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Dancing Lady / IPD No. 635 / November, 1966 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: November, 1966
Model Number: 232
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 2,675 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Ballet - Dancing - Nightlife
Specialty: Mechanical Backbox Animation [?]
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Carousel roto-targets (5), Standup targets (4), Kick-out holes (2), Backbox animation (ballerina spins when motor turns).

Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points per player.

Tilt penalty: game over.

Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Art Stenholm
Notes: Dancing Lady was the first pinball machine to have these features:
1) decagon score reels
2) score card holder with ball-in-play and game-over lights
3) playfield carousel roto-targets

Dancing Lady was the first Gottlieb machine to adopt these features already in use by other manufacturers:
1) triple coin chutes
2) all-stainless steel front molding (lock-down bar)
3) automatic ball-lift, a feature already in use by Bally, Chicago Coin, and Williams. Keeney also used it right up to their last game Keeney's 1964 'Arrowhead' in August 1964.

Sample games, like the one shown in the flyer, had a slightly shorter backbox and backglass than the production games. Additionally, the sample backglass had different colors around the score reels of each player, whereas the production backglass used a black color for all players. Most of the artwork appears to have been redrawn in the production glass. The A-B-C-D playfield outlane artwork of the sample game were also changed and recolored for the production game.

Photos in: Cash Box, Nov-19-1966, page 80 (sample game)
The Billboard, Dec-31-1966, page 51
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 84
Arcade TreasuresExternal Link, page 65 (sample game)
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F (sample game)
Pinball Trader, Vol 1 No. 3, 1989, page 14 (sample game)
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 158
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/635  (External site)
Images:
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Image # 4978: Dancing Lady Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 4979: Dancing Lady Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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Image # 6133: Dancing Lady Backglass
Backglass

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[Riffhard]
Image # 6134: Dancing Lady Playfield
Playfield

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[Riffhard]
Image # 6135: Dancing Lady Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Riffhard]
Image # 8719: Dancing Lady Backglass
Backglass

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[Stephen M Schott]
Image # 8720: Dancing Lady Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Stephen M Schott]
Image # 8721: Dancing Lady Playfield
Playfield

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[Stephen M Schott]
Image # 8722: Dancing Lady Instructions and Score Card
Instructions and Score Card

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[Stephen M Schott]
Image # 8723: Dancing Lady Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Stephen M Schott]
Image # 8724: Dancing Lady Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Stephen M Schott]
Image # 17827: Dancing Lady Sample Game -  Backglass 
(Besides having multiple colors around the score reels, this glass, and the Sample backbox, were slightly shorter than the production version.)
Sample Game - Backglass*

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18072: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18073: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18074: Dancing Lady Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18075: Dancing Lady Backbox Animation Unit 
(The animation unit is the silver cylindrical device mounted on the wood insert.)
Backbox Animation Unit*

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18076: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18077: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 20928: Dancing Lady German Flyer 
(This flyer shows the slightly shorter backbox with the shorter and more colorful Early Production backglass.)
German Flyer*

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 25048: Dancing Lady Sample Game - Shorter Backbox 
(Serial number '01099 S'.)
Sample Game - Shorter Backbox*

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 25049: Dancing Lady Sample Game - Backbox Left 
(Serial number '01099 S'.)
Sample Game - Backbox Left*

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 25050: Dancing Lady Sample Game - Serial Number 
(Serial number '01099 S'.)
Sample Game - Serial Number*

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 25051: Dancing Lady Sample Game - German Pricing 
(Serial number '01099 S'.)
Sample Game - German Pricing*

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 30298: Dancing Lady Playfield - Downfield View
Playfield - Downfield View

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 30414: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 30415: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 30416: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 30417: Dancing Lady Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 30418: Dancing Lady Carousel Roto-targets
Carousel Roto-targets

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 34722: Dancing Lady Sample Game -  Backglass 
(Besides having multiple colors around the score reels, this glass, and the Sample backbox, were slightly shorter than the production version.)
Sample Game - Backglass*

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[Marcel Roth]
Image # 34723: Dancing Lady Sample and Production Backboxes 
(Besides having multiple colors around the score reels, the Sample backglass and backbox were slightly shorter than the production version. Most of the artwork appears to have been redrawn in the production glass.)
Sample and Production Backboxes*

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[Marcel Roth]
Image # 34770: Dancing Lady Sample Game - Outlane Detail 
(The A-B-C-D playfield outlane artwork of the sample game were changed and recolored for the production game.)
Sample Game - Outlane Detail*

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[Marcel Roth]
Image # 34771: Dancing Lady Production Game - Outlane Detail 
(The A-B-C-D playfield outlane artwork of the sample game were changed and recolored for the production game.)
Production Game - Outlane Detail*

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[Marcel Roth]
Image # 34772: Dancing Lady Sample Game - Lower Playfield 
(The A-B-C-D playfield outlane artwork of the sample game were changed and recolored for the production game.)
Sample Game - Lower Playfield*

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[Marcel Roth]
Image # 34773: Dancing Lady Production Game - Lower Playfield 
(The A-B-C-D playfield outlane artwork of the sample game were changed and recolored for the production game.)
Production Game - Lower Playfield*

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[Marcel Roth]
Image # 42823: Dancing Lady Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 42824: Dancing Lady Illuminated Backglass - Detail
Illuminated Backglass - Detail

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 69920: Dancing Lady Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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Image # 69921: Dancing Lady Backbox Animation
Backbox Animation

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Image # 69922: Dancing Lady Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield

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Image # 69923: Dancing Lady Cabinet - Front 
(The style of lockdown bar shown here is not the original one for this game.)
Cabinet - Front*

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Image # 69924: Dancing Lady Illuminated Front View 
(The style of lockdown bar shown here is not the original one for this game.)
Illuminated Front View*

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Image # 69925: Dancing Lady Cabinet - Full View 
(The style of lockdown bar shown here is not the original one for this game.)
Cabinet - Full View*

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Image # 69926: Dancing Lady Cabinet - Bottom
Cabinet - Bottom

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Image # 69927: Dancing Lady Cabinet - Rear
Cabinet - Rear

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Image # 69928: Dancing Lady Inside Coin Door
Inside Coin Door

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Image # 69929: Dancing Lady Inside Cabinet - Front
Inside Cabinet - Front

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