1953 · Williams
C.O.D.
Flat mid-blue sky field on the right half, pink-and-white chequerboard casino floor along the bottom, black-and-white vertical stripe column on the left and green-painted interior wall with doorway and figures behind the foreground crowd.
- Year
- 1953
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Backglass lights
- Players
- 1
Made by
- Design
- Harry Williams
- Art
- George Molentin
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- red
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Enormous slanted red script monogram "C.U." with white outline thrown diagonally across flat blue field with scattered pink-red autograph squiggles, flying-saucer emblem at top right (pink disc with green collar on stalk ringed by white dots), left column of eight brightly colored numbered boxes (8 down to 1), nine-cell portrait scoring grid where each character bust paired with round-number score, casino scene along bottom.
The most memorable feature is the enormous slanted red script monogram C.U. with a white outline, thrown diagonally across a flat blue field and repeated in small pink-red autograph-like squiggles scattered around it. Second is the flying-saucer emblem at the top right: a pink disc with a green collar on a stalk, ringed by a halo of white dots. Third, the left column of eight brightly coloured numbered boxes (8 down to 1) beside the vertical 1 TO 4 PLAYERS legend. Fourth, the nine-cell portrait scoring grid in the centre where each character bust is paired with a round-number score. Finally the dense casino scene along the bottom, with a chequerboard floor, four oversized foreground faces and a striped cylindrical counter marked 20.
Setting
- Flat mid-blue sky field on the right half
- Pink-and-white chequerboard casino floor along the bottom
- Black-and-white vertical stripe column on the left
- Green-painted interior wall with doorway and figures behind the foreground crowd
Symbols
- Flying saucer with halo of white dots
- Playing cards on the gaming table
- Pink-and-white chequerboard floor
- Small round clock or dial on the striped barrel
- Coloured numbered boxes
- Diagonal score ribbon
Lettering
- A very large slanted red script monogram with a heavy white outline and a drop shadow, drawn on a strong diagonal; a smaller yellow cursive word above it with a dark outline; tall condensed white sans-serif capitals stacked vertically on a black-and-white striped column; black and white sans-serif numerals inside flat coloured boxes
Themes
- Nightclub
- Casino
- Poker and gaming hall
- Quiz show
- Flying saucer
- Space age futurism
- Celebrity panel game
Title on it
- C.u.
Text on it
- C.U.
- 1 TO 4 PLAYERS
- 8
- 7
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 1000
- 700
- 800
- 900
- 400
- 500
- 600
- 100
- 200
- 300
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 80
- 90
- 10
- 20
- 30
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Bottom left-centre, large head with blonde beehive hair swept up, red lipstick, blue eyes, red lipstick smile, shown in profile facing right, only head and shoulders visible |
| Man | Bottom centre, large head tipped back with chin raised, short orange-red hair, closed or half-closed eyes, open mouth, wearing a black-and-white striped shirt |
| Woman | Bottom right-centre, standing figure in a yellow double-breasted coat with green collar and green buttons, blonde beehive hair with a green bow or scarf at the crown, smiling, hands in pockets, eyes open |
| Woman | Left foreground, seen from behind, green jacket and matching green hat, blonde hair, standing at a gaming table |
| Woman | Behind the green-jacketed figure, brunette in a pale blue top, leaning on the table |
| Man | Behind her, dark hair, white shirt, leaning on the table |
| Man | Bottom right corner, white-haired older man in a dark jacket, head and shoulders above the counter |
| Woman | Background centre, standing figure in a red dress near the green wall |
| Man | Background centre, standing figure in a dark suit beside the red-dressed woman |
| Woman | Mid-right background, seated figure in red beside the counter |
| Woman | Grid cell top left, blonde head in a red top |
| Woman | Grid cell top centre, red-haired head with a blue background |
| Woman | Grid cell top right, brunette head against a pale background |
| Man | Grid cell middle left, grey-haired head in a grey suit |
| Woman | Grid cell middle centre, brunette in a blue top |
| Woman | Grid cell middle right, dark-haired head in profile against cream |
| Man | Grid cell bottom left, man in a yellow shirt and dark tie |
| Woman | Grid cell bottom centre, blonde head with a green hat |
| Man | Grid cell bottom right, man in a green shirt and yellow tie |
| Other | A cylindrical striped counter or barrel at bottom right, bands of red, orange, black and green with white dash marks, a small round clock or dial on its black band, framed by a 20 box above |
| Other | A flying-saucer emblem at the top right: pink dome, green collar, small stalk, ringed by white dots |
A rectangular backglass transom in a bright 1960s cartoon/comic style, split into three vertical zones. The left third is a black-and-white vertically striped column carrying a bold white vertical legend, alongside a stack of eight coloured square boxes numbered 8 down to 1, numerals alternating white and black on pink, green, red and yellow. The centre zone is a nine-cell scoring grid on magenta, each cell pairing a character bust portrait with a score figure: 700, 800, 900 top row, 400, 500, 600 middle, 100, 200, 300 bottom, plus a 1000 panel. The right half is a flat mid-blue field scattered with pink-red autograph squiggles, carrying a huge slanted red script monogram with heavy white outline, a yellow cursive word above it, and a green-and-pink flying-saucer emblem ringed by white dots at the top. A diagonal ribbon of red, green and black plates runs up to the right edge. The lower band shows a casino floor with a red-and-white chequerboard rug, four oversized foreground faces, a striped barrel marked 20, and boxes for 10 and 30.