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1954 · Gottlieb

Daisy May

Wooded outdoor picnic scene, large tree trunks at left and centre, green grass bank behind, pale blue sky and distant hills, red-and-white advertising banners and red-and-yellow chequered playing board at the bottom.

Year
1954
Maker
Gottlieb
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Backglass lights
Players
1

Made by

Design
Wayne Neyens
Art
Roy Parker

Vision analysis

On the playfield

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Daisy May playfield

Playfield

  • teal-green
  • red
  • cream
  • yellow

Fingerprint: Crowded fan of mushroom bumpers with huge printed numerals 1 2 4 5 on chunky yellow-cream rings arranged as diamond, paired white lozenge panels reading 200000 SPECIAL FEATURE PLAYER each with cartoon scene, tall black ADVANCES strip with column of red inserts, arched orange SPECIAL WHEN LIT banner over four score reels

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the crowded fan of mushroom bumpers with huge printed numerals - 1, 2, 4 and 5 - on chunky yellow-and-cream rings, arranged as a diamond across the middle of the field. Close behind that, the paired white lozenge panels reading 200,000 SPECIAL / FEATURE / PLAYER, each printed with a full little cartoon scene, sandwich the tall black ADVANCES strip with its column of red inserts. The arched orange SPECIAL / WHEN LIT banner over the four score reels, topped by 100,000, is the other stand-out, and a playful hand-lettered signature reading Dr. Gonzo's Co. is painted at lower right.

Setting

  • Plain painted teal-green field with no scenery, a large stylised orange/yellow sunburst or explosion shape across the upper half
  • Cream and orange bands framing the top reel area
  • Flat plain green lower deck below the lower playfield

Symbols

  • Five-pointed stars beside the a b c d letters
  • Red and white starburst badge for the 2 points / 4 points arrows
  • Upward and downward red arrows flanking the special banner
  • Printed numerals 1, 2, 4, 5 inside the bumper rings
  • Red round insert lamps in a vertical column
  • Red rectangular drop-target bank at the lower centre
  • Quotation marks in the white lower-deck text

Notable shapes

  • Tall vertical advances strip dividing the mid field
  • Two white pointed-arch lozenge panels with cartoon vignettes
  • Large orange arched special banner crowning the top
  • Concentric cream-and-orange bumper rings on the left and right edges
  • Wooden cabinet side rails framing the field, glass with visible reflections

Art motifs

  • Orange sunburst / star explosion
  • Ribbon banners with curved lettering
  • Spotlighted cartoon vignettes inside white lozenge frames
  • Cream and red concentric bumper rings

Themes

  • Score-driven novelty
  • Comedy / cartoon gag
  • Contest or replay play
  • Arcade-style clown-free fun

Text on it

  • 100,000
  • SPECIAL
  • WHEN LIT
  • 2 POINTS
  • 4 POINTS
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • 1
  • 2
  • 4
  • 5
  • EXTRA BALL
  • 200,000
  • FEATURE
  • PLAYER
  • ADVANCES
  • Dr. Gonzo's Co.
  • FLIPPER
  • CARPET
  • COPYRIGHT
  • MADE IN U.S.A.
Pop bumpers
Four large yellow-ringed mushroom bumpers numbered 1, 2, 4 and 5, plus a cluster of smaller white-capped mushroom bumpers in a diamond around the centre
Drop targets
A red rectangular drop-target bank of about four round target faces at the lower centre, flanked by two vertical red arrow plastics
Slingshots
Two roughly triangular slingshots with red plastic and white star decals, one either side of the lower centre
Upper playfield
Top area holds a row of score reels behind the arched special / when lit / 100,000 banner, with the a b c d letter targets and a line target just below
Apron and lower playfield
Plain green lower deck with no apron artwork; white printed instruction lettering reading flipper with quoted explanatory lines beneath, and a curved line of small white lettering arcing above it; bottom edge carries small white copyright and made in u.s.a. lines
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Painted flat cartoon woman on the upper-left of centre, in a light blue one-piece swimsuit or top-and-shorts, dark hair, standing with legs apart and hands at her sides
Man Painted cartoon man just left of centre wearing a red shirt and dark trousers, one arm raised, standing beside the blue-swimsuit woman
Woman Painted cartoon woman on the upper right in a short red dress, dark hair, one arm lifted
Woman Painted cartoon woman on the lower left in a blue top and shorts, blonde, standing with one hand on her hip inside the 200,000 special feature player lozenge
Animal Small painted brown monkey or chimpanzee sitting on the grass to the right of the lower-left woman, beside a small grey/white cat-like animal
Man Painted cartoon bespectacled man in a red shirt seated at an angled drafting board or drawing table on the lower right, inside the second 200,000 special feature player lozenge, with a black cat-like figure at his feet
Other Painted woman in a red swimsuit painted on the far left edge of the mid field, and a second red-dressed figure painted on the far right edge, both partly cut off by the playfield edge
Full description

