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South Pacific / IPD No. 2245 / February 20, 1950 / 1 Player
 
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Manufacturer: Genco Manufacturing Company, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1931-1958)
Date Of Manufacture: February 20, 1950
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 2,002 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Beaches - Girls - Water - Women - World Places
Notable Features: Impulse flippers (2), Kick-out holes (10).

There are ten kick-out holes spanning the playfield from the upper left to the lower right, numbered 1 through 10. The kick-out alignment allows passing of the ball all the way up the line from 10 to 1, but actual game play gives various results, often dependent on the strength or alignment of the kicking rod. This randomness may have been an expected factor of game design. The plastic ring around each kick-out hole will light up from underneath once a ball lands in the hole, to show which holes have been achieved. Top rollover scores the nearby lit numbered insert. Left side lane scores 1-2-3. Right side lane scores 4-5-6.

One replay awarded for lighting holes 1-7, two more for 1-8, three more for 1-9, and four more for 1-10. These awards are cumulative such that if 1-5 and 7-10 are lit, then 6 is achieved, 10 replays are awarded all at once.

Design by: Harvey Heiss
Notes: This game has the similar playfield layout as Genco's 1950 'Mercury' and Genco's 1950 'Rocket' but with an extra switch between the flippers and no pop bumper.

The red bumper near hole #1 is not a flipper and does not move.

Production start date: 02/20/50
Production end date: 04/15/50

Photos in: The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960sExternal Link, page 67
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
Documentation: 4 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous, poor copy) [Genco Mfg. Co.]
Images:
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Image # 7520: South Pacific Backglass
Backglass

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[Alan Tate]
Image # 7521: South Pacific Playfield
Playfield

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[Alan Tate]
Image # 15131: South Pacific Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 15132: South Pacific Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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Image # 15133: South Pacific Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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Image # 15134: South Pacific Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 15135: South Pacific Playfield - Left
Playfield - Left

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Image # 15136: South Pacific Playfield - Right
Playfield - Right

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Image # 15137: South Pacific Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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Image # 15138: South Pacific Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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Image # 15139: South Pacific Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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Image # 15140: South Pacific Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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Image # 15141: South Pacific Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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Image # 15142: South Pacific Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 15143: South Pacific Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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Image # 15144: South Pacific Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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Image # 15145: South Pacific Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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Image # 15204: South Pacific Backglass
Backglass

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 15205: South Pacific Playfield
Playfield

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 15206: South Pacific Playfield
Playfield

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 15207: South Pacific Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 15208: South Pacific Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 15209: South Pacific Aerial View
Aerial View

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 51180: South Pacific Flyer
Flyer

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[Dennis Dodel]
 

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