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Pit Stop
Williams
1968
Pit Stop is a pinball machine from October 1968, manufactured by Williams Electronic Games, Inc.
theme | racing
design | Norm Clark
art | Christian Marche
EM
2 player game
2.002 units produced
acquisitie | december 2024
Pat Hand
Williams
1975
Pat Hand is a pinball machine from May 1975, manufactured by Williams Electronic Games, Inc.
theme | playing cards
design | Norm Clark
art | Christian Marche
EM
4 player game
6.500 units produced
acquisitie | november 2024
A-Go-Go
Williams
1966
Williams A-Go-Go, released in May of 1966, was a huge success and the second machine to feature the contemporary artwork by designer/artist Jerry Kelley. Kelley not only did the artwork, he also designed the low-charger cabinet and invented the smooth nylon buttons. Some years before, he designed the famous Williams logo featuring the sharp-edged “W”. A-Go-Go had several production runs and the last one already had the new-style cabinet with the new triple-chute front door, also designed by Jerry Kelley. This last version of A-Go-Go would have later been called a Limited Edition. The dancing Man with the stylish beard is a self-portrait of Kelley. With a production-run of 5,100 it ranks #4 of the most succesful machines of the 1960’s right behind Gaucho, Capersville and Ship-Mates. The major part of them went to Germany.
theme | happiness – dancing
design | Norm Clark
art | Jerry Kelley
EM
4 player game
5.100 units produced
acquisitie | november 2024
Smart Set
Williams
1969
Smart Set, presented in June 1969, nowadays usually gets bad reviews and is called uninspired and ugly. But no one should forget that this was the first 4-player using the new, so-called ‘king-size flippers’ and made these popular in Europe where 4-players were on demand. The new 3-inch flippers were a big attraction and players were happy even with the simple playfield. After all it was a big seller and Williams earned good money with it.
theme | recreation, jetset
design | Norm Clark
art | Christian Marche
EM
4 player game
4.500 units produced
acquisitie | november 2024
Paddock
Williams
1969
Paddock is a pinball machine from September 1969, manufactured by Williams Electronic Games, Inc.
theme | horse racing
design | Norm Clark
art | Christian Marche
EM
1 player game
1.952 units produced
acquisitie | november 2024
Hi-Deal
Bally
1975
Hi-Deal is a pinball machine from October 1975, manufactured by Bally Manufacturing Co.
theme | playing cards
design | Jim Patla
art | Dick White
EM
1 player game
2.085 units produced
acquisitie | november 2024
Mariner
Bally
1971
In September 1971, the game had been launched as 2-player game with slightly different graphics and a more greenish color scheme under the name of Sea Ray. Conversion to something similar like an Add-A-Ball is possible by adjusting the jumpers to provide free balls rather than free games. Games shipped to Germany and other European countries typically came with no bells and three coin chutes.
theme | spear fishing
design | Ted Zale
art | Christian Marche
EM
4 player game
2.000 units produced
acquisitie | 2018
Surf Champ
Gottlieb
1976
Surf Champ is a pinball machine from August 1976, manufactured by D. Gottlieb & Co.
theme | surfing
design | Ed Krynski
art | Gordon Morison
EM
4 player game
10.070 units produced
acquisitie | 2015
Charlie’s Angels
Gottlieb
1978
Charlie’s Angels was the sixth solid state game released by Gottlieb and based upon the television crime drama of the same name, which appeared on the ABC network between 1976 to 1981. The game features the likenesses of Cheryl Ladd, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith, the 1977 cast of the ever-changing Angels team. The iconic Angels silhouette is used throughout the backglass, playfield and cabinet art. Two sets of drop targets and a stand up target work to increase bonus and advance the bonus multiplier. There is indication that this Allen Edwall design was originally used to test the limits of Gottlieb’s solid state hardware upon its implementation at Gottlieb, some years before the design was assigned to carry the Charlie’s Angels theme. An electromechanical version of this game was also made by Gottlieb in fewer numbers. The SS Model was manufactured in late 1978, the EM Model in early 1979.
theme | television crime drama
design | Allen Edwall
art | Gordon Morison
SS
4 player game
7.600 units produced
acquisitie | september 2022
Little Chief
Williams
1975
Little Chief is a pinball machine from September 1975, manufactured by Williams Electronic Games, Inc.
theme | American West
design | Steve Kordek
art | Christian Marche
EM
4 player game
6.300 units produced
acquisitie | november 2024
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