|
I have always wondered just how many
Bingos were built and have hoped the serial numbers might help tell me`
But I am not so sure, I know Joe has
looked at these for years and hasn’t seen anything obvious either, smile`
I like Keith’s thinking that they
might also tell us a little about Bally, about things like the numbers of
builds, factories, shifts - etc`
One day Dennis mentioned that they
might also help us pin down dates in history, when the law requirements
changed- up - etc`
Dec 2021 - I walked through the table
below and a few odd things immediately pop out`…like Bally Continental`
But most notable are odd prefix
letters from Jeffery, BryanC, and Chris Dade`….and Dennis has a few also`
Most notable is that there are several odd Bingos from the
first three guys there`
We might get lucky and learn something here`…I wonder if
Variety can help decode things for us`
Dec 2021 – OK, I added a bunch of notes to this table to help
explain my observations`
|
Location
|
Bingo
|
Highest
Serial Number
|
Serial
Numbers
|
Date
|
Source
|
|
5 Star
|
|
1660
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
ABC
|
|
80477
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Acapulco
|
1180
|
A1180
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Bali
|
3488
|
BI 2351
|
|
Roger Morden
|
|
|
Bali
|
|
BI 3488
|
|
Roger Morden
|
|
Bali
|
|
BI 3947
|
|
IPDB
|
|
|
Bali
|
|
1472
|
|
Michael Moore
|
|
|
Ballerina
|
2472
|
B2250
|
|
Phil Hooper
|
|
|
Ballerina
|
|
B1162
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Ballerina
|
|
B2472
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Ballerina
|
|
B1278
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Ballerina
|
|
B1350
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Ballerina
|
|
B1105
|
|
Jonathan Amos
|
|
|
Bally Beauty
|
5846
|
A3612
|
|
Chris Dade
|
|
|
Bally Beauty
|
|
B5677
|
|
Chris Dade
|
|
|
Bally Beauty
|
|
B2027
|
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Bally Beauty
|
|
B5846
|
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Barrel-o-Fun 62’
|
|
B1195
|
|
Ken G – IPDB
|
|
|
Beach Beauty
|
|
1343
|
|
Bob R – IPDB
|
|
OK, dumb, but I never asked Chris about those (2)
Bally Beauty serials number`
Beach Club has (2) different prefixes “A” and “B” –
The “B’s” are from playfields`
|
|
|
Beach Club
|
6556
|
B3901
|
|
picture
|
|
|
Beach Club
|
|
B3901
|
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Beach Club
|
|
A5562
|
|
Larry B. – IPDB
|
|
|
Beach Club
|
|
A5642
|
|
Private
|
|
|
Beach Club
|
|
A6556
|
|
Victor Campbell
|
|
|
Beach Club
|
|
B5943
|
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Beach Club
|
|
A8676
|
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Beach Club
|
|
A7431
|
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Beach Club
|
|
A1359
|
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Beach Club
|
|
A1282
|
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Beach Queens
|
|
B1088
|
|
Mark W
|
|
|
Beach Time
|
2581
|
B2334
|
|
Mike Busetti
|
|
|
Beach Time
|
B3995
|
BT 1135
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Beach Time
|
BT 6761
|
BT 6761
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Beach Time
|
|
B2513
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Beach Time
|
|
B2475
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Beach Time
|
|
B3870
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Beach Time
|
|
B3138
|
|
Gary King
|
|
|
Beach Time
|
|
2581
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Beach Time
|
|
B3995
|
|
John Rogers
|
|
Now check out
Beach Time - (2) of the serial numbers from Dennis read with a “BT”
prefix`
Here it is
not a “playfield thing” – The (2) Australia Bingos on the IPDB list one
with a “B” and one without`
|
|
|
Big Show
|
E7466
|
E5615
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Big Show
|
|
E7466
|
|
Bluesection
|
|
Big Show
|
|
6771 (from Reno)
|
|
Dale Newhouse
|
|
|
Big Show
|
|
E3187
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Big Show
|
|
E2171
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Big Time
|
9944
|
9322
|
|
John
|
|
|
Big Time
|
|
1116
|
|
Chris Dade
|
|
|
Big Time
|
|
9364
|
|
Phil Hooper
|
|
Big Time
|
|
4669 (cabinet and backbox)
|
|
NoQuarters - Pinside
|
|
|
Big Time
|
|
3555
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Big Time
|
|
1416
|
|
Private
|
|
|
Big Time
|
|
4669
|
|
No Quarters
|
|
|
Big Time
|
|
8534
|
|
Ronor@ - IPDB
|
|
|
Big Time
|
|
4406
|
|
Barry King
