Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- yellow
- red
- purple
- white
Fingerprint: "BIG TOP": enormous grinning clown in green bowler hat holding black roulette wheel, blonde showgirl dancing on white horse with pink mane, white poodle with blue fur, circus ring
A huge grinning clown in a green bowler hat and purple jacket on the right, cradling a black roulette wheel, is the single most memorable element. Beside him, a white poodle with shaggy blue-tinged fur bounds across the bottom centre. On the left a blonde showgirl in a pink tutu and pom-pom balances on a white horse with a pink mane, and the whole thing sits on a flat yellow sunburst. Two red-framed roller score windows are stacked in the centre with a yellow 'Skill Game' badge between them.
Setting
- Yellow sunburst backdrop
- Fairground and circus ring scene
- Green big top tent with white stars
- Striped fairground tents and bunting
Symbols
- Black roulette-style wheel
- Red-white-blue striped beach ball
- Playground ball
- Circus tent with star pattern
- Bunting flags
- Trapeze
- White star in the logo
- Cone-shaped scoring lights
Lettering
- Large red condensed script/block letters with white inline and blue drop shadow for the logo; red capital sans-serif on white banner for the maker line; red capitals on yellow and red panels for instructions
Themes
- Circus
- Big top
- Carnival
- Clown
- Skill game
- Showgirl
- Acrobats
Title on it
- Big top
Text on it
- GOTTIEB'S
- BIG TOP
- 1
- 2
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
- Skill Game
- A Gottlieb Tupper SKILL GAME
- 1 or 2 PLAYERS CAN PLAY
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- A GAME OF SKILL
- GAME OVER
- BALLS TO PLAY
- SAME PLAYER CONTINUES PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Clown, adult male, white face paint, red bulbous nose, wide grin, curly orange hair, green bowler hat with black band, purple jacket over red-and-white striped shirt, holding a large black roulette-style wheel, standing at right |
| Woman | Blonde showgirl, pink leotard and pink tutu, purple pom-pom on her head, one arm raised holding a wand, dancing on a white horse |
| Animal | White horse with pink mane and pink bridle, seen in profile facing left |
| Animal | White poodle with shaggy blue-tinted fur, leaping leftward, wearing a small pink collar |
| Man | Ringmaster in a red tailcoat with black top hat, arms raised, inside the circus ring |
| Other | Two acrobats in blue and pink leotards suspended from a trapeze, arms outstretched |
| Other | Several small clowns and children in colourful costumes clustered in the circus ring below the score windows |
A brightly coloured cartoon backglass on a yellow sunburst background. Top left carries a large red script logo reading BIG TOP inside a white oval edged in blue, with a small white star in the B. Two horizontal mechanical score windows with red frames and roller numbers sit in the upper centre, labelled 1ST PLAYER and 2ND PLAYER on red banners, with a small white ball and cone shapes below. A tall grinning clown dominates the right side: white face paint, red nose, curly orange hair, green bowler hat with a black band, purple jacket, red-and-white striped shirt, holding a black roulette-style wheel. On the left a blonde woman in a pink leotard and tutu with a purple pom-pom on her head and a wand dances on a white horse with a pink mane and bridle. Below her, a circus ring holds tents, a ringmaster, acrobats on a trapeze and a bungee, flags and a star-decorated green tent. A shaggy white-and-blue poodle leaps across the lower centre beside a red, white and blue ball. Bottom left and centre hold two instruction panels.