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Flipper Fair / IPD No. 894 / October, 1961 / 1 Player
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: October, 1961
Model Number: 188
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 1,150 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Happiness - Circus/Carnival
Specialty: Add-A-Ball [?]
Mechanical Backbox Animation [?]
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (3), Rollunder (1). Mechanical backbox animation (ball is kicked from side to side). Wide flipper gap.
Design by: Wayne Neyens
Art by: Roy Parker
Notes: Compare playfield layout to Gottlieb's 1966 'Cross Town'.

Pictured in this listing is a Sample game having serial number 55042 S. It differs from the production game as follows:

• The backglass "Game Over" indicator is invisible until illuminated from behind.
• The backglass words "Balls To Play" do not have lamps wired to illuminate them, nor holes drilled for lamp sockets. Accordingly, the Balls To Play Unit in the backbox does not have the wiper finger or contact points for those lamps.
• The backbox connects to the lower cabinet using a 12-pin connector, instead of a 10-pin connector.
• The lower cabinet motor board has unterminated wires stapled to the wood, for a relay not installed.
• The wood strips inside the lower cabinet that support a raised playfield are one long piece on each side instead of two pieces on each side.
• The lamp sockets for the center orange and green inserts are individually mounted to the underside of the playfield instead of mounted on a common metal plate.
• The cardholder artwork is red and purple instead of red and blue.

Photos in: Pinball Trader pp. Volume 3 Issue 1
Pinball! (Sharpe) page 189
The Complete Pinball BookExternal Link, page 244
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/894  (External site)
Images:
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Image # 4831: Flipper Fair Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 5682: Flipper Fair Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 5683: Flipper Fair Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 10472: Flipper Fair Playfield
Playfield

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[Clay Harrell]
Image # 10473: Flipper Fair Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Clay Harrell]
Image # 10474: Flipper Fair Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Clay Harrell]
Image # 10475: Flipper Fair Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Clay Harrell]
Image # 10476: Flipper Fair Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Clay Harrell]
Image # 10477: Flipper Fair Front
Front

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[Clay Harrell]
Image # 10478: Flipper Fair Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[Clay Harrell]
Image # 10479: Flipper Fair Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Clay Harrell]
Image # 10480: Flipper Fair Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Clay Harrell]
Image # 12745: Flipper Fair Front View
Front View

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 12746: Flipper Fair Backglass
Backglass

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 12747: Flipper Fair Playfield
Playfield

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 59443: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Illuminated Plexiglas Backglass 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Illuminated Plexiglas Backglass*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 59444: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Playfield 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Playfield*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 59445: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Apron 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Apron*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 59446: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Cabinet - Right 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Cabinet - Right*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 59447: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Cabinet - Front 
(The metal parts are polished originals. Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Cabinet - Front*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 59448: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Serial Number 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Serial Number*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 59449: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Cabinet - Front View 
(The metal parts on the cabinet front are polished originals. Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Cabinet - Front View*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 59450: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Illuminated Front View 
(The metal parts on the cabinet front are polished originals. Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Illuminated Front View*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 59451: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Inside Backbox 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Inside Backbox*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 59452: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Under Playfield 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Under Playfield*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 59453: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Inside Cabinet 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Inside Cabinet*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 59454: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Inside Cabinet 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Inside Cabinet*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 59455: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Plexiglas Backglass 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Plexiglas Backglass*

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Image # 59456: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Backbox Insert 
(There are no lamps or lamp sockets to illuminate the words 'Balls To Play' on the backglass. Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Backbox Insert*

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Image # 59457: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Balls To Play Unit 
(There is no separate wiper finger or associated contacts as seen in the production unit. Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Balls To Play Unit*

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Image # 59458: Flipper Fair Production Game - Balls To Play Unit
Production Game - Balls To Play Unit

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Image # 59459: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Inside Illuminated Backbox 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Inside Illuminated Backbox*

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Image # 59460: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Add Ball Score Adjustment 
(In production games, the white label appears above the jacks because lamp sockets are wired below the jacks. Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Add Ball Score Adjustment*

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Image # 59461: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Lamp Sockets 
(The ten lamp sockets are individually mounted to the playfield. Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Lamp Sockets*

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Image # 59462: Flipper Fair Production Game - Lamp Sockets 
(The ten lamp sockets are mounted to a common metal plate.)
Production Game - Lamp Sockets*

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Image # 59463: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Playfield Supports 
(The raised playfield rests on the same wood strip that supports the playfield when lowered. Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Playfield Supports*

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Image # 59464: Flipper Fair Production Game - Playfield Supports 
(The raised playfield rests on a short strip of wood placed low in the cabinet. )
Production Game - Playfield Supports*

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Image # 59465: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Unequipped Relay 
(Black paper is used to staple the unused wires to the wood. Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Unequipped Relay*

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Image # 59466: Flipper Fair Sample Game - 12-Pin Connector 
(Production games use a 10-pin connector. Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - 12-Pin Connector*

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Image # 59467: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Cardholder 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Cardholder*

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Image # 59468: Flipper Fair Production Game - Cardholder
Production Game - Cardholder

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Image # 67525: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Backglass - Detail 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Backglass - Detail*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67526: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Backglass - Detail 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Backglass - Detail*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67527: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Illuminated Playfield 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Illuminated Playfield*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67528: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Upper Playfield 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Upper Playfield*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67529: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Upper Playfield 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Upper Playfield*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67530: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Illuminated Upper Playfield 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Illuminated Upper Playfield*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67531: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Illuminated Middle Playfield 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Illuminated Middle Playfield*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67532: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Illuminated Lower Playfield 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Illuminated Lower Playfield*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67533: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Apron 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Apron*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67534: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Playfield - Detail 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Playfield - Detail*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67535: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Target 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Target*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67536: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Playfield - Detail 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Playfield - Detail*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67537: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Playfield - Detail 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Playfield - Detail*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67538: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Playfield - Detail 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Playfield - Detail*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67539: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Playfield - Detail 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Playfield - Detail*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67540: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Passive Bumper Cap 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Passive Bumper Cap*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67541: Flipper Fair Sample Game - Playfield - Detail 
(Serial number 55042 S.)
Sample Game - Playfield - Detail*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
 
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