1963 · Williams
El Toro
Pink stucco bullring wall, mint-green arena floor, pale pink arched gateway with white double doors, row of hanging striped pennants and vertical banners along the top edge and striped bunting rail at right.
- Year
- 1963
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
- Art
- George Molentin
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- pink
- green
- yellow
- red
Fingerprint: Giant charging brown bull in mid-leap with red cape flying over its back, matador bent over it in ornate yellow bullfighter's suit with embroidery, EL TORO title as huge yellow three-dimensional block letters with red and blue shadowing, two hot-pink score-reel panels across top with yellow numerals 1 and 2, pale pink archway with white doors
A giant charging brown bull in mid-leap, with a red cape flying over its back and a matador bent over it in an ornate yellow bullfighter's suit. The title EL TORO is rendered as huge yellow three-dimensional block letters with red and blue shadowing, set on a jagged red splash. Two mirrored hot-pink score-reel panels across the top, each with a big yellow 1 or 2, flank a pale pink archway with white double doors. Two identical grey-suited men in fedoras peek over a striped rail at the right, next to a BALL IN PLAY light panel.
Setting
- Pink stucco bullring wall
- Mint-green arena floor
- Pale pink arched gateway with white double doors
- Row of hanging striped pennants and vertical banners along the top edge
- Striped bunting rail at right
Symbols
- Score reels
- Four white-bordered circle lamps in the ball-in-play panel
- Large numerals 1 and 2
- Scrolling filigree flourishes in the pink panels
- Gold wall sconce above the archway
- Red cape
- Striped pennants
Lettering
- Main title in very large yellow block capitals with red and blue offset drop shadows; player labels in small red-outlined yellow capitals on pink; sponsor name in small white script; secondary text in plain white capitals on a red splash; instruction boxes in yellow and red on cream panels.
Themes
- Bullfighting
- Bullring
- Matador
- Sport
- Two player
- Arena
Title on it
- El toro
Text on it
- 1
- 2
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- Williams
- TWO PLAYER
- EL TORO
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY
- INVITE COMPETITION
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | One large brown bull, white blaze down its face, dark muzzle, two long pale horns, muscles outlined in black, charging with both front legs raised, kicking up white and pale-blue dust swirls, a red cape draped over its back |
| Man | One matador/bullfighter, dark hair, no hat, leaning forward over the bull's shoulder, wearing a vivid yellow jacket and breeches covered in red, green and blue scroll embroidery, a blue sash at the waist, pink stockings and black shoes, gripping a red cape |
| Man | Two identical small men standing side by side at the right behind a striped rail, grey suits, white shirts, black ties, grey fedoras, only heads and shoulders visible |
A painted pinball backglass in flat, bright mid-century cartoon style. The upper third is a hot pink banner holding two score reels in white hexagonal windows, a large yellow numeral 1 at left and 2 at right, and red-and-yellow lettering reading 1st PLAYER and 2nd PLAYER. Between the reel panels sits a pale pink archway with a mint-green fan of light and white double doors. Along the top edge hang striped pennants and banners in blue, yellow, red, green and white. The lower two thirds show a sea-green arena floor. At centre a huge brown bull with a white face stripe charges right-to-left, horns forward, kicking up white-and-blue dust, a red cape flying over its back. Immediately behind it a matador in a vivid yellow costume covered in red and green scroll embroidery, blue sash and pink stockings leans over the bull. At the right two identical men in grey suits and grey fedoras peer over a striped rail. The title EL TORO is huge yellow block letters with red and blue drop shadows on a red triangular splash.