1965 · Bally
Band Wagon
Known for White mushroom bumpers, Red mushroom bumper and Red rollover buttons. Pale blue sky with scattered balloons, confetti and bunting, bright green and yellow ground band along the bottom and flat carnival midway horizon with tiny distant performers and a small band.
- Year
- 1965
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Bumper
White mushroom bumpers
- Bumper
Red mushroom bumper
- rollover buttons
Red rollover buttons
On the playfield
Bumpers 2
- White mushroom bumpers
- Red mushroom bumper
Lanes 5
- U-turn lane
- Number 5 lane
- Red rollover buttons rollover buttons
- Left out lane
- Right out lane
Post or gate 1
- Upper gate gate
On the backglass
Who and what
- other Clown far left: white face paint with red accents, tall pale hat, ruffled pink and white costume with an oval white front panel, one white-gloved hand raised waving, grinning
- woman Showgirl with blonde hair and a pale blue feathered headpiece, light blue sequined dress with long sheer blue gloves, standing facing right
- woman Showgirl with blonde curled hair, strapless pink sequined dress with a yellow/gold bodice panel and pink draping, standing facing right
- woman Showgirl at right with bright red hair and a large blue and white feathered headdress, white bodice with red spotted leotard, pale blue feather bustle and blue gloves
- other Clown far right: white face with red nose, red cap with a blue pompom, white ruff, orange and white spotted costume with puffed sleeves and a black belt, hands clasped
- other Pink and magenta covered wagon with swagged white and pink curtains, drawn by white horses at the left
Setting
- Pale blue sky with scattered balloons, confetti and bunting
- Bright green and yellow ground band along the bottom
- Flat carnival midway horizon with tiny distant performers and a small band
Text on it
- Bally
- 4 PLAYER
- BAND WAGON
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 3rd PLAYER
- 4th PLAYER
- 0000
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1-2-3-4
- CAN PLAY
- IT'S MORE FUN
- TO COMPETE
Made by
- Design
- Ted Zale
Reference
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- light blue
- red
- pink
- yellow
Fingerprint: BAND WAGON: pink and magenta skirted covered wagon pulled by white horses with swagged curtains; white balloon reading BALL IN PLAY floating in front; four rococo-framed score windows with red-and-gold ornament; five carnival performers including showgirls and clowns on green-yellow ground
The most memorable element is the enormous pink and magenta curtained covered wagon at centre stage, draped in swagged pink-and-white cloth and pulled by white horses, with a cartoon balloon reading BALL IN PLAY floating in front of it. Second is the symmetrical four-player layout of four ornate red-and-gold scroll-framed score windows, each with its own yellow shield numeral 1 through 4. Third, the bottom strip of five carnival performers — three showgirls in blue and pink sequined costumes flanked by two clowns, one with a raised white glove — standing shoulder to shoulder across a green and yellow ground. Fourth, the arched red-orange BAND WAGON title against a balloon-strewn sky.
Setting
- Pale blue sky with scattered balloons, confetti and bunting
- Bright green and yellow ground band along the bottom
- Flat carnival midway horizon with tiny distant performers and a small band
Symbols
- Four ornate red and gold scrollwork frames
- Yellow shield crests with red numerals 1 2 3 4
- Balloons in red pink and blue
- Confetti and triangular bunting
- White balloon-shaped sign
- Four-digit mechanical score windows
Lettering
- Tall arched red-orange slab capitals with cream and dark outline for the title; cream panel labels in condensed orange capitals for the player names; simple orange sans-serif capitals on the instruction sign
Themes
- Carnival
- Circus
- Showgirl
- Clown
- Covered wagon
- Four player
- Midway
Title on it
- Band wagon
Text on it
- Bally
- 4 PLAYER
- BAND WAGON
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 3rd PLAYER
- 4th PLAYER
- 0000
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1-2-3-4
- CAN PLAY
- IT'S MORE FUN
- TO COMPETE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Clown far left: white face paint with red accents, tall pale hat, ruffled pink and white costume with an oval white front panel, one white-gloved hand raised waving, grinning |
| Woman | Showgirl with blonde hair and a pale blue feathered headpiece, light blue sequined dress with long sheer blue gloves, standing facing right |
| Woman | Showgirl with blonde curled hair, strapless pink sequined dress with a yellow/gold bodice panel and pink draping, standing facing right |
| Woman | Showgirl at right with bright red hair and a large blue and white feathered headdress, white bodice with red spotted leotard, pale blue feather bustle and blue gloves |
| Other | Clown far right: white face with red nose, red cap with a blue pompom, white ruff, orange and white spotted costume with puffed sleeves and a black belt, hands clasped |
| Other | Pink and magenta covered wagon with swagged white and pink curtains, drawn by white horses at the left |
| Other | Several tiny distant carnival performers and musicians painted small along the horizon behind the wagon, including figures in blue and purple near the right |
A carnival-themed painted backglass with a pale blue sky backdrop scattered with red, pink and blue balloons, confetti and bunting. Four separate score panels sit in the four corners, each a cream label reading 1ST/2nd/3rd/4TH PLAYER above four mechanical digit windows, all framed by ornate red-and-gold rococo scrollwork and topped by a yellow shield crest carrying a big red numeral 1, 2, 3 or 4. Between them, arched across the upper centre, the title BAND WAGON is painted in tall red-orange slab capitals with a cream and dark outline. Below the title stands a large pink and magenta covered wagon draped in gathered white-pink curtains, hitched to white horses at the left, with a white balloon-shaped sign reading BALL IN PLAY. Tiny painted performers and a small band appear along the horizon behind the wagon. The bottom third is a bright green and yellow ground band holding five full-length figures: a white-faced clown in a ruffled pale costume and tall hat with one gloved hand raised, two blonde showgirls in pale blue and pink sequined dresses with feathered headpieces, a red-haired woman in a white bodice with a blue feather bustle, and a clown in a white and orange spotted costume with a red cap. A rounded orange sign in the centre of this band carries the instruction text.