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Big Ben / IPD No. 232 / April 09, 1975 / 1 Player
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Manufacturer: Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams]
Date Of Manufacture: April 09, 1975
Model Number: 456
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 2,900 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: World Places - Landmarks
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Rollover buttons (5), Drop targets (3), Kick-out hole (1). End-of-ball bonus.
Design by: Steve Kordek
Art by: Christian Marche
Notes: Game is convertible between replay and add-a-ball operation.

The games pictured in this listing show two styles of pop bumper caps. Williams used either of these two styles in their games produced from May 1973 to January 1976. We expect that their flyer predicts the style that was used for the entire production run. Most likely, whenever the caps needed to be replaced, operators used whichever style they had handy, as either one would fit on the pop bumper bodies of the games Williams made during this period.

Photos in: Pinball PortfolioExternal Link, page 80
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981External Link, page 75
Pinball An Illustrated HistoryExternal Link, page 63
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/232  (External site)
Documentation: 5 MB PDF Manual [Williams]
  3 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
Images:
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Image # 219: Big Ben Playfield (The pop bumpers caps in this image match those in the flyer.)
Playfield*
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[Russ Jensen]		 Image # 220: Big Ben Backglass
Backglass
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 		 Image # 4347: Big Ben Flyer
Flyer
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 		 Image # 19578: Big Ben Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left
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[Bob Graham]		 Image # 19624: Big Ben Backglass
Backglass
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[Bob Graham]
Image # 19625: Big Ben Playfield (The posts shown here guarding the outlanes are after-factory placements.)
Playfield*
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[Bob Graham]		 Image # 22188: Big Ben Playfield (The pop bumper caps on this game do not match those on the game in the flyer.)
Playfield*
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 		 Image # 22189: Big Ben Cabinet - Front View (The pop bumper caps on this game do not match those on the game in the flyer.)
Cabinet - Front View*
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 		 Image # 26274: Big Ben Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right
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[Jim Kronick]		 Image # 26397: Big Ben Under Playfield
Under Playfield
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[Jim Kronick]
Image # 26398: Big Ben Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View
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[Jim Kronick]		 Image # 26399: Big Ben Backglass
Backglass
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[Jim Kronick]		 Image # 26400: Big Ben Playfield (The pop bumper caps on this game do not match those on the game in the flyer.)
Playfield*
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[Jim Kronick]		 Image # 59102: Big Ben Playfield - Plastics Removed (The posts shown here guarding the outlanes are after-factory placements.)
Playfield - Plastics Removed*
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[Mike Greene]		 Image # 59103: Big Ben Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox
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[Mike Greene]
Image # 59104: Big Ben Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet
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[Mike Greene]		  
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