1961 · Williams
Double Barrel
Known for Swinging target, Gobble holes and Bang launchers. Western desert trail at sunset, yellow-orange sky with dark maroon cloud banks, steam railway line on the left, western town with post office building on the right and dusty purple ground scattered with yellow grass tufts.
- Year
- 1961
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- Target
Swinging target
- Hole
Gobble holes
- launcher
Bang launchers
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Gobble holes
Bumpers 3
- Passive bumpers
- Yellow pop bumper
- Green pop bumper
Target 1
- Swinging target
Lane 1
- Rollover buttons rollover buttons
Post or gate 1
- Center post post
Control 1
- Bang launchers launcher
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Central blonde cowgirl, white wide-brim hat, red long-sleeve shirt, pale blue jeans, brown boots, left hand on hip, right arm raised holding a revolver, confident grin, long wavy hair
- woman Bottom centre cut-off head-and-shoulders portrait of a blonde woman in a black wide-brim hat, red lips, half hidden behind the score panels
- man Right edge cowboy in brown hat, tan shirt, blue neckerchief, hands at his belt, standing in three-quarter view
- animal Brown horse at left centre with a rider in a hat moving along the trail
- animal Two horses harnessed to the red stagecoach on the right, one with a rider in a wide-brimmed hat
- vehicle Green steam locomotive with black boiler bands, red cowcatcher, red tender and red passenger coach, emitting dark smoke
Setting
- Western desert trail at sunset
- Yellow-orange sky with dark maroon cloud banks
- Steam railway line on the left
- Western town with post office building on the right
- Dusty purple ground scattered with yellow grass tufts
Text on it
- 1 or 2 CAN PLAY
- ITS MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- TWO PLAYER
- DOUBLE BARREL
- POST OFFICE
- 1
- 1 8 2
- 2
- 0 0 0
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 1 PLAYER
- 2 PLAYERS
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
- Art
- George Molentin
Reference
Linked terms
- Swinging target also called center swinging target
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- yellow
- purple
- green
Fingerprint: DOUBLE BARREL title across dusty western trail, blonde cowgirl center with white hat and raised revolver legs planted wide, red shirt and blue jeans, green steam locomotive with red trim at left, red stagecoach beside POST OFFICE building at right, two ornate red and gold score windows, yellow-orange sunset sky
A full-length blonde cowgirl in a white hat and red shirt standing centre-frame with a revolver held straight up in her raised right hand, legs planted wide on a dusty trail. She is flanked by a green steam locomotive with red trim on the left and a red stagecoach beside a POST OFFICE building on the right. Two heavily ornamented red-and-gold score windows dominate the lower half, carrying the digits 1 and 2 above the numbers 182 and 000. The DOUBLE BARREL title sits top right in enormous red outlined slab serif letters against a blue cloud.
Setting
- Western desert trail at sunset
- Yellow-orange sky with dark maroon cloud banks
- Steam railway line on the left
- Western town with post office building on the right
- Dusty purple ground scattered with yellow grass tufts
Symbols
- Revolver
- Wide-brimmed cowboy hats
- Stagecoach
- Steam locomotive
- Horses
- Wooden frontier buildings
- Red ribbon banner
- Ornate gold-framed number panels
- Grass tufts on the trail
Lettering
- Large red slab-serif capitals with heavy black keyline and white highlight for the title; green outlined capitals for two player; white hand-lettered script on the red banner at top left; yellow serif text on red-and-gold oval panels for the player labels; white capitals on a red ribbon at bottom right
Themes
- Wild west
- Cowgirl
- Outlaw gunfight
- Steam train
- Stagecoach
- Western town
- Two player duel
Title on it
- Double barrel
Text on it
- 1 or 2 CAN PLAY
- ITS MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- TWO PLAYER
- DOUBLE BARREL
- POST OFFICE
- 1
- 1 8 2
- 2
- 0 0 0
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 1 PLAYER
- 2 PLAYERS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central blonde cowgirl, white wide-brim hat, red long-sleeve shirt, pale blue jeans, brown boots, left hand on hip, right arm raised holding a revolver, confident grin, long wavy hair |
| Woman | Bottom centre cut-off head-and-shoulders portrait of a blonde woman in a black wide-brim hat, red lips, half hidden behind the score panels |
| Man | Right edge cowboy in brown hat, tan shirt, blue neckerchief, hands at his belt, standing in three-quarter view |
| Animal | Brown horse at left centre with a rider in a hat moving along the trail |
| Animal | Two horses harnessed to the red stagecoach on the right, one with a rider in a wide-brimmed hat |
| Vehicle | Green steam locomotive with black boiler bands, red cowcatcher, red tender and red passenger coach, emitting dark smoke |
| Vehicle | Red stagecoach with yellow trim and spoked wheels, parked side-on in front of the post office |
Painted Wild-West backglass. Top third: a smoky yellow-orange sunset sky with dark maroon cloud banks; at upper left a red banner balloon with white script text, a cursive logo beside it, and green block letters reading TWO PLAYER; at upper right huge red slab-serif letters with black and white outline on a blue cloud read DOUBLE BARREL. Centre: a blonde cowgirl in a white wide-brim hat, red shirt, pale blue jeans and brown boots stands legs apart on a dusty purple trail, left hand on hip, right arm raised holding a revolver. Behind her left a green steam locomotive with a red cowcatcher and red coach, with a brown horse and rider on the trail; behind her right a red stagecoach stands near a green building lettered POST OFFICE, with a mounted rider and a man in a brown cowboy hat, tan shirt and blue neckerchief at the right edge. Lower half: two ornate red, gold and teal-framed score windows showing 1 above 182 and 2 above 000, with oval 1st PLAYER and 2nd PLAYER panels beneath, plus a cut-off portrait of the cowgirl in a black hat at bottom centre. Bottom right a red ribbon reads 1 PLAYER / 2 PLAYERS.