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1952 · Williams

Domino

Pale blue sky with red and yellow streamer squiggles and fairground crowd at lower right.

Year
1952
Maker
Williams
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Backglass lights
Players
1

Made by

Design
Harry Mabs
Art
George Molentin

Vision analysis

On the backglass

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

Domino backglass

Backglass

  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
  • green

Fingerprint: Towering arched red-and-yellow DOMINO lettering with tiny cartoon bear in black MILLIONS sash waving beside it, three carnival characters including blonde showgirl in red frilly dress and jester in diamond suit, vertical column of numbered scoring values down left edge like carnival prize ladder, multi-coloured balloons floating upper right

Distinctive

The towering arched red-and-yellow DOMINO lettering, with a tiny cartoon bear in a black MILLIONS sash waving beside it, is the single most memorable element. Three carnival characters dominate: a blonde showgirl in a red frilly dress mid-pose, a jester in a harlequin diamond suit, and a white-faced clown in a BONUS hat. A vertical column of numbered scoring values (9 to 1 against 100 to 900) runs down the left edge like a carnival prize ladder. A cluster of multi-coloured balloons floats at upper right over a fairground crowd.

Setting

  • Pale blue sky with red and yellow streamer squiggles
  • Fairground crowd at lower right

Symbols

  • Cluster of coloured balloons
  • Scoring ladder of numbered boxes
  • Carnival crowd
  • Streamer squiggles

Lettering

  • Huge arched red block capitals with yellow keyline and white glow; small blue script wordmark above; black sash lettering in white

Themes

  • Carnival
  • Fairground
  • Showgirl
  • Clown
  • Balloons
  • Prize ladder

Title on it

  • Domino

Text on it

  • Williams
  • DOMINO
  • MILLIONS
  • BONUS
  • 9
  • 8
  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 100
  • 200
  • 300
  • 400
  • 500
  • 600
  • 700
  • 800
  • 900
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Cartoon red bear, round ears, wide toothy grin, one paw raised waving, black sash reading millions
Monster Lime-green frog-monster with bulging white eyes and a wide toothy grin, below the bear
Woman Blonde showgirl, short red frilly dress, blue necklace, arms flung wide, mid-performance
Other Jester/clown in yellow-and-red harlequin diamond costume with white ruff collar and small cap
Animal Small black cat-like figure beside the showgirl
Woman Large foreground woman in red headscarf, red lipstick, heavy gold necklace, hand raised to her mouth
Other White-faced clown with red nose and red lips, white hat banded bonus in red, green-and-red costume with polka-dot bow tie, at lower right
Full description

A brightly coloured cartoon backglass on a pale blue sky background criss-crossed with red and yellow streamer squiggles. Across the top a small blue-and-green script wordmark sits above the huge main title DOMINO, lettered in chunky red capitals with a yellow keyline and white outer glow, arched across the upper half. Left of the title a red smiling cartoon bear waves one paw and wears a black sash reading MILLIONS; a lime-green wide-eyed frog-monster grins beneath it. Down the whole left edge runs a scoring ladder: white numerals 9 down to 1 in coloured boxes, flanked by coloured bars carrying 100 through 900. Centre stage a blonde showgirl in a short red frilly dress and blue necklace stands with arms flung wide, beside a harlequin jester in a yellow-and-red diamond costume with a white ruff collar. Floating to the right is a cluster of glossy round balloons in red, yellow, green, blue and black. Bottom centre a large woman in a red headscarf and heavy gold necklace raises a hand to her mouth; bottom right a grinning clown with white face, red nose and a white hat banded BONUS leans in, backed by a fairground crowd.