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Pioneer / IPD No. 1802 / March, 1976 / 2 Players
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: March, 1976
Model Number: 382
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 3,733 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: American History - Historical
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Star rollovers (5), 4-bank drop targets (2), Kick-out hole (1), Left and right dual inlanes, Half-moon credit window. End-of-ball bonus. No slingshots.

Replay wheel maximum: 9

Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Gordon Morison
Notes: The 4-player version of this game is Gottlieb's 1975 'Spirit of 76'. A special 2-player Add-a-ball version, Gottlieb's 1976 'New York', was made in celebration of the 1976 lifting of the laws that had banned pinball in New York.

Gottlieb Domestic & Export Sales Sheets for Pioneer: 3625 total
Domestic Sales: 2550
Export Sales: 1075

The above total does not include 108 Sample games produced in 1975 per handwritten documentation identified by Wayne Neyens as coming from Bob Malvasio, a draftsman for Gottlieb whose initials RHM can be found on schematics.

Photos in: Pinball! (Sharpe) page 8
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981External Link, page 94
The Complete Pinball BookExternal Link, page 309
Pinball An Illustrated HistoryExternal Link, page 74
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1802  (External site)
Documentation: 2 MB PDF English Manual (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  741 KB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Company]
Images:
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Image # 4919: Pioneer Flyer
Flyer
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 		 Image # 9583: Pioneer Backglass
Backglass
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 		 Image # 9584: Pioneer Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield
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 		 Image # 9585: Pioneer Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield
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 		 Image # 14774: Pioneer Playfield
Playfield
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Image # 14775: Pioneer Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left
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 		 Image # 14776: Pioneer Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right
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 		 Image # 14777: Pioneer Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front
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 		 Image # 25624: Pioneer Backglass
Backglass
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 		 Image # 25625: Pioneer Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse
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Image # 47724: Pioneer Backglass
Backglass
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[Olivier Mathe]		 Image # 48620: Pioneer Backglass
Backglass
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]		 Image # 48621: Pioneer Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]		 Image # 48622: Pioneer Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]		 Image # 51772: Pioneer Plastic Shield Set
Plastic Shield Set
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
 
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