1967 · Williams
Derby Day
Pale teal-sky upper band, mottled dark green painted field, white oval track shape behind the horse, bright green angular title banner and recessed grey race track with yellow lane lines and green hedges.
- Year
- 1967
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Backglass lights
- Players
- 2
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
- Art
- Christian Marche
Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- green
- pink
- black
- white
Fingerprint: Enormous flat-faceted geometric racehorse rearing at center against radiating white spokes, horseshoe-shaped scoring wall with numerals one through six, red kite targets and white advance kites flanking, yellow shoulder plastics showing pink-clad jockeys with magenta change arrows
The single most memorable element is the enormous flat-faceted geometric racehorse rearing in the exact centre of the playfield, its green, pink and purple angular body panels set against radiating white spokes. Second is the top horseshoe-shaped scoring wall with the numerals 1 2 3 4 5 6 above the repeated slogan LIT HORSES RUN FASTER and the small 300 BONUS WHEN LIT star. Third, the symmetrical red kite targets and white STAR ADVANCES kites flanking the horse, plus the yellow shoulder plastics showing pink-clad jockeys on galloping horses with magenta CHANGE arrows.
Setting
- Flat bright green field
- Grey-green horseshoe scoring wall across the top
- Black lower apron area
- White radiating sunburst spokes
Symbols
- Numbered scoring circles 1-6
- Round white insert lamps
- Red triangular and kite-shaped targets
- Red-bordered hexagon targets
- Magenta directional arrows
- Red five-pointed star with 300
- White radiating sunburst spokes
Notable shapes
- Giant faceted rearing horse
- Horseshoe-shaped numbered scoring wall
- Two red triangular targets
- Two white kite panels
- Two red-bordered hexagon targets
- Four yellow shoulder plastics
- Cream oval slingshots
- White sunburst spokes
Art motifs
- Rearing horse
- Jockey silks
- Trophy-style score numerals
- Geometric faceted shading
- Symmetrical mirrored layout
Themes
- Horse racing
- Betting
- Derby
- Electro-mechanical
- Sports
Text on it
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- LIT HORSES RUN FASTER
- 100 Points WHEN LIT
- 300
- 300 BONUS WHEN LIT
- CHANGE
- HORSES RUN FASTER
- WHEN LIT
- STAR ADVANCES
- 1-3-5
- 2-4-6
- OR
- Special
- YOUR HORSES
- SCORES
- CENTER
- TARGET
- VALUE
- FLIPPER
- FLIPPER BUTTON
- INSTRUCTIONS
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- One or Two Players
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 18300... POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 11200... POINTS
- TILT PENALTY - BALL IN PLAY
- 5 BALLS PER GAME
- 1 Player plays 1-3-5, 2-4-6 horses finish
- Right user target scores 1,000 other 2-3-5 horses finish
- 2 Player plays 1-3-5, 2-4-6 horse
- 2nd Player plays 2-4-6 horse
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | One very large stylised racehorse, rear legs planted and both front legs raised in a rear, head turned left with pink muzzle, body built from flat angular facets of mint green, hot pink, purple, black and cream, black mane and tail |
| Animal | Small painted horses in the upper-right yellow shoulder plastic, three or four galloping in a row with riders |
| Man | Painted jockeys in pink and red silks leaning forward over their mounts in the yellow shoulder plastics, both left and right |
| Animal | Partial painted horse-and-jockey heads in the lower left and lower right triangular plastics, in yellow, teal and red |
Wood-railed electro-mechanical playfield, photographed through the glass with strong reflections, on a bright mid-green background. A huge stylised racehorse dominates the centre: drawn in flat faceted geometric panels of mint green, hot pink, purple, black and cream, rearing with both front legs raised and head turned left, its muzzle in pink. White radiating spokes fan out from behind the horse to the edges. Two red triangular targets flank it, each reading HORSES RUN FASTER / WHEN LIT with a pale round lamp. Two white kite-shaped panels read STAR ADVANCES 1-3-5 OR Special WHEN LIT and STAR ADVANCES 2-4-6 OR Special WHEN LIT in black and red script. Lower centre holds two red-bordered hexagon targets, YOUR HORSES 1-3-5 WHEN LIT and YOUR HORSES 2-4-6 WHEN LIT. The top scoring band is a grey-green wall with white circles under big white numerals 1 2 3 4 5 6 and the line LIT HORSES RUN FASTER, plus 100 Points WHEN LIT. Four yellow upper-lane plastics at the shoulders show painted jockeys in pink silks on galloping horses, each paired with a magenta CHANGE arrow. Cream oval slingshots and four flipper bats sit low. Two white instruction cards fill the bottom apron beside a black panel.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- green
- purple
- white
- black
Fingerprint: DERBY DAY sparkly magenta-pink glitter block-capitals white-outline green geometric banner, rearing purple racehorse jockey orange-green checkered silks white-breeches red-cap, mechanical score-reels flanking horse left-right, central recessed window showing five flat cartoon horses jockeys racing grey-track yellow-lane-lines, numbered position-panels 1-6 alternating cream red green purple, painted horse-heads bottom-corners, horse-racing spectacle layered three-part composition
The single rearing purple horse with a jockey in orange-and-green checkers is the memorable centrepiece, floating between two beveled mechanical score reels. Directly under it the title DERBY DAY appears in huge sparkly magenta-pink glitter block letters outlined in white on a vivid green geometric banner. A recessed middle window carries a separate flat cartoon strip of five numbered horses racing past hedges, giving the piece a layered three-part stacked look. Bottom left and right corners hold mirrored painted horse heads in profile, flanking a row of six numbered position panels.
