1963 · Chicago Coin
Bronco
Known for Center chamber, Upper set of 3 bumpers and Side saucers. Open blue sky with white clouds, yellow sunburst rays behind title, wooden post-and-rail corral fence, dusty tan ground, stacked hay bales and distant small ranch figures.
- Year
- 1963
- Maker
- Chicago Coin
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- chamber
Center chamber
- Bumper
Upper set of 3 bumpers
- saucers
Side saucers
On the playfield
Holes 2
- Center chamber chamber
- Side saucers saucers
Bumper 1
- Upper set of 3 bumpers
Target 1
- Lower standup targets
Lane 1
- Upper side lanes
Control 1
- Rollover button button
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Cowboy at left in pale grey wide-brim hat, red shirt and chaps, seated on a dark bay horse facing right
- man Centre cowboy on a rearing brown horse, arm raised, swinging a lasso
- animal Dark bay horse at left, side-on, head lowered
- animal Brown horse at centre rearing on hind legs
- man Right of centre, blue trousers, white shirt, arms flung upward, stumbling or thrown
- woman Right edge, blonde bobbed hair, yellow bodice, large white puff sleeves and white gloves, reaching left
Setting
- Open blue sky with white clouds
- Yellow sunburst rays behind title
- Wooden post-and-rail corral fence
- Dusty tan ground
- Stacked hay bales
- Distant small ranch figures
Text on it
- BRONCO
- 2 PLAYER
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- BALL IN PLAY
Made by
- Design
- Al Schlappa
- Design
- Jerry Koci
Reference
Linked terms
- Center chamber also called chamber pop bumper
- Side saucers also called Lower saucers
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- tan
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: bronco: Orange-yellow sunburst-filled BRONCO title atop cowboys and roping scene, cowboy swinging lasso on rearing brown horse center, man being thrown right toward blonde woman in white puff sleeves, red-shirted cowboy foreground on fence rail, dusty tan corral landscape
The oversized orange-and-yellow block title BRONCO with sunburst rays filling the upper third is the first thing seen. A cowboy on a rearing brown horse swinging a lasso forms the centre of the action, with a man being thrown to the right where a blonde woman in white puff sleeves reaches towards him. A red-shirted cowboy leaning over a fence rail at bottom centre is an unusual foreground repoussoir. Two angled red-framed score windows labelled 1st PLAYER and 2nd PLAYER cut into the sky like banners.
Setting
- Open blue sky with white clouds
- Yellow sunburst rays behind title
- Wooden post-and-rail corral fence
- Dusty tan ground
- Stacked hay bales
- Distant small ranch figures
Symbols
- Lasso rope
- Horse tack and saddle
- Post-and-rail fence
- Hay bales
- Sunburst rays
- Numbered player circles 1 and 2
Lettering
- Large orange-red block capitals with thick yellow outline and white highlight for the title; plain pink-red sans capitals for 2 player; red italic script on angled white banners for the player labels
Themes
- Wild west
- Cowboys
- Horses
- Rodeo
- Ranch
- Lasso
- Western
- Two player
Title on it
- Bronco
Text on it
- BRONCO
- 2 PLAYER
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- BALL IN PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Cowboy at left in pale grey wide-brim hat, red shirt and chaps, seated on a dark bay horse facing right |
| Man | Centre cowboy on a rearing brown horse, arm raised, swinging a lasso |
| Animal | Dark bay horse at left, side-on, head lowered |
| Animal | Brown horse at centre rearing on hind legs |
| Man | Right of centre, blue trousers, white shirt, arms flung upward, stumbling or thrown |
| Woman | Right edge, blonde bobbed hair, yellow bodice, large white puff sleeves and white gloves, reaching left |
| Man | Bottom centre, blue hat, red shirt, leaning on a brown fence rail, facing right |
| Other | Small distant figures near the fence in the background, too small for detail |
Painted Western ranch scene on a backglass, framed by a cream wooden border. Across the top a huge block-capital title BRONCO in orange-red letters with heavy yellow outline and white highlight, set against a blue sky streaked with white clouds and yellow sunburst rays. Upper left reads 2 PLAYER in pink-red capitals. Two white score windows with red surrounds sit high on the glass, each topped by a small numbered circle (1 over the left, 2 over the right), labelled 1st PLAYER and 2nd PLAYER in red italic script on white angled banners; between them, PLAYERS above the numerals 1 2 in orange. The lower two-thirds is a dusty tan corral: at left a cowboy in a pale grey wide-brim hat and red shirt astride a dark bay horse; centre a second cowboy on a rearing brown horse swinging a lasso; right a man in blue trousers and a white shirt staggering with arms flung up while a blonde woman in a yellow bodice with big white puff sleeves and white gloves reaches out beside him; bottom centre a man in a blue hat and red shirt leans on a brown fence rail. Fence posts, hay bales and small distant figures line the background.