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Bo Bo / IPD No. 336 / January 17, 1961 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

Williams Electronic Manufacturing Corporation (1958-1967) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

January 17, 1961

Model Number:

245

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

400 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Circus / Carnival - Clowns

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Passive bumpers (3), Slingshots (2). Playfield has plastic finish.

Maximum displayed point score is 8,990,000 points.

Sound: bell, knocker.

Tilt penalty: game over.

This game featured "Styling of the 60's" with a new cabinet design having anodized aluminum trim and tapered tubular chromium steel legs. A shelf with cigarette holder allowed for placement of drinks and increased the length by six inches. The plywood bottom was increased from 1/4-inch to 3/4 inch in thickness. Williams used this cabinet design on several games during 1960-1961.

Design by:

Steve Kordek

Art by:

George Molentin

Notes:

See Darts for Billboard articles about the introduction of this new-style cabinet to the pinball industry.

According to multiple lists compiled by Steve Kordek of the games he designed, this is the first pinball machine that he designed at Williams, and his second game for them. His first game was a rifle game, Space Glider, in 1960.

The manufacturer's original playfield drawing (not shown here) is stamped ORIGINAL, dated Aug 30, 1960 and signed SFK. On it, the name "Tri-Score" is crossed out and the hyphenated name "Bo-Bo" appears above it. The manufacturer's Tool Room copy of this drawing (also not shown here) is stamped MASTER, drawn 9/27/60, completed 10/31/60.

Photos in:

Pinball Art External Link

, page 46
The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960s External Link

, page 135
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F

Images:
(click to zoom)

Playfield 498x709	Backglass 443x541	Flyer 582x762	Backglass 725x706 [Alan Tate]	Playfield 725x1180 [Alan Tate]
Lower Playfield 640x480 [John Gray]	Upper Playfield 640x480 [John Gray]	Instruction Card 640x480 [John Gray]	Playfield 480x640 [John Gray]	Cabinet - Left 640x480 [John Gray]
Backbox - Left 480x640 [John Gray]	Front Door/Drink Shelf 640x480 [John Gray]	Backglass - Illuminated 480x640 [John Gray]	Inside Backbox 480x640 [John Gray]	Under Lower Playfield 640x480 [John Gray]
Under Upper Playfield 480x640 [John Gray]	Inside Cabinet 480x640 [John Gray]	Cabinet - Right 640x480 [John Gray]	Backbox - Right 480x640 [John Gray]	Cabinet - Full View 480x640 [John Gray]
Illuminated Backglass 667x893 [Rob Rep]	Illuminated Playfield 1024x1368 [Rob Rep]	Cabinet - Full View 502x639 [Rob Rep]	Billboard New Game Announcement* 330x910 [Rob Hawkins]

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