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Bongo / IPD No. 349 / March, 1964 / 2 Players
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Manufacturer: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally]
Project Date: January 22, 1963
Date Of Manufacture: March, 1964
Model Number: 734
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 1,050 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (5), Rollunders (2). Bingo card in both backglass and playfield lights corresponding number earned during play. 3 or 5 ball play.
Design by: Ted Zale
Notes: The 4-player version of this game is Bally's 1963 '3-In-Line'.

One of the pictures in this listing shows the upper playfield has four holes where 1-point leaf switches are not present and were not wired in at the factory. We don't know the reason for this except possibly for cost savings.

Images:
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Image # 326: Bongo Playfield
Playfield
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[Russ Jensen]		 Image # 327: Bongo Backglass
Backglass
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 		 Image # 3953: Bongo Flyer
Flyer
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 		 Image # 13987: Bongo Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield
800x600
[Eastern Coinop Amusements]		 Image # 13988: Bongo Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield
800x600
[Eastern Coinop Amusements]
Image # 13989: Bongo Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left
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[Eastern Coinop Amusements]		 Image # 13990: Bongo Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right
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[Eastern Coinop Amusements]		 Image # 13991: Bongo Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View
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[Eastern Coinop Amusements]		 Image # 28494: Bongo Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail
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[Bruno Durand]		 Image # 77215: Bongo Holes Without Switches (Four holes are shown here that were not wired at the factory with leaf switches.)
Holes Without Switches*
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