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Gold Rush / IPD No. 1035 / April, 1966 / 1 Player
 
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Manufacturer: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally]
Project Date: March 23, 1966
Date Of Manufacture: April, 1966
Model Number: 777
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 1,750 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: American West
Specialty: Mechanical Backbox Animation [?]
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Mushroom bumpers (7), Kick-out hole (1), Right outlane ball return gate. Backbox bagatelle. The center white mushroom bumper is guarded by a gate and can only be hit by a ball propelled from the kick-out hole located between the flippers.
Design by: Ted Zale
Notes: This game was also made in an Add-A-Ball version for export to Italy, Bally's 1966 'Gold Rush'.

Bally's parts catalogs show a date for this game of April 1966. Per Cash Box, May-14-1966 page 71, Bally announced delivery "this week" of their 'Gold Rush' replay and add-a-ball models. Per Billboard, May-14-1966 page 63, Bally announced delivery "last week" of their ‘Gold Rush’ replay and add-a-ball models.

Photos in: The Billboard, May-14-1966, page 63
Cash Box, May-14-1966, page 71
The Billboard, May-21-1966, page 60
Cash Box, Jun-11-1966, page 71
Cash Box, Jul-2-1966, page 33
Arcade TreasuresExternal Link, page 73
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Images:
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Image # 1007: Gold Rush Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 1008: Gold Rush Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 5486: Gold Rush Backglass
Backglass

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[Dan Ferguson]
Image # 5487: Gold Rush Playfield
Playfield

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[Dan Ferguson]
Image # 7781: Gold Rush Flyer
Flyer

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 21354: Gold Rush Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 21355: Gold Rush Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 21356: Gold Rush Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 21357: Gold Rush Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 21358: Gold Rush Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 28461: Gold Rush Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[Bruno Durand]
Image # 56547: Gold Rush Backglass
Backglass

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[Perry Grosser]
Image # 56548: Gold Rush Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[Perry Grosser]
Image # 56549: Gold Rush Playfield
Playfield

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[Perry Grosser]
Image # 56550: Gold Rush Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Perry Grosser]
Image # 56551: Gold Rush Middle Playfield
Middle Playfield

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[Perry Grosser]
Image # 56552: Gold Rush Manufacturer
Manufacturer

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[Perry Grosser]
Image # 56553: Gold Rush Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Perry Grosser]
Image # 56554: Gold Rush Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Perry Grosser]
Image # 56555: Gold Rush Inside Front Door
Inside Front Door

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[Perry Grosser]
Image # 56556: Gold Rush Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Perry Grosser]
 

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