1954 · Gottlieb
Diamond Lill
Light blue night sky with white eight-pointed starbursts, dark blue diamond lattice trellis behind the top row of figures, darker blue wave-like hills on the horizon, pale gold horizontal boarding on the lower half and large dark blue sweeping arc filling the right side.
- 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.
Playfield
- blue
- red
- cream
- black
Fingerprint: Five red pop bumpers on orange starburst bases under salmon arch crowning field. V-shaped bonus value lanes fanning from central hole down to flippers, horseshoe ring of five drop targets around center. Five-target bank numbered 1-5, two jester heads in red-white striped cone hats flanking lanes. Jeweled theme, multi-pointed stars.
The most memorable element is the four-letter A-B-C-D HOLE VALUE oval plaque with its glowing orange centre, flanked by two cream arrow banners reading 100,000 / 1 POINT WHEN LIT and, below it, a separate round target labelled ROLLOVERS / 1 POINT / WHEN LIT. Second is the horseshoe of five red circular targets studded with clear bulb housings that rings a large white central cap printed 100,000 WHEN LIT. Third, the crown of five red pop bumpers numbered 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 10 sitting on orange starburst bases under a salmon arch. Fourth, the enormous cream lower semicircle with its mirrored blue FLIPPER lane guides and five printed 100,000 values.
Setting
- Pale powder-blue and cream painted playfield surface
- Large dark navy-blue painted arc spanning the middle
- Salmon-pink arch across the top bumper crown
- Cream semicircular lower-playfield field
- Wooden cabinet side rails with chrome ball-guide rails
- Playfield glass with visible reflections
Symbols
- Diamond emblem inside the central pink special triangle
- Orange five-point starburst bases under each pop bumper
- Five round arrow shapes labelled a b c d in the hole value oval
- Yellow left and right pointing arrows labelled a and d above the lower posts
- Small yellow arrow markers labelled b and c beside the lower flipper lanes
- Black-outlined white arrow banners
- Qr code square
- Red circular drop targets with clear bulb housings
- Playing-card-free suit-free icon set
Notable shapes
- Large dark navy arc crossing the upper-middle playfield
- Salmon-pink arch crowning the bumper bank
- Red oval hole value plaque with four lettered circles
- Cream semicircular lower-playfield field
- Horseshoe ring of five round targets around the central dome
- Star-shaped bumper bases
- Cut-out arch between the two spinners
- Chrome ball-guide rails framing both edges
Art motifs
- Symmetrical fan of radiating score spokes
- Five-pointed stars
- Convex arc banners
- Stippled and screened shading typical of silkscreen printing
- Mirror-symmetric left/right layout
Themes
- Diamond
- Jewellery
- Gem
- Score values
- Single player
- Replay features
Title on it
- Diamond lil
Text on it
- 30,000
- 50,000
- SPOTS
- REGARD
- WHEN LIT
- 100,000
- 1 POINT
- A PRODUCT OF
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- CHICAGO 51, ILL.
- HOLE VALUE
- EACH
- A
- B
- C
- D
- ROLLOVERS
- SPECIAL
- FLIPPER
- MINORS NOT PERMITTED TO PLAY THIS GAME
- NO WAGERING NO PRIZES
- DIAMOND LIL
- FLIPPER BUTTON ON SIDE OF CABINET
- 1 REPLAY FOR 15 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR 14 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR 13 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR 12 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR 10 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR 6 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR 5 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR 3 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR 2 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR 1 MILLION
- 1 REPLAY FOR 1 MILLION 500
- Repair Request Code 9994 Gottlieb Diamond Lil
- D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | A single small pen-and-ink sketch of a woman in a short costume on the left white instruction card, standing with one hand raised; no painted characters appear anywhere else on the playfield |
A single-player electro-mechanical playfield seen under glass in a wooden cabinet with chrome side rails and a plunger visible at lower right. The art is a flat, hand-painted mid-century design on a pale powder-blue and cream ground with a large dark navy-blue arc across the middle and a salmon-pink arch across the top. No people appear in the painted art itself; the only drawn figure is a small pen-sketched pin-up woman in the left instruction card. Hardware: a five-bumper crown at the top with red-capped pop bumpers on star-shaped orange bases, a big white plastic cap/dome in the centre reading 100,000 WHEN LIT, two upright wire spinners left and right labelled SPOTS REGARD WHEN LIT, five red round drop targets in a horseshoe around the centre dome, two orange-glowing round lane guides, and a red oval HOLE VALUE plaque carrying four cream lettered circles A B C D and an orange centre light. Lower playfield is a big cream semicircle containing two blue-outlined inlane guides printed FLIPPER, a central pink SPECIAL triangle with a diamond emblem, and five pairs of yellow rubber-topped posts. Five 100,000 values are printed along the lower arc. Bottom apron carries two white instruction cards headed DIAMOND LIL, a flipper-button note, a QR code, and a signature reading D. Gottlieb & Co. Chicago 51, Ill.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- gold-yellow
- magenta-pink
- red
Fingerprint: DIAMOND LILL in slanted gold letters, seven tiara-wearing showgirls in coloured gowns spelling MILLIONS across skirts, blonde woman in hot-pink sequined gown smoking cigar, red scroll ribbon around gold column, gold coins and jackpot chest
The dominant feature is a frieze of seven tiara-wearing showgirls whose seven gown colours spell the word MILLIONS in large white letters across their skirts. Below them a blonde woman in a hot-pink sequined gown smokes a cigar while leaning over the slanted gold title DIAMOND LILL, and a suited moustached man lifts the lid of a red jackpot chest marked Double beside a heap of gold coins. A tall red scroll ribbon spirals down the left side around a gold column, next to a 4 and two grey dials. A dark blue sweeping arc on the right carries the numbered score panels 100,000 through 900,000.
