1972 · Chicago Coin
Casino
Known for Spinning discs, Top saucer, ABCD targets and Free ball gate. Heavy stage curtain drapery, green rolling hillside landscape, small dancing figures in the distance and night sky with small dots.
- Year
- 1972
- Maker
- Chicago Coin
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Known for
- discs
Spinning discs
- saucer
Top saucer
- Target
ABCD targets
- gate
Free ball gate
- Kickback
Ball Return
- post
Ball Saver
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Spinning discs discs
Hole 1
- Top saucer saucer
Bumpers 3
- Red bumper
- Blue bumper
- Yellow bumper
Target 1
- ABCD targets
Kickback 1
- Ball Return
Lane 1
- Upper side lanes
Posts and gates 2
- Free ball gate gate
- Ball Saver post
Control 1
- Down Ball Saver buttons buttons
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Pin-up showgirl, red sequined strapless leotard with fringe, red high-heeled sandals, short blue-teal bobbed wig, pearl necklace, wide-legged stance, one arm out with splayed fingers, other arm raised
- other Lanky clown/man with white face, red round nose, blond hair, purple bow tie, striped trousers, leaning in from the left over a slanted pale-blue table
- man Tall thin man in a black top hat and black coat/tails, pale face, cropped by the top right edge
- other Pale blue-haired grinning head at bottom centre-left
- other Plump balding grinning man at bottom centre
- other Grinning head with dark hair at bottom right beside a long-necked animal
Setting
- Heavy stage curtain drapery
- Green rolling hillside landscape
- Small dancing figures in the distance
- Night sky with small dots
Text on it
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 3rd PLAYER
- 4th PLAYER
- Cheecapin Coins
- CASINO
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Made by
- Design
- Albin Peters
- Design
- Jerry Koci
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- Ball Saver also called Ball Saver center post
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- magenta
- green
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Cheecapin Coins CASINO — enormous pin-up showgirl in red sequined leotard, legs wide apart with one arm flung out, fat wavy bubble letters (magenta and orange), four cream mechanical score reels in black oval bezels, lanky clown leaning in, man in top hat cropped at right edge, circus caricature heads peering up, flat comic-cartoon style
The single most memorable element is the enormous pin-up showgirl in a red sequined leotard and heels, legs planted wide across the centre of the glass with one arm flung out and splayed fingers. Close behind her in importance is the huge two-word circus title in fat wavy bubble lettering — one word bright magenta with a yellow counter-shadow, the other built from orange, yellow and pale-green letters with a red drop shadow. Four cream mechanical score reels with black digits and arced 1st/2nd/3rd/4th PLAYER labels sit in heavy black oval bezels, split two left and two right. A lanky white-faced clown with a red nose, blond hair, purple bow tie and striped trousers leans in from the lower left over a slanted table, and a lanky man in a black top hat and tails stands cropped at the far right edge.
Setting
- Heavy stage curtain drapery
- Green rolling hillside landscape
- Small dancing figures in the distance
- Night sky with small dots
Symbols
- Score reels in black oval bezels
- Yellow numbered circles 1-4
- Spiral and swirl motifs
- Row of small bulb-like dots along the lower right
Lettering
- Arced sans-serif block caps for the player labels, thick wavy bubble letters with drop shadows for the title, flowing cursive script for the upper title word
Themes
- Circus
- Showgirl
- Stage curtain
- Big top
Title on it
- Cheecapin casino
Text on it
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 3rd PLAYER
- 4th PLAYER
- Cheecapin Coins
- CASINO
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Pin-up showgirl, red sequined strapless leotard with fringe, red high-heeled sandals, short blue-teal bobbed wig, pearl necklace, wide-legged stance, one arm out with splayed fingers, other arm raised |
| Other | Lanky clown/man with white face, red round nose, blond hair, purple bow tie, striped trousers, leaning in from the left over a slanted pale-blue table |
| Man | Tall thin man in a black top hat and black coat/tails, pale face, cropped by the top right edge |
| Other | Pale blue-haired grinning head at bottom centre-left |
| Other | Plump balding grinning man at bottom centre |
| Other | Grinning head with dark hair at bottom right beside a long-necked animal |
| Animal | Long-necked animal with a small head rising at the bottom edge near the showgirl's foot |
| Other | Several tiny dancing figures in the green landscape behind the upper-right score reel |
A painted backglass in flat, brightly coloured comic-cartoon style, dominated by a large magenta and dark-green curtain of drapery that sweeps across the top and swirls around a green hillside landscape in the centre. A pin-up showgirl in a red sequined strapless leotard and red high-heeled sandals stands centre-left, legs crossed in a wide stance, one arm flung out horizontally with splayed fingers, the other raised, wearing a short blue-teal bobbed wig and a pearl necklace. Four cream-coloured mechanical score reels with black digits sit in black oval bezels, each headed by arced lettering: 1st PLAYER upper left, 2nd PLAYER upper right, 3rd PLAYER middle left, 4th PLAYER middle right. A tall lanky clown-like man with a white face, red nose, blond hair, purple bow tie and striped trousers leans in from the left beside a small slanted table or box. Along the bottom edge three caricatured heads peek up: one with pale blue hair and a wide grin, a plump balding man, and a grinning head beside a long-necked animal. The lower right carries a large circus-freak title in fat, wavy, bubble letters alternating magenta, orange, yellow and pale green, and above it a cursive script word. Far right shows a tall thin man in a black top hat and tails, and small dancing figures appear in the green landscape behind the reels. Bottom left carries a vertical numbered list 1 2 3 4 in yellow circles.