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Royal Flush / IPD No. 2034 / May, 1957 / 1 Player
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: May, 1957
Model Number: 133
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 3,400 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Cards/Gambling
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Passive bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Gobble holes (2), Roto-target (1). Metal cigarette holders on side woodrails. Gobble holes score 1 million points when lit.
Design by: Wayne Neyens
Art by: Roy Parker
Notes: Gottlieb's first 1-player to have the match feature.

The backglass carries Gottlieb's famous phrase: Amusement Pinballs, as American as Baseball and Hot Dogs!

The BOM for this replay game is dated 1-12-57.

We previously showed a date for this game of March 11, 1957. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation.

Two other EM games with a million-point award are Williams' 1957 'Arrow Head' and Billares Cordoba's 'Ferry-Boat'.

An Extended Play version of this game was made as Gottlieb's 1957 'Royal Flush (Extended Play Prototype)'.

Photos in: Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 35
The Complete Pinball BookExternal Link, page 173
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2034  (External site)
Images:
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Image # 4722: Royal Flush Flyer
Flyer
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 		 Image # 5321: Royal Flush Score Card
Score Card
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[Scott Phillips]		 Image # 5529: Royal Flush Playfield (The colors of the pop bumper platters are not original to this game.)
Playfield*
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[Clay Harrell]		 Image # 5530: Royal Flush Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View
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[Clay Harrell]		 Image # 12555: Royal Flush Backglass
Backglass
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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 12556: Royal Flush Playfield (The post below the flippers is not original to this game. The card holder may not be original as well, based upon its bright yellow color.)
Playfield*
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[Raphael Lankar]		 Image # 25728: Royal Flush Backglass
Backglass
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[Jim Stahlecker]		 Image # 25729: Royal Flush Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield
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[Jim Stahlecker]		 Image # 57685: Royal Flush Inside Cabinet ('Dave'Ocean View Amusement Park, Norfolk, VA.Photographed March 18, 1964 by S.H. Ringo.Used with permission.)
Inside Cabinet*
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