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Merry Widow / IPD No. 1577 / October 24, 1963 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Williams Electronic Manufacturing Corporation (1958-1967) [Trade Name: Williams]
Date Of Manufacture: October 24, 1963
Model Number: 291
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 2,150 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Happiness - Dancing
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Passive bumper (1), Rollover buttons (3), Ball kickers (2), Swinging targets (2), Drop targets (2), Standup targets (2). Each ball kicker propels the ball towards a swinging target. No slingshots. Each player score matching at end of game awards 1 replay. Double match awarded for 1st and 2nd player, or 3rd and 4th player (operator adjustable). 3 or 5 ball play.

Maximum displayed point value is 1,999 points per player.

Replay wheel maximum: 20

Sound: 2 bells, knocker

Design by: Steve Kordek
Art by: George Molentin
Notes: Manufacturer data for Merry Widow:
Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 553*
Quantity produced for export: 1598*
Total quantity produced: 2151*
Price to Distributor: $495.00
*These quantities may be sales estimates.
Photos in: Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 83
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Documentation: 4 KB TXT Relays, coils, and fuses (indexed by schematic location) [Unofficial user contribution]
  5 KB TXT Relays, coils, and fuses (listing coil type and schematic location) [Unofficial user contribution]
  621 KB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) [Williams Electronic Mfg. Corp.]
Files: 7 MB PDF Original Cabinet Artwork 1962-1965 (see page 22 for this game) [Williams Electronic Mfg. Corp.]
Images:
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Image # 4274: Merry Widow Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 5488: Merry Widow Backglass
Backglass

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[Dan Ferguson]
Image # 5489: Merry Widow Playfield
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[Dan Ferguson]
Image # 18234: Merry Widow Backbox - Left
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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18235: Merry Widow Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18260: Merry Widow Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18261: Merry Widow Inside Backbox - Detail
Inside Backbox - Detail

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18262: Merry Widow Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 19672: Merry Widow Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 19673: Merry Widow Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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Image # 19674: Merry Widow Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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Image # 19675: Merry Widow Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 19676: Merry Widow Illuminated Front View
Illuminated Front View

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Image # 21687: Merry Widow Left Kicker
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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 23049: Merry Widow Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 23050: Merry Widow Playfield
Playfield

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 24385: Merry Widow Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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Image # 24386: Merry Widow Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 24387: Merry Widow Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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Image # 24388: Merry Widow Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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Image # 24389: Merry Widow Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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Image # 34143: Merry Widow Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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Image # 34653: Merry Widow Stripped Playfield
Stripped Playfield

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[Thierry Stora]
Image # 39679: Merry Widow Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 59233: Merry Widow Illuminated Backglass 
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[Ronald Blom]
Image # 59234: Merry Widow Illuminated Playfield 
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Illuminated Playfield*

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[Ronald Blom]
Image # 63777: Merry Widow Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 63778: Merry Widow Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
 

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