Who knows this BUBBLES Cpo??

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Anyone know which cpo this version is for??
Williams part#31-1105-3012-tc-k
measures aprox. 5 3/4" x 21"
and no its not the Duramold at least the the version we all know and love
bubbles-cpo-nos2.jpg
 
Sure is shaped like a Duramold one, but it ain't the same. 5 3/4" is pretty narrow.
cpo_left.jpg
cpo_right.jpg
 
The Canadian, Metric version?

Sorry, couldn't help it... We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.
 
European Duramold???

It doesn't look like the Bubbles cocktail from the flyer, but that might just be a prototype.

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ken
 
Definitely not the cocktail table version, the picture in the flyer is accurate. Sure looks like the Duramold version to me.
 
Size wise would lead me to think cocktail. Maybe there was a different, less common cocktail? Rare, never before seen Duramold cocktail?!?!
 
The 1 player and 2 player text is missing from the normal duramold version, but the bubble fits correctly. Also the top part is cut in, instead of straight like on a normal duramold. The tc in the part number should be the key, that should tell you what type of cabinet it is in, and they normally are easy to figure out. Uprights are u, duramolds are up, cabarets are c, and cocktails are t. I can't get to my cockpit so im not sure what they used for it.

Let me throw a couple of crazy ideas out there. Blaster and bubbles duramolds are actually different cabinets, maybe this was another style of duramold with a more angled bezel. Since its a tc and they used t for cocktails, maybe its a different version of the cocktail. A duramold cocktail would be hot :)

Wish you had more then just the cpo to go by, whatever cabinet that is off of would be very interesting to see. Good luck with your search!
 
It looks like it would be a nice cpo for a cabaret duramold bubbles if such a thing existed... Proto for one maybe?
 
Just for a reference point, the CPO on the cocktail table in the flyer Ken posted measures 27 1/2" x 5 1/8".
 
I was hoping Noice would come forth with proof of a Moppet Bubbles Duramold :D
This is the orginal Williams DieCut line for the duramold and measures 7 1/2"x 20 1/2"
you can see how different in size and shape it is to the orginal posted pic tough oddly the button holes all seem to align. Hard to see in the pic but the button holes for this mini are smaller than the reg but come in dead center to the larger die cut line for both buttons
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Im leaning more towards a proto of some type since its dated 1982
and the NOS upright Cpo I have is dated 1983

There are some graphic differences as well the Bubbles feet and the placement of the other charectors and text
bubbles-cpo-nos2.jpg

bubblesDMcpo.jpg
 
It's more likely to be a prototype. The Duramold stuff was really kept under wraps and there were some last second changes to the molds as I recall. Python might remember more as he was the one who did the artwork. Not sure how to find him anymore....

ken
 
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