1963 · Bally
Cue-Tease
Pale blue flat field, vertical blue and white striped side panels, cream and pink concentric curved bands framing a ball-in-play area and two yellow tower-like scoring panels with red pentagonal roofs.
- Year
- 1963
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Made by
- Design
- Ted Zale
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- yellow
- red
- white
Fingerprint: CUE-TEASE title inside inverted blue triangle, two women in red tops with pale blue and mustard-yellow skirts reclining legs-up feet toward each other, small yellow ball between them, numbered circular medallions, scoring towers flanking triangle
The most memorable feature is the two women in matching red tops reclining with legs stretched and feet pointed at each other in the middle of the lower panel, one in a pale blue skirt and one in a mustard-yellow skirt, with a small yellow ball between them. Another striking element is the large inverted blue triangle containing the title, with a red banner reading 'CAN PLAY' beneath two numbered pink and blue circles. A pair of yellow-and-red scoring towers marked '1 PLAYER' and '2 PLAYER' flank the triangle like church steeples. A shiny reflection streak plus a white rectangular sticker blob obscure the left-hand side.
Setting
- Pale blue flat field
- Vertical blue and white striped side panels
- Cream and pink concentric curved bands framing a ball-in-play area
- Two yellow tower-like scoring panels with red pentagonal roofs
Symbols
- Inverted blue triangle
- Two numbered circular medallions labelled 1 and 2
- Yellow ball
- Red pentagonal roof shapes
- Reel windows with numerals
- Black centre triangle
- Yellow spot circles scattered on the blue field
Lettering
- Tall condensed white block capitals with dark outline for the title, overprinted with a flowing cursive script; white sans-serif capitals for the player labels; red block capitals on a red banner; small red sans-serif capitals in the top right
Themes
- Billiards
- Snooker
- Pool
- Sport
- Women
- Competition
- Ball-in-play
Title on it
- Cue-tease
Text on it
- 1 PLAYER
- 2 PLAYER
- CUE-TEASE
- 1
- 2
- CAN PLAY
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE...
- BALL IN PLAY
- 7
- 5
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left-hand figure, young adult, short dark curly hair, red short-sleeved blouse with white trim, pale blue pleated skirt, white stockings, reclining on her side with legs stretched right, one hand behind her head |
| Woman | Right-hand figure, young adult, short blonde curly hair, red short-sleeved blouse, mustard-yellow skirt, white stockings and dark shoes, reclining facing left with legs stretched left, one hand raised near her shoulder |
| Other | Small yellow ball resting on the blue field between the two women's feet |
Printed backglass in a flat mid-century illustrative style, dominated by a large inverted blue triangle at top centre. Inside it the title appears in tall condensed white block capitals with a thin dark outline, overprinted by cursive script, with '2 PLAYER' in white sans-serif capitals above. Two small circular medallions, one pink labelled '1' and one blue labelled '2', sit beneath, linked by white 'CAN PLAY' on a red banner. Flanking the triangle are two yellow-and-red scoring panels: the left signed '1 PLAYER' with a red '1' in a yellow shield, the right signed '2 PLAYER' with a red '2', both showing white rectangular reel windows with black numerals. The background is a pale blue field with vertical stripe panels down each edge. In the lower half, two young women in red short-sleeved tops and pale blue and yellow skirts recline on a blue ball-in-play field, feet meeting in the middle, a yellow ball between them, and a black triangle at the centre carrying red 'BALL IN PLAY'. Reflections and a white sticker patch obscure the left side.