Made by
- Design
- Harry Williams
- Art
- George Molentin
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- yellow
- red
- green
Fingerprint: BAND WAGON title, grinning jester in white ruff and magenta cap holding raised drumstick, rope-tensioned snare drum, four colored cloud-shaped player panels, red-and-yellow striped awning across top, blue starfield background
The red-and-yellow striped circus-tent awning across the top edge, with its scalloped hem, is the single most memorable element. Second is the grinning jester band-leader in a white ruff and magenta cap, one arm flung up holding a drumstick over a rope-tensioned snare drum, tucked into the bottom centre beside the title. Four brightly coloured cloud-shaped player panels (magenta, green, yellow, red) hang against the blue starfield, each with a hexagonal number tab. The centre strip carries a vertical red-and-yellow chequered Ball in Play square.
Setting
- Flat sky-blue field sprinkled with small pale-blue and white stars
- Red-and-yellow striped circus-tent awning across the top
- No horizon line - a purely decorative star field
Symbols
- Five-pointed stars scattered over the blue background
- Red-and-yellow chequered square for ball in play
- Rope-laced snare drum
- Drumstick
- Jester cap
- Ruffled collar
- Hexagonal numbered tabs 1 to 4
- Scalloped awning fringe
- Side curtains flanking the awning
- Black and white horizontal pinstripes
- Three roller score windows per player panel
Lettering
- Block capitals with heavy black outlines; the player banners use white condensed serif capitals on coloured grounds, the ball in play label is magenta capitals on yellow, the corner instruction text is red capitals on a yellow scroll, the title is large slanted red block letters with a yellow inner highlight and a thick black drop shadow, and the maker mark is a white cursive script signature
Themes
- Circus
- Band
- Music
- Drum
- Jester
- Clown
- Stars
- Competition
Title on it
- Band wagon
Text on it
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 3rd PLAYER
- 4th PLAYER
- Ball in Play
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE
- BAND WAGON
- Williams
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | A single grinning jester or clown band-leader, male-presenting, shown from the waist up at the bottom centre of the glass. he wears a tall magenta-red conical cap, a white ruffled pleated collar, and a magenta jacket with a yellow-gold front. he has a wide open-mouthed laugh with visible teeth. his right arm is raised high holding a thin drumstick; a rope-laced snare drum with a pale shell and zigzag lacing sits at his left side. |
A painted, cartoon-styled score-panel backglass on a sky-blue background scattered with small pale-blue and white stars. Across the top runs a red-and-yellow striped circus-tent awning with a scalloped lower edge, flanked by thin white and black horizontal pinstripes. Four coloured cloud-shaped score panels are arranged symmetrically: magenta 1st PLAYER at upper left with three white roller windows, green 2nd PLAYER at upper right with three windows reading 0 0 0, yellow 3rd PLAYER at lower left with three windows, and red 4th PLAYER at lower right with three windows reading 0 0 0; each panel is topped by a numbered hexagonal tab and has a matching numbered banner beneath. Down the centre is a slim blue vertical strip headed by a red cartouche reading PLAYERS above four stacked circles numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 in magenta, green, yellow and red, ending in a red 4 ball. Below that sits a yellow-framed panel reading Ball in Play over a red-and-yellow chequered square. The bottom edge is cropped; at lower centre-right a grinning jester in a white ruff collar and magenta cap holds a raised drumstick beside a rope-laced snare drum, with the title BAND WAGON in large slanted red block letters with a yellow inner highlight and heavy black drop shadow. A white cursive Williams signature sits just above the drum.