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Topper / IPD No. 2593 / April 24, 1939 / 1 Player
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Manufacturer: Chicago Coin Machine Manufacturing Company (1932-1977)
Date Of Manufacture: April 24, 1939
Model Number: 64
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 1,702 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Dancing - Girls - Pageantry - Women
Specialty: Flipperless [?]
Notable Features: Spring bumpers (14), Trap holes (4), Captive balls (2).
Notes: This listing is the Free Play (replay) version of this game. The novelty (non-replay) version is Chicago Coin's 1939 'Topper'.

Some 'Topper' backglasses carry the words "Made in The United States of America" in the lower right corner. More research is needed to determine if those glasses are unique to just one of the two versions of this game.

The first picture ad in Billboard is dated May-20-1939, page 86. The cabinet pictured in this listing has different art than the game in the ad.

The Free Play version has plugs under the playfield for the operator to set which score thresholds pay out in free plays. Inside the coin door, the serial number is followed by the letters 'FP'.

Photos in: The Billboard, May-20-1939, page 86
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 30
Images:
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Image # 10931: Topper Backglass
Backglass
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[Bob Lico]		 Image # 49370: Topper Billboard Ad
Billboard Ad
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[Rob Hawkins]		 Image # 49371: Topper Backglass (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Backglass*
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[Richard Kalin]		 Image # 49372: Topper Playfield (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Playfield*
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[Richard Kalin]		 Image # 49373: Topper Upper Playfield (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Upper Playfield*
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[Richard Kalin]
Image # 49374: Topper Lower Playfield (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Lower Playfield*
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[Richard Kalin]		 Image # 49375: Topper Backbox - Left (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Backbox - Left*
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[Richard Kalin]		 Image # 49376: Topper Backbox - Right (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Backbox - Right*
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[Richard Kalin]		 Image # 49377: Topper Cabinet - Left (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Cabinet - Left*
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[Richard Kalin]		 Image # 49378: Topper Cabinet - Right (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Cabinet - Right*
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[Richard Kalin]
Image # 49379: Topper Cabinet - Front (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Cabinet - Front*
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[Richard Kalin]		 Image # 49380: Topper Inside Front Door (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Inside Front Door*
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[Richard Kalin]		 Image # 49381: Topper Inside Coin Door (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Inside Coin Door*
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[Richard Kalin]		 Image # 49382: Topper Under Upper Playfield (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Under Upper Playfield*
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[Richard Kalin]		 Image # 49383: Topper Under Upper Playfield (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Under Upper Playfield*
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[Richard Kalin]
Image # 49384: Topper Under Lower Playfield (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Under Lower Playfield*
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[Richard Kalin]		 Image # 49385: Topper Under Lower Playfield (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Under Lower Playfield*
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[Richard Kalin]		 Image # 49386: Topper Inside Backbox (Serial number 53532 FP.)
Inside Backbox*
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[Richard Kalin]		  
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