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King Pin / IPD No. 1374 / November, 1973 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]

Date Of Manufacture:

November, 1973

Model Number:

358

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

4,350 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Sports - Bowling

Notable Features:

Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Kick-out holes (2), Standup targets (2), 10-bank drop targets (1).

Maximum displayed point score is 99,990 points.

Design by:

Ed Krynski

Art by:

Gordon Morison

Notes:

The Add-a-ball version of this game is Gottlieb's 1975 'Pin-Up', and the Add-a-ball version for export to Italy is Gottlieb's 1973 'Ten-Up'.

We previously showed a date for this game of December 1973. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation.

Photos in:

The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981 External Link

, page 55
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Pinball Perspectives External Link

, pages 126-130, 238
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 197

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1374 (External site)

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer 600x793	Backglass 456x428 [Russ Jensen]	Playfield 412x533 [Russ Jensen]	Playfield 1024x1365 [Dave Christiansen]	Playfield 592x400
Cabinet - Left 592x351	Cabinet - Right 592x257	Backbox - Left 248x521	Backbox - Right 350x561	Cabinet - Front 424x329
Backbox 860x768 [Philippe Thibault]	Backglass - Reverse 330x292	Backglass 380x428 [Bruno Durand]	Illuminated Backglass 480x640 [John Gray]	Illuminated Playfield 480x640 [John Gray]
Cabinet - Full View 377x592 [John Gray]	Under Lower Playfield 480x640 [John Gray]	Under Upper Playfield 480x640 [John Gray]	Inside Cabinet 480x640 [John Gray]	Inside Backbox 480x640 [John Gray]
Playfield 1200x1600 [Joel Iott]	Backbox - Left 645x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cabinet - Left 1024x388 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Backglass 1024x1167 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Upper Playfield 1024x683 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Upper Playfield 1024x683 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Lower Playfield 1024x683 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Drop Targets 1024x683 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Playfield - Detail 1024x1536 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Playfield - Detail 1024x1536 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Illuminated Backglass* 900x1097 [Nic Schell]

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