1965 · Williams
Eager Beaver
Known for Kicker lanes and Mini-flippers. Conifer forest clearing, sunset sky in yellow-green bands, distant blue mountain range, small lake and woodland camping site.
- Year
- 1965
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- kicker
Kicker lanes
- extra flipper
Mini-flippers
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Kicker lanes kicker
Bumpers 3
- Green passive bumper
- Red pop bumpers
- Blue pop bumpers
Targets 2
- Upper left standup target
- Upper right standup target
Flipper 1
- Mini-flippers extra flipper
Post or gate 1
- Center peg peg
Controls 2
- Lower right rollover button button
- Lower left rollover button button
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Left, blue jacket, green-brimmed hat, chopping a log on a cut stump, smiling
- man Centre, brown hair and beard, yellow shirt with rolled sleeves, red-and-white checked trousers, holding a frying pan and a tin mug, standing by a small camp stove
- child Right, yellow raincoat and cap, holding a red-handled rod
- woman Right, blue coat, green hat, holding a red-handled rod over a pan on a yellow tripod
- animal Beaver figures and cut logs at the foot of the central tree trunk
Setting
- Conifer forest clearing
- Sunset sky in yellow-green bands
- Distant blue mountain range
- Small lake
- Woodland camping site
Text on it
- Williams
- EAGER
- BEAVER
- 1
- 2
- 1st Player
- 2nd Player
- 1 & 2 CAN PLAY
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE
- UPPER SKIN GAME
- FUN-RECREATION
- BALL IN PLAY
- GAME OVER
- 3 7 9
- 1 1 1 1
Made by
- Design
- Norm Clark
- Art
- Art Stenholm
Reference
Linked terms
- Kicker lanes also called Bottom left kicker also called bottom right kicker
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- green
- brown
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: EAGER BEAVER: Giant vertical brown tree trunk forms backglass spine, title painted on bark, bearded man in yellow shirt and red-white checked trousers beside camp stove holding frying pan and tin mug, red map-pin markers numbered 1 and 2 at top corners, beaver figures with logs at tree foot, woodland camping setting.
A giant vertical brown tree trunk forming the spine of the whole backglass, with the title painted directly onto the bark and two small beaver figures with logs at its foot. A bearded man in red-and-white checked trousers standing beside a tiny camp stove, frying pan in one hand and a tin mug in the other. Red map-pin markers numbered 1 and 2 hanging at the top corners from white ribbon banners of score boxes. A red sign mounted on a cut stump declaring 1 & 2 CAN PLAY / IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE, mirrored by a second red sign about UPPER SKIN GAME.
Setting
- Conifer forest clearing
- Sunset sky in yellow-green bands
- Distant blue mountain range
- Small lake
- Woodland camping site
Symbols
- Red map-pin markers numbered 1 and 2
- White ribbon score banners
- Red oval player plaques
- Fir trees
- Cut log stumps
- Axe
- Fishing rods
- Frying pans
- Camp stove
- Tin mug
- Mountains
- Beavers
Lettering
- Bold red block capitals with white and black outlines, slightly arched, painted onto the tree trunk; maker name in red cursive script above
Themes
- Camping
- Fishing
- Logging
- Woodland
- Outdoor recreation
- Two player
Title on it
- Eager beaver
Text on it
- Williams
- EAGER
- BEAVER
- 1
- 2
- 1st Player
- 2nd Player
- 1 & 2 CAN PLAY
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE
- UPPER SKIN GAME
- FUN-RECREATION
- BALL IN PLAY
- GAME OVER
- 3 7 9
- 1 1 1 1
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Left, blue jacket, green-brimmed hat, chopping a log on a cut stump, smiling |
| Man | Centre, brown hair and beard, yellow shirt with rolled sleeves, red-and-white checked trousers, holding a frying pan and a tin mug, standing by a small camp stove |
| Child | Right, yellow raincoat and cap, holding a red-handled rod |
| Woman | Right, blue coat, green hat, holding a red-handled rod over a pan on a yellow tripod |
| Animal | Beaver figures and cut logs at the foot of the central tree trunk |
Illuminated cartoon backglass set in a woodland fishing and camping site. A huge brown tree trunk runs down the centre of the panel, with the title painted across the bark in big red block capitals with white and black outlines on two lines; a red cursive maker wordmark sits above it. Behind the trunk are pale yellow-green sunset sky bands, dark green fir trees, distant blue mountains and a small lake. Four cartoon figures: at left a man in a blue jacket and green-brimmed hat chopping wood on a cut stump; in the centre a smiling brown-haired, bearded man in a yellow shirt and red-and-white checked trousers holding a frying pan and a tin mug beside a tiny camp stove; at right a boy in a yellow raincoat and a woman in a blue coat and green hat, both holding red-handled rods over a frying pan on a yellow tripod. Top corners hold red map-pin markers numbered 1 and 2, each with a white ribbon banner of four small score boxes. Red oval plaques read 1st Player and 2nd Player. A yellow strip along the bottom reads BALL IN PLAY and GAME OVER.