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Carnival / IPD No. 455 / June 01, 1948 / 1 Player
 
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Manufacturer: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally]
Project Date: June 01, 1948
Model Number: 492
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Circus/Carnival - Celebration – Happiness
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Scoring bumpers (13).
Art by: Lester Hilbrich
Notes: According to the preliminary backglass artwork presented here, the original name of this game was "Mardi Gras".

Artist Lester Hilbrich (1911-1999) worked for Advertising Posters, Sullivan-Nolan Advertising, and Lions/Bally.

Photos in: The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960sExternal Link, page 60
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Documentation: 9 MB PDF Installation and Operating Instructions (no schematics) [Bally Mfg. Corp.]
  2 MB PDF Instruction and Score Cards [Bally Mfg. Corp.]
Images:
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Image # 434: Carnival Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 435: Carnival Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 436: Carnival Backglass
Backglass

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 437: Carnival Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 7778: Carnival Flyer
Flyer

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 31561: Carnival Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 31562: Carnival Playfield 
(A red wire and block of wood were inadvertently left on the playfield glass in this picture.)
Playfield*

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Image # 31563: Carnival Cabinet - Front 
(Cabinet has been repainted but is included here to show its other features.)
Cabinet - Front*

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Image # 31564: Carnival Patent List
Patent List

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Image # 31565: Carnival Game Tag
Game Tag

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Image # 41161: Carnival Instruction Card and Union Decal
Instruction Card and Union Decal

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[Tom Perzentka]
Image # 41162: Carnival Instruction Card from Apron
Instruction Card from Apron

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[Tom Perzentka]
Image # 41163: Carnival Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Tom Perzentka]
Image # 56172: Carnival Billboard New Game Announcement 
(The Billboard, Jul-10-1948, pages 117)
Billboard New Game Announcement*

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[Rob Hawkins]
Image # 56431: Carnival Instruction Card from Apron
Instruction Card from Apron

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Image # 56525: Carnival Original Backglass Artwork 
(Artist is Lester Hilbrich.Pencil on art paper.Dimensions are unavailable.)
Original Backglass Artwork*

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Image # 63499: Carnival Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 63500: Carnival Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 63501: Carnival Illuminated Front View
Illuminated Front View

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Image # 63502: Carnival Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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Image # 63503: Carnival Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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