1947 · Chicago Coin
Baseball
Dark green field background, golden-ochre diamond-shaped infield, dark navy diamond centre panel with red radiating rays, red pennant banners in the top corners and red corner panels with dark pennant flags at the bottom.
- Year
- 1947
- Maker
- Chicago Coin
- Type
- Mechanical
- Display
- Backglass lights
- Players
- 1
Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- cream
- orange
- teal
- red
Fingerprint: JUMP spelled in cream blocks on teal ribbon, three jagged orange starbursts with RUN/HURT/BASEBALL-5-HITS badges, five cartoon ballplayers in coloured uniforms surrounding diamond motif, red pop-bumper caps reading HIT-BASE, teal TRANSFERS and HITS banners, crossed bats pennants, cream and orange sunburst background, flat colour blocks, heavy black outlines, vintage sports comic style
The central motif is the word JUMP spelled in large cream block letters on a teal ribbon, with a letter U and M wrapped around a green shield and J and P on plain ribbon ends. Around it sit three jagged orange starbursts reading RUN And 5-HITS, HURT And 5-HITS and BASEBALL And 5-HITS, each pierced by a small black ball medallion. Five cartoon ballplayers in distinctly coloured uniforms (blue, green, red pinstripe, yellow, white-and-green) ring the diamond, with no apron or shooter lane visible in the crop.
Setting
- Pale cream field with radiating orange and pink rays
- Large orange sun disc filling the upper centre
- Faint pink-and-cream concentric arcs in the upper background
- Wood cabinet sides with red plastic trim visible at left and right edges
- Part of another playfield or panel visible beyond the left wooden rail
Symbols
- Baseball bats crossed in pairs
- Black baseball medallions at sunburst centres
- Arrows and chevrons
- Ribbon banners
- Jagged starbursts
- Concentric sun rays
Notable shapes
- Central green shield carrying the letter m
- Four-point sun rays behind the top hit and base bumper
- Semicircular orange fan of the sun disc
- Symmetrical v of crossed bats under each run and hit pennant
- Jagged-edged starburst panels
- Oval factory plaque in the upper left wooden frame
Art motifs
- Mid-century comic sports illustration
- Flat colour blocks with heavy black outlines
- Radiating sunburst background
- Flapping pennant flags on crossed bats
- Left-right symmetrical banner layout around a central word
Themes
- Baseball
- Sport
- Ballplayers
- Diamond
- Team sport
Text on it
- CITY OF ST. LOUIS
- MACHINE CO.
- HIT And BASE
- BASE And HIT
- RUN And HIT
- JUMP
- JUMP HITS BOTTOM HOLE
- RUN And 5-HITS
- BASEBALL And 5-HITS
- HURT And 5-HITS
- TRANSFERS And HITS Or RUNS
- EXTRA SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- BASEBALL
- CHICAGO, CHICAGO ILL.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Batter at top right, adult male, green uniform with red undershirt sleeves and red socks, blue cap with an orange letter, gripping a pale wooden bat mid-swing, mouth open, moustache |
| Man | Fielder at top left, adult male in dark blue uniform with red collar and red cap, red socks with white stripes, brown glove on left hand, arms spread reaching upward |
| Man | Pitcher at mid left, adult male in red-and-white pinstriped uniform with dark green cap and undershirt, brown glove, crouched forward in a pitching pose |
| Man | Fielder at lower centre-left, adult male in yellow-and-blue uniform with blue cap, one arm raised holding a brown glove, other arm out |
| Man | Batter at lower right, adult male in white uniform with green trim and green sleeves, red cap, holding a bat across his shoulder |
Brightly coloured vintage baseball-themed playfield on a cream and orange sunburst background. Five painted cartoon ballplayers surround a central diamond motif: a green-uniformed batter swinging a bat top right, a red-capped fielder in a dark blue uniform top left, a pitcher in a red pinstriped uniform mid left, a crouching fielder in a yellow-and-blue uniform mid bottom, and a batter in a white-and-green uniform at lower right. Teal ribbon banners spell JUMP across the centre, each letter paired with a red RUN And HIT pennant on crossed bats. A jagged orange sunburst reads RUN And 5-HITS with a black ball at its centre, flanked below by two more sunbursts reading HURT And 5-HITS, BASEBALL And 5-HITS and EXTRA SPECIAL WHEN LIT. Four red round pop-bumper caps read HIT And BASE, white And BASE banners appear three times, and teal TRANSFERS And HITS Or RUNS banners flank the lower centre. Six white arrow-shaped guides and triangular red drop targets frame the diamond.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- green
