire'. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Photos in: |
The Billboard, Mar-7-1960, pages 68 and 77 Pinball Memories, pages 36-39 The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960s, page 122 Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Documentation: | 1016 KB | Schematic Diagram (paginated) | [Williams Electronic Mfg. Co.] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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