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1966 · Williams

8 Ball

Known for Center horseshoe, Yellow bumper, Spot Lighted Ball and 8 ball. Pool hall / bar interior, smoky haze, green baize pool table and salmon pink wall.

Year
1966
Maker
Williams
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Score reels
Players
2

Known for

  • Lane

    Center horseshoe

  • Bumper

    Yellow bumper

  • Goal

    Spot Lighted Ball

  • Goal

    8 ball

On the playfield

Hole 1

  • Side saucers saucers

Bumper 1

  • Yellow bumper

Target 1

  • Center standup standup

Lanes 4

  • Center top lane
  • Center horseshoe
  • Bottom lanes
  • Out lanes

Display 1

  • 1-point score reel reel

On the backglass

Who and what

  • man Central foreground, red whiskers and moustache, green flat cap, white shirt, red-and-white chequered waistcoat, holding a pool cue upright, facing viewer
  • man Right of centre, purple cap, round glasses, blue plaid shirt, raising a red mug
  • man Right, heavy build, cream shirt with yellow vertical stripes, leaning far forward over a cue to shoot
  • man Far left, green cap and chequered vest, leaning on the table
  • man Left of centre, magenta/purple shirt, bent over the table
  • man Left, seated at table in white shirt

Setting

  • Pool hall / bar interior
  • Smoky haze
  • Green baize pool table
  • Salmon pink wall

Text on it

  • Williams
  • 2 PLAYER
  • 8
  • BALL
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1ST PLAYER
  • SOLID BALLS
  • 2nd PLAYER
  • STRIPED BALLS
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • Invite Competition
  • FOR MORE FUN!
  • 1 OR 2
  • Can Play
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

How it plays

  1. Goals 2

    • Spot Lighted Ball
    • 8 ball 8-ball

Made by

Design
Norm Clark

Reference

Linked terms
  • Center horseshoe also called Horseshoe lane
  • Center standup also called Center target
  • Yellow bumper also called Bottom yellow bumper
  • Spot Lighted Ball also called Spot pool ball
Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

8 Ball backglass

Backglass

  • pink
  • blue
  • green
  • red

Fingerprint: BALL title under enormous black-rimmed white 8-ball, crowd of cartoon pool hall men including red-whiskered man in green flat cap holding cue, smoke-filled bar scene, green baize table, V-shaped numbered track 1-15 with 8-ball isolated in starburst, invitation text to compete.

Distinctive

The dominant feature is an enormous black-rimmed white 8-ball at top centre with the word 'BALL' in arched red letters beneath it, flanked by two blue banners with score windows and red pennants numbered 1 and 2. Second, a crowd of cartoon pool players packed into a smoky bar, dominated by a red-whiskered man in a green flat cap and red chequered waistcoat holding a cue. Third, the distinctive V-shaped numbered track 1-15 across the green baize, with the 8-ball isolated in a starburst at the V's point. Fourth, the unusual small script line 'Invite Competition FOR MORE FUN!' at lower left.

Setting

  • Pool hall / bar interior
  • Smoky haze
  • Green baize pool table
  • Salmon pink wall

Symbols

  • Billiard ball with 8
  • Number 8 in a starburst
  • Red triangular pennants
  • Row of coloured billiard balls
  • Numbered circles 1-15
  • Red pennant flags
  • Pool cues

Lettering

  • Mixed: red cursive script brand name at top, pale blue sans-serif capitals for '2 player', bold black-outlined red and white arched display lettering for '8 ball', yellow-and-red outlined display capitals for the player labels, dark blue cursive script at lower left, grey cursive script lower right

Themes

  • Billiards
  • Pool hall
  • Eight ball
  • Two player
  • Bar scene
  • Smoking men

Title on it

  • 8 ball

Text on it

  • Williams
  • 2 PLAYER
  • 8
  • BALL
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1ST PLAYER
  • SOLID BALLS
  • 2nd PLAYER
  • STRIPED BALLS
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • Invite Competition
  • FOR MORE FUN!
  • 1 OR 2
  • Can Play
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Central foreground, red whiskers and moustache, green flat cap, white shirt, red-and-white chequered waistcoat, holding a pool cue upright, facing viewer
Man Right of centre, purple cap, round glasses, blue plaid shirt, raising a red mug
Man Right, heavy build, cream shirt with yellow vertical stripes, leaning far forward over a cue to shoot
Man Far left, green cap and chequered vest, leaning on the table
Man Left of centre, magenta/purple shirt, bent over the table
Man Left, seated at table in white shirt
Man Behind centre-left, blue shirt with yellow trim
Man Right background, magenta shirt, bent over
Man Far right, red cap and blue shirt, standing
Man Far right edge, seated figure in pink and white
Man Partially hidden figure with white cap behind the centre man
Full description

A 1970s-era cartoon pool-hall backglass. A salmon-pink upper wall carries a red script company name and pale blue '2 PLAYER' lettering, flanked by two blue ribbon banners holding white score windows with four black rectangular digit boxes each; a red triangular pennant marked '1' sits over the left window and one marked '2' over the right. Centre top is a huge black-and-white billiard ball with a red '8' above the arched word 'BALL'. Across the middle runs a scene of roughly eleven cartoon men in a smoky pool hall: a big red-whiskered man in a green flat cap, white shirt and red-and-white chequered waistcoat holding a cue upright at the centre; to his right a man in a purple cap, glasses and blue plaid shirt raising a red mug; beside him a heavy man in a cream-and-yellow striped shirt bent low over a cue to shoot; to the left men in a green cap and chequered vest, in a magenta shirt leaning over the table, and a seated man in a white shirt. Background extras include a magenta-shirted figure bent over, a man in a red cap and blue shirt, and a seated figure at the far right. The lower third is green baize with scattered coloured billiard balls, a V-shaped row of numbered circles 1-15 (8 at the centre point in a starburst), red 'BALL IN PLAY', dark script 'Invite Competition FOR MORE FUN!', and grey script '1 OR 2 Can Play'. Dominant colours: salmon pink, teal blue, green, red.