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Central Park / IPD No. 481 / April, 1966 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]

Date Of Manufacture:

April, 1966

Model Number:

226

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

3,100 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

American Places

Specialty:

Mechanical Backbox Animation

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (12), Left and right dual outlanes. Mechanical backbox animation (monkey rings bell every 100 points). Complete targets 1-5 to advance yellow bonus. Complete targets 6-10 to advance green bonus. Hitting yellow or green target scores bonus.

Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points.

Replay wheel maximum: 15

Sound: 3 bells, knocker

Design by:

Ed Krynski

Art by:

Art Stenholm

Notes:

The add-a-ball version of this game is Gottlieb's 1966 'Hurdy Gurdy'.

We previously listed the artist as Roy Parker.

Photos in:

The Billboard, Apr-16-1966, pages 64-65
The Billboard, Apr-23-1966, page 69
The Billboard, Apr-30-1966, page 74
The Billboard, May-7-1966, page 71
The Billboard, May-14-1966, page 65
The Billboard, May-21-1966, page 60
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 52
The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960s External Link

, page 187
Pinball Machines for Italy - Senza Ripetizione Della Partita, page 45
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Pinball (Ciuffo)

, page 24

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/481 (External site)

Documentation:

6 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Co.]

1 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (France #5, 2 Plays 1 Coin, continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Co.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer 884x1110	Cabinet - Front View 1024x1365 [Nick Rashchilla]	Playfield 1024x1365 [Nick Rashchilla]	Backbox 1024x1365	Lower Playfield 1024x768 [Christopher Wolf]
Upper Playfield 1024x768 [Christopher Wolf]	Cabinet - Full View 1024x1466 [Christopher Wolf]	Backglass 1024x942 [Christopher Wolf]	Playfield 1024x768 [Christopher Wolf]	Backglass - Detail 1024x768 [Christopher Wolf]
Cabinet - Left 486x566 [St. Louis Vintage Jukebox Co.]	Cabinet - Right 493x569 [St. Louis Vintage Jukebox Co.]	Under Middle Playfield 576x432 [Michael Sands]	Under Upper Playfield 432x576 [Michael Sands]	Inside Cabinet 432x576 [Michael Sands]
Inside Cabinet 576x432 [Michael Sands]	Inside Backbox 432x576 [Michael Sands]	Backbox Insert 576x432 [Michael Sands]	Backglass - Reverse 576x432 [Michael Sands]	Under Playfield 400x484
Backglass - Reverse 499x557	Playfield 400x694	Cabinet - Front View 400x747	Cabinet - Front View 1024x1365	Playfield 1024x1365
Backglass 1024x1365	Playfield 1024x1365	Cabinet - Front View 1024x768	Instruction Card 640x480 [John Gray]	Playfield Plastics 1024x768 [Vic Camp]
Inside Backbox 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Illuminated Backglass 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Upper Playfield 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Center Playfield 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Cabinet - Full View 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]
Inside Cabinet 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Backbox Animation 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Playfield 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Playfields 824x718 [Vic Camp]	Backglass - Reverse 968x1280 [Vic Camp]
Cabinet - Right 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Cabinet - Left 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Playfield 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Lower Playfield 1024x682 [Bill Medwin]
Cabinet - Left 1024x682 [Bill Medwin]	Backglass 1024x1257 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Post Adjustment Card 1200x1553 [Tom Garcia]	Wiring Diagram Symbols 1200x927 [Tom Garcia]	Cabinet - Front View 1200x1683 [Heinz-Peter Bader]
Backglass 1200x1333 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Backglass 1200x1333 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Backglass - Reverse 1200x1347 [Jean-Pierre Renault]

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