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Dealer's Choice / IPD No. 649 / December 03, 1973 / 4 Players

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Manufacturer:

Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

December 03, 1973

Model Number:

433

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

8,850 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Cards/Gambling

Notable Features:

Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Rollover buttons (10), Standup targets (8). End-of-ball bonus.

Maximum displayed point score is 99,990 points per player.

Replay wheel maximum: 37

Sound: 3 chimes, knocker

Actual measured weight: 279 lbs (includes legs).

Design by:

Norm Clark

Art by:

Christian Marche

Notes:

The 1-player version is Williams' 1974 'Lucky Ace'. Has the same playfield as Williams' 1973 'High Ace'.

Production Run Records for Dealer's Choice: 8850 total

Sample run: 202 (planned quantity, some records are missing)
Production Start Date: Dec-3-1973 / Production End Date: Unknown, but after Dec-21-1973
First ship date: Dec-5-1973 / Last ship date: Unknown, but after Dec-21-1973

Production Run: 8648 (assumes 202 samples)
Production Start Date: Mar-13-1974 / Production End Date: Jun-14-1974
First ship date: Unknown / Last ship date: Unknown

Product History Record for Dealer's Choice:
Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 3051*
Quantity produced for export: 5802*
Total quantity produced: 8853*
BOM: $323.70
Price to Distributor: $745.00
*These quantities may be sales estimates.

Photos in:

Pinball An Illustrated History External Link

, page 39
Pinball! (Sharpe) page 82
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas) External Link

, page 36
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 66

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/649 (External site)

Documentation:

2 MB

PDF

Catalog Supplement "H-H-H" With New Parts & Units

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

20 MB

PDF

Instruction Manual

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

7 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous, bleached)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

9 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous, color)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

Images:
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Backglass - Reverse 703x504 [Kendrick Reed]	Upper Playfield 640x480 [Mauro Costa]	Lower Playfield 640x480 [Mauro Costa]	Backglass 1024x900 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Backglass - Detail 1024x683 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Playfield 891x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Upper Playfield 1024x865 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Playfield - Detail 1024x1536 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Playfield - Detail 1024x1536 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Instruction Card 1024x582 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Cabinet - Right 1600x654 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Illuminated Backglass* 796x800 [Ronald Blom]	Illuminated Playfield* 1200x1800 [Ronald Blom]	Cabinet - Left 1200x800 [Ronald Blom]	Cabinet - Right 943x800 [Ronald Blom]

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