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Cow Poke / IPD No. 581 / May, 1965 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

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

Date Of Manufacture:

May, 1965

Model Number:

223

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

1,256 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

American West

Specialty:

Add-A-Ball

Mechanical Backbox Animation

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Passive bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Roto-targets (2), Standup target (1). Mechanical backbox animation (horse kicks cowboy).

Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points.

Tilt penalty: game over, or 1 ball plus ball in play (operator option).

Design by:

Wayne Neyens

Art by:

Roy Parker

Notes:

The replay version is Gottlieb's 1965 'Buckaroo'. Compare these playfields to that of Gottlieb's 1962 'Flipper Cowboy'.

It was not uncommon for operators in Italy to modify games for 5-digit scoring. Most often, the new digit was a fake "0" but in some cases they added a real counter.

We previously showed a date for this game of June 1965. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation.

Photos in:

Pinball Portfolio External Link

, pages 122-123
Arcade Treasures External Link

, front cover and page 67
The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960s External Link

, page 179
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/581 (External site)

Documentation:

113 KB

PDF

Tilt Option Setting Operator Instruction Card (A-9387) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Co.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Playfield 482x699 [Russ Jensen]	Playfield 340x518 [Russ Jensen]	Backglass 494x498	Backbox Animation 612x438	Modified for 5-digit Scoring - Italy 512x576 [vecchiflipper]
Flyer 653x855 [Ray Watts]	Cabinet - Left 692x600 [Greg Bezy]	Cabinet - Right 645x600 [Greg Bezy]	Upper Playfield 640x480 [Steve Price]	Middle Playfield 640x480 [Steve Price]
Lower Playfield 640x480 [Steve Price]	Roto-targets 640x480 [Steve Price]	Backbox Insert 640x480 [Steve Price]	Backglass - Reverse 480x640 [Steve Price]	Cabinet - Front 640x480 [Steve Price]
Inside Cabinet 640x480 [Steve Price]	Inside Backbox 640x480 [Steve Price]	Inside Backbox 640x480 [Steve Price]	Cabinet - Front View 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Playfield 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]
Backglass Animation 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Backglass 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Illuminated Roto-targets 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Illuminated Backglass 768x1024 [Vic Camp]	Illuminated Playfield 768x1024 [Vic Camp]

Source:

Photo

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