|
|
|
Big Time
|
|
9944
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Big Time
|
|
4380
|
|
Roger Morden
|
|
|
Big Wheel
|
|
1966
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Bikini
|
2863
|
A2335
|
|
Sale Ad
|
|
|
Bikini
|
|
A1518
|
|
Steve Smith
|
|
|
Bikini
|
|
A1181
|
|
Jeffery Lawton
|
|
|
Bikini
|
|
A2863
|
|
Phil Hooper
|
|
|
Bikini
|
|
A1425
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Bikini
|
|
A2509
|
|
Victor Campbell
|
|
|
Bikini
|
|
A1148
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Bikini
|
|
A2353
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Bikini
|
|
A1910
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Bikini
|
|
A1281
|
|
Bluesection
|
|
|
Bikini
|
|
A 1080
|
|
Private
|
|
|
Blue Chip
|
|
BC-1525
|
|
Victor Campbell
|
|
|
Bonanza
|
|
BB-1404
|
|
Victor Campbell
|
|
|
Bonus 7
|
|
B7-537
|
5/4/1971
|
Victor Campbell
|
|
|
Bonus 7
|
|
B7-715
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Border Beauty
|
|
BR-992
|
4/15/1965
|
Ebay Auction 2010
|
|
|
Bounty
|
1369
|
B1369
|
11/16/1963
|
Steve Smith
|
|
|
Bounty
|
|
488
|
|
oka fish
|
|
|
Bounty
|
|
B840
|
10/30/1963
|
Ebay Auction 2010
|
|
|
Bounty
|
|
B1303
|
11/20/1963
|
picture
|
|
|
Bounty
|
|
B270
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Brazil
|
|
280
|
|
picture
|
|
|
Bright Lights
|
5009
|
103
|
|
Private
|
|
|
Bright Lights
|
|
5009
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Bright Lights
|
|
6741 C4400
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Bright Spot
|
|
3973
|
|
picture
|
|
|
Bright Spot
|
|
3040
|
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Broadway
|
7416
|
2429
|
|
Chris Dade
|
|
|
Broadway
|
A2331
|
A2331
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Broadway
|
|
6314
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Broadway
|
|
3240
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Broadway
|
|
7416
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Broadway
|
|
5628
|
|
Larry Lemmerman
|
|
|
Broadway 51
|
|
2239
|
|
Mike William Glauda
|
|
Now
check out the Broadway from Dennis with an “A” prefix - How did I miss
asking about that`
|
|
|
CanCan
|
2157
|
A1339
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
CanCan
|
|
A2157
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
CanCan
|
|
A2009
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
CanCan
|
|
A1990
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Caravan
|
|
C1136
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Caravan
|
|
382
|
|
picture
|
|
|
Carnival Queen
|
4950
|
C3469
|
|
Gary
|
|
|
Carnival Queen
|
|
C1819
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Carnival Queen
|
|
C3293
|
|
Private
|
|
|
Carnival Queen
|
|
C4950
|
|
oka fish
|
|
|
Circus
|
|
599
|
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Circus
|
|
239
|
|
picture
|
|
|
Circus Queen
|
|
A2867
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Coney Island
|
2976
|
1781
|
|
Private
|
|
Coney Island
|
|
4563
|
|
No Quarters
|
|
|
Coney Island
|
|
2976
|
|
Private
|
|
Bally Continental
|
|
ECO 1083
|
5-28-80
|
IPDB
|
|
Bally Continental
|
|
ECO –E1-1038
|
7-18-80
|
IPDB
|
|
Bally Continental
|
|
ECO-EI-1238
|
5-28-80
|
Mr. V
|
|
|
County Fair
|
2288
|
A1643
|
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
County Fair
|
|
A1643
|
|
Jess – IPDB
|
|
|
County Fair
|
|
A2288
|
|
Len (Ballymad)
|
|
County Fair
|
|
A2095
|
|
Bill
|
|
|
County Fair
|
|
A 1164
|
|
picture
|
|
|
County Fair
|
|
A1140
|
|
ebay
|
|
|
Crosswords
|
|
1090
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
Belgium
|
Cypress Garden
|
4448
|
C3622
|
|
Sale Ad
|
|
|
Cypress Garden
|
|
C4448
|
|
Chris
|
|
|
Cypress Garden
|
|
A1992
|
|
Jeffery Lawton
|
|
|
Cypress Garden
|
|
C3621
|
|
Private
|
|
|
Cypress Garden
|
|
C3318
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Cypress Garden
|
|
C4568
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Cypress Garden
|
|
C4439
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Cypress Garden
|
|
C2411
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Cypress Garden
|
|
C2408
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Cypress Garden
|
|
C4306
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Cypress Garden
|
|
C3689
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
Here
is another odd “A” prefix by Jeffery – Why does his “A”s differ`
Is
there a connection to the games sent to The Netherlands – machines like
Chris shares?
