Back Spot Bowler

Sources

OPDB and IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.

Conflicts resolved (3 fields)

gameplay_feature
IPDB Standup Targets used IPDB Kick-Out Holes ×2 used IPDB Passive Bumpers ×7 used IPDB Flippers ×2 used
theme
IPDB Bowling IPDB Sports Flipcommons Catalog Sports used Flipcommons Catalog Bowling used
credit
IPDB Roy Parker — Art IPDB Wayne Neyens — Design Flipcommons Catalog Wayne Neyens — Design used Flipcommons Catalog Roy Parker — Art used

Sources agree (9 fields)

display_type
backglass-lights OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
technology_generation
electromechanical OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
player_count
1 OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
month
10 OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
year
1950 OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
opdb_id
G5D0d-MJZVO OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
name
Spot Bowler OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
production_quantity
1000 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
ipdb_id
2313 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog

Single source (10 fields)

opdb.images
OPDB [{"type":"backglass","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/1802888f-37b1-4239-ae90-103d3546ed4b-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/1802888f-37b1-4239-ae90-103d3546ed4b-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/1802888f-37b1-4239-ae90-103d3546ed4b-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":420,"height":428},"small":{"width":245,"height":250},"medium":{"width":420,"height":428}},"title":"Backglass","primary":true}] used
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/2313/2313f1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-6.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-7.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-A5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-A6.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-A3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-A4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-15.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-14.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-13.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-12.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-9.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-8.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-17.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-16.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2313/image-10.jpg"] used
ipdb.model_number
IPDB 43 used
ipdb.notes
IPDB Pictured in this listing is a Test Game with no serial number stamped anywhere on its cabinet. The lower playfield is different than other playfields, including the one in the manufacturer's flyer. The word "STRIKES" appears in a different place, the two blue passive bumpers do not have explanatory artwork below them, and the A-B-C inserts and arrows have their colors reversed. In addition, the "B" does not appear on the actual insert, and its arrow is longer. Until 1950, whenever manufacturers placed two flippers at the bottom of the playfield, which started with Genco's 1948 'Triple Action', the flippers were reversed from each other, often with a gap between them for one or two outlanes. Starting in 1950, flippers at the bottom of the playfield began facing each other but at first were far part from each other to allow for a turret shooter between them, such as Gottlieb's 1950 'Just 21', or to allow several outlanes between them such as Gottlieb's 1950 'Rockettes'. Spot Bowler was the first game to keep the flippers facing each other while narrowing the flipper gap to the distance most familiar on pinball machines to this day. used
ipdb.notable_features
IPDB 5 balls for 5 cents. Flippers (2), Passive bumpers (7), Kick-out holes (2), Standup target (1), Left and right dual outlanes. used
corporate_entity
Flipcommons Catalog d-gottlieb-company used
title
Flipcommons Catalog spot-bowler used
slug
Flipcommons Catalog spot-bowler used