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Dragonette / IPD No. 730 / June, 1954 / 1 Player
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: June, 1954
Model Number: 86
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 950 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Cops and Robbers - Fictional
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (5), Slingshots (2), Trap holes (5), Rollover buttons (5).

Sound: 3 bells, knocker

Design by: Wayne Neyens
Art by: Roy Parker
Notes: Same playfield layout as Gottlieb's 1954 '4-Belles'.

'Dragonette' artwork satirized the popular 'Dragnet' television show.

David Gottlieb hired singer Jessica Dragonette to appear at coin machine functions. However, Michael Gottlieb informed us that his father Alvin remembered no correlation between her and the Dragonette pinball machine, and that this pinball machine was purely a spoof of Dragnet.

An audio satire of the TV show, St. George and the Dragonet, was recorded by Stan Freberg in 1953.

Photos in: The Billboard, Jul-17-1954, page 114
Cigar Aficionado Autumn 1996, pp. 320 ,321,323,324,327,328,331,332,335,336,339,341. pp. (PF)
Pinball 1External Link Illustrated Historical Guide to Pinball Machines Volume 1, page 216
Tilt The Pinball Book, page 92
Encyclopedia of Pinball Volume 2External Link, page 185
Tilt! Pinball Machines 1931-1958, pages 6 and 23
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Images:
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Image # 703: Dragonette Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 704: Dragonette Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 4816: Dragonette Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 6617: Dragonette Playfield
Playfield

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[John Kirby]
Image # 6618: Dragonette Playfield
Playfield

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[John Kirby]
Image # 27178: Dragonette Billboard Ad 
(The Billboard, Jul-17-1954, page 114)
Billboard Ad*

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[John Gray]
Image # 30627: Dragonette Backglass
Backglass

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[Christopher Wolf]
Image # 31952: Dragonette Backglass
Backglass

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[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 31953: Dragonette Backglass
Backglass

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[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 31954: Dragonette Inside Backbox 
(Two of the three bells are missing from this backbox.)
Inside Backbox*

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[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 31955: Dragonette Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 31956: Dragonette Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 31957: Dragonette Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 31958: Dragonette Center Playfield
Center Playfield

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[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 31959: Dragonette Trap Holes
Trap Holes

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[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 31960: Dragonette Pop Bumpers
Pop Bumpers

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[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 31961: Dragonette Playfield
Playfield

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[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 31962: Dragonette Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 31963: Dragonette Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 56292: Dragonette Backglass
Backglass

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56293: Dragonette Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56294: Dragonette Backglass - Tilt Light
Backglass - Tilt Light

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56299: Dragonette Instruction Card
Instruction Card

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56300: Dragonette Score Card
Score Card

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56302: Dragonette Backbox - Left 
(The two light shields between the red pop bumpers are reproductions.)
Backbox - Left*

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56303: Dragonette Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56304: Dragonette Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56305: Dragonette Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56308: Dragonette Inside Front Door
Inside Front Door

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56309: Dragonette Cabinet - Rear View 
(The green tray liner is reproduction.)
Cabinet - Rear View*

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56310: Dragonette Inside Backbox Door
Inside Backbox Door

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56311: Dragonette Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56312: Dragonette Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56313: Dragonette Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56314: Dragonette Inside Cabinet - Front
Inside Cabinet - Front

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[Peter Frasciello]
Image # 56315: Dragonette Inside Cabinet - Front
Inside Cabinet - Front

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[Peter Frasciello]
 

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