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Vulcan / IPD No. 2745 / October, 1977 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company, a Columbia Pictures Industries Company (1977-1983)
[Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: October, 1977
Model Number: 405
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 3,575 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Roman Mythology
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), 5-bank drop targets (1), 4-bank drop targets (1), Standup target (1), Kick-out hole (1). End-of-ball bonus. No slingshots.

Maximum displayed point score is 199,990 points per player.

Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Gordon Morison
Notes: The 2-player version of this game is Gottlieb's 1977 'Fire Queen'.

Gottlieb Domestic & Export Sales Sheets for Vulcan: 3575 total
Domestic Sales: 1119
Export Sales: 2456, of which 576 were sold to Germany.

Photos in: Baby Boomer Collectibles 2(9), June 1995, pp. cover,50-54. pp. (Flyer)
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 16
The Complete Pinball BookExternal Link, page 68
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981External Link, page 114
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 224
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2745  (External site)
Documentation: 972 KB PDF Installation Procedures And Game Operation Instructions (Manual, OCR-searchable) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  2 MB PDF Instruction Cards, Score Cards, and Card Index (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  3 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  1 MB PDF Schematic Diagram - Supplement Coin Chute Circuits (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Images:
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Image # 4769: Vulcan Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 8874: Vulcan Backglass
Backglass

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 8875: Vulcan Playfield
Playfield

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 28489: Vulcan Backglass
Backglass

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[Bruno Durand]
Image # 40805: Vulcan Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Olivier Mathe]
Image # 40806: Vulcan Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Olivier Mathe]
Image # 40807: Vulcan Front View
Front View

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[Olivier Mathe]
Image # 64081: Vulcan Cabinet - Front View 
(The backbox front has been repainted on this game.)
Cabinet - Front View*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 71656: Vulcan Stripped Playfield
Stripped Playfield

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 79865: Vulcan Sample Game - Schematic Date
Sample Game - Schematic Date

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Source: Machine | Flyer [?]

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