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Big Chief / IPD No. 240 / September 23, 1965 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Williams Electronic Manufacturing Corporation (1958-1967) [Trade Name: Williams]
Date Of Manufacture: September 23, 1965
Model Number: 319
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 2,950 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Native Americans
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (4), Middle right ball return gate, Right outlane ball return gate. Selector disc changes values all over the playfield. Drop-down cabinet.

Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points per player.

Sound: 1 bell in lower cabinet (a second bell may be in the backbox), knocker

Design by: Steve Kordek
Notes: The schematic diagram makes dotted-line reference to an "Extra Ball Conversion Kit" at locations B-10, G-10, and G-20. This option is not mentioned in the manufacturer’s flyer nor in the German-language documentation shown here. We did not find obvious reference to it in the Williams 1966, 1969, or 1971-72 Parts Catalogs. See Williams' 1970 'Gay 90's' for pictures of what this kit may look like for Big Chief. If anyone has pictures of this kit installed in a Big Chief, please contact us. If anyone has an Instruction Manual for this game, please contact us.
Photos in: Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 112
Pinball An Illustrated HistoryExternal Link, page 38
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Documentation: 6 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
Images:
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Image # 226: Big Chief Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 227: Big Chief Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 4360: Big Chief Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 18045: Big Chief Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18138: Big Chief Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18139: Big Chief Backbox Lock
Backbox Lock

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18293: Big Chief Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[Wolfgang Lewang]
Image # 19701: Big Chief Flippers
Flippers

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21624: Big Chief German Ad 
(From the German operator magazine Automaten Markt, September 1965.)
German Ad*

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21625: Big Chief German Press Release 
(From the German operator magazine Automaten Markt, September 1965.)
German Press Release*

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21698: Big Chief Illuminated Front View
Illuminated Front View

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 25461: Big Chief Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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Image # 25462: Big Chief Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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Image # 30336: Big Chief Backglass
Backglass

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[Bruno Durand]
 

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