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Subway / IPD No. 2412 / October, 1966 / 1 Player
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: October, 1966
Model Number: 228
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 3,200 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: City Living
Specialty: Add-A-Ball [?]
Mechanical Backbox Animation [?]
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (3), Rollunder (1). Mechanical backbox animation (subway doors open). Wide flipper gap.
Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Art Stenholm
Notes: Compare playfield layout to Gottlieb's 1961 'Flipper Fair'.

Subway and its replay version, Gottlieb's 1966 'Cross Town', were the last Gottlieb games to have the manual ball-lift. The Italian model is Gottlieb's 1966 'Subway (Italy)'.

Photos in: Arcade TreasuresExternal Link, page 66
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
Cash Box, Oct-22-1966, pages 123 and 126
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2412  (External site)
Images:
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Image # 2301: Subway Backglass
Backglass
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[Russ Jensen]		 Image # 2303: Subway Playfield
Playfield
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 		 Image # 22881: Subway Front View
Front View
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[Vic Camp]		 Image # 22882: Subway Playfield
Playfield
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[Vic Camp]		 Image # 22885: Subway Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right
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[Vic Camp]
Image # 22886: Subway Backglass
Backglass
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[Vic Camp]		 Image # 23127: Subway Front View
Front View
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[Vic Camp]		 Image # 24324: Subway Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass
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[Jim Stahlecker]		 Image # 24325: Subway Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield
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[Jim Stahlecker]		 Image # 24326: Subway Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield
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[Jim Stahlecker]
Image # 24327: Subway Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield
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[Jim Stahlecker]		 Image # 24328: Subway Cabinet - Left (This cabinet has had a layer of non-original paint removed to reveal the factory-painted design.)
Cabinet - Left*
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[Jim Stahlecker]		 Image # 24329: Subway Cabinet - Right (This cabinet has had a layer of non-original paint removed to reveal the factory-painted design.)
Cabinet - Right*
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[Jim Stahlecker]		 Image # 25005: Subway Subway Doors Opened
Subway Doors Opened
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[Mark Schlesinger]		 Image # 40660: Subway Backglass
Backglass
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[Rob Hawkins]
Image # 40661: Subway Playfield
Playfield
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[Rob Hawkins]		 Image # 40662: Subway Cash Box Ad (Cash Box, Oct-22-1966, page 126)
Cash Box Ad*
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[Rob Hawkins]		 Image # 40665: Subway Cash Box Ad (Cash Box, Oct-22-1966, page 123. This ad incorrectly states that 'Subway' has a match feature.)
Cash Box Ad*
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[Rob Hawkins]		 Image # 50140: Subway Backbox Animation Mechanism
Backbox Animation Mechanism
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[Joel Shprentz]		  
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