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Rip Snorter / IPD No. 1962 / October 06, 1949 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

Genco Manufacturing Company, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1931-1958)

Date Of Manufacture:

October 06, 1949

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

1,032 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Western - Women

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Passive bumpers (4), Trap holes (7).

Design by:

Harvey Heiss

Notes:

Production start date: 10/06/49
Production end date: 12/19/49

Marketing Slogans:

"A Rootin' Tootin' Son-of-a-Gun That's Loads of Fun For Everyone!"

Photos in:

The Billboard, 11-19-1949, page 115
The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960s External Link

, page 56
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R

Images:
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Backglass 500x416 [Alan Tate]	Playfield 725x1080 [Alan Tate]	Under Playfield 221x300	Cabinet - Left 324x234	Cabinet - Right 354x224
Backbox - Left 179x251	Backbox - Right 192x261	Billboard Ad* 640x480 [John Gray]	Backglass 478x546	Playfield 480x640
Playfield - Detail 480x640	Inside Backbox* 480x640	Cabinet - Front View 303x635	Backglass 1024x1147 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Playfield 848x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Cabinet - Front View 1200x1600 [Rob Koss]	Backglass 739x636 [Bill Smith]	Playfield 578x648 [Bill Smith]	Upper Playfield 864x648 [Bill Smith]	Middle Playfield 864x433 [Bill Smith]
Middle Playfield 864x648 [Bill Smith]	Lower Playfield 864x648 [Bill Smith]	Cabinet - Front* 600x648 [Bill Smith]	Cabinet - Full View* 697x648 [Bill Smith]	Inside Backbox - Upper 864x648 [Bill Smith]
Inside Backbox - Lower 864x576 [Bill Smith]	Under Upper Playfield 864x648 [Bill Smith]	Under Middle Playfield 864x648 [Bill Smith]	Under Lower Playfield 812x648 [Bill Smith]	Under Playfield - Detail 864x648 [Bill Smith]
Under Playfield - Detail 864x648 [Bill Smith]	Ball Lift Mechanism 864x648 [Bill Smith]	Inside Coin Door* 864x648 [Bill Smith]	Ball Roll and Pendulum Tilts 864x648 [Bill Smith]

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