King Pin

Description

This Williams bowling themed game was built in 1962. It features 3 pop bumpers, four polished pot-metal flippers, and a center kick out between the lower flippers. Its a one player game with a symmetrical playfield. A challenging game best appreciated by pinball enthusiasts, it features an accurate translation of bowling, with 10 rollover buttons representing pins in the middle of playfield and a strike and spare system. If three strikes are made during the course of the whole game, the "turkey" is rewarded with a replay. The rule set is reasonably deep, based on the merit of its availability of replays deep into a game. Gameplay is fairly quick compared to its contemporaries. Approximately 1250 were built.

King Pin was produced by Williams Electronic Mfg. Co. (1958-1967) in 1962.

Williams Electronic Mfg. Co. (1958-1967) released 119 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1958. Williams Electronic Mfg. Co. (1958-1967) was based in United States.

Other machines made by Williams Electronic Mfg. Co. (1958-1967) during the time period King Pin was produced include: Kismet, Batting Champ, Bobo, Highways, Hollywood, Extra Inning, Trade Winds, 3 Coins, 4 Roses, and Friendship 7

Specs

Name	King Pin
Developer	Williams Electronic Mfg. Co. (1958-1967) (United States)
Year	1962
Type	Pinball
KLOV/MOG #	3304
Sub-Type	Electro-Mechanical
# Maximum Players	1
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

King Pin KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

Images

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op King Pin Census

There are 15,264 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Scarce - There are 5 known instances of this machine owned by King Pin collectors who are active members. Of these, 5 of them are original dedicated machines.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with a King Pin machine for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Foto-Finder® (Books)

The 1993 Pinball Price Guide Bieza (ISBN ) Page: 50; Black and white photo
Pinball An Illustrated History Colmer (ISBN 0451799666) Page: 113; Black and white photo Price guide: No
Pinball Compendium : 1930s - 1960s Shalhoub (ISBN 0764315277) Page: 144; Color photo

Foto-Finder® (Billboard)

September 29, 1962 - Page: 67

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

eBay Listings

Click to search eBay for King Pin Pinball machines and related items.

Click to search eBay for Williams Electronic Mfg. Co. (1958-1967) for machines and parts.

When you click on links below to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Such revenue helps to fund this site's operations. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

TOP WATCHED LISTINGS FOR: King Pin