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Sea Wolf / IPD No. 2088 / July 15, 1959 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

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

Date Of Manufacture:

July 15, 1959

Model Number:

209

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Adventure - Aircraft - Boats - Marine - Ships - Submarines

Notable Features:

Flippers (4), Jet bumpers (3), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (10), Kick-out holes (3), Gobble hole (1). One jet bumper is a disappearing bumper. Backglass light animation: a submarine moves up and down along with the jet bumper.

Design by:

Harry Mabs

Art by:

George Molentin

Notes:

The manufacturer’s original playfield drawing (not shown here) is dated 8/1/58 and has the signed initials HJM. The manufacturer’s Tool Room copy of this drawing (also not shown here) is dated 8/7/58, marked completed on 8/13/58.

The flyer for this 1959 'Sea Wolf' claimed the disappearing bumper was "The most fascinating new idea for a pin game in 25 years!" even though Williams produced Gusher with the very same feature in 1958. This claim for Sea Wolf may have resulted from the intent to first use the disappearing bumper on a 2-player Williams' 1957 'Sea Wolf', a game that was never produced.

Reportedly, the schematic for this game inexplicably does not show the five "Ball in Play" lights or circuitry. We have no schematic in this listing to confirm this.

Photos in:

Pinball Trader, No. 26, November 1990, pages 28-30
Pinball 1 External Link

Illustrated Historical Guide to Pinball Machines Volume 1, page 221
Arcade Treasures External Link

, page 48
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 47
The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960s External Link

, page 114
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 107
Pinball Perspectives External Link

, pages 6, 193-197
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z

Files:

43 KB

PDF

Coil Chart

[Williams Electronic Mfg. Co.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Backglass 469x537	Playfield 492x709	Backglass 725x598 [Alan Tate]	Playfield 725x1062 [Alan Tate]	Backglass - Detail 1024x1365 [Marco Rossignoli]
Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Marco Rossignoli]	Illuminated Playfield 1200x1600 [Jay Stafford]	Pop Bumper - Raised Position 1200x900 [Jay Stafford]	Pop Bumper - Lowered Position 1200x900 [Jay Stafford]	Playfield - Detail 1200x1600 [Jay Stafford]
Cabinet - Full View 1200x1295 [Basil LeBlanc]	Flyer 823x1059 [Will White]

Source:

Flyer

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