1969 · Gottlieb
College Queens / Airport
Known for Vary targets, Left side lane and Right side lane. Airport terminal concourse with receding blue tile floor, large blue window wall with runway and aircraft visible outside, magenta gate counter on the right and sky-blue floor tiles drawn in strong perspective grid.
- Year
- 1969
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
Known for
- Target
Vary targets
- Lane
Left side lane
- Lane
Right side lane
2 games under this title
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Bottom left, blonde shoulder-length hair with a small orange bow, wearing a long orange coat over a patterned skirt, seated sideways on a magenta bench, bare legs and flat shoes, looking up and smiling
- man Seated man beside her, dark hair, green uniform jacket with buttoned front and breast pocket, white shirt, peaked cap, leaning his elbow on the bench back and turning toward her
- woman Centre-left, long black hair, white lace-trimmed top with a bow at the throat, high-waisted red shorts, blue platform sandals, walking left arm in arm, smiling
- woman Beside her, short blonde bob, green skirt suit with fitted jacket and knee-length skirt, white pumps, grey shawl over the arm
- woman Centre-right, short red hair, short-sleeved yellow dress with a purple floral band at the waist, white collar, running to the right carrying a small pale handbag, one leg kicked back, wearing light heels
- woman Behind the right counter, red hair, blue pillbox hat, white blouse and red skirt, leaning forward with arms on the counter, facing right
Setting
- Airport terminal concourse with receding blue tile floor
- Large blue window wall with runway and aircraft visible outside
- Magenta gate counter on the right
- Sky-blue floor tiles drawn in strong perspective grid
Text on it
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
- 4 FLIPPER
- SKILL GAME
- Gottlieb's
- 2 Player
- Airport
- PLAYER
- 1,958
- 0,000
- GATE 727
- St. Louis
- Jersey City
- Paris
- London
- Tokyo
- It's More Fun To Compete!
- A Game of Skill
- PLAYERS
- OR
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
- 3
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Art Stenholm
Reference
Linked terms
- Vary targets also called Vari-targets
- Left side lane also called Side lanes
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Airport
- cream
- red
- yellow
- blue
Fingerprint: Two women with red and blonde hair in triangular side panels flanking yellow-silver four-engine airliner, gold plastic arch with exposed bulbs across top, two red 10 times lanes flanking bumper row, symmetrical five-target drop banks numbered 10 to 50, cream and yellow artwork
Two painted women in deep purple triangular side panels, one red-haired in a striped top and one blonde in a red blouse with a white scarf, flanking a large yellow-and-silver four-engine airliner painted dead centre beneath the manufacturer plate. The top of the playfield is dominated by a wide gold plastic arch carrying a row of exposed bulb sockets, with two red '10 TIMES' lanes and two star-emblem pop bumpers sitting on it. Two symmetrical five-target drop-target banks numbered 10 to 50 slope down from the arch like wings either side of a yellow '10 TIMES VALUE' starburst. A big red-and-blue arrow across the lower playfield reads 'FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET'. The chrome coin door with three priced windows (2 NICKELS 1 PLAY, 10c, 25c 2 PLAYS) and the exposed ball trough are visible at the bottom.
