1964 · Bally
2 in 1
Known for High score and 21. Deep royal blue airbrushed field, cream diagonal stripe and red triangular lower panel.
- Year
- 1964
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- Goal
High score
- Goal
21
On the playfield
Bumpers 2
- Upper mushroom bumpers
- Mushroom bumpers
Lanes 2
- Wall switch switch
- Out lanes
Control 1
- Hold button button
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Left shield: smiling red-haired woman, pink and blue striped blouse, blue skirt, seated cross-legged, holding a fan of green banknotes
- man Right shield: dark-haired man in maroon checkered suit jacket, white shirt and cream trousers, seated cross-legged, holding green banknotes, sly expression
- woman Centre card window: crowned queen of hearts with red hair, pink and white striped gown, holding an oversized ace of spades, smiling
- woman Lower left: standing harlequin/jester in yellow and red diamond-pattern costume with ruffled collar and small cap
- woman Lower right: standing harlequin/jester in green bodice, pink tights and yellow sleeves with ruffled collar
Setting
- Deep royal blue airbrushed field
- Cream diagonal stripe
- Red triangular lower panel
Text on it
- Bally
- 2 PLAYER
- 1
- 2
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 2 IN 1
- 560
- 000
- 10
- 00
- 21 SCORE
- 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY
- ITS MORE FUN TO COMPETE
- HOLD 21 SCORE
- BALL IN PLAY
- PLAY HIGH SCORE AND 21 AT SAME TIME
- GAME OVER
- PROPERTY OF PLEASANT MUSIC CO.
- 1655 WEST 37TH ST.
- CHICAGO 60647
- UN 3-0504
How it plays
-
Goals 2
- High score
- 21
Made by
- Design
- Ted Zale
Reference
Linked terms
- Mushroom bumpers also called Lower mushroom bumpers
- High score also called pinball points
- 21 also called card points
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- blue
- cream
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: bally: Two carnival-shooters either side of orange REPLAYS AT score columns numbered 21-15, two flippers painted as huge red-white striped folding fans, mechanical score reel TILL YOU WIN/ENDS GAME, blue star-studded arch, red-white striped carnival art, cream and red palette
Two carnival-shooters, a grinning jester in a red cap and a woman in a blue dress and white apron, stand either side of a pair of tall orange "REPLAYS AT" score columns numbered 21 down to 15, the single most memorable arrangement on the board. The two flippers are painted as huge open red-and-white striped folding fans rather than ordinary bats, one on each side of the drain. A small mechanical score reel on the right of the apron reads "TILL YOU WIN / ENDS GAME" behind a red-and-yellow striped window. The left apron carries a star logo above a blue cursive "Bally" script with the line "PROGRESSIVE PINBALL MACHINES INC." underneath, and a card headed "ONE OF THE CAR PLAY" with a numbered rules paragraph.
Setting
- Open sky-blue sky with clouds
- Carnival/gallery shooting gallery backdrop
- Painted wooden side rails with red-and-cream candy-cane stripes
Symbols
- Five-pointed stars scattered on the apron and playfield
- Red heart/star medallions beside the score columns
- Red-yellow-white striped candy-cane rail graphics
- Card-suit-like diamond shapes holding point values
- Row of small lightbulb-like circles along the top arch
Notable shapes
- Two large fan-shaped flippers painted as open red-and-white striped folding fans
- Twin tall lollipop-shaped orange replays at score columns flanking the centre
- Star-studded red-bordered arch over the upper playfield
- Raised oval brown table in the centre of the lower playfield
Art motifs
- Ball-shooting gallery targets
- Circus tent stripes
- Pinball-style hand-painted cartoon figures with heavy black outlines
- Shooting-gallery counters with pop-bumper caps
Themes
- Carnival
- Shooting gallery
- Clowns
- Fairground
- Score reel
- Single-player skill game
Title on it
- Bally
Text on it
- Bally
- PROGRESSIVE PINBALL MACHINES INC.
