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College Queens / IPD No. 543 / May, 1969 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: May, 1969
Model Number: 263
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 1,725 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Happiness - School
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (4), Vari-targets (2), Free ball return lane.

Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points per player.

Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Art Stenholm
Notes: Game is a 4-player version of Gottlieb's 1969 'Airport' with different artwork.

Early production machines have backboxes with beaded side panels, used by Gottlieb on only a few different models produced in 1969.

Photos in: Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 126
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Files: 42 KB ZIP Reproduction Backmask A-9995 card (Availability limited by copyright)     [Inkochnito]
  60 KB ZIP Reproduction Score and Instruction Cards (Availability limited by copyright)     [Inkochnito]
Images:
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Image # 4975: College Queens Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 6059: College Queens Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Hans Balk]
Image # 10696: College Queens Post Adjustment
Post Adjustment

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[Scott Phillips]
Image # 11424: College Queens Backglass
Backglass

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[Jim Stahlecker]
Image # 11425: College Queens Playfield
Playfield

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[Jim Stahlecker]
Image # 11426: College Queens Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Jim Stahlecker]
Image # 11427: College Queens Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Jim Stahlecker]
Image # 11428: College Queens Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[Jim Stahlecker]
Image # 23029: College Queens German Ad, Left Side 
(From the German operator magazine Automaten Markt, October 1969. Playing cards are inexplicably featured in this ad.)
German Ad, Left Side*

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 23030: College Queens German Ad, Right Side 
(From the German operator magazine Automaten Markt, October 1969. Playing cards are inexplicably featured in this ad.)
German Ad, Right Side*

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 27356: College Queens Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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[Doug Fox]
Image # 28385: College Queens Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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Image # 28386: College Queens Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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Image # 28387: College Queens Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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Image # 31890: College Queens Sample Game - Beaded Backbox 
(Serial number '1016 S'.)
Sample Game - Beaded Backbox*

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[Bill Medwin]
Image # 31891: College Queens Sample Game - Beaded Backbox 
(Red trim has same spiderwebbing as the cabinet. Serial number '1016 S'.)
Sample Game - Beaded Backbox*

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[Bill Medwin]
Image # 31892: College Queens Sample Game - Playfield 
(Light green upper ball arch, side trim, and card holder. Serial number '1016 S'.)
Sample Game - Playfield*

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[Bill Medwin]
Image # 31893: College Queens Sample Game - Upper Playfield 
(Light green upper ball arch and side trim. Serial number '1016 S'.)
Sample Game - Upper Playfield*

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[Bill Medwin]
Image # 31894: College Queens Sample Game - Card Holder 
(Light green card holder. Serial number '1016 S'.)
Sample Game - Card Holder*

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[Bill Medwin]
Image # 31895: College Queens Sample Game - Inside Cabinet 
(Serial number '1016 S'.)
Sample Game - Inside Cabinet*

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[Bill Medwin]
Image # 31897: College Queens Sample Game - Full View 
(Owner states there is no sign of a repaint. Serial number '1016 S'.)
Sample Game - Full View*

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[Bill Medwin]
Image # 40017: College Queens Playfield
Playfield

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 61906: College Queens Sample Game - Beaded Backbox 
(Red trim has same spiderwebbing as the cabinet. Serial number '1018 S'.)
Sample Game - Beaded Backbox*

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Image # 61907: College Queens Sample Game - Playfield 
(Light green upper ball arch, side trim, and card holder. Serial number '1018 S'.)
Sample Game - Playfield*

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Image # 61908: College Queens Sample Game - Card Holder 
(Light green card holder. Serial number '1018 S'.)
Sample Game - Card Holder*

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Image # 61909: College Queens Sample Game - Backbox - Left 
(Red trim has same spiderwebbing as the cabinet. Serial number '1018 S'.)
Sample Game - Backbox - Left*

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Image # 61910: College Queens Sample Game - Full View 
(Serial number '1018 S'.)
Sample Game - Full View*

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Image # 61911: College Queens Sample Game - Backbox Insert 
(Serial number '1018 S'.)
Sample Game - Backbox Insert*

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