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Centaur serial number question
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Looking at the serial number database, no serial numbers lower than 1000, and tops off at 4699
So I guess Bally started at 1000
So I guess Bally started at 1000
Ok thanks it makes sense
From memory, I don't think the numbering necessarily starts at 0000 - which may explain..
Looking at a few others (Flash Gordon, Playboy) they always started at 1000
I've recently become rather obsessed with serial number tracking. It can sometimes really tell a story if its been registered before or is neighbour to a number from a bunch of geographically different locations, it suggests where it might have been imported from.
Take a look here:
Really exciting to see that your serial is as yet unseen and joins a consecutive run!
If you register yourself with the site you can submit yours in and help the effort of tracking the world's Centaurs!
Take a look here:
IPSND:Centaur, Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983)
IPSND:Centaur, Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) Submission info for Centaur manufactured by Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) , game type Solid State Electronic (SS), game abbreviations The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database or IPSND collects serial numbers of pinball...
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Really exciting to see that your serial is as yet unseen and joins a consecutive run!
If you register yourself with the site you can submit yours in and help the effort of tracking the world's Centaurs!
There are numbers 4326 and 4328 registered here: https://www.ipsnd.net/View.aspx?id=476
Registering yours would fill a gap
Posted at same time as strobey
Registering yours would fill a gap
Posted at same time as strobey
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surely @Gary Flower is the expert to solve this mystery
The IPSND site states this:
Since my serial number is 1256, was it the 1256th game made?
The short answer is 'probably not' since most manufacturers didn't necessarily start their production run with #1. Some manufacturers supposedly started at 1001 but that has also been disproved in recent years.
Unfortunately, due to the highly competitive nature of the industry, it was common to skip ahead in serial numbering schemes in order to confuse the issue of how many games were being produced.
There were probably many other financial reasons that serial numbers were not sequential as well.
Some manufacturers, specifically Williams and Gottlieb, used the same serial number sequence for all their games, during those years, you can see serial numbers such as 653128 which definitely does not mean it was the 653128th game manufactured by that company, but it does generally fall in line with the order of models manufactured.
Since my serial number is 1256, was it the 1256th game made?
The short answer is 'probably not' since most manufacturers didn't necessarily start their production run with #1. Some manufacturers supposedly started at 1001 but that has also been disproved in recent years.
Unfortunately, due to the highly competitive nature of the industry, it was common to skip ahead in serial numbering schemes in order to confuse the issue of how many games were being produced.
There were probably many other financial reasons that serial numbers were not sequential as well.
Some manufacturers, specifically Williams and Gottlieb, used the same serial number sequence for all their games, during those years, you can see serial numbers such as 653128 which definitely does not mean it was the 653128th game manufactured by that company, but it does generally fall in line with the order of models manufactured.
IPSND:IPSND: Frequently Asked Questions
IPSND:IPSND: Frequently Asked QuestionsFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for the Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND).The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database or IPSND collects serial numbers of pinball machines and publishes a database of these on the Internet. Users...
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