Balls-A-Poppin / Circus

Photograph of a vintage coin-op playfield set in a wooden cabinet, shot from directly above so the whole field is visible. Painted in a flat, airbrushed 1950s cartoon style dominated by a big blue oval 'window' of night sky full of coloured dots (bubbles/stars) down the centre, ringed by a wide bright yellow border. Five round bumpers with pink-and-cream concentric caps sit across the top and upper flanks, four of them ringed by jagged pink-and-white sunburst rosettes. At the centre is a cartoon showgirl: pale-skinned brunette with short curled hair, arched brows, red lips, a strapless cream tutu bodice trimmed green and red, arms raised straight above her head holding a ball. Above her a yellow triangular 'ADVANCE WILD BALLS' panel with red arrows pointing to two lamps, and a pink oval 'RELEASE WILD BALLS' saucer. Tall white-and-blue teardrop-shaped inserts run down both sides, each reading 10 WHEN LIT. White plastic ball guides, chrome posts, two flippers and two slingshots frame the lower third, which carries three white instruction cards.

A vintage coin-op playfield shot in a wooden cabinet with four splayed bare-wood legs, lit pink and blue from the side. The playfield surface is a dense blue-lilac speckled terrazzo pattern like granite chips, and the central artwork is a symmetrical bright yellow, scarlet and sky-blue carnival layout. Down the middle run two tall blue ladders lettered BONUS BALLS in white, flanked by horizontal rows of white-bordered number pegs 4, 3, 2, 1. Five round bumpers crowd the upper third: four large ones on orange cog-gear discs marked 10 WHEN LIT and 20, and two big yellow domes at top centre. Below them sits a white oval cartouche reading Release Bonus Balls over three lettered targets A, B and C, each with WHEN IS LIT scoring text, flanked by two red ADVANCE Bonus Balls arrows. Two white ball-guide rails sweep down the outer lanes. Near the bottom, two white oval SUPER labels sit above a pair of red-and-white striped flippers, and between them a grinning clown head with a white ruff collar, red nose and painted red lips peeks out of the lower wood. Two large white instruction cards fill the lower deck, and the front cabinet panel is painted with a red-and-white striped circus facade, arch and awning.

A rectangular cartoon backglass in a honey-coloured wooden frame, with a flat sky-blue field scattered with red, yellow, pink and white baubles and white starburst sparkles. Across the top an arched title in chunky yellow slab-serif capitals with a dark outline reads BALLS-A-POPPIN; above it sits a white cursive signature logo. Two identical blonde women in red one-piece swimsuits with gold swirl motifs leap inwards from the top corners, each with both arms stretched out holding a thin white wand tipped with a red ball. Below the title, two cream-and-red framed cartouches read 1 player CAN PLAY and 2 players CAN PLAY, separated by a small red square window showing 1. A wide arc of yellow discs carries black numerals counting up 1 to 6, framing a cream shield reading Wild Balls in red. Flanking the composition are two tall cream score cards headed 1st Player and 2nd Player, each a three-column grid of yellow number boxes from 3000 down to 100. At bottom centre a third blonde woman faces forward in a red-and-white striped corset, fluffy yellow fur bustle and black briefs, arms spread. Two red ovals read Ball in Play and Game Complete. A pale turquoise band with red-and-black triangular trim crosses the lower third.

A hand-painted cartoon circus backglass in a wooden frame, dominated by a deep blue night sky scattered with yellow, white and red four-pointed stars. Across the top centre a huge yellow-and-red circus logo sits on a white cloud, with a small gold cursive maker word above it. Two cream-coloured speech bubbles flank it: left reads 1 or 2 CAN PLAY, right reads IT'S FUN TO COMPETE. Two blonde aerialist women in red leotards hang from trapeze ropes at the top left and top right, each gripping a bar. Below the logo a green-and-red curtained circus ring entrance with gold scrollwork and a small spotlight. Two angled TILT banners, red on the left and green on the right, sit over a crowd of tiny spectators. Flanking the whole playfield are two tall rounded score panels: red-backed labelled 1ST PLAYER on the left, green-backed labelled 2ND PLAYER on the right, both with white numbers 3000, 4000, 1000, 2000, 900, 90, 9, 800, 80, 8 down to 100, 10, 1. Centre stage shows a yellow clown in a green ruff, an orange-suited clown, a striped clown in a blue hat, a white-faced clown head with a red pom-pom at the bottom, three white dice-shaped blocks lettered A, B and C, small circus props, and a lit score panel reading A-B-C LIT IN SEQUENCE lites left or right SPECIAL above a GAME OVER display.

A painted pinball backglass in a wide gold-brown wooden frame with mitred corners, the glass slightly hazy and scratched. The artwork is split horizontally: a deep sky-blue upper field scattered with small white dots and star shapes, and a pale cream-yellow lower field. Across the top, a curved banner title sits above a swooping red-orange ribbon. Two tall score-card panels flank the left and right edges, printed as white cards with red-and-yellow striped borders. In the centre, a blonde woman in a red-and-white vertically striped swimsuit with a yellow ruffled bottom skirt stands full-length, arms flung wide, head turned to her left, one knee bent, feet bare. Upper left and upper right, mirrored, are two more women in dark red one-piece swimsuits with yellow trim, drawn in mid-leap with arms stretched forward and legs trailing, each beside a large glossy dark-red ball. A diagonal chain of yellow numbered discs runs from upper centre down both sides of the middle figure. A dark maroon curved band arcs across the lower third behind the central figure. Bold hand-lettered instruction text and a colour-coded score chart fill the remaining space.