Also known as C37
1977 · Gottlieb
Centigrade 37
Known for ABCD lanes, Thermometer, Upper right saucer and Waterfall structure. A cluttered scientific laboratory / control-room interior, stacked teal equipment racks with round dials, meters, coils and switches, a black transformer block and a yellow-headed round gauge at lower right and a plain cream plastic bezel surrounding the printed art.
- Year
- 1977
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Lane
ABCD lanes
- indicator
Thermometer
- saucer
Upper right saucer
- Lane
Waterfall structure
- Target
Bullseye targets
On the playfield
- orange
- red
- teal
- cream
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 2 target banks
- 2 slingshots
Hole 1
- Upper right saucer saucer
Bumper 1
- Blue and red bumpers
Target 1
- Bullseye targets
Lanes 3
- ABCD lanes
- Waterfall structure
- Second in lanes
Lights 2
- Thermometer indicator
- Green lights
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Inside the tall glass cylinder at left-centre: young adult, pale skin, very long wavy yellow-blonde hair past her shoulders, green brassiere-style top, green briefs and tall green boots, legs together, arms relaxed at her sides, facing the viewer with a slight smile
- woman At lower right: young adult, pale skin, short blonde bob, pink leotard with a wide yellow chest band, pink tights with yellow-and-black bands at the ankles, wide-legged stance leaning left, right arm outstretched holding a small round device with a yellow lens, mouth open
Setting
- A cluttered scientific laboratory / control-room interior
- Stacked teal equipment racks with round dials, meters, coils and switches
- A black transformer block and a yellow-headed round gauge at lower right
- A plain cream plastic bezel surrounding the printed art
Text on it
- 50
- 3 3,3 2 0
- Gottlieb's
- CENTIGRADE 37
- Trademark
- BALL IN PLAY
- D. Gottlieb Co.
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Double Advance
Made by
- Design
- Allen Edwall
- Art
- Gordon Morison
Reference
Linked terms
- ABCD lanes also called ABC also called D lane
- Upper right saucer also called Top-right saucer also called top saucer
- Waterfall structure also called right side lane pairs also called plinko lanes also called wireform
- Bullseye targets also called Bullseye also called green target also called pink target
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- orange
- red
- teal
- cream
Fingerprint: Centigrade 37, large black horseshoe loop lettered DOUBLE ADVANCE encircling painted woman's head, red circular target banks marked 5000 WHEN LIT on either side, starburst-capped bumpers marked HELD 1000, painted flowers and globe motifs, dense instruction card, orange-red-teal-yellow artwork, electro-mechanical dense upper field
Large black horseshoe-shaped rubber loop in the centre of the playfield, lettered 'DOUBLE ADVANCE' in white capitals across its arc, encircling a painted blonde woman's head. Two matching red circular target banks on either side, each ringed '5000 WHEN LIT' with 'ADVANCE WHEN LIT' below. Three starburst-capped pop bumpers clustered in a row across the top arc, the outer two labelled 'HELD 1000'. A white instruction card headed 'CENTIGRADE 37' in widely spaced black capitals, with 'D. Gottlieb & Co.' scripted below the flippers.
Setting
- Outdoor garden scene with a flowering tree and blue sky
- Abstract orange and yellow geometric bands
- White instruction apron across the lower third
Symbols
- Starbursts on bumper caps
- Red circular drop-target banks
- Speech bubbles
- Yellow advance arrow
- Globe and grid motif at top right
- Flowering tree
- Heart shape below the flippers
Notable shapes
- The central black horseshoe/omega loop enclosing a painted face, two circular red target banks reading 5000, a raised upper-playfield horseshoe ball guide, and the paired red round lower targets
Art motifs
- Flowered shrubbery
- Orange and yellow racing stripes
- Chevron and arrow patterns
- White-bordered black caption boxes
Themes
- Score-advancing game
- Electric-meter / thermometer motif
- Floral and garden setting
- Arcade novelty
Title on it
- Centigrade 37
Text on it
- CENTIGRADE 37
- INSTRUCTIONS
- 5 BALLS PER PLAY
- INSERT COIN AND OR PRESS CREDIT BUTTON TO RESET MACHINE.
- HITTING A 2-D ROLLOVERS LIGHTS DROP TARGETS AND INCREASES HOLE VALUE. COMPLETING A 2-D ROLLOVER SCORES 100 POINTS AND 2 BONUSES.
- COMPLETING DROP TARGETS LIGHTS BULLETATE TARGETS FOR EXTRA FEATURES.
- ADVANCING THERMOMETER TO TOP LIGHTS HOLE FOR "SPECIAL".
- BLUE POP BUMPERS SCORE 100 POINTS.
- MATCHING LAST TWO NUMBERS IN SCORE TO NUMBER THAT APPEARS ON OR BACK GLASS AFTER GAME IF OTHER SCORES ONE REPLAY.
- FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET
- INSERT COIN ONLY WHEN COIN ENTRANCE IS LIT
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- 165 W. LAKE ST.
