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Cleopatra / IPD No. 532 / December, 1977 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company, a Columbia Pictures Industries Company (1977-1983)
[Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: December, 1977
Model Number: 409
MPU: Gottlieb System 1
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 7,300 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Historical
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (3), 5-bank drop targets (1), Kick-out holes (2). One standup target is behind the drop targets.

Sound: 3 chimes.

Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Gordon Morison
Notes: First solid state game from this manufacturer.

This game was also produced as a 4-player EM version Gottlieb's 1977 'Cleopatra' and a 2-player EM version Gottlieb's 1978 'Pyramid' but with different backglass art.

We asked Wayne Neyens about the metal cabinet version shown in this listing. He comments:

I think that it was Doc's idea but I forget. It had many draw backs, as I recall it was very noisy, hard to assemble and needed more room than we had available to do the assembly.

Wayne refers to Roman F. "Doc" Garbark, head of mechanical engineering at Gottlieb.

Also in this listing are pictures of the System 1 whitewood game. The date of the whitewood is given to us as 'early 1976'.

We previously showed a date for this game of November 11, 1977. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation.

Quantity produced - domestic: 3,569 (includes 159 samples)
Quantity produced - export: 3,731 (includes 187 samples)
Total quantity produced: 7,300

Marketing Slogans: "Solid State Superiority"
"What's New Is Blue!"
Photos in: Encyclopedia of Pinball Volume 2External Link, page 216
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 109
Documentation: 3 MB PDF English Manual (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Images:
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Image # 5855: Cleopatra Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 5856: Cleopatra Flyer, Pg 2
Flyer, Pg 2

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 5857: Cleopatra Flyer, Pg 3
Flyer, Pg 3

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 5858: Cleopatra Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 6126: Cleopatra Playfield
Playfield

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[Riffhard]
Image # 10868: Cleopatra Backglass
Backglass

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[Bruno Durand]
Image # 17040: Cleopatra Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 17041: Cleopatra Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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Image # 17042: Cleopatra Front
Front

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Image # 17043: Cleopatra Backbox Insert
Backbox Insert

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Image # 17044: Cleopatra Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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Image # 26427: Cleopatra Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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[Eric Avedesian]
Image # 27379: Cleopatra Backglass
Backglass

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[Eric Avedesian]
Image # 30345: Cleopatra Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[Bruno Durand]
Image # 35009: Cleopatra Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 35010: Cleopatra Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 40670: Cleopatra Wood and Steel Cabinet
Wood and Steel Cabinet

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[Mark Johnson]
Image # 40671: Cleopatra Wood and Steel Cabinet Bottom
Wood and Steel Cabinet Bottom

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[Mark Johnson]
Image # 40941: Cleopatra Prototype - Playfield
Prototype - Playfield

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 40942: Cleopatra Prototype - Full View
Prototype - Full View

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 43310: Cleopatra Power Supply Board
Power Supply Board

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[Monte Boekenoogen]
Image # 43773: Cleopatra Model Numbers
Model Numbers

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[Richard Hall]
Image # 78655: Cleopatra Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 78656: Cleopatra Illiminated Upper Playfield
Illiminated Upper Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 78657: Cleopatra Illiminated Middle Playfield
Illiminated Middle Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 78658: Cleopatra Illiminated Lower Playfield
Illiminated Lower Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 78659: Cleopatra Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 78660: Cleopatra Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 78661: Cleopatra Illuminated Front View
Illuminated Front View

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 78662: Cleopatra Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 78663: Cleopatra Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Jim Palson]
 
Source: Flyer [?]

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