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Rack-A-Ball / IPD No. 1903 / December, 1962 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

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

Date Of Manufacture:

December, 1962

Model Number:

194

Common Abbreviations:

RAB

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

2,700 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Sports - Billiards

Specialty:

Mechanical Backbox Animation

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (3), Stationary post below flippers. Mechanical backbox animation (billiard balls added). Wedge head. 5 ball play.

Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points.

Replay wheel maximum: 26

Sound: 3 bells, knocker.

Design by:

Wayne Neyens

Art by:

Roy Parker

Notes:

There is no 3/5 ball option on this game or in the schematic.

Same playfield layout as Gottlieb's 1964 'Bowling Queen' and Gottlieb's 1969 'Mibs'.

Photos in:

Cash Box, Dec-15-1962, page 53
The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960s External Link

, page 149
The Complete Pinball Book External Link

, page 42
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1903 (External site)

Documentation:

728 KB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Co.]

Files:

367 KB

JPG

Post Adjustment Chart (cleaned original) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Co.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Backglass 420x433 [Russ Jensen]	Playfield 334x502 [Russ Jensen]	Flyer 900x683	Score Card 1015x1500 [Scott Phillips]	Backglass 801x714 [Riffhard]
Cabinet - Front View 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Backglass 952x1096 [Vic Camp]	Playfield 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Cabinet - Left 640x480	Cabinet - Right 640x480
Upper Playfield 800x600	Lower Playfield 800x600	Playfield 800x1201 [Raphael Lankar]	Backglass - Detail 380x285 [Bruno Durand]	Inside Backbox 1024x1365 [Jim Palson]
Backglass Animation 1024x768 [Jim Palson]	Inside Cabinet 768x1024 [Jim Palson]	Under Playfield* 768x1024 [Jim Palson]	Cabinet - Left 1024x768 [Jim Palson]	Cabinet - Right 1024x768 [Jim Palson]
Backbox - Left 552x1012 [Jim Palson]	Backbox - Right 614x1024 [Jim Palson]	Cabinet - Front 920x768 [Jim Palson]	Rollover Adjustment Option 896x1200	Backglass - Reverse 446x438 [Kim Mitchell]
Behind Backglass 546x480 [Kim Mitchell]	Backglass 1200x1337 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cash Box New Game Announcement* 1200x1280 [Rob Hawkins]	Cash Box Ad* 1200x822 [Rob Hawkins]	Instruction and Score Cards 1200x904 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Backbox - Left 641x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cabinet - Left 1600x527 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Inside Backbox 1200x1334 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Point Score Adjustment Card 1200x1041 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Motor Switch Positions Card 1200x547 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Backglass - Detail 1200x715 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Backglass - Detail 1046x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Playfield 753x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Playfield - Detail 1200x593 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Apron 1200x544 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Illuminated Front View 879x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Inside Cabinet 1067x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Backglass 1200x1304 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Illuminated Backglass 1200x1288 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Backglass - Detail 766x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Cabinet - Front 1200x677 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Upper Backglass - Reverse 1200x718 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Lower Backglass - Reverse 1200x601 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Inside Cabinet 906x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]

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