Internet Pinball Machine Database: Gottlieb 'Chinatown'

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Chinatown / IPD No. 509 / October, 1952 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

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

Date Of Manufacture:

October, 1952

Model Number:

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

1,500 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

American Places

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2) Passive bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Trap holes (9), Rollunders (2), Rollover button (1).

5 balls landing in holes 1 thru 5 score 1 replay.
5 balls landing in holes 5 thru 9 score 1 replay.

Design by:

Wayne Neyens

Art by:

Roy Parker

Photos in:

The Billboard, Nov-1-1952, page 99
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F

Images:
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Playfield 482x714 [Russ Jensen]	Cabinet - Full View 440x440 [Russ Jensen]	Backglass 481x542	Flyer 812x1072	Playfield - Detail 1024x882 [Rich Castline]
Cabinet - Left 631x600	Cabinet - Front 423x600	Inside Backbox 566x600	Instructions 800x598	Cabinet - Left 1024x1365
Cabinet - Front View 1024x1365	Cabinet - Full View 1024x1365	Illuminated Backglass 768x1024	Backlit Backglass 697x683 [Rich Castline]	Illuminated Backglass 589x652 [Rich Castline]
Upper Playfield 1024x683 [Rich Castline]	Middle Playfield 757x683 [Rich Castline]	Under Lower Playfield 847x683 [Rich Castline]	Backbox 900x1118 [Raphael Lankar]	Playfield 898x1089 [Raphael Lankar]
Middle Playfield 900x1200 [Raphael Lankar]	Lower Playfield 900x675 [Raphael Lankar]	Bottom Playfield 900x470 [Raphael Lankar]	Machine 900x1202 [Raphael Lankar]	Billboard Ad* 1200x910 [Rob Hawkins]
Illuminated Playfield 968x1296 [Bruce Brigham]	Illuminated Playfield 968x1296 [Bruce Brigham]	Illuminated Upper Playfield 1200x896 [Bruce Brigham]	Illuminated Lower Playfield 1200x896 [Bruce Brigham]

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