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Flip Flop / IPD No. 889 / January, 1976 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally]
Project Date: November 13, 1974
Date Of Manufacture: January, 1976
Model Number: 1031
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 5,350 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Western
Notable Features: Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Mini-rollover buttons (8), Standup targets (4), Flip flags (4), Star rollovers (4), Kick-out holes (2). End-of-ball bonus. Bounce-back outlanes allow the player to nudge a draining ball back into play.

Maximum displayed point score is 199,990 points per player.

Replay wheel maximum: 25

Design by: Jim Patla
Art by: Dick White
Notes: Pictured here is are two Early Production games as seen in the manufacturer's flyer, with green flip flags instead of red ones, the playfield wood side rails are yellow instead of red, the upper ball arch is yellow metal instead of red plastic, and the mushroom bumpers are white instead of red. One has a yellow-and-black card holder and the other has a red one. Although the flyer game has a blue Double Bonus Insert, these Early Production games have a red insert. The owner of one of the games told us this red insert later broke so he replaced it with a blue one to match the color in the flyer. On production games, this insert is green.

One unusual example of this game is shown here and has green flip flags. It had white mushroom bumpers until they were replaced with yellow ones by the owner. Unlike the flyer game, the backbox is factory-mounted upside down (flip-flopped?) onto the main cabinet. There is no serial number stamped anywhere on the cabinet or backbox. Inside the backbox is a paper tag with number 6527. If that is the serial number, then it exceeds the number of games in the Production Run, as the last number in the run is expected to be 6350. However, to label this game as Later Production based on the paper tag seems incongruous with the green flags and white mushroom bumpers expected of Early Production games. J.P. Poelzer, a collector in Seattle, tells us that the Seattle Center was a test location for Bally back in the 1970s as he personally saw many Bally games put out for test play before they were actually released. Until we have more information, the fact that he obtained this unusual game from that location and that it has no serial number causes us to identify his game as a prototype.

For another game with green flip flags and inverted backbox, see the low-production Bally's 1975 'Slap Stick'.

Photos in: Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 116
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981External Link, page 84
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Pinball SnapshotsExternal Link, page 36
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/889  (External site)
Documentation: 9 MB PDF English Manual [Bally Mfg Corp.]
  580 KB PDF Playfield Chart from 1976 Parts Catalog [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  7 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
Images:
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Image # 850: Flip Flop Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 851: Flip Flop Machine
Machine

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[Daina Petit]
Image # 852: Flip Flop Backglass
Backglass

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[Daina Petit]
Image # 853: Flip Flop Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 4023: Flip Flop Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 4024: Flip Flop Flyer, Back 
(Back of Flyer, rotated 90 degrees for easier viewing.)
Flyer, Back*

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Image # 10200: Flip Flop Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Michael Tokarski]
Image # 10201: Flip Flop Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Michael Tokarski]
Image # 10202: Flip Flop Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Michael Tokarski]
Image # 10203: Flip Flop Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Michael Tokarski]
Image # 10204: Flip Flop Ball View
Ball View

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[Michael Tokarski]
Image # 25700: Flip Flop Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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Image # 40132: Flip Flop Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Matt Mizeur]
Image # 40133: Flip Flop Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Matt Mizeur]
Image # 40134: Flip Flop Middle Playfield
Middle Playfield

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[Matt Mizeur]
Image # 40135: Flip Flop Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Matt Mizeur]
Image # 40136: Flip Flop Cabinet Left
Cabinet Left

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[Matt Mizeur]
Image # 40137: Flip Flop Cabinet Right
Cabinet Right

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[Matt Mizeur]
Image # 40138: Flip Flop Backbox Left
Backbox Left

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[Matt Mizeur]
Image # 40139: Flip Flop Backbox Right
Backbox Right

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[Matt Mizeur]
Image # 40140: Flip Flop Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Matt Mizeur]
Image # 45688: Flip Flop Prototype Game - Illuminated Backglass
Prototype Game - Illuminated Backglass

