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Poseidon / IPD No. 1852 / July, 1978 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

D. Gottlieb & Company, a Columbia Pictures Industries Company (1977-1983)
[Trade Name: Gottlieb]

Date Of Manufacture:

July, 1978

Model Number:

416

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

534 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Mythology

Specialty:

Add-A-Ball

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Kick-out holes (2), Standup targets (2), Upper left kickback lane. Wedge head.

Design by:

John Osborne

Art by:

Gordon Morison

Notes:

This game is the version of Gottlieb's 1978 'Neptune' made for export to Italy. The replay version of this game is Gottlieb's 1978 'Hit the Deck'.

Gottlieb Domestic & Export Sales Sheets for Poseidon: 531 total
Domestic Sales: 0
Export Sales: 531, all of them went to Italy.

The above total does not include 3 Sample games produced in 1977 per handwritten documentation identified by Wayne Neyens as coming from Bob Malvasio, a draftsman for Gottlieb whose initials RHM can be found on schematics.

Photos in:

Pinball Machines for Italy - Senza Ripetizione Della Partita, page 154
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R

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