Setting
- Flat cream and ivory playfield laminate
- Gold-toned plastic arch and ball-guide rails across the upper playfield
- Brown and amber diamond motif at mid-field
- Pale blue and white geometric border panels on the lower playfield
- Chrome and stainless steel lower deck and coin door
Symbols
- Blue compass-star / eight-pointed star emblems on the two white pop-bumper caps
- Yellow starburst with '10 times value'
- Red triangular '10 times' lanes
- Cream circles reading 'when lit'
- Red round targets reading 'when lit'
- Black drop-target plates numbered 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
- Red and white striped outlanes and inlane arrows
- Sailboat-like red triangular decals at the top corners
- Row of seven clear bulb sockets with metal shields on the arch
Notable shapes
- Wide gold plastic arch spanning the full upper playfield
- Row of seven round bulb sockets mounted on the arch
- Wing-like mirrored drop-target banks flanking a central diamond
- Two triangular painted portrait panels set into the lower left and lower right
- Triangular slingshots forming a v above the flippers
- Brown and gold faceted diamond shape at the centre of the lower playfield
Art motifs
- Twin winged drop-target banks arranged symmetrically
- Wings-and-tail-fins silhouette formed by the red triangle lanes
- Chevron and arrow motifs pointing towards the lower playfield
- Framed cream instruction cards with blue borders
- Aged yellowed laminate with a red and cream striped lower apron
Themes
- Aviation
- Airliner
- Aeroplane
- Score multiplier
- Drop targets
- Electromechanical scoring
Text on it
- 50 POINTS or 300 POINTS WHEN LIT
- 10 TIMES
- 100 POINTS WHEN LIT
- 10 POINTS WHEN LIT
- 50 POINTS OR 300 WHEN LIT
- WHEN LIT
- 50
- 40
- 30
- 20
- 10
- 10 TIMES VALUE
- 50 POINTS OR
- SLINGSHOT
- MFG. BY
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A.
- INSTRUCTIONS
- ONE or TWO PLAYERS - 3 BALLS PER PLAYER
- INSERT ONE COIN AND WAIT FOR MACHINE TO RESET BEFORE INSERTING COIN FOR SECOND PLAYER.
- PLAYER MAY TURN SHOOTING AS SHOWN ON BACK GLASS
- POINTS ARE SCORED AS INDICATED
- A TILT DOES NOT DISQUALIFY A PLAYER
- MATCHING BALL NUMBERS SCORE WITH NUMBER THAT APPEARS ON BACK GLASS AFTER GAME IS OVER - AWARDS ONE REPLAY
- FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET
- INSERT COIN ONLY WHEN COIN ENTRANCE IS LIT
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS U.S.A.
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 6700 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 7300 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 7900 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 8500 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 9700 POINTS
- 2 NICKELS
- 1 PLAY
- 10c
- 25c
- 2 PLAYS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left triangular inset: young woman with bright red shoulder-length hair and a headband, fair skin, wearing a red-and-white horizontally striped top, shown from the chest up in three-quarter profile facing right towards centre |
| Woman | Right triangular inset: young woman with blonde/light auburn bobbed hair, fair skin, wearing a red blouse with a white scarf or kerchief at the neck, shown from the chest up in three-quarter profile facing left towards centre |
| Vehicle | Large yellow and silver four-engine propeller airliner painted side-on across the centre of the playfield, red tail fin, flying left to right over a cream sky |
A complete electro-mechanical playfield seen in its cabinet, photographed from directly above under warm light, with a cream and ivory background, red and yellow arrow decals, and a broad gold-toned plastic arch across the upper third. At the top of the arch sit two red triangular lanes marked '10 TIMES' flanking a bank of seven bulb sockets; below them two pop bumpers with white caps printed with a blue compass-star emblem, a large red bumper reading '100 POINTS WHEN LIT' in the centre, and a smaller one reading '10 POINTS WHEN LIT' below it. Two symmetrical banks of five drop targets angle downwards either side of centre, numbered 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 on dark red and black plates, each bank capped by a red '10 TIMES' triangle and flanked by cream '100 POINTS WHEN LIT' and yellow 'WHEN LIT' circles. A yellow starburst at mid-field reads '10 TIMES VALUE' above two red round targets. The centre carries a cream parallelogram logo plate reading 'MFG. BY D. Gottlieb & Co. CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A.' with a large yellow-and-silver twin-engine jet airliner flying beneath it. Two triangular inset panels hold painted women: on the left a red-haired woman in a red-and-white striped top, on the right a blonde woman in a red blouse with a white neck scarf, both facing inwards. Two triangular slingshots labelled 'SLINGSHOT' flank a brown-and-gold diamond. The lower deck carries cream and blue instruction cards, a red-and-blue arrow reading 'FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET', a blue script signature, a chrome coin door with 2 NICKELS 1 PLAY, 10c and 25c 2 PLAYS windows.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Airport
- sky blue
- magenta pink
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: airport: pair white rolling-digit score reels black boxes very top one showing 1,958 other 0,000, giant yellow Airport logo squeezed between them, cartoon concourse packed eight flat-out 1960s-craze fashion figures saturated orange green yellow blue on receding blue tile floor, magenta airport gate desk GATE 727
A pair of white rolling-digit score reels in black boxes at the very top, one showing 1,958 and the other 0,000, with the giant yellow 'Airport' logo squeezed between them. The cartoon concourse is packed with eight flat-out 1960s-craze fashion figures in saturated orange, green, yellow and blue on a receding blue tile floor. A magenta airport gate desk on the right is labelled 'GATE 727' and carries a black sign reading 'It's More Fun To Compete! A Game of Skill'. A small pink-bordered table of city names and scores is printed on the upper right wall beside the second reel.
