1972 · Bally
El Toro
Known for ELTORO lanes, Top center lane, Numbered mushroom bumpers and Upper-right chute. Bullfighting arena, weathered wooden fence rail, mottled turquoise-green painted panel, speckled gold inner border and cream outer border.
- Year
- 1972
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Lane
ELTORO lanes
- Lane
Top center lane
- Bumper
Numbered mushroom bumpers
- chute
Upper-right chute
On the playfield
Ramp 1
- Upper-right chute chute
Bumpers 2
- Numbered mushroom bumpers
- Green pop bumpers
Lanes 5
- ELTORO lanes
- Top center lane
- El Toro lane
- Left side lane
- Extra ball lane
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Adult matador in profile facing right, black hair, bright pink-magenta jacket and tight trousers covered in gold embroidered swirls, white stockings, purple shoes, holding a bright red cape open in his left hand and a thin sword in his right
- animal Very large grey-white bull with heavy black shading, head lowered charging left, curved horns, two red-tipped darts protruding from its back, long tail with dark tuft
- animal Small white-and-grey cartoon bull's head emblem with wide spread horns, mounted on the left end of the dark wooden fence rail
Setting
- Bullfighting arena
- Weathered wooden fence rail
- Mottled turquoise-green painted panel
- Speckled gold inner border
- Cream outer border
Text on it
- Bally
- EL TORO
- BALL IN PLAY
- "
Made by
- Design
- Jim Patla
- Art
- Dick White
Reference
Linked terms
- ELTORO lanes also called El Toro letters
- Top center lane also called Top center award lane
- Numbered mushroom bumpers also called Mushroom bumpers 1, 2, and 3
- Upper-right chute also called Upper-right value chute also called right lane
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- turquoise
- gold
- pink
Fingerprint: EL TORO in red block capitals with black outline, flanked by red quotation marks, matador in pink-magenta embroidered jacket and tight trousers facing right with red cape open and thin sword, enormous grey-white charging bull with lowered head and two red-tipped darts embedded in back, dark-brown timber fence rail dividing composition, white-and-grey cartoon bull emblem at left
The enormous charging grey bull with head lowered and red-tipped darts embedded in its back, meeting a pink-suited matador who holds out a bright red cape. A cartoon bull's head emblem sits at the far left of the wooden fence rail beside it. The quoted red block title 'EL TORO' dominates the upper half, under a gold-rimmed black oval logo in red script. The backdrop is a mottled turquoise-green panel with a speckled gold border and a wide red surround.
Setting
- Bullfighting arena
- Weathered wooden fence rail
- Mottled turquoise-green painted panel
- Speckled gold inner border
- Cream outer border
Symbols
- Bull's head emblem
- Two red-tipped darts
- Thin rapier sword
- Cape
- Five white score windows
- Double-quote marks flanking the title
Lettering
- Red script logo in a gold-rimmed black oval, plus large red sans-serif block capitals with black outline and drop shadow for the title; small gold capital sans-serif for the instruction text
Themes
- Bullfighting
- Matador
- Bull
- Arena
- Cape
- Picador darts
- Poster artwork
Title on it
- "el toro"
Text on it
- Bally
- EL TORO
- BALL IN PLAY
- "
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Adult matador in profile facing right, black hair, bright pink-magenta jacket and tight trousers covered in gold embroidered swirls, white stockings, purple shoes, holding a bright red cape open in his left hand and a thin sword in his right |
| Animal | Very large grey-white bull with heavy black shading, head lowered charging left, curved horns, two red-tipped darts protruding from its back, long tail with dark tuft |
| Animal | Small white-and-grey cartoon bull's head emblem with wide spread horns, mounted on the left end of the dark wooden fence rail |
A tall rectangular backglass printed as a bullfighting poster, framed by a cream/tan wooden-looking outer border. A wide red field fills the background, inside which sits a large weathered picture area edged with a speckled gold-yellow border. At the top centre an oval emblem with a gold ring and black interior carries the word 'Bally' in flowing red script. Below it the title 'EL TORO' is set in big red block capitals with a black outline and drop shadow, flanked by red double-quote marks. A horizontal dark-brown timber fence rail crosses the middle. On the left of the rail is a white-and-grey cartoon bull's head emblem with spread horns. To the right are five small white rectangular score windows. In the foreground a matador stands in profile facing right, wearing a bright pink-magenta heavily embroidered jacket and matching tight trousers, white stockings and purple shoes, with black hair; he holds a bright red cape open in one hand and a thin sword in the other. A huge grey-white bull with heavy black shading charges right-to-left, head lowered, with two red-tipped darts stuck in its back.