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4 Star / IPD No. 941 / July 20, 1958 / 1 Player
 
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Manufacturer: Williams Manufacturing Company (1944-1958) [Trade Name: Williams]
Date Of Manufacture: July 20, 1958
Model Number: 198
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Happiness - Dancing
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (6), Gobble hole (1).
Design by: Harry Williams
Art by: George Molentin
Notes: The manufacturer’s Tool Room copy of the original playfield drawing (both documents not shown here) is undated.
Photos in: True Magazine August 1960, pp. 54, 55, 71-75. pp. (Backglass)
The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960sExternal Link, page 108
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Pinball An Illustrated HistoryExternal Link, page 23
Files: 1 MB PDF Promotional Photo - Large Size [Williams Manufacturing Co.]
Images:
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Image # 923: 4 Star Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 4488: 4 Star Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 6337: 4 Star Backglass
Backglass

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[Riffhard]
Image # 7301: 4 Star Playfield
Playfield

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[Alan Tate]
Image # 8009: 4 Star Backglass
Backglass

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[Alan Tate]
Image # 9270: 4 Star Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Rick Mace]
Image # 9938: 4 Star Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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Image # 23500: 4 Star Upper Playfield 
(The top two pop bumper caps are not original to this game.)
Upper Playfield*

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Image # 23501: 4 Star Middle Playfield 
(The top two pop bumper caps are not original to this game.)
Middle Playfield*

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Image # 23502: 4 Star Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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Image # 23503: 4 Star Ball Trough
Ball Trough

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Image # 23504: 4 Star Playfield - Detail 
(The pop bumper cap in this image is not original to this game.)
Playfield - Detail*

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Image # 23505: 4 Star Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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Image # 23506: 4 Star Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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Image # 31473: 4 Star Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 31474: 4 Star Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 31475: 4 Star Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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Image # 44735: 4 Star Backglass
Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 44736: 4 Star Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 44737: 4 Star Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 48237: 4 Star Rollovers
Rollovers

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[Todd R. Partyka]
Image # 48238: 4 Star Standup Targets
Standup Targets

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[Todd R. Partyka]
Image # 48239: 4 Star Pop Bumpers
Pop Bumpers

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[Todd R. Partyka]
Image # 48240: 4 Star Special Rollover
Special Rollover

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[Todd R. Partyka]
Image # 48241: 4 Star Gobble Hole
Gobble Hole

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[Todd R. Partyka]
Image # 50667: 4 Star Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 68055: 4 Star Promotional Photo
Promotional Photo

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[Duncan Brown]
 

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