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Show Boat / IPD No. 2130 / April, 1961 / 1 Player
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: April, 1961
Model Number: 177
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 1,950 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: American History - Boats
Notable Features: Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (6), Passive bumper (1), Rollunders (4). The left flipper button operates the left-side pair of flippers. The right flipper button operates the right-side pair of flippers. Scoring A-B-C will light a second match number to appear at end of game. Backglass has a "Score To Beat" window allowing the operator to place a card behind the backglass showing a suggested high score visible to the player.

Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points.

Design by: Wayne Neyens
Art by: Roy Parker
Notes: Another game that allows the player to earn a second match number is Gottlieb's 1961 'Big Casino'.

We previously showed a date for this game of March 1961. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation.

Based on Edna Ferber's 1926 novel of the same name, Show Boat has been on Broadway and film several times each from 1927 to 1994.

Photos in: Coin Slot Magazine pp. Volume 6 Issue 1
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 118
The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960sExternal Link, page 139
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
Pinball: The Lure of the SilverballExternal Link, page 53
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 120
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2130  (External site)
Documentation: 3 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (1 Coin Adj for 1 or 2 Plays - France, continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  4 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (black & white, continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  4 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (color, continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Images:
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Image # 2020: Show Boat Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 2021: Show Boat Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 2022: Show Boat Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 4730: Show Boat Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 5323: Show Boat Score Card
Score Card

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[Scott Phillips]
Image # 8903: Show Boat Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 8904: Show Boat Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 8905: Show Boat Playfield
Playfield

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 35121: Show Boat Stripped Playfield
Stripped Playfield

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[Bill Medwin]
Image # 35122: Show Boat Score Motor
Score Motor

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[Bill Medwin]
Image # 39191: Show Boat Two Match Numbers
Two Match Numbers

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 45306: Show Boat Illuminated Upper Playfield 
(On this playfield, each of the two pairs of blue posts at the top of the playfield should have a white rubber ring stretched between them.)
Illuminated Upper Playfield*

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[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 55251: Show Boat Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 55252: Show Boat Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[John Gray]
Image # 63504: Show Boat Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[John Gray]
Image # 64956: Show Boat Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield

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[Darryl Anderson]
Image # 64957: Show Boat Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Darryl Anderson]
Image # 64958: Show Boat Middle Playfield
Middle Playfield

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[Darryl Anderson]
Image # 64959: Show Boat Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Darryl Anderson]
Image # 64960: Show Boat Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[Darryl Anderson]
Image # 64961: Show Boat Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Darryl Anderson]
Image # 64962: Show Boat Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Darryl Anderson]
Image # 64963: Show Boat Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Darryl Anderson]
Image # 64964: Show Boat Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Darryl Anderson]
 

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