1966 · Bally
Bazaar
Known for Mushroom bumpers, U bumper, Zipper flippers and Crescent moons. Oriental bazaar courtyard, stone archways and domed buildings and brick museum wall behind the machine.
- Year
- 1966
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Bumper
Mushroom bumpers
- Bumper
U bumper
- Flipper
Zipper flippers
- backglass toy
Crescent moons
- Goal
Spelling Luck
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Bare-armed vendor in a white apron, right side, arms outspread, dark hair
- other Large orange cat-like creature crouching in the lower centre of the artwork
- other A crowd of roughly fifteen small robed market figures in orange, green, teal and white garments filling the courtyard
Setting
- Oriental bazaar courtyard
- Stone archways and domed buildings
- Brick museum wall behind the machine
Text on it
- the Bazaar
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Spelling Luck
Made by
- Design
- Ted Zale
- Art
- George Molentin
Reference
Linked terms
- Left out lane Special also called Special
- Spelling Luck also called Luck
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- orange-red
- mid blue
- pale blue
- gold
Fingerprint: Ornate shield topped by five-pointed crown spelling L-U-C-K-Y in jeweled gold frame. Circus performer band down both side lanes—clowns in conical hats and showgirls juggling. Five starburst bumpers marked 10, black-and-gold heart cartouche reading HIT U BUMPER instruction. Carnival, orange-red and blue.
The most memorable element is the huge ornate SUPER BONUS shield in the lower centre, topped by a five-pointed crown of letter roundels spelling L-U-C-K-Y in a jewel-studded gold frame, with LIGHT ALL 4 LAMPS TO ADVANCE in gold capitals on the red field beneath. A second strong memory is the crowded band of cartoon circus performers down both side lanes - clowns in conical hats and showgirls juggling - in a mid-century flat cartoon style. The black oval cartouche with a gold arrow reading HIT U BUMPER TO CLOSE FLIPPER-GAP is an unusual, very specific instruction. Three flush starburst bumpers marked 10 in pink and white form a tight triangle above it. A pale blue lower apron with a cursive signature, red and blue filigree scrollwork and a printed bonus rule panel anchors the whole layout.
Setting
- Orange-red upper playfield field
- Mid-blue lower playfield field with white cloud and star motif
- Cream and gold instruction cards
- Pale blue lower apron
- Wooden cabinet rim and dark cabinet front visible below
Symbols
- Five-pointed gold star value markers
- Pink and white starburst bumper caps
- Playing-card suits (spades, hearts, diamonds) framing the centre cartouche
- Red and blue filigree scrollwork
- Jewelled gold crown of letter roundels
- Cream arrow-shaped instruction cards
- Red upward arrow targets
- Red domed target lamp
- Stars and cloud swirls
- Coloured light bulbs behind plastic lenses
- Small qr-style bingo support sticker
Notable shapes
- Large heart-and-shield super bonus cartouche in the lower centre
- Red crown of five letter roundels above it
- Black oval hit u bumper cartouche with a gold arrow
- Arched wooden ball-shooter arch across the top
- Triangular cluster of three starburst bumpers
- Left and right side lanes of standing cartoon performers
- V-shaped wire ball guides below the flippers
Art motifs
- Clown and showgirl carnival crowd
- Gold filigree cartouches and shields
- Ticking star bursts
- Chubby rounded mid-century cartoon line work
- Warm incandescent lamp glow
Themes
- Circus
- Carnival
- Bumpers and bonus ladder
- Letter-match bonus
- Gate and arrow targets
Text on it
- HOT REBOUND
- 14 LIGHT STARS
- 50
- 200
- 100
- RED BALL SCORES IN LIT SCORES 1000 AND SPECIAL
- WHEN RED ARROW IS LIT SCORES 100
- CENTER RED ARROW IS LIT SCORES 100
- RED ARROW WHEN LIT SCORES 100 AND OPENS GATE
- BOTTOM LANE
- LIGHTS
- LUCKY
- SPECIAL
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- 10
- HIT U BUMPER TO CLOSE FLIPPER-GAP
- L U C K Y
- LIGHT ALL 4 LAMPS TO ADVANCE
- SUPER BONUS
- FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDES OF CABINET
- TILT ENDS GAME
- 3 Replays for lighting Crescent 8
- 1 Replay for lighting Crescent 9
- 1 Replay for each score of 5400 Points
- 1 Replay for each score of 9600 Points
- 1 Replay for each score of 25200 Points
- 1 Replay for each score of 43200 Points
- SPECIAL WHEN ALL 4 LETTERS LIT PLAYFIELD LOCK IS AWARDED
- 5 BALLS
- 1 PLAY 10c
