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Spin Wheel / IPD No. 2287 / March, 1968 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: March, 1968
Model Number: 253
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 2,850 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Happiness - Games
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Backglass spinning lights (10), Kick-out holes (5), Standup targets (4), Kickback lanes (2). Power switch under cabinet.

Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points per player.

Replay wheel maximum: 15

Sound: 2 bells, knocker

Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Art Stenholm
Notes: First Gottlieb 4-Player with a new pop bumper design, illuminated coin entry shields and an on/off power switch.

Last Gottlieb 4 Player with the rounded-top 2-inch flippers. (The following model, Gottlieb's 1968 'Fun Land', used new 'flat' 2-inch flippers.)

Photos in: Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 55
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2287  (External site)
Documentation: 1 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Images:
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Image # 2173: Spin Wheel Overall view
Overall view

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[Daina Pettit]
Image # 2174: Spin Wheel Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 4941: Spin Wheel Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 18149: Spin Wheel Cabinet
Cabinet

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18150: Spin Wheel Backbox
Backbox

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18151: Spin Wheel Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21319: Spin Wheel BackGlass Detail - Newspaper
BackGlass Detail - Newspaper

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21320: Spin Wheel BackGlass Detail - Left Side
BackGlass Detail - Left Side

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21321: Spin Wheel BackGlass Detail - Center
BackGlass Detail - Center

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21322: Spin Wheel BackGlass Detail - Right Side
BackGlass Detail - Right Side

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21323: Spin Wheel Front - German Pricing
Front - German Pricing

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21324: Spin Wheel Eject Holes
Eject Holes

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21325: Spin Wheel Upper Left Playfield
Upper Left Playfield

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21326: Spin Wheel Flipper Area
Flipper Area

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21327: Spin Wheel Lower Right Playfield
Lower Right Playfield

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21328: Spin Wheel Center Playfield
Center Playfield

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21683: Spin Wheel German Ad 
(From the German operator magazine Automaten Markt, March 1968.)
German Ad*

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 28511: Spin Wheel Backglass Detail
Backglass Detail

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[Bruno Durand]
Image # 38077: Spin Wheel Sample Game - Backglass 
(Serial number 01023 S.)
Sample Game - Backglass*

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[Alan Lewis]
Image # 38078: Spin Wheel Sample Game - Playfield 
(Serial number 01023 S.)
Sample Game - Playfield*

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[Alan Lewis]
Image # 38079: Spin Wheel Sample Game - Cabinet 
(Serial number 01023 S.)
Sample Game - Cabinet*

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[Alan Lewis]
Image # 38080: Spin Wheel Sample Game - Serial Number 
(Serial number 01023 S.)
Sample Game - Serial Number*

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[Alan Lewis]
Image # 38081: Spin Wheel Sample Game - Letter To Operators 
(This letter accompanied each shipped sample game and advised operators what data to collect on location.)
Sample Game - Letter To Operators*

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[Alan Lewis]
Image # 38082: Spin Wheel Sample Game - Reporting Instructions For Operators 
(This letter advised operators what data to collect for sample games on location.)
Sample Game - Reporting Instructions For Operators*

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[Alan Lewis]
Image # 42283: Spin Wheel Playfield - Ball View
Playfield - Ball View

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[Thomas Karasch]
Image # 42284: Spin Wheel Instruction Card
Instruction Card

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[Thomas Karasch]
Image # 42285: Spin Wheel Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Thomas Karasch]
Image # 42286: Spin Wheel Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[Thomas Karasch]
Image # 77143: Spin Wheel Backglass
Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 77144: Spin Wheel Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 77145: Spin Wheel Middle Playfield
Middle Playfield

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 77146: Spin Wheel Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 77147: Spin Wheel Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 77148: Spin Wheel Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
 

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