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Masquerade / IPD No. 1553 / January, 1966 / 4 Players

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Manufacturer:

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

Date Of Manufacture:

January, 1966

Model Number:

225

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

3,662 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Happiness - Dancing

Specialty:

Mechanical Backbox Animation

Notable Features:

Flippers (4). Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (5), Multi-bumper. Backbox animation (fan lowers to reveal face of "Belle of the Ball"). Projection roto unit under playfield changes value of the inserts in the lower center of the playfield when the top bumper is hit. 3 or 5 ball play.

Design by:

Ed Krynski

Art by:

Art Stenholm

Notes:

We previously showed a date for this game of February 1966. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation.

Photos in:

The Billboard, Feb-12-1966, pages 66-67
Cash Box, March-5-1966, page 77
Arcade Treasures External Link

, page 66
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas) External Link

, page 83
The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960s External Link

, page 187
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 152
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1553 (External site)

Images:
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Playfield 356x546 [Russ Jensen]	Backglass 831x725 [Riffhard]	Backglass 1024x882 [Jay Stafford]	Playfield 1024x1616 [Jay Stafford]	Backglass 725x613 [Alan Tate]
Playfield 725x1226 [Alan Tate]	Flyer 653x855 [Raphael Lankar]	Backglass 934x850	Backbox 539x608 [Christian Jacobs]	Cabinet - Left 796x997 [Christian Jacobs]
Lower Playfield 1024x768 [Christian Jacobs]	Instruction Card 1024x768 [Christian Jacobs]	Multi-bumper 1024x768 [Christian Jacobs]	Playfield - Detail 800x600 [Christian Jacobs]	Cabinet - Right 1024x367 [Christian Jacobs]
Backglass - Detail 400x300 [Bruno Durand]	Backglass - Reverse 1024x826 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cash Box Ad* 1200x1570 [Rob Hawkins]	Backglass* 1005x900 [Jay Stafford]	Playfield* 1200x1600 [Jay Stafford]
Playfield - Downfield View* 1200x1600 [Jay Stafford]	Cabinet - Left* 905x880 [Jay Stafford]	Cabinet - Right* 931x892 [Jay Stafford]	Cabinet - Front View* 704x1586 [Jay Stafford]	Serial Number* 1200x677 [Jay Stafford]
Inside Backbox* 1070x900 [Jay Stafford]	Under Playfield* 1200x1600 [Jay Stafford]	Inside Cabinet* 1200x1600 [Jay Stafford]	Inside Cabinet - Front* 1200x900 [Jay Stafford]	Inside Cabinet - Rear* 1200x900 [Jay Stafford]
Backglass 1200x1023 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Billboard New Game Announcement* 1200x1529 [Rob Hawkins]	Billboard Ad* 1200x1367 [Rob Hawkins]

Source:

Photo

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