Back Silver (Extended Play Prototype)

Sources

IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.

Conflicts resolved (2 fields)

gameplay_feature
IPDB Roto-Targets used IPDB Rollover Buttons ×2 used IPDB Gobble Holes ×2 used IPDB Bullseye Targets ×2 used IPDB Slingshots ×2 used IPDB Passive Bumpers ×2 used IPDB Pop Bumpers ×4 used IPDB Flippers ×2 used
credit
IPDB Roy Parker — Art IPDB Wayne Neyens — Design Flipcommons Catalog Wayne Neyens — Design used Flipcommons Catalog Roy Parker — Art used

Sources agree (6 fields)

theme
American West IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
technology_generation
electromechanical IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
year
1957 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
production_quantity
1 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
player_count
1 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
ipdb_id
6907 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog

Single source (10 fields)

ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
IPDB Gottlieb used
ipdb.corporate_entity_name
IPDB D. Gottlieb & Company used
ipdb.image_urls
IPDB ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-1.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-2.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-3.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-4.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-5.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-6.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-7.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-8.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-9.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-10.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-A1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-A2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-A3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-A4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-A5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-A6.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-A7.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6907/image-A8.jpg"] used
ipdb.model_number
IPDB 139B used
ipdb.notes
IPDB This is the Extended Play version of Gottlieb's 1957 'Silver'. The backglass carries Gottlieb's famous phrase: Amusement Pinballs, as American as Baseball and Hot Dogs! This game was an experimental or test game, modified by Gottlieb. It was assigned a different Model Number than the regular Silver production run, and its cabinet serial number of C62441S indicates it is a Sample game falling within the numerical range of the regular games. The coin door has one coin slot. It appears that no Replay Unit was ever installed in the backbox as only the unmolested starter holes for the screws that would mount it are visible. Replay Units are seen in the similar Gottlieb prototypes where the replay wheel had been modified to display numbers in units of 5, representing added balls, although on the front of this backglass the small window that would show these numbers to the player is labeled "Balls". One stepper unit in the backbox is tagged #139 SPECIAL LITE-BOX. There is an extra stepper unit (the Delay Unit) mounted in the lower cabinet, separate from the motor board components, that makes the Extended Play process possible by acting as a ball count unit and triggering reset. Its cable plug is tagged #139 SPECIAL DELAY. The schematic diagram included with the game shows the name SILVER above the words BALLS GAME (EXTENDED PLAY). Below that appears the model number of 139B with the original date of 9-23-57 and a revised date of 10-21-57. The cabinet had been repainted blue but, as shown in this listing, the owner had removed some of the blue paint on the left side of the backbox, revealing the original red artwork of the regular production run. The backglass had its replay window covered over. The knocker had been removed, leaving evidence on the wood that it burned up at some point, and the Jones plug is present for it. used
ipdb.notable_features
IPDB Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Bullseye targets (2), Gobble holes (2), Rollover buttons (2), Roto-target (1). Metal cigarette holders on side woodrails. Sound: 2 bells, knocker used
corporate_entity
Flipcommons Catalog d-gottlieb-company used
title
Flipcommons Catalog silver-extended-play-prototype used
name
Flipcommons Catalog Silver (Extended Play Prototype) used
slug
Flipcommons Catalog silver-extended-play-prototype used