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Swinger / IPD No. 2485 / October 22, 1971 / 2 Players

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Manufacturer:

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

Date Of Manufacture:

October 22, 1971

Model Number:

406

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

3,229 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Music - Dancing - People - Singing

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (5), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (6), Kick-out hole (1), Swinging target, Left outlane kickback, Right outlane ball return gate, Up-post between flippers. Backglass has an extra score reel advanced by ball in kick-out hole and awards extra ball and replay (operator adjustable). End-of-ball bonus. 3 or 5 ball play.

Design by:

Norm Clark

Art by:

Christian Marche

Notes:

Also made in a 4-player version Williams' 1972 'Fun-Fest'. Convertible to Add-A-Ball operation.

Production Run Records for Swinger: 3229 total

Sample run: 87
Production Start Date: Oct-22-1971 / Production End Date: Dec-1-1971
First ship date: Mar-14-1972 / Last ship date: Unknown, remaining 1 shipped out with production games.

Production Run: 3142
Production Start Date: Dec-12-1972 / Production End Date: Jan-29-1973
First ship date: Dec-13-1972 / Last ship date: Jan-30-1973

Product History Record for Swinger:
Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 2174*
Quantity produced for export: 1055*
Total quantity produced: 3229*
BOM: $244.45
Price to Distributor: $562.50
*These quantities may be sales estimates.

Photos in:

Pinball Portfolio External Link

, page 64
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981 External Link

, page 44
Pinball Snapshots External Link

, pages 219-222
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2485 (External site)

Documentation:

1 MB

PDF

Instruction Manual (no schematics)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

13 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

Files:

1 MB

PDF

Promotional Photo - Background Cropped - Large Size

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

2 MB

PDF

Promotional Photo - Background Uncropped - Large Size

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Backglass 496x426	Lower playfield 265x457	Cabinet - Front View 360x577 [Daina Petit]	Playfield 368x534 [Russ Jensen]	Flyer 880x1147
Cabinet - Left 561x480 [Tom Graham]	Cabinet - Front View 334x571 [Tom Graham]	Backglass 648x551 [Michael Somerlot]	Backglass - Reverse 661x551 [Michael Somerlot]	Cabinet - Front View 451x648 [Bob Graham]
Playfield - Ball View 640x480 [Bob Graham]	Cabinet - Right 640x480 [Bob Graham]	Cabinet - Left 609x427 [Bob Graham]	Playfield 361x585 [Bob Graham]	Backglass 909x663 [Bob Graham]
Playfield 768x1024 [Bob Graham]	Promotional Photo - Cropped Background 1200x1551 [Duncan Brown]	Promotional Photo - Uncropped Background 1200x1513 [Duncan Brown]	Playfield* 1200x1600 [Ryan Claytor]	Upper Playfield* 1200x900 [Ryan Claytor]
Middle Playfield* 1200x900 [Ryan Claytor]	Lower Playfield* 1200x900 [Ryan Claytor]	Manufacturer's Certificate* 1200x900 [Ryan Claytor]	Playfield - Detail* 1200x1600 [Ryan Claytor]	Playfield - Detail* 1200x1600 [Ryan Claytor]

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