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 45689: Flip Flop Prototype Game - Illuminated Playfield 
(The mushroom bumpers were originally white but were replaced with yellow ones by a collector.)
Prototype Game - Illuminated Playfield*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 45690: Flip Flop Prototype Game - Flip Flags Up 
(The mushroom bumpers were originally white but were replaced with yellow ones by a collector.)
Prototype Game - Flip Flags Up*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 45691: Flip Flop Prototype Game - Flip Flags Down 
(The mushroom bumpers were originally white but were replaced with yellow ones by a collector.)
Prototype Game - Flip Flags Down*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 45692: Flip Flop Prototype Game - Inverted Backbox 
(The mushroom bumpers were originally white but were replaced with yellow ones by a collector.)
Prototype Game - Inverted Backbox*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 45693: Flip Flop Prototype Game - Inside Backbox
Prototype Game - Inside Backbox

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 45694: Flip Flop Prototype Game - Inside Backbox - Detail
Prototype Game - Inside Backbox - Detail

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 65308: Flip Flop Early Production Backglass 
(Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Backglass*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65309: Flip Flop Early Production Playfield 
(The ribbed blue double bonus insert is not original to this game. The original one was red and was not ribbed. Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Playfield*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65310: Flip Flop Early Production Upper Playfield 
(Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Upper Playfield*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65311: Flip Flop Early Production Lower Playfield 
(The ribbed blue double bonus insert is not original to this game. The original one was red and was not ribbed. Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Lower Playfield*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65312: Flip Flop Early Production - Red Double Bonus Insert 
(The red insert came with the game. Later, it broke and was replaced with a ribbed blue insert as seen in other pictures. Serial number 1016.)
Early Production - Red Double Bonus Insert*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65313: Flip Flop Early Production Backbox - Right 
(Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Backbox - Right*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65314: Flip Flop Early Production Cabinet - Right 
(Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Cabinet - Right*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65315: Flip Flop Early Production Cabinet - Right 
(Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Cabinet - Right*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65316: Flip Flop Early Production Cabinet - Front 
(Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Cabinet - Front*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65317: Flip Flop Early Production Cabinet - Front View 
(The ribbed blue double bonus insert is not original to this game. The original one was red and was not ribbed. Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Cabinet - Front View*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65318: Flip Flop Early Production Backbox - Serial Number 
(Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Backbox - Serial Number*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65319: Flip Flop Early Production Cabinet - Serial Number 
(Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Cabinet - Serial Number*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65320: Flip Flop Early Production Inside Cabinet 
(Some wiring was not connected to the motor. Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Inside Cabinet*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65321: Flip Flop Early Production Inside Cabinet - Detail 
(Some wiring was not connected to the motor. Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Inside Cabinet - Detail*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65322: Flip Flop Early Production Inside Cabinet - Two Meters 
(Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Inside Cabinet - Two Meters*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 65323: Flip Flop Early Production Inside Backbox 
(Serial number 1016.)
Early Production Inside Backbox*

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[Marcus Blöß]
Image # 66755: Flip Flop Flip Flags Up
Flip Flags Up

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[Hansjoerg Reiter]
Image # 66756: Flip Flop Flip Flags Down
Flip Flags Down

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[Hansjoerg Reiter]
Image # 66757: Flip Flop Early Production Cabinet - Front View 
(Serial number 1098.)
Early Production Cabinet - Front View*

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[Curt Gardner]
Image # 66758: Flip Flop Early Production Playfield 
(Serial number 1098.)
Early Production Playfield*

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[Curt Gardner]
Image # 66759: Flip Flop Early Production Upper Playfield 
(Serial number 1098.)
Early Production Upper Playfield*

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[Curt Gardner]
Image # 66760: Flip Flop Early Production Backbox - Serial Number 
(Serial number 1098.)
Early Production Backbox - Serial Number*

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[Curt Gardner]
Image # 66761: Flip Flop Early Production Cabinet - Serial Number 
(Serial number 1098.)
Early Production Cabinet - Serial Number*

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[Curt Gardner]
 

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