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Paratrooper / IPD No. 1757 / August 27, 1952 / 1 Player
 
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Manufacturer: Williams Manufacturing Company (1944-1958) [Trade Name: Williams]
Date Of Manufacture: August 27, 1952
Model Number: 76
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Combat - Military
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Automatic flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Passive bumpers (2), Relay kick-out holes (4), Rollover buttons (3). The automatic flippers activate when balls land in the pockets in front of them. A ball landing in top in-line kick-out hole scores points and advances to next hole. A second ball in top hole advances both balls downward one hole. Each hole lights a feature on the playfield. Each time a ball falls in top hole, all balls resting there advance downward, and the last hole returns the lowest ball to the player to play again.
Design by: Harry Mabs
Art by: George Molentin
Notes: We previously credited Harry Williams as the designer but the Factory Drawing shown here is signed as "Design by H J Mabs".
Photos in: The Billboard, Sep-27-1952, page 95
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Files: 14 KB PDF Coil List [Ken Layton]
  2 MB PDF Factory Drawing [Williams Manufacturing Co.]
Images:
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Image # 4289: Paratrooper Flyer - Distributor Stamp
Flyer - Distributor Stamp

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Image # 35678: Paratrooper Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Bob Kugler]
Image # 35679: Paratrooper Front View
Front View

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[Bob Kugler]
Image # 35680: Paratrooper Backglass
Backglass

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[Bob Kugler]
Image # 35681: Paratrooper Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Bob Kugler]
Image # 35682: Paratrooper Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Bob Kugler]
Image # 35683: Paratrooper Playfield
Playfield

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[Bob Kugler]
Image # 36170: Paratrooper Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 36171: Paratrooper Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 36172: Paratrooper Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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Image # 36173: Paratrooper Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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Image # 36174: Paratrooper Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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Image # 54316: Paratrooper Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 60828: Paratrooper Billboard Ad 
(The Billboard, Sep-27-1952, page 95)
Billboard Ad*

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[Rob Hawkins]
Image # 79864: Paratrooper Factory Drawing 
(A more readable version of this image is located in the Files Section of this listing.)
Factory Drawing*

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[James Loflin]
Image # 81142: Paratrooper Flyer
Flyer

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[Duncan Brown]
 

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