|
|
|
Dixieland
|
47x7
|
DL-3988
|
10/27/1981
|
Private
|
|
|
Dixieland
|
|
DL4142
|
11/11/1981
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Dixieland
|
|
DL3984
|
10/19/1981
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Dixieland
|
|
DL2328
|
12/21/1979
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Dixieland
|
|
DL4522
|
12-18-81
|
Mark W
|
|
|
Dixieland
|
|
DL-3833
|
1/27/1982
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Dixieland
|
|
DL-4019
|
10-29-1981
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Dixieland
|
|
DL3454
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Dixieland
|
|
DL3638
|
9/24/81
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Dixieland
|
|
DL3781
|
10/8/1981
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Dixieland
|
|
DL-3557
|
9/17/1981
|
picture
|
|
|
Dixieland
|
|
DL4437 / IGT 515063
|
12-10-81
|
Private
|
|
|
Dixieland
|
|
DL-3718
|
10-1-1981
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Double Header
|
|
D1094
|
|
Chris Dade
|
|
|
Double Header
|
|
D1009
|
|
Private
|
|
|
Double-Up
|
|
DU1-454
|
6/30/1972
|
John LitchField
|
|
|
Double-Up
|
|
DU1-215
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Double-Up
|
|
DU1-267
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
Double-Up
|
|
DU1-312
|
|
IPDB
|
|
Double-Up
|
|
DU1-653
|
|
IPDB
|
|
|
Dude Ranch
|
|
1447
|
|
Chris Dade
|
|
|
Dude Ranch
|
|
A6291
|
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Deluxe Fun Cruise
|
|
1023
|
|
rec,games.pinball
|
|
|
Fun Spot
|
|
819
|
|
Ken G. – IPDB
|
|
|
Fun Spot
|
|
1020
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Fun Way
|
|
B2707
|
|
Neil C. – IPDB
|
|
|
Fun Way
|
|
A1553
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
Dude
Ranch`…Chis no-prefix and my game an “A”
Fun
Way is another “A” and “B” - (2) prefix thing - Fun Way
This
one (the dime machines) are hard to judge, lots of crossover here`
|
|
|
Galaxy
|
1473
|
GAL 1473
|
6/2/1978
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Galaxy
|
|
GAL-1071
|
5/2/1978
|
Victor Campbell
|
|
|
Galaxy
|
|
GAL 1087
|
5/3/1978
|
Gary King
|
|
|
Galaxy
|
|
GAL 1143
|
|
craigslist
|
|
|
Galaxy
|
|
GAL 1237
|
5/15/1978
|
Kyle McCombs
|
|
|
Gay Time
|
5202
|
2112
|
|
Phil Hooper
|
|
|
Gay Time
|
|
5202
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
Gat Time
|
|
1886
|
|
Dale Newhouse
|
|
|
Gayety
|
7641
|
2039
|
|
Chris Dade
|
|
|
Gayety
|
|
5116
|
|
Private
|
|
|
Gayety
|
|
5116
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Gayety
|
|
1732
|
|
Victor Campbell
|
|
|
Gayety
|
|
6683
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Gayety
|
|
7641
|
|
Gary King
|
|
|
Gayety
|
|
7563
|
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Golden Gate
|
3276
|
A2708
|
|
Steve Smith
|
|
|
Golden Gate
|
|
A2237
|
|
Jeffery Lawton
|
|
|
Golden Gate
|
|
A1700
|
|
Phil Hooper
|
|
|
Golden Gate
|
|
A1149
|
|
Phil Hooper
|
|
|
Golden Gate
|
|
A3067
|
|
Phil Hooper
|
|
|
Golden Gate
|
|
A1223
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Golden Gate
|
|
A2205
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Golden Gate
|
|
A2207
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Golden Gate
|
|
A3276
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Golden Gate
|
|
A1118
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Golden Gate
|
|
A2737
|
|
David Mokry
|
|
|
Golden Gate
|
|
A2468
|
|
Court Case
|
|
|
Hawaii
|
|
HW134 (lower cab)
|
9/27/1973
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Hifi
|
4404
|
2672
|
|
Private
|
|
|
Hifi
|
|
3410
|
|
Ken M. – IPDB
|
|
|
Hifi
|
|
4404
|
|
Private
|
|
|
Hifi
|
|
2672
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
High Flyer
|
|
HF2415
|
3/6/1978
|
Margaret
|
|
High Flyer
|
|
HF 2086
|
2-21-78
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
High Flyer
|
|
HF 2422
|
3-6-78
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
High Flyer
|
|
HF 1976
|
4-11-78
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
High Flyer
|
|
HF2049
|
4/17/1978
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
|
Ice Frolics
|
|
2216
|
|
Dennis Dodel
|
|
|
Ice Frolics
|
|
3115
|
|
BryanC
|
|
|
Kew West
|
G7254
|
G3310
|
|
John
|
|
|
Key West
|
|
G7254
|
|
Jeffery Lawton
|
|
|
Key West
|
|
5567
|
|
Private
|
|
|
Key West
|
|
G3940
|
|
Private
|
|
|
Key West
|
|
C6639
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Key West
|
|
C5480
|
|
BingoJoe
|
|
|
Key West
|
|
G1503
|
|
Keith Nickalo
|
|
Key West
|
|
G5361 (body) and G5356
(head)
|
|
John Leigh
|
|
|
Key West
|
|
Q4893
|
|
Danny Leach
|
|
|
Laguna Beach
|
A2060
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A1139
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Phil Hooper
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Laguna Beach
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A2266
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Dan from Tn
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Laguna Beach
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A2060
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Private
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Leader
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63741
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Dennis Dodel
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Lido
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