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Bowling Champ / IPD No. 365 / February, 1949 / 1 Player
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: February, 1949
Model Number: 18
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 2,419 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Sports - Bowling
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Passive bumpers (9), Kick-out hole (1). No slingshots.
Design by: Harry Mabs
Art by: Roy Parker
Photos in: The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960sExternal Link, page 42
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 34
Images:
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Image # 344: Bowling Champ Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 345: Bowling Champ Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 4782: Bowling Champ Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 7199: Bowling Champ Backglass
Backglass

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[Alan Tate]
Image # 20583: Bowling Champ Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 20584: Bowling Champ Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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Image # 20585: Bowling Champ Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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Image # 20586: Bowling Champ Cabinet - Left 
(Reproduction backglass. Picture is featured here to show cabinet detail.)
Cabinet - Left*

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Image # 20587: Bowling Champ Cabinet - Right 
(Reproduction backglass. Picture is featured here to show cabinet detail.)
Cabinet - Right*

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Image # 20588: Bowling Champ Front
Front

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Image # 20589: Bowling Champ Back
Back

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Image # 20590: Bowling Champ Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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Image # 20591: Bowling Champ Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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Image # 20592: Bowling Champ Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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Image # 21097: Bowling Champ Illuminated Upper Playfield
Illuminated Upper Playfield

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Image # 40012: Bowling Champ Illuminated Playfield 
(Serial number 004311BC.)
Illuminated Playfield*

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 40013: Bowling Champ Serial Number 
(Serial number 004311BC.)
Serial Number*

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 67177: Bowling Champ Inside Back Door 
(The manufacturer's schematic has been intentionally distorted in this image. Serial number 004311BC.)
Inside Back Door*

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
 

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