Setting
- Airport terminal concourse with receding blue tile floor
- Large blue window wall with runway and aircraft visible outside
- Magenta gate counter on the right
- Sky-blue floor tiles drawn in strong perspective grid
Symbols
- Two white rolling score reels with black bezels and a comma separator
- Yellow 4-flipper logo badge
- Small white numbered sticker reading 3
- Magenta and black diamond shapes in the bottom instruction strip
- Large yellow numeral 2 in the instruction strip
- Arrowed black slogan sign
Lettering
- Main title is tall, narrow, hand-lettered yellow serif capitals with a heavy black outline, the two-storey a and the long leg of the p dominating. 'gottlieb's' above it is a small cursive script. '2 player' is a plain white sans-serif. 'player' labels are red capitals with black drop shadow on yellow arrows. the bottom instruction strip mixes red capitals, a big yellow numeral and pink capitals on black diamonds. the right slogan sign is yellow-on-black mixed case display lettering with a hand-drawn look.
Themes
- Airport terminal
- Air travel
- Flight departures
- Gate counter
- 1960s fashion
- Music skill game
Title on it
- Airport
Text on it
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
- 4 FLIPPER
- SKILL GAME
- Gottlieb's
- 2 Player
- Airport
- PLAYER
- 1,958
- 0,000
- GATE 727
- St. Louis
- Jersey City
- Paris
- London
- Tokyo
- It's More Fun To Compete!
- A Game of Skill
- PLAYERS
- OR
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
- 3
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Bottom left, blonde shoulder-length hair with a small orange bow, wearing a long orange coat over a patterned skirt, seated sideways on a magenta bench, bare legs and flat shoes, looking up and smiling |
| Man | Seated man beside her, dark hair, green uniform jacket with buttoned front and breast pocket, white shirt, peaked cap, leaning his elbow on the bench back and turning toward her |
| Woman | Centre-left, long black hair, white lace-trimmed top with a bow at the throat, high-waisted red shorts, blue platform sandals, walking left arm in arm, smiling |
| Woman | Beside her, short blonde bob, green skirt suit with fitted jacket and knee-length skirt, white pumps, grey shawl over the arm |
| Woman | Centre-right, short red hair, short-sleeved yellow dress with a purple floral band at the waist, white collar, running to the right carrying a small pale handbag, one leg kicked back, wearing light heels |
| Woman | Behind the right counter, red hair, blue pillbox hat, white blouse and red skirt, leaning forward with arms on the counter, facing right |
| Man | Behind the right counter, brown hair, dark sunglasses, pale blue double-breasted suit jacket with dark buttons, red tie, leaning far forward with his left arm stretched along the counter |
| Vehicle | Small red jet aircraft painted on the floor mid-left behind the walking pair |
| Vehicle | Small yellow twin-engine propeller plane painted on the floor at far left, plus a red rocket-like silhouette in the sky at upper centre right |
Painted-airport scene in comic-book cartoon style, framed by two white mechanical score reels at the top left and top right on black panels, with a blue-tiled terminal floor running across the whole lower half. The huge centre logo is tall yellow hand-lettered serif text outlined in black reading 'Airport', with a small yellow 'Gottlieb's' script over it and '2 Player' in white to its right. Eight human figures crowd the concourse: at bottom left a blonde woman in an orange coat sits on a magenta bench beside a dark-haired man in a green uniform jacket and peaked cap who leans toward her; mid-left two women walk arm in arm, one with dark hair in a white top, red shorts and platform sandals, the other blonde in a green skirt suit; centre-right a red-haired woman in a short yellow dress runs rightward carrying a small handbag; at the right a pink-walled counter holds a red-haired woman in a white blouse, red skirt and blue pillbox hat facing a man in a pale blue double-breasted suit, dark glasses and red tie, leaning on the counter with one arm outstretched. Two small painted aircraft, a red jet and a yellow twin-engine plane, sit on the floor behind them. Colours are sky blue, magenta pink, yellow and black.