- red
- gold
- navy
Fingerprint: Baseball title cream letters orange-red fill; blonde pin-up woman pale green dress seen from back arms flung wide head turned, dark navy diamond backdrop; scoring chart top: yellow RUNS flanked equals signs, red pennants 10/20, ten red numbered circles 1-9; cream HITS panel 10/20/30/40 boxes with 1-9 strip; C flags both corners; mid-century hand-painted
The most memorable element is the oversized arched word BASEBALL in cream letters with orange-red fill, sitting on a dark navy diamond crossed by a blonde pin-up woman in a pale green dress with her arms spread wide and her back to the viewer. Above it, the small arched credit line CHICAGO COIN'S identifies the company. A baseball scoring chart fills the top third: the yellow word RUNS between equals signs, red pennants numbered 10 and 20, ten red circles numbered 1 to 9, and a cream HITS panel with 10 20 30 40 boxes over a 1-to-9 strip. Small white-and-blue-uniformed players are dotted around a broad golden-ochre diamond-shaped field, with a C flag in each bottom corner.
Setting
- Dark green field background
- Golden-ochre diamond-shaped infield
- Dark navy diamond centre panel with red radiating rays
- Red pennant banners in the top corners
- Red corner panels with dark pennant flags at the bottom
Symbols
- Ten red numbered circles
- Cream hit-value boxes
- Red pennant banners
- Dark navy diamond
- Red radiating sunburst rays
- Bats
- Baseball gloves
- Dark pennant flags bearing a c
- Equals signs flanking the top word
Lettering
- Chunky hand-lettered sans-serif capitals: yellow runs with white equals signs, red hits in a cream panel, small arched white chicago coin's, and very large arched cream-outlined orange baseball
Themes
- Baseball
- Scoring chart
- Pin-up woman
- Sports
- Diamond field
Title on it
- Baseball
Text on it
- RUNS
- 10
- 20
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- HITS
- 30
- 40
- CHICAGO COIN'S
- BASEBALL
- C
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large central blonde pin-up woman in a pale green dress with a white collar, shown from the back with head turned to the side, both arms raised and flung outward, elbows bent; the word baseball arches over her head |
| Man | Small batter figure in a white uniform at the upper centre of the ochre field, mid-swing with a bat |
| Man | Small fielder in white crouching at the upper left on the ochre field |
| Man | Small fielder in white running at the upper right on the ochre field |
| Man | Small player in white on the left edge of the navy diamond, mid-throw |
| Man | Small player in white on the right edge of the navy diamond, mid-throw |
| Man | Yellow-tinted batter figure at the lower left of the ochre field |
| Man | Small player in white at the lower left corner beside the dark pennant flag |
| Man | Small player in white at the lower right corner beside the dark pennant flag |
| Man | Catcher in a crouching pose at the bottom centre, with a small bat or glove shape beside him |
A painted baseball-scoring backglass with a symmetric, poster-style layout on a dark green field framed by red. Across the top, a yellow block-letter word RUNS flanked by two white equals signs, with red pennant banners carrying white numerals 10 (left) and 20 (right). Beneath it sit ten red circles in an arc, each outlined in cream and holding a white numeral 1 through 9, arranged as a baseball scoring line. A cream rectangular HITS panel below shows HITS in red capitals, then four boxes reading 10 20 30 40, with a second strip of nine small boxes reading 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. The centre is dominated by a large dark navy diamond on a golden-ochre diamond-shaped field, edged with red rays. On the diamond, arched white capitals read CHICAGO COIN'S above huge cream-outlined orange block letters spelling BASEBALL, which arc over a blonde woman in a pale green dress leaning back with both arms flung wide and head turned away. Small baseball players in white and blue uniforms are scattered around the ochre field, and dark pennant flags with a light C sit in both bottom corners. Age cues: mid-century hand-painted airbrushed illustration.