A tall portrait-format electro-mechanical playfield photographed in its wooden cabinet, glass reflecting the room. Painted overall in saturated teal-green, cream, tomato red, orange and mustard yellow, in a flat 1960s-70s cartoon-illustration style. At the very top, above a row of score reels, an orange arched banner reads SPECIAL in big red block capitals, flanked by WHEN LIT in small black capitals, with 100,000 in black above it. A row of four lettered targets, A B C D, sits on a red-and-yellow ribbon below. The centre of the field is crowded with round mushroom bumpers: large yellow-ringed ones marked with big numerals 1, 2, 4 and 5, and smaller white-capped ones, arranged in a diamond around the centre. Mid-field a vertical black-on-gold strip reads ADVANCES and carries a column of red insert lamps, flanked by two white lozenge panels reading 200,000 SPECIAL / FEATURE / PLAYER. Painted cartoon figures are scattered: a woman in a blue swimsuit and a man in a red shirt with a woman in red on the upper right, another woman in a blue top and shorts on the lower left beside a small painted monkey, and a bespectacled man at a drafting board on the right. Two wide cream flippers sit at the bottom on a plain green lower deck.

On the backglass

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Daisy May backglass

Backglass

  • red
  • yellow
  • blue
  • green

Fingerprint: Seven red numbered spheres 1-7 labeled "MILLION", "DAISY MAY" navy ribbon banner, blonde in red bikini reclining on tree stump, second blonde inverted in striped hammock, musician in wide-brimmed hat, two children with Coca-Cola banners, chicken, red-yellow checkered "POINTS" board, mid-century cartoon, red-yellow-blue-green.

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the top strip of seven red ball-like spheres carrying the numerals 1 to 7, followed by MILLION. Second is the navy ribbon banner reading DAISY MAY in yellow capitals, with the red-bikini blonde draped over a tree stump beside it. Third is the crowded picnic scene: an upside-down blonde in a striped hammock, a man in a wide-brimmed hat playing a small stringed instrument, and two children standing on the grass beside Coca-Cola banners. Fourth is the red-and-yellow chequered POINTS board across the bottom, scattered with two black bird silhouettes.

Setting

  • Wooded outdoor picnic scene
  • Large tree trunks at left and centre
  • Green grass bank behind
  • Pale blue sky and distant hills
  • Red-and-white advertising banners
  • Red-and-yellow chequered playing board at the bottom

Symbols

  • Seven numbered red spheres forming 1234567 million
  • Nine angled score panels with comma-separated values
  • Navy ribbon banner
  • Red-and-yellow chequered board
  • Cider can
  • Small box marked 20
  • Coca-cola banners
  • Tree stump
  • Hammock

Lettering

  • Daisy may in yellow serif capitals on a navy ribbon; million in tall condensed white block capitals on red; the score values in coloured outlined numerals on pale angled panels; the signature d. gottlieb & co in red cursive script on a white scroll at bottom right with small black capitals below.

Themes

  • Picnic
  • Summer outing
  • Outdoor leisure
  • Bathing beauties
  • Musical instrument
  • Game scoring values
  • Soft drink advertising

Title on it

  • Daisy may

Text on it

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • MILLION
  • 500,000
  • 600,000
  • 700,000
  • 800,000
  • 900,000
  • 1,000,000
  • 2,000,000
  • 300,000
  • 400,000
  • DAISY MAY
  • POINTS
  • Cider
  • 20
  • A PRODUCTION BY
  • D. Gottlieb & Co
  • MFG. CHICAGO ILL
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Young blonde woman in a red polka-dot two-piece, reclining sideways on a tree stump at upper right, one arm raised behind her head, smiling, bare legs
Woman Second blonde woman lying upside-down in a red-and-white striped hammock slung from a tree trunk at left, head towards the bottom
Man Man at right in a wide-brimmed navy hat, blue-and-white checked long-sleeve shirt and green trousers, seated cross-legged playing a small stringed instrument
Child Small child in a red top and shorts standing on the grass mid-left near a small table
Child Small child in a green top standing beside the first child, mid-left
Animal White and brown chicken with a red comb standing at the lower left edge of the grass
Animal Two black bird silhouettes on the chequered points board
Full description

