Jungle / IPD No. 1331 / July 11, 1960 / 1 Player
Average Fun Rating: | 7.5/10 (7 ratings/5 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ] |
Manufacturer: | Williams Electronic Manufacturing Corporation (1958-1967) [Trade Name: Williams] |
Date Of Manufacture: | July 11, 1960 |
Model Number: | 239 |
Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) |
Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) |
Theme: | Hunting - Safari |
Specialty: | Mechanical Backbox Animation |
Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (5) Slingshots (2), Gobble holes (2), Standup target (1). Rotating drum in playfield indicates target value. Backbox animation: eight animals appear behind jungle undergrowth at beginning of game. The object is to knock them all down to light Special. Maximum displayed point score is 8,990,000 points. Sound: bells, knocker This game featured "Styling of the 60's" with a new cabinet design having anodized aluminum trim and tapered tubular chromium steel legs. A shelf with cigarette holder allowed for placement of drinks and increased the length by six inches. The plywood bottom was increased from 1/4-inch to 3/4 inch in thickness. Williams used this cabinet design on several games during 1960-1961. |
Design by: | Harry Mabs |
Notes: | See Darts for Billboard articles about the introduction of this new-style cabinet to the pinball industry. The manufacturer's original playfield drawing (not shown here) is stamped ORIGINAL, dated 10/22/59 and is signed by (Harry) Mabs (drawn by him). The manufacturer's Tool Room copy of this drawing (also not shown here) is stamped MASTER, drawn 3/5/60, completed 4/6/60. Williams documentation shows the production date as 07-11-1960. Their announcement in Billboard (shown here) is dated 2 months later, in September. |
