1962 · Williams
Coquette
Flat mint-green field scattered with tiny multicoloured confetti squares, large flat geometric blocks and arcs of magenta, red, turquoise, yellow, black and white, pink-and-blue striped fan shape at top right, curved white-and-blue stripes at upper left and bare wood grain visible along the bottom edge.
- Year
- 1962
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
- Art
- George Molentin
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- pink
- magenta
- turquoise
- yellow
Fingerprint: Blonde woman center pink cocktail dress white opera gloves pearls hands-on-hips, 'TWO PLAYER COQUETTE' title yellow box upper right, two striped score windows red 1 and 2 flanking knees, flat mint-green field magenta turquoise blocks, early-1960s pop-art mod
The central blonde woman in a pink cocktail dress, white opera gloves and pearls, posed hands-on-hips, is the one thing anyone would remember. Around her is a wild pop-art collage of flat magenta, turquoise, yellow and black shapes with confetti squares scattered over mint green, including a black-outlined white triangle enclosing a black square at her upper left. Two matching striped score windows with red 1 and 2 discs flank her knees, under a yellow script-lettered title box reading TWO PLAYER COQUETTE. The whole thing reads as an early-1960s pop-art / mod painting rather than photoreal art.
Setting
- Flat mint-green field scattered with tiny multicoloured confetti squares
- Large flat geometric blocks and arcs of magenta, red, turquoise, yellow, black and white
- Pink-and-blue striped fan shape at top right
- Curved white-and-blue stripes at upper left
- Bare wood grain visible along the bottom edge
Symbols
- Black-outlined white triangle containing a solid black square
- Large red numeral 1 on a white disc
- Large red numeral 2 on a white disc
- Black ovals enclosing white numerals 1 and 2
- Small multicoloured confetti squares
- Striped fan and stripe arcs
- Playfield-style curved white stripes at left
Lettering
- Bold condensed sans-serif capitals for the numerals and player captions; tall narrow red sans-serif capitals for coquette; red cursive script name above it; red capitals with black shadow in the yellow banner.
Themes
- Pin-up woman
- Two player
- Pop art
- Mod graphics
- Abstract geometric collage
Title on it
- Coquette
Text on it
- 1-2 CAN PLAY
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- Williams
- TWO PLAYER
- COQUETTE
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- PLAYERS
- BALL in PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | One adult blonde woman, centre, full-length, facing forward with hands on hips and elbows out, smiling with raised brows. short wavy platinum-blonde hair. sleeveless short pink cocktail dress with pleated skirt and a narrow blue belt, white pearl necklace, long white opera gloves, red-and-white heeled shoes. a bright white glare reflection sits on the front of her skirt. |
A pop-art, mid-century-style painted backglass with a single blonde woman standing dead centre on a flat geometric collage background. She faces the viewer, hands on hips, elbows out, smiling with arched brows, in a short sleeveless pink cocktail dress with a blue belt, a string of white pearls at her neck, long white opera gloves, and red-and-white heeled shoes. Behind her is a flat mint-green field sprinkled with tiny multicoloured confetti squares, overlaid with big flat blocks and arcs of magenta, red, turquoise, yellow, black, pink and white, plus a striped pink-and-blue fan at the top right and curved white-and-blue stripes at upper left. Upper left is a yellow banner with red and black lettering. Upper right is a yellow box containing a red script name over the words TWO PLAYER and a large tall red COQUETTE. Two rectangular mechanical score windows sit low, left and right, each with a black-and-white striped frame and a large red numeral (1 and 2) on a white disc above it, and a red caption disc below. The bottom edge shows bare wood grain and a bright glare hotspot on the dress.