A wood-framed, backlit backglass in a bright mid-century cartoon style. Across the whole top edge runs a white band with the numbers 1 to 7, each numeral in a glossy red ball, followed by MILLION in tall white block letters on red. Below sit nine angled score panels on blue, each with a coloured numeral and 000: 500,000 (yellow), 600,000 (green), 700,000 (orange), 800,000 (blue), 900,000 (red), 1,000,000 (dark blue), 2,000,000 (red), 300,000 (green) and 400,000 (orange). A dark navy ribbon banner across the upper middle carries DAISY MAY in large yellow serif capitals, beside a blonde woman in a red polka-dot bikini reclining on a tree stump at the right. At the left a second blonde woman lies upside-down in a striped hammock slung from a tree trunk. On the right a man in a wide-brimmed navy hat, blue-and-white checked shirt and green trousers sits playing a small stringed instrument. Two small children in a red shirt and a green shirt stand on the grass mid-left near red-and-white Coca-Cola banners, and a chicken perches at the lower left. The lower third is a red-and-yellow chequered playing board labelled POINTS in white on a red bar, with two black bird silhouettes on it. Dominant colours: red, yellow, blue, green.

Daisy May backglass

Backglass

  • green
  • blue
  • red
  • cream

Fingerprint: DAISY MAY on dark blue ribbon banner, blonde woman in red bikini top astride tree stump with raised knee, reclining figures in blue and spotted dresses, picnic scene with gingham cloth, red POINTS panel, seven red-bordered arched panels holding numerals 1-7 MILLION, bare brown tree trunk.

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the huge dark-blue ribbon banner carrying the white title DAISY MAY, which sits directly across the seated blonde woman's head and shoulders like a sash. Second is the comic score header: seven separate red-bordered arched panels each holding one white numeral, 1 through 7, running into MILLION in red. Third, the picnic motif at the bottom: a red-and-cream gingham cloth with a red POINTS panel painted onto it, flanked by a blank green score card and a tiny bottle-and-cup set. Fourth, the girl-on-a-stump pose in the middle, one knee up and a yellow-green sash across her lap, framed by a bare brown tree trunk on the left.

Setting

  • Grassy park or meadow
  • Large bare tree trunk on the left
  • Pale blue sky with soft white cloud
  • Distant low hills on the horizon
  • Cut tree stump in the centre foreground

Symbols

  • Seven numbered arched panels
  • Blue ribbon banner with curled tails
  • Red-and-cream gingham checkerboard cloth
  • Blank green score card
  • Bottle and cup
  • Tree stump

Lettering

  • Bold white sans-serif capitals on a dark blue ribbon with a lighter blue outline for the title; red heavy sans-serif capitals for million; white numerals in red-bordered arched cartouches; small multicoloured score numerals

Themes

  • Picnic
  • Outdoor park scene
  • Comic strip pin-up girl
  • Score legend
  • Gingham cloth

Title on it

  • Daisy may

Text on it

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • MILLION
  • 500,000
  • 600,000
  • 700,000
  • 800,000
  • 900,000
  • 200,000
  • 300,000
  • 400,000
  • DAISY MAY
  • POINTS
  • A Gottlieb Co.
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Central blonde young woman, shoulder-length wavy hair, red bikini top with white spots, yellow-green shorts or sash, seated astride a cut stump with one knee raised, looking outward, arms braced behind her
Woman Lower left, reclining on the grass with legs raised, wearing a royal-blue dress with a white apron or petticoat, blonde hair
Woman Right side, blonde, reclining on the grass in black-and-white spotted clothing, propped on one arm
Man Small background figure left of centre, red shirt and dark trousers, arms outstretched
Woman Small background figure in a green dress standing near the man
Other Small background figure at right in green and white, holding a long stick or handle
Full description

Landscape-format backglass in a plain light-brown wooden frame, flat mid-century cartoon style. Top third is a score legend: white numerals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7, each in its own red-bordered arched panel, then MILLION in red block capitals; two rows of coloured score values sit beneath. A dark blue ribbon banner lettered DAISY MAY in white capitals sweeps across the upper middle, ends curling into pointed tails. Below is a parkland scene: thick brown tree trunk on the left, green grass, pale blue sky, distant hills. A blonde woman in a red spotted bikini top and yellow-green shorts sits astride a cut tree stump, one knee raised. Smaller figures around her: a man in a red shirt and dark trousers, a woman in a green dress, a reclining woman in a blue dress at lower left, and a blonde in black-and-white spotted clothing on the right. Across the bottom lies a red-and-cream gingham cloth bearing a red panel lettered POINTS in white, with a blank green card at lower left and a small bottle and cup beside it. Dominant colours: grass green, banner blue, tomato red, cream white.