- 3 PLAYS 25c
- SUPPORT BINGO
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Grinning clown in a red-and-white striped conical hat and ruffled collar, left side lane, head and shoulders only, facing inwards |
| Other | Second clown with a pointed hat and round face in the upper left corner, arms raised |
| Woman | Blonde showgirl in a sleeveless leotard on the right side lane, arm raised above her head |
| Woman | Woman in a blue skirt and dark top lower on the right lane, arms out, cartoon style |
| Man | Man in a yellow-and-black horizontally striped jersey, both arms raised in celebration, right side lane |
| Other | Small tumbling acrobat or clown figure mid-right in a white costume, lying on his back |
A full electro-mechanical playfield seen from above under a wooden-rimmed glass, lit warmly. The surface is painted in bright orange-red across the top half and mid-blue across the lower half, with a cartoon circus-carnival border of performers running down both side lanes: a grinning clown in a red-and-white conical hat, blonde showgirls in leotards, a man in a yellow-and-black striped jersey and a woman in a blue skirt swinging clubs. At the top a red diagonal banner reads HOT REBOUND and 14 LIGHT STARS, with a row of white pop-bumper caps in a yellow lane and star-shaped value markers 50, 200 and 100. Five round bumpers with pink-and-white starburst caps marked 10 sit mid-field. Cream arrow-shaped instruction cards are scattered across the orange field. The centre features an ornate black-and-gold heart cartouche reading HIT U BUMPER TO CLOSE FLIPPER-GAP, framed by a jewel-studded crown, and below it a large red-and-gold shield reading LIGHT ALL 4 LAMPS TO ADVANCE SUPER BONUS. The lower apron is pale blue with red and blue scrollwork, a cursive signature, a printed rules panel, a TILT ENDS GAME plaque and 5 BALLS 1 PLAY 10c 3 PLAYS 25c.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- yellow
- blue
- white
Fingerprint: 'the Bazaar' in slanted red-and-yellow script, Oriental bazaar crowded with dozens of tiny robed merchants, oversized orange cat crouching at centre courtyard, bare-armed vendor in white apron at right, stone arches and domes, hanging oil lamps, busy marketplace illustration.
A bazaar-market crowd of dozens of tiny cartoon merchants in robes, with an oversized orange cat crouching in the middle of the courtyard. The title 'the Bazaar' is written in slanted red-and-yellow script with a thick black shadow, curving across the upper third of the transom. A bare-armed vendor in a white apron with arms outspread dominates the right side, framed by a grey stone archway. The cabinet sides are white with bold red and blue pinstripe swoops that continue the arcade-marina colour scheme.
Setting
- Oriental bazaar courtyard
- Stone archways and domed buildings
- Brick museum wall behind the machine
Symbols
- Hanging oil lamps
- Stone arches and domes
- Market stalls
- Sugar-pane style pillar frames the transom
Lettering
- Slanted lowercase serif script, red letters with yellow inner highlight and thick black drop shadow, set on a white ribbon banner
Themes
- Bazaar
- Marketplace
- Oriental
- Foreign theme
Title on it
- The bazaar
Text on it
- the Bazaar
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Bare-armed vendor in a white apron, right side, arms outspread, dark hair |
| Other | Large orange cat-like creature crouching in the lower centre of the artwork |
| Other | A crowd of roughly fifteen small robed market figures in orange, green, teal and white garments filling the courtyard |
Photograph of a single-pinball machine viewed head-on in a museum row, its backglass lit and filling the upper half of the frame. The transom art carries the title 'the Bazaar' in large red-and-yellow script with a heavy black drop shadow, set against a busy Oriental-bazaar cartoon: dozens of small robed figures in orange, green, teal and white garments crowd a stone courtyard, a bare-armed vendor in a white apron stands at right holding wares, a large orange cat-like creature crouches in the lower centre, and arched gateways, domes, columns and hanging lamps fill the background. The surrounding cabinet is white with sweeping blue and red pinstriped curves. Below, the playfield is glass-locked and reflects the room lights; its lower apron carries a white instruction card and a purple-on-white label. Other machines flank it left and right against a brick wall.