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 19,000 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 189,000 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 1,910,000 POINTS
- DOUBLE
- ADVANCE
- BALLS ADVANCE WHEN LIT
- 5000 WHEN LIT
- ADVANCE WHEN LIT
- 1000
- HELD
- ECIALITY
- 500 AND ADVANCE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Upper left, head and shoulders, young adult, long flowing platinum-blonde hair swept back, blue eyes, thin arched brows, no visible clothing beyond bare shoulder, looking forward and slightly right, rendered in flat comic line work |
| Woman | Lower centre, inside the black horseshoe loop, young adult, chin-length blonde bob, wide eyes and open mouth in a surprised expression, one hand raised with red-painted fingernails, blue garment at the shoulder |
A brightly lit electro-mechanical playfield photographed in full, its lower third covered by a white/cream instruction apron. The upper two-thirds is dense with orange, red, teal and yellow art under clear plastics. At the top are three round pop bumpers with white caps printed as starbursts and red rings; the two outer ones read 'HELD 1000'. Between and below them sit white cylindrical standup targets. Artwork is built around a large black rubber horseshoe loop reading 'DOUBLE ADVANCE' in white, with two speech-bubble panels reading 'BALLS ADVANCE WHEN LIT'. A red circular drop-target/drum bank on each side reads '5000 WHEN LIT' and 'ADVANCE WHEN LIT'. Two blonde women are painted on the art: one at upper left in three-quarter view with long flowing hair, one at lower centre-right with a bob and raised red-nailed hand, both in blue. Stylised flowers, a tree, a globe/target motif and a yellow arrow reading 'ADVANCE' fill the ground. The apron carries a dense black-on-white instruction card headed 'CENTIGRADE 37'.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- teal
- yellow
- red
- pink
Fingerprint: Full-length blonde woman sealed inside tall glowing glass tube like specimen jar standing beside vertical score-reel window in underwear, huge slanted CENTIGRADE 37 in cream block capitals with fat red drop shadow beneath small yellow script word, second blonde woman in pink leotard stands wide-legged bottom right holding round yellow-lens gadget backed by dense teal laboratory equipment, black-yellow striped collar with yellow rays
The most memorable element is a full-length blonde woman sealed inside a tall glowing glass tube like a specimen jar, standing beside a vertical score-reel window in her underwear. Second is the huge slanted title CENTIGRADE 37 in cream block capitals with a fat red drop shadow, slanting up to the right beneath a small yellow script word. Third, a second blonde woman in a pink leotard stands wide-legged at bottom right holding a round yellow-lens gadget, backed by a dense wall of teal laboratory equipment. Fourth, a black-and-yellow striped collar or umbrella shape with a starburst of yellow rays in the top-left corner. Fifth, the small red tag reading 50 at top centre.
Setting
- A cluttered scientific laboratory / control-room interior
- Stacked teal equipment racks with round dials, meters, coils and switches
- A black transformer block and a yellow-headed round gauge at lower right
- A plain cream plastic bezel surrounding the printed art
Symbols
- Tall glass containment cylinder
- Yellow-and-black striped collar or umbrella canopy shape
- Starburst of yellow rays with white core, top-left
- Yellow-and-black sunburst disc behind the starburst
- Round yellow-lens gauge/handheld device
- Row of five yellow illuminated rectangles (ball-in-play lamps)
- Yellow lightning-bolt shapes
- Vertical cream score reel window
- White reel window with black digits
- Black transformer block with two white terminals
- Rows of round dials and meters
Lettering
- Large cream block capitals with a heavy red drop shadow on an upward slant, preceded by a smaller yellow cursive script word; plain white sans-serif capitals on a red bar for ball in play; yellow cursive signature on a small white rectangle at bottom centre.
Themes
- Laboratory
- Experiment
- Blonde pin-up women
- Science fiction machinery
- Cryogenic or containment experiment
Title on it
- Centigrade 37
Text on it
- 50
- 3 3,3 2 0
- Gottlieb's
- CENTIGRADE 37
- Trademark
- BALL IN PLAY
- D. Gottlieb Co.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Inside the tall glass cylinder at left-centre: young adult, pale skin, very long wavy yellow-blonde hair past her shoulders, green brassiere-style top, green briefs and tall green boots, legs together, arms relaxed at her sides, facing the viewer with a slight smile |
| Woman | At lower right: young adult, pale skin, short blonde bob, pink leotard with a wide yellow chest band, pink tights with yellow-and-black bands at the ankles, wide-legged stance leaning left, right arm outstretched holding a small round device with a yellow lens, mouth open |
A portrait painted backglass in a plain cream bezel. The left third is dominated by a tall glass-like cylinder containing a blonde woman standing full-length: very long wavy yellow-blonde hair, green brassiere-style top with matching green briefs and tall green boots, legs together, facing forward with a smile. Beside the tube is a vertical cream score-reel window in a yellow-green lamp housing, with a small red box at its foot and a black-and-yellow striped apron below. At bottom left an angled yellow trapezoid panel holds five bright yellow rectangles above the words BALL IN PLAY in white block capitals on red. The right two thirds is a cluttered teal laboratory of machinery: stacked equipment racks, round dials, meters, coils, a yellow-headed gauge, a black transformer block, and yellow-and-black rays bursting from the top-left corner around a white starburst. A white reel window at upper right shows black digits 3 3,3 2 0, and below it a slanted yellow banner carries small yellow script Gottlieb's over huge cream block letters with heavy red drop shadow reading CENTIGRADE 37. A second blonde woman in a pink leotard with a yellow chest band and pink tights with yellow-and-black ankle bands stands wide-legged at lower right, holding a round yellow-lensed device. Dominant colours: teal, yellow, red, pink.