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Hot Line / IPD No. 1245 / September 15, 1966 / 1 Player
 
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Manufacturer: Williams Electronic Manufacturing Corporation (1958-1967) [Trade Name: Williams]
Date Of Manufacture: September 15, 1966
Model Number: 325
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 3,651 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Sports - Fishing
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (5), Passive bumper (1), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (2), Upper right ball return gate. Center playfield buttons spell out H-O-T-L-I-N-E to lite Special. 3 or 5 ball play.
Design by: Steve Kordek
Notes: The add-a-ball version of this game is Williams' 1966 'Big Strike'.

In our File Section is a sequence of snapshots showing each letter of H-O-T-L-I-N-E displayed on the playfield's rollover button matrix. Two of the buttons never need to light for this and do not have light bulb sockets wired to them. In a sense, this feature could be called an electromechanical dot matrix display.

Photos in: The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960sExternal Link, page 186
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Pinball PortfolioExternal Link, page 144
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 109
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 157
Documentation: 162 KB PDF Coil Chart, Parts List, Coin Switch Adjustment Charts [Williams Electronic Mfg. Co.]
  10 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) [Williams Electronic Mfg. Co.]
Files: 2 MB GIF Animated Rollover Button Letter Sequence [Mark Gibson]
Images:
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Image # 4244: Hot Line Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 5452: Hot Line Playfield
Playfield

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[Dan Ferguson]
Image # 14461: Hot Line Backglass
Backglass

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[Philippe Thibault]
Image # 19615: Hot Line Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Bob Graham]
Image # 19616: Hot Line Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Bob Graham]
Image # 19617: Hot Line Playfield
Playfield

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[Bob Graham]
Image # 21770: Hot Line Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield

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Image # 21771: Hot Line Illuminated Lower Playfield
Illuminated Lower Playfield

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Image # 21772: Hot Line Instructions
Instructions

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Image # 21773: Hot Line Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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Image # 21774: Hot Line Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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Image # 21775: Hot Line Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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Image # 28507: Hot Line Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[Bruno Durand]
Image # 29855: Hot Line Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 29856: Hot Line Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 29857: Hot Line Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 29858: Hot Line Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 29859: Hot Line Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 29860: Hot Line Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 29861: Hot Line Replay Wheel
Replay Wheel

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 29862: Hot Line Score Reels
Score Reels

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 29863: Hot Line Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 29864: Hot Line Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 29865: Hot Line Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 63358: Hot Line Modified For 5-Digit Scoring - Italy 
(This game from Italy was converted to 5-digit scoring, a common practice of operators there. A dummy zero has been added. The replay wheel was removed and the replay window was covered up.)
Modified For 5-Digit Scoring - Italy*

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Image # 63359: Hot Line Modified For 5-Digit Scoring - Italy 
(This game from Italy was converted to 5-digit scoring, a common practice of operators there. The pop bumper values were increased.)
Modified For 5-Digit Scoring - Italy*

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Image # 63360: Hot Line Modified For 5-Digit Scoring - Italy 
(This game from Italy was converted to 5-digit scoring, a common practice of operators there. A dummy zero has been added. The replay wheel was removed and the replay window was covered up. The pop bumper values were increased.)
Modified For 5-Digit Scoring - Italy*

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