Setting
- Pale teal-sky upper band
- Mottled dark green painted field
- White oval track shape behind the horse
- Bright green angular title banner
- Recessed grey race track with yellow lane lines and green hedges
Symbols
- Downward-pointing pennant arrows
- Circular w in a white ring
- Yellow lane lines on grey track
- Orange-topped posts
- Red and blue chevron pennants
- Six numbered position panels
- Jockey racing silks
- White oval track shape
Lettering
- Derby day in very large sparkly pink-magenta glitter slab-serif capitals with white outline and thin dark keyline; small finish in spaced white capitals; 1 up and 2 up in bold red and yellow block capitals on coloured pennants; can play in black sans-serif capitals beside red numerals in green circles; game over in yellow capitals; ball in play in orange capitals on a black arrow shape; magenta cursive script wordmark above the title
Themes
- Horse racing
- Jockey
- Starting gate numbers
- Finish positions
- Thoroughbred racing
- Jockey racing silks
Title on it
- Derby day
Text on it
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- CAN PLAY
- 0 19 6 8
- 0 0 0 0
- W
- DERBY DAY
- FINISH
- GAME OVER
- BALL in PLAY
- 2
- 4
- 11
- 26
- 3
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | Large purple racehorse with yellow-and-black bridle and yellow hoof boots, rearing with forelegs raised, facing left, yellow number 9 saddle cloth |
| Man | Jockey on the purple horse, orange body with green-and-white checkered sleeves, white breeches, black boots, red cap, crouched forward in a racing crouch |
| Animal | Red horse with yellow number 2 saddle cloth in the lower race strip, jockey in yellow and blue |
| Animal | Orange horse with yellow number 4 saddle cloth, jockey in yellow and blue, overlapping the red horse |
| Animal | White and brown horse with orange number 11 saddle cloth, jockey in orange |
| Animal | Grey-white horse with pink number 26 saddle cloth and pink-capped jockey, mid-leap |
| Animal | Green horse with red number 3 saddle cloth, jockey in white and blue |
| Animal | Painted blue-grey horse head in profile at bottom left, purple mane, yellow-green bridle, mouth open |
| Animal | Painted chestnut horse head in profile at bottom right, black-and-white bridle, cropped by the frame edge |
A horse-racing themed backglass. The upper painted panel shows a rearing purple racehorse in profile facing left, ridden by a jockey in orange-and-green checkered silks, white breeches and a red cap, on a white oval track shape against a mottled green background. A red-white-black pennant reading 1 UP sits top left and a matching blue-yellow pennant reading 2 UP top right, each with a downward arrow. Two four-window mechanical score reels flank the horse, the left reading 0 19 6 8 in red-and-black bevel frames, the right reading 0 0 0 0. Below the horse a white circular W emblem and a magenta cursive wordmark sit above the title, DERBY DAY, in huge sparkly pink glitter block capitals outlined in white on a bright green angular banner. A central recessed window shows a side-on racing strip with five flat cartoon horses and jockeys galloping on a grey track with yellow lane lines, distant green hedges and orange-topped posts. The lower apron carries six numbered panels 1 to 6 in alternating cream, red, dark green and purple, flanked by painted horse heads, with FINISH above and GAME OVER and BALL in PLAY indicators below.