Setting
- Light blue night sky with white eight-pointed starbursts
- Dark blue diamond lattice trellis behind the top row of figures
- Darker blue wave-like hills on the horizon
- Pale gold horizontal boarding on the lower half
- Large dark blue sweeping arc filling the right side
Symbols
- White eight-pointed starbursts
- Diagonal lattice trellis
- Gold coins
- Smoking cigar
- Red scroll ribbon
- Gold fluted column
- Two grey circular dials
- Open treasure chest
- Pink five-pointed sparkles on the gowns
Lettering
- Slanted gold block capitals with heavy black outline for the title; tall white sans-serif block capitals widely spaced across the top row for millions; black sans-serif capitals in a maroon cartouche for points; white script on a red chest panel for double; white and gold outlined numerals inside rounded coloured capsules for the scores
Themes
- Showgirls
- Jackpot
- Millionaire
- Night sky
- Ballgowns
- Cigar-smoking hostess
Title on it
- Diamond lill
Text on it
- MILLIONS
- POINTS
- DIAMOND LILL
- Double
- 4
- 20,000
- 100,000
- 200,000
- 300,000
- 400,000
- 500,000
- 600,000
- 700,000
- 800,000
- 900,000
- A PRODUCT OF
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS U.S.A.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Showgirl 1 of 7 in the top row, gold-yellow ruffled ballgown, gold tiara, purple opera glove, choker necklace, bare legs, facing left |
| Woman | Showgirl 2 of 7, gold-yellow ruffled ballgown, red hair, gold tiara, red opera glove, facing left |
| Woman | Showgirl 3 of 7, orange-red ruffled ballgown, blonde hair, tiara, red opera glove, choker |
| Woman | Showgirl 4 of 7, bright red ballgown scattered with white sparkles, blonde hair, tiara, pale pink opera glove |
| Woman | Showgirl 5 of 7, pale sea-green ruffled ballgown, black hair, small tiara, yellow opera glove |
| Woman | Showgirl 6 of 7, gold-yellow ruffled ballgown, red hair, tiara, red opera glove |
| Woman | Showgirl 7 of 7, purple-magenta ballgown with white sparkles, blonde hair, tiara, grey-green opera glove |
| Woman | Large central blonde woman, hot-pink strapless sequined gown with puffed skirt, gold tiara, jewelled choker and bracelets, holding a lit cigar in her raised right hand, left hand on her hip, front-facing |
| Man | Lower right, brown hair with receding hairline, black moustache, burnt-orange suit jacket, white shirt, purple spotted tie, striped grey trousers, one hand in his jacket, the other lifting the lid of the open jackpot chest, three-quarter profile facing left |
A painted, cartoon-style backglass in a dark wooden frame. The top third is a frieze of seven identical showgirls in full-length ruffled ballgowns, each with a small gold tiara, long coloured evening gloves and a choker, standing before a light blue night sky dotted with white eight-pointed starbursts and a dark blue diamond-lattice trellis. Their gown colours, left to right, run gold-yellow, gold-yellow, orange-red, bright red, pale sea-green, gold-yellow and purple-magenta. Large white block capitals spell MILLIONS across the row of skirts, one letter per figure. Below, a large blonde woman in a hot-pink strapless sequined gown with a tiara leans forward, one hand raised, holding a smoking cigar. To her left a red scroll ribbon coils around a gold column, with the number 4 in pink and two grey dials above a maroon POINTS cartouche. Across her skirt is the title DIAMOND LILL in slanted gold block letters with a black outline. A moustached man in a burnt-orange suit jacket and purple spotted tie stands at lower right, holding the lid of an open red Double jackpot chest spilling coins, beside a gold 20,000 plaque. The right third is a sweeping dark blue arc carrying eight rounded score panels reading 100,000 to 900,000, and a small 20,000 window sits near the right edge. Bottom right carries a red and white trade plaque.