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Royal Flush / IPD No. 2035 / April, 1976 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: April, 1976
Model Number: 373
Common Abbreviations: RF
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 12,250 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Cards/Gambling
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumper (1), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (3), Dip targets (3), 9-bank drop targets (1), Kick-out hole (1), Right outlane ball return gate. End-of-ball bonus. 3 or 5 ball play.

Maximum displayed point score is 99,990 points per player.

Actual measured weight: 286 lbs (includes legs).

Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Gordon Morison
Notes: The 2-player version of this game is Gottlieb's 1976 'Card Whiz'. Later remade as Gottlieb's 1983 'Royal Flush Deluxe'.

Pictured in this listing is a game with serial number 06818 having alternate cabinet art. Specifically, each side of the lower cabinet is missing one of the two pips in the Ace of Clubs card. The motor board inside the game is stamped "CANADA" indicating Gottlieb's intended export destination, and is where this game is still located.

Price to operator: $1155 FOB Chicago, per newsletter from authorized distributor dated June 1976.

Photos in: Pinball Machines, pages 38 and 40
The Complete Pinball BookExternal Link, pages 308-309
Encyclopedia of Pinball Volume 1External Link, page 231
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Pinball (Ciuffo), pages 74-75
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2035  (External site)
Documentation: 5 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Files: 1 KB TXT Bonus Scoring Process (Availability limited by copyright)     [Howard Rubin]
  8 MB PDF Installation Procedures And Game Operation Instructions (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Images:
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Image # 1932: Royal Flush Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 1934: Royal Flush Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 4930: Royal Flush Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 18523: Royal Flush Backglass
Backglass

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[Roger Chauvin]
Image # 18524: Royal Flush Playfield
Playfield

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[Roger Chauvin]
Image # 18525: Royal Flush Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Roger Chauvin]
Image # 18526: Royal Flush Middle Playfield
Middle Playfield

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[Roger Chauvin]
Image # 18527: Royal Flush Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Roger Chauvin]
Image # 18528: Royal Flush Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Roger Chauvin]
Image # 18529: Royal Flush Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Roger Chauvin]
Image # 18530: Royal Flush Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Roger Chauvin]
Image # 19139: Royal Flush Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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Image # 19140: Royal Flush Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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Image # 19141: Royal Flush Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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Image # 26337: Royal Flush Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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Image # 34804: Royal Flush Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Cédric Bérenger]
Image # 34805: Royal Flush Instruction Card - 3 Balls
Instruction Card - 3 Balls

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 34806: Royal Flush Instruction Card - 5 Balls
Instruction Card - 5 Balls

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 34844: Royal Flush Upper Playfield - Light Shields Removed
Upper Playfield - Light Shields Removed

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 34845: Royal Flush Middle Playfield - Light Shields Removed
Middle Playfield - Light Shields Removed

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 34846: Royal Flush Lower Playfield - Light Shields Removed
Lower Playfield - Light Shields Removed

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 34847: Royal Flush Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 34848: Royal Flush Drop Targets
Drop Targets

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 34849: Royal Flush Kick-out Hole
Kick-out Hole

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 34850: Royal Flush Pop Bumper Cap
Pop Bumper Cap

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 35215: Royal Flush Blank Upper Playfield - NOS 
(This playfield was identified to us as New Old Stock.)
Blank Upper Playfield - NOS*

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[Wes Dolen]
Image # 35216: Royal Flush Blank Middle Playfield 
(This playfield was identified to us as New Old Stock.)
Blank Middle Playfield*

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[Wes Dolen]
Image # 35217: Royal Flush Blank Lower Playfield 
(This playfield was identified to us as New Old Stock.)
Blank Lower Playfield*

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[Wes Dolen]
Image # 37704: Royal Flush Playfield Plastic
Playfield Plastic

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 37705: Royal Flush Playfield Plastic
Playfield Plastic

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 37706: Royal Flush Playfield Plastic
Playfield Plastic

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 37707: Royal Flush Playfield Plastic
Playfield Plastic

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 37708: Royal Flush Playfield Plastics
Playfield Plastics

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 37709: Royal Flush Playfield Plastic
Playfield Plastic

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 37710: Royal Flush Playfield Plastics
Playfield Plastics

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 53086: Royal Flush Playfield Insert
Playfield Insert

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[Reto Fornara]
Image # 53646: Royal Flush Alternate Cabinet Art 
(Other games have two pips in the Ace of Clubs on each side of the cabinet. Serial number 06818.)
Alternate Cabinet Art*

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Image # 53647: Royal Flush Canada Stamp 
(The word CANADA is ink-stamped on the front end of this motor board, indicating the manufacturer intended this game for export. Serial number 06818.)
Canada Stamp*

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Image # 53649: Royal Flush Coining Options 
(Serial number 06818.)
Coining Options*

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