- ONE OF THE CAR PLAY
- REPLAY
- REPLAYS AT
- 1. Replay for each score of 1000 Points
- 2. Replay for each score of 2200 Points
- 3. Replay for each score of 10000 Points
- 4. Replay for each score of 15000 Points
- 5 BALLS WHEN TILTED
- 21 FREE 17 Free 4 or 5 more Games
- TILL YOU WIN
- ENDS GAME
- FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDES OF CABINET
- 5 BALLS 1 PLAY 10c 3 PLAYS 25c
- 50 POINTS WHEN LIT
- 10 POINTS WHEN LIT
- 10
- 20
- 30
- 40
- 50
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 21
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Right side of the playfield, standing in profile facing left: fair-skinned, wearing a long blue dress with a white apron and a white cap or bonnet, dark hair, arms out as if holding or serving something. |
| Man | Left of centre: fair-skinned grinning jester/clown in a red cap with a feather, ruffled collar and striped carnival costume, holding a small object. |
| Man | Below the jester, leaning forward over an oval brown table: fair-skinned, curly blond hair, red-and-white striped shirt, arms outstretched. |
| Man | Right of centre below the woman: fair-skinned man in a blue flat cap and blue jacket, grey hair, one arm raised in a gesture. |
| Other | Multiple small clown and carnival-attendant heads peeking through the top pop-bumper arch, painted in flesh tones with red and yellow hats. |
A full view of a vertical electro-mechanical playfield photographed with the backbox removed, showing the whole cabinet: the wooden playfield in the top two-thirds, the white/cream metal apron with instruction cards below, and the grey steel coin-door front below that. The playfield is dominated by sky-blue background art with a red ball-shooting gallery/carnival scene and two fan-shaped flippers painted like red-and-white striped fans at mid-left and mid-right. Five red pop-bumper caps ring the top in an arch, each with a white numbered disc (40, 50, 20, 10). Two vertical REPLAY score columns run down the centre on orange/cream lollipop-shaped tracks, the left one numbered 21 down to 15 and the right 21 down to 16. Cartoon characters flank the centre: on the left a grinning jester or clown in a red cap and striped costume, and below him a curly-haired man in a red-and-white striped shirt leaning forward; on the right a woman in a blue dress with a white apron and cap, and below her another man in a blue cap. Yellow diamond "10 POINTS WHEN LIT" and red "50 POINTS WHEN LIT" panels sit at the sides. Cream plastic lane guides and a red-bordered star-studded arch frame the top. Dominant colours are sky blue, cream/white, red and yellow.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- red
- yellow
- cream
Fingerprint: "Bally 2 PLAYER 2 in 1": red-haired woman and dark-haired man in mirrored yellow shields holding green banknotes, crowned queen-of-hearts with ace of spades, harlequin figures in diamond costumes
A red-haired pin-up woman and a dark-haired man in a maroon check suit sit cross-legged inside mirrored yellow shields, each holding a fan of green banknotes. A crowned queen-of-hearts woman in a pink striped gown holds a giant ace of spades in the central card window. The top reads 'Bally 2 PLAYER 2 in 1' with red circles numbered 1 and 2, and the right edge carries vertical 'GAME OVER' lettering. Two harlequin/jester figures in diamond costumes flank the three white instruction boxes.
Setting
- Deep royal blue airbrushed field
- Cream diagonal stripe
- Red triangular lower panel
Symbols
- Ace of spades
- Queen playing card
- Hearts
- Spades
- Playing-card suit symbols beside the card window
- Green banknotes
- Numbered circles 1 and 2
- Starburst behind the 2-in-1 numerals
Lettering
- Bold red condensed sans-serif capitals for titles and captions, orange cursive script for the bally logo, black lettering on the orange plaque
Themes
- Playing cards
- Queen of hearts
- Casino
- Money
- Two player duel
- Harlequin
Title on it
- 2 in 1
Text on it
- Bally
- 2 PLAYER
- 1
- 2
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 2 IN 1
- 560
- 000
- 10
- 00
- 21 SCORE
- 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY
- ITS MORE FUN TO COMPETE
- HOLD 21 SCORE
- BALL IN PLAY
- PLAY HIGH SCORE AND 21 AT SAME TIME
- GAME OVER
- PROPERTY OF PLEASANT MUSIC CO.
- 1655 WEST 37TH ST.
- CHICAGO 60647
- UN 3-0504
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left shield: smiling red-haired woman, pink and blue striped blouse, blue skirt, seated cross-legged, holding a fan of green banknotes |
| Man | Right shield: dark-haired man in maroon checkered suit jacket, white shirt and cream trousers, seated cross-legged, holding green banknotes, sly expression |
| Woman | Centre card window: crowned queen of hearts with red hair, pink and white striped gown, holding an oversized ace of spades, smiling |
| Woman | Lower left: standing harlequin/jester in yellow and red diamond-pattern costume with ruffled collar and small cap |
| Woman | Lower right: standing harlequin/jester in green bodice, pink tights and yellow sleeves with ruffled collar |
A backglass painted as two overlapping royal-blue and cream diagonal panels, with a bold red triangular field along the bottom carrying a small orange oval plaque. At the top, red-bordered circular medallions numbered 1 and 2 flank a large red 2-in-1 with the word Bally in orange script. Below each medallion sits a yellow shield outlined in red containing white score reels and a seated cartoon figure. Left: a smiling red-haired woman in a pink-and-blue striped blouse and blue skirt, legs crossed, holding a fan of green banknotes. Right: a dark-haired man in a maroon checkered suit jacket and cream trousers, also holding green banknotes. In the centre, a card-window inset shows a smiling queen-of-hearts woman in a pink striped gown and crown holding an oversized ace of spades, with a heart and a queen playing card beside her. Three white caption boxes read '1 OR 2 CAN PLAY', 'ITS MORE FUN TO COMPETE' and 'PLAY HIGH SCORE AND 21 AT SAME TIME', with a yellow 'BALL IN PLAY' window. Two small harlequin figures in diamond-pattern costumes stand at the lower left and lower right.