Internet Pinball Machine Database: Gottlieb 'Whirl-Wind'

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Whirl-Wind / IPD No. 2760 / January, 1958 / 2 Players

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Manufacturer:

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

Date Of Manufacture:

January, 1958

Model Number:

135

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

1,100 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Flamenco Dancing

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Passive bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Gobble holes (2), Roto-target (1), Ball kicker (1). Gobble holes always score 100 times the roto target value for 100 to 500 points. The kicker located between the flippers propels the ball towards the roto-target. Double match could be set to award 2 or 10 replays by the operator.

Design by:

Wayne Neyens

Art by:

Roy Parker

Notes:

The backglass carries Gottlieb's famous phrase: Amusement Pinballs, as American as Baseball and Hot Dogs!

We previously showed a date for this game of December 9, 1957. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation.

Photos in:

Arcade Treasures External Link

, page 170
The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960s External Link

, page 106
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z

Images:
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Backglass 476x407 [Russ Jensen]	Playfield 464x575 [Russ Jensen]	Playfield 492x709 [Russ Jensen]	Flyer 900x671	Backglass 700x512 [Alan Tate]
Playfield 725x1089 [Alan Tate]	Backbox - Left 725x967 [Raphael Lankar]	Playfield 725x967 [Raphael Lankar]	Cabinet - Front View 726x1800 [Raphael Lankar]	Cabinet - Full View 725x1039 [Raphael Lankar]
Backglass 800x600 [8-Ball Amusement]	Backglass - Reverse 800x600 [8-Ball Amusement]	Playfield 450x600 [8-Ball Amusement]	Upper Playfield 800x600 [8-Ball Amusement]	Lower Playfield 800x600 [8-Ball Amusement]
Cabinet - Left 800x600 [8-Ball Amusement]	Cabinet - Right 800x600 [8-Ball Amusement]	Cabinet - Front View 450x600 [8-Ball Amusement]

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