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Gigi / IPD No. 1003 / December, 1963 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

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

Date Of Manufacture:

December, 1963

Model Number:

202

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

3,575 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Circus/Carnival

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Passive bumpers (11), Slingshots (2), Rollover buttons (5), Standup targets (2). Wedge head.

There are two chevrons of numbered bumpers, one red and one yellow. The bumpers light when hit. Lighting all of the bumpers of either color lights the "Speshul" for replays. However, lighting a bumper in one color will turn off the like-numbered bumper of the other color, making it harder to achieve this objective. Lighting a complete chevron of either color resets the bumpers and scores an Advance on lower playfield.

Outhole award: points and possible replays awarded at end of game based on earned playfield Advances (operator adjustable).

Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points.

Replay wheel maximum: 15

Sound: 1 bell, knocker

Design by:

Wayne Neyens

Art by:

Roy Parker

Notes:

'Gigi' was the first machine with an end-of-game points award.

Photos in:

Coin Slot Magazine pp. Volume 5 Issue 3
The Complete Pinball Book External Link

, pages 253-254
The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960s External Link

, page 159
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Pinball 1 External Link

Illustrated Historical Guide to Pinball Machines Volume 1, page 227
Pinball Portfolio External Link

, pages 126-127
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 7

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1003 (External site)

Documentation:

595 KB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Co.]

Files:

1 MB

PDF

Post Adjustment Chart (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Company]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Playfield 482x709	Illuminated Front View 424x625	Backglass 481x401	Flyer 900x654	Modified for High Scoring - Italy 543x587 [vecchiflipper]
Illuminated Playfield 800x600 [The Pinball Shoppe]	Backglass 421x446 [Marty Wilke]	Cabinet - Left 474x396 [Marty Wilke]	Cabinet - Right 415x414 [Marty Wilke]	Front 469x333 [Marty Wilke]
Instruction Card 512x384 [Marty Wilke]	Left Front View 1024x1365	Playfield 1024x1365	Backglass 1024x1365	Backglass 768x1024
Plexiglas Backglass 1024x1126 [James Sohacki]	Plexiglas Backglass - Reverse 1024x1130 [James Sohacki]	Illuminated Playfield 480x640 [Ronald Blom]	Backglass 832x768 [Miroslaw Adamczewski]	Playfield 838x768 [Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Miroslaw Adamczewski]	Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Miroslaw Adamczewski]	Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Miroslaw Adamczewski]	Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Miroslaw Adamczewski]	Upper Playfield 1024x683 [Jill and Mark Weiss]
Middle Playfield 1024x683 [Jill and Mark Weiss]	Lower Playfield 1024x683 [Jill and Mark Weiss]	Cabinet - Back 584x1004 [Jill and Mark Weiss]	Under Playfield 808x1024 [Jill and Mark Weiss]	Inside Cabinet 1024x683 [Jill and Mark Weiss]
Inside Backbox 1024x941 [Jill and Mark Weiss]	Score Motor Card 977x505 [Bill Medwin]	Backglass - Detail 1200x1600 [John Gray]	Illuminated Front View 1132x1600 [Ronald Blom]

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