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Highways / IPD No. 1178 / March 09, 1961 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

Williams Electronic Manufacturing Corporation (1958-1967) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

March 09, 1961

Model Number:

247

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

600 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Automobile Travel

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (4), Gobble hole (1). 3 or 5 ball play.

Maximum displayed point score is 8,990,000 points.

Sound: bell

Tilt penalty: game over.

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:

Steve Kordek

Art by:

George Molentin

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, shows the name as 'High Ways', is dated 10/26/60, and has the signed initials SFK. The manufacturer's Tool Room copy of this drawing (also not shown here) is stamped MASTER, shows the name as 'High Ways', drawn 12/1/60, completed 12/29/60.

The backglass depicts an 'Oasis' restaurant and rest stop.

The original five 'Oasis' restaurants were built in 1959 along the Illinois Tollway. A sixth one was built in 1968 and a seventh one was built in 1975. One was closed in 2014 to be demolished, leaving six of them along this road, operating as fast food restaurants.

Photos in:

Pinball Art External Link

, page 42
The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960s External Link

, page 136
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer 560x706	Playfield 550x884 [Simon Haxton]	Backglass 545x701 [Simon Haxton]	Backglass 694x882 [Alan Tate]	Playfield 474x610 [George Emerson]
Playfield 470x599 [George Emerson]	Instruction and Score Card 634x459 [George Emerson]	Cabinet - Full View 261x449 [George Emerson]	Cabinet - Left 317x400	Inside Backbox 360x400
Backglass - Reverse 400x300	Billboard New Game Announcement* 394x910 [Rob Hawkins]	Backglass 702x768	Playfield 1024x768	Playfield 1024x768
Upper Playfield 1024x768	Upper Playfield 1024x768	Lower Playfield 1024x768	Instruction and Score Card 1024x768	Cabinet - Right 920x768
Cabinet - Front View 832x768	Cabinet - Front View 950x768	Cabinet - Rear View 866x768	Inside Backbox 716x768	Inside Backbox 1024x768
Legs 864x768

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