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Skill Pool / IPD No. 2182 / June 04, 1963 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

Williams Electronic Manufacturing Corporation (1958-1967) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

June 04, 1963

Model Number:

283

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

2,250 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Billiards

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Passive bumper (1), Slingshots (2), Rollover buttons (15), Gobble holes (2), Drop target (1), Ball kickers (2). Complete fifteen rollover buttons to score a rack. Completed racks tracked by backglass light animation. Reverse wedge head. 3 or 5 ball play.

Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points.

Design by:

Steve Kordek

Notes:

Manufacturer data for Skill Pool:
Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 1218*
Quantity produced for export: 1032*
Total quantity produced: 2250*
Price to Distributor: $322.50
*These quantities may be sales estimates.

Photos in:

The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960s External Link

, page 154
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
Pinball 1 External Link

Illustrated Historical Guide to Pinball Machines Volume 1, page 225
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas) External Link

, page 41
Pinball An Illustrated History External Link

, page 115
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 56
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 134

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2182 (External site)

Documentation:

510 KB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous)

[Williams Electronic Mfg. Co.]

Files:

7 MB

PDF

Original Cabinet Artwork 1962-1965 (see page 13 for this game)

[Williams Electronic Mfg. Corp.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer 791x606	Cabinet - Front View 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Playfield 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Backglass 437x475 [Dave Martin]	Upper Playfield 640x480 [Dave Martin]
Middle Playfield 640x480 [Dave Martin]	Lower Playfield 640x480 [Dave Martin]	Cabinet - Right 532x473 [Dave Martin]	Cabinet - Front 436x388 [Dave Martin]	Playfield - Ball View 1024x768 [Vic Camp]
Playfield - Detail 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Playfield - Detail 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Backglass 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Inside Cabinet 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Under Playfield 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]
Score Motor 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Ball Trough 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Main Trip Bank 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Inside Coin Door 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Inside Cabinet 1024x768 [Vic Camp]
Replay Meter 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Cabinet - Front View 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Instruction / Score Card 1024x587 [Pat Blote]	Backglass 1200x1315 [Bruno Guil]	Backglass - "Fancy Dan" 1200x1200 [Bruno Guil]
Backglass - "The Hoofer" 1200x1200 [Bruno Guil]	Backglass - "The Ripper" 1200x1200 [Bruno Guil]	Stripped Playfield 794x1600 [Bruno Guil]	Under Playfield 759x1600 [Bruno Guil]

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