1956 · Gottlieb
Derby Day
Horse racecourse viewed from above, pale cream dirt track curving across the glass, green infield behind a white running rail, grandstand of tiny distant crowd figures along the top and wooden backbox frame with a dark inner border.
- Year
- 1956
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Backglass lights
- Players
- 1
Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- green
- cream
- red
- black
Fingerprint: Chestnut horse head bursting from red arrow banner reading MILLION, GOTTLIEB'S DERBY DAY slanted across white plate, nine-tile rainbow score ladder 100000-900000 climbs right side in red green teal, four racehorses galloping along cream track divided by white rail from green infield, large racegoer busts at bottom edge
A chestnut horse's head bursting out of a red arrow banner reading MILLION, with GOTTLIEB'S DERBY DAY slanted across it on a white plate. A nine-tile rainbow score ladder from 100,000 to 900,000 in red, green and teal climbs the right side under a blank red oval window. Four racehorses gallop along a pale cream track seen from above, divided by a white rail from a green infield with a red-and-yellow parasol and a striped barber pole. Large racegoer busts crowd the bottom edge in cloche hats, one with an arm raised holding a small red programme.
Setting
- Horse racecourse viewed from above
- Pale cream dirt track curving across the glass
- Green infield behind a white running rail
- Grandstand of tiny distant crowd figures along the top
- Wooden backbox frame with a dark inner border
Symbols
- Horseshoe
- Yellow oval ring behind the horse head
- Red arrow banner
- Blank red oval window
- Red-and-yellow parasol
- Red-and-white barber pole
- Small white course sign
Lettering
- Red slab-serif capitals with black drop shadow for the title, white sans-serif capitals on red for million, red script signature on a white plaque
Themes
- Horse racing
- Derby
- Racecourse
- Grandstand
- Jockeys
- Spectators
Title on it
- Gottlieb's derby day
Text on it
- MILLION
- GOTTLIEB'S
- DERBY DAY
- 100,000
- 200,000
- 300,000
- 400,000
- 500,000
- 600,000
- 700,000
- 800,000
- 900,000
- 3
- D. Gottlieb & Co
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | Chestnut horse head in profile with a white blaze, framed by a yellow oval ring at top left |
| Animal | Four racehorses galloping left to right along the track - bay, chestnut, dark brown and grey - legs extended mid-stride |
| Man | Four jockeys crouched forward in coloured silks of red, yellow and blue, each wearing a helmet and goggles |
| Woman | Foreground racegoer busts along the bottom in cloche hats and wide-brimmed hats with curled 1930s hairstyles, one dressed in red |
| Man | Foreground racegoer busts in flat caps and green and yellow hats, one arm raised holding a small red programme |
| Other | Seated spectators around a table under a red-and-yellow parasol in the infield |
| Other | Standing onlookers in hats and coats near the rail, and a red-and-white striped barber pole at the right |
| Other | Dense crowd of tiny figures filling the far grandstand across the top |
An airbrushed cartoon horse-racing backglass in a wooden backbox with a dark inner border. Top left: a chestnut horse head in three-quarter view with a white blaze, set in a yellow oval ring over a red arrow banner edged in white that reads MILLION in white block capitals. Overlapping it, a white parallelogram plate carries GOTTLIEB'S DERBY DAY, the words in huge red slab-serif capitals with black drop shadow. Top right: a large blank red rounded rectangle above a green grandstand panel of nine coloured tiles bearing 100,000 through 900,000, alternating red, green and teal. The main scene is a racecourse seen from above, a pale cream dirt track curving from lower left to upper right with four galloping horses and crouched jockeys in red, yellow and blue silks, divided by a white running rail from a green infield. The infield holds a red-and-white barber pole, a red-and-yellow parasol over a refreshment table, standing onlookers in hats and coats, a small white sign, and a packed distant crowd. Bottom edge: large busts of racegoers in cloche and wide-brim hats, one arm raised holding a red programme. Bottom right, a white plaque with red script. Dominant colours green, cream, red and black.