Backglass College Queens
- green
- red
- blue
- white
Fingerprint: college queens, maroon college-shield crest top center white title lettering mortarboard cap, three fashionably dressed college girls center pink megaphone fanning cards red hooded cape ALVIA, four PLAYER score windows corners numbered banners, four runners colored singlets sprinting left-to-right, green sports field red-brick building
The dominant feature is the maroon college-shield crest at top centre with tall white title lettering and a mortarboard cap on top. Second, the group of three fashionably dressed college girls in the centre foreground — one with a pink megaphone, one fanning herself with playing cards, one in a red hooded cape. Third, the four PLAYER score windows in the corners each topped by their own little numbered banner. Fourth, the racecourse gag: four runners in coloured singlets sprinting left-to-right behind the girls.
Setting
- Green sports field
- College building with red-brick dormitory wings and lit windows
- Pale blue sky with clouds
- Green trees behind the building
Symbols
- Mortarboard cap and tassel
- College shield crest
- Playing cards fanned
- Megaphone
- Books
- Red-brick dormitory blocks
- Clouds
Lettering
- Tall condensed white capitals with heavy black outline on a maroon shield; player in small black caps on cream banners; slogans in bold red condensed caps
Themes
- College
- Campus
- Sport
- Racecourse
- Sorority
Title on it
- College queens
Text on it
- COLLEGE QUEENS
- PLAYER
- 0,000
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- ALVIA
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- 8 BOTTLES & 6 Cans
- CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A.
- GAME SKILL
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Red-haired girl centre front, blue top, red skirt, holding a long pink megaphone, mouth open |
| Woman | Brunette with ponytail centre, navy blazer and brown trousers, fanning herself with a fan of playing cards, smiling |
| Woman | Girl seen from behind in a red hooded cape with the name alvia on the back, blonde hair |
| Woman | Tall brunette standing left of centre in a white sailor hat and white jacket, shorts, white heels, holding a black book |
| Man | Runner in green singlet at far left, mid-stride |
| Man | Runner in red/dark singlet, mid-stride |
| Man | Runner in dark singlet with white circle emblem, mid-stride |
| Man | Runner in pale blue singlet, mid-stride |
| Man | Man at right in a green shirt and dark trousers, running while holding loose papers |
Flat, brightly-coloured cartoon backglass set on a green sports field in front of a college building with tall red-brick dormitory wings and pale blue sky with clouds and trees. A maroon shield-shaped crest at top centre carries the title in tall white letters with a black outline, a small mortarboard cap with tassel perched on the shield. Four white score windows with black numerals sit in cream, tan and pink frames at the four corners, each headed by a small banner reading PLAYER 1, PLAYER 2, PLAYER 3 and PLAYER 4. Centre stage is a group of cartoon girls: a red-haired girl in a blue top and red skirt holding a long pink megaphone, a brunette in a navy blazer and brown trousers fanning herself with a fan of cards, a girl in a red hooded cape with 'ALVIA' on the back of her cape seen from behind, and a tall brunette in a white sailor hat and white jacket with shorts and heeled shoes holding a black book. At left four male runners in coloured singlets race to the right, and at right a man in a green shirt runs while holding papers. Along the bottom edge are two slogans in bold red type on white lozenges and a small licence-plate style copyright strip.