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Flying Saucers
Flying Saucers
GENCO

Flying Saucers

1950opdb · G4JlO-MLWZ7

All pictures presented here are of the same game, before and after an after-factory coat of brown paint was removed from the cabinet, rails, and apron. The owner stated the knocker operates not for replays but for the 10,000 point scoring, and he described it as producing a rapping sound instead of a loud knock. There are no bells in the game and he saw no holes where bracket mountings for bells would have been. He wondered if a previous owner had removed any bells and rewired the knocker from replays to scoring, but there is no schematic available to confirm this. Production start date: 10/27/50 Production end date: 12/05/50 We previously showed a date for this game of November 1950.

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Image # 887: Flying Saucers Billboard Ad 
(The Billboard, Nov-25-1950, page 129)
Image # 7870: Flying Saucers Backglass 
(The rectangular window on the right side of the backglass allows the player to view a pendulum tilt.)
Image # 7871: Flying Saucers Playfield 
(This game has after-factory painted rails, apron, and ball arch but is presented here to show the white pop bumper cap not seen in other images.)
Image # 58519: Flying Saucers Billboard New Game Announcement 
(The Billboard, Dec-2-1950, page 79)
Image # 58730: Flying Saucers Promotional Photo
Image # 58731: Flying Saucers Promotional Photo - Detail 
(This image shows all three outlanes will reset the tilt.)
Image # 58732: Flying Saucers Backglass 
(The rectangular window on the right side of the backglass allows the player to view a pendulum tilt.)
Image # 58733: Flying Saucers Playfield 
(The white pop bumper cap printed with 'VENUS' is missing in this picture. The words 'Tilt Reset' are inexplicably missing from the playfield directly below the red post between the flippers.)
Image # 58734: Flying Saucers Upper Playfield 
(The white pop bumper cap printed with 'VENUS' is missing in this picture. )
Image # 58735: Flying Saucers Lower Playfield 
(The white pop bumper cap printed with 'VENUS' is missing at the top of this picture. The words 'Tilt Reset' are inexplicably missing from the playfield directly below the red post between the flippers.)
Image # 58736: Flying Saucers Cabinet - Full View 
(A coat of brown paint has been removed from the cabinet and rails, and from the playfield apron and trim. The white pop bumper cap printed with 'VENUS' is missing from the playfield.)
Image # 58737: Flying Saucers Inside Backbox 
(Blue tape on the replay wheel holds new and old numbered strips. The knocker can be seen in the upper left area.)
Image # 58738: Flying Saucers Under Playfield 
(Both flippers are activated by a single coil.)

Images via IPDB.org

Manufactured ByGenco Manufacturing Co.
DateNovember 1950
TypeEM
IPDB ID906
Players1

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