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Hi-Diver / IPD No. 1165 / April, 1959 / 1 Player
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: April, 1959
Model Number: 153
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 1,650 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Sports - Water Sports
Specialty: Mechanical Backbox Animation [?]
Notable Features: Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (2), Passive bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Kick-out holes (3), Standup targets (2). Backbox animation (figures dive from diving-board). A metal pin is placed above each outlane to deflect a ball that drops to it from the lane above. Metal cigarette holders on side woodrails.
Design by: Wayne Neyens
Art by: Roy Parker
Notes: The backglass carries Gottlieb's famous phrase: Amusement Pinballs, as American as Baseball and Hot Dogs!

The backglass is silkscreened with the words "Game Over" but we were notified that a Hi-Diver with serial number D04067 has no lamp socket installed in the hole in the backbox insert to light those words nor are there factory wires leading to this hole. We don't yet know if this wiring omission was unique to this one game but, reportedly, this lamp does not appear on the schematic. Unlike a similar situation found in all 1956 Auto Race games, Hi-Diver games do have a Game Over relay providing the match feature and shutting off power to the flippers.

Photos in: Collector's Guide to Vintage Coin Machines 2nd EditionExternal Link, page 105
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
The Pinball Collectors’ Quarterly, No. 4, page 3
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 46
Pinball (Ciuffo), pages 12, 50-52
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1165  (External site)
Images:
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Image # 1137: Hi-Diver Backglass
Backglass
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 		 Image # 1138: Hi-Diver Backglass
Backglass
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 		 Image # 1139: Hi-Diver Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View
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 		 Image # 1140: Hi-Diver Playfield
Playfield
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 		 Image # 4669: Hi-Diver Flyer
Flyer
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Image # 5309: Hi-Diver Score Card
Score Card
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[Scott Phillips]		 Image # 9606: Hi-Diver Backglass
Backglass
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[St. Louis Vintage Jukebox Co.]		 Image # 9607: Hi-Diver Playfield
Playfield
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[St. Louis Vintage Jukebox Co.]		 Image # 9608: Hi-Diver Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left
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[St. Louis Vintage Jukebox Co.]		 Image # 9609: Hi-Diver Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right
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[St. Louis Vintage Jukebox Co.]
Image # 9610: Hi-Diver Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front
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[St. Louis Vintage Jukebox Co.]		 Image # 9611: Hi-Diver Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail
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[St. Louis Vintage Jukebox Co.]		 Image # 9939: Hi-Diver Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View
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 		 Image # 12374: Hi-Diver Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield
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 		 Image # 12375: Hi-Diver Under Playfield
Under Playfield
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Image # 20550: Hi-Diver Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox
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 		 Image # 20551: Hi-Diver Cabinet - Rear View
Cabinet - Rear View
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 		 Image # 22937: Hi-Diver Backglass
Backglass
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[Kevin McHugh]		 Image # 22938: Hi-Diver Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail
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[Kevin McHugh]		 Image # 22939: Hi-Diver Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail
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[Kevin McHugh]
Image # 22940: Hi-Diver Backbox Insert
Backbox Insert
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[Kevin McHugh]		 Image # 22941: Hi-Diver Backbox Animation
Backbox Animation
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[Kevin McHugh]		 Image # 22942: Hi-Diver Playfield
Playfield
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[Kevin McHugh]		 Image # 22943: Hi-Diver Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield
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[Kevin McHugh]		 Image # 22944: Hi-Diver Middle Playfield
Middle Playfield
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[Kevin McHugh]
Image # 22945: Hi-Diver Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield
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[Kevin McHugh]		 Image # 22946: Hi-Diver Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left
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[Kevin McHugh]		 Image # 22947: Hi-Diver Cabinet - Rear
Cabinet - Rear
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[Kevin McHugh]		 Image # 22948: Hi-Diver Under Playfield
Under Playfield
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[Kevin McHugh]		 Image # 22949: Hi-Diver Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet
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[Kevin McHugh]
Image # 22950: Hi-Diver Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet
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[Kevin McHugh]		 Image # 22951: Hi-Diver Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse
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[Kevin McHugh]		 Image # 22952: Hi-Diver Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View
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[Kevin McHugh]		 Image # 22953: Hi-Diver Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right
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[Kevin McHugh]		 Image # 35675: Hi-Diver Backglass
Backglass
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 71908: Hi-Diver Backglass - Game Over Silkscreening (From the game with serial number D04067.)
Backglass - Game Over Silkscreening*
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[Steve Anderson]		  
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