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1969 · Williams

Expo / Roto

Known for West Gate, Lamp Post, Mini Post and Backglass wheel. Flat mid-blue sky filling the upper half, hard-edged red diagonal wedge behind the title, salmon-pink floor across the lower third and purple and red triangular accent shapes under the title.

Year
1969
Maker
Williams
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Score reels
Players
2

Known for

  • gate

    West Gate

  • post

    Lamp Post

  • post

    Mini Post

  • backglass wheel

    Backglass wheel

2 games under this title

On the playfield

Targets 4

  • Yellow standup targets
  • Up Tiny Post
  • Opens Gate
  • Up Mini Post

Lanes 2

  • Down Post rollover button
  • Top rollover button rollover button

Posts and gates 4

  • West Gate gate
  • Lamp Post post
  • Mini Post post
  • Tiny Post post

Lights 1

  • Triangle arrow insert

Backbox 1

  • Backglass wheel backglass wheel

On the backglass

  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
  • green
Expo / Roto backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • woman Left side, shoulder-length blond hair, green-and-white striped top, leaning forward, head and shoulders visible behind the man
  • man Left side, bare shoulder, tan suit jacket, bent almost double at the waist with head thrown down and one arm hanging
  • man Lower right, pink hair, white coat, seen from behind, arm raised holding a small cup
  • woman Right side, dark bob haircut, purple top and blue skirt, arm raised pressing a small cup to her mouth, facing the man in white
  • other Two very small dark-clothed figures perched on the upper rim of the right-hand tower, one appearing to climb or hang
  • other A tiny figure in a red-and-white cap peering from the top of the right-hand tower

Setting

  • Flat mid-blue sky filling the upper half
  • Hard-edged red diagonal wedge behind the title
  • Salmon-pink floor across the lower third
  • Purple and red triangular accent shapes under the title

Text on it

  • EXPO
  • 1UP
  • 1 PLAYER
  • 2UP
  • 2 PLAYER
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • GAME OVER
  • 10
  • 9
  • 8
  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1

How it plays

  1. Goals 1

    • Select & Spin

Made by

Design
Norm Clark
Art
Christian Marche

Reference

Linked terms
  • West Gate also called Gate
  • Select & Spin also called Select also called Selected also called Selecting and Spinning
Backglass vision analysis

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

Expo / Roto backglass

Backglass Expo

  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
  • green

Fingerprint: Giant yellow sunburst disc holding white-and-orange globe, ringed by green numbered band 1-10 with thick red radiating arrows and starburst accents, two tall stacked score towers styled as guns or cups with four blank windows each, word EXPO in lime-green capitals top center

Distinctive

A giant yellow sunburst disc with a white-and-orange globe in its middle, ringed by a green numbered band with black starbursts 1 through 10 and thick red arrows radiating out - the single most memorable element. Flanking it are two tall stacked score towers styled like guns or cups, a grey one with 1UP and 1 PLAYER and a pale blue one with 2UP and 2 PLAYER, each with four blank windows. A long grey rifle barrel runs across the very top left, an unexpected touch against the cheerful cartoon art. Tiny painted figures climb and perch on the right-hand tower. Two figures raising cups flank the disc at both sides. The word EXPO in lime-green block letters with a heavy drop shadow sits top centre.

Setting

  • Flat mid-blue sky filling the upper half
  • Hard-edged red diagonal wedge behind the title
  • Salmon-pink floor across the lower third
  • Purple and red triangular accent shapes under the title

Symbols

  • Five-pointed stars (1up, 2up bursts and the number panels)
  • White globe with orange-red continents
  • Yellow segmented sunburst disc
  • Thick red directional arrows radiating from the centre
  • Rifle or cannon barrel
  • Eight empty rectangular score windows in two banks of four
  • Two small circular windows above game over
  • Small rocket or dart shape on the right tower's spire

Lettering

  • Thick geometric sans-serif display capitals; title in lime green with white and black drop shadow; player labels in cream capitals curved along a black band; status text ball in play and game over in small red condensed capitals

Themes

  • World fair / exposition
  • Numbered score wheel
  • Toasting drinks
  • Retro advertising art

Title on it

  • Expo

Text on it

  • EXPO
  • 1UP
  • 1 PLAYER
  • 2UP
  • 2 PLAYER
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • GAME OVER
  • 10
  • 9
  • 8
  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Left side, shoulder-length blond hair, green-and-white striped top, leaning forward, head and shoulders visible behind the man
Man Left side, bare shoulder, tan suit jacket, bent almost double at the waist with head thrown down and one arm hanging
Man Lower right, pink hair, white coat, seen from behind, arm raised holding a small cup
Woman Right side, dark bob haircut, purple top and blue skirt, arm raised pressing a small cup to her mouth, facing the man in white
Other Two very small dark-clothed figures perched on the upper rim of the right-hand tower, one appearing to climb or hang
Other A tiny figure in a red-and-white cap peering from the top of the right-hand tower
Full description

A brightly coloured cartoon-illustrated backglass built around one enormous central globe. The background is flat mid-blue sky at the top, split by a hard red diagonal wedge, with a pink/salmon foreground floor across the lower third. Across the upper left a long grey rifle barrel or cannon tube points rightward, and under it a black star burst carrying red block letters reads 1UP above a bank of four empty rectangular score windows, with 1 PLAYER curved in cream letters on a black band beneath. The main title EXPO sits top centre in huge lime-green block capitals with a white and black drop shadow, over a red and purple triangular accent. Top right a second, taller stacked structure mirrors it: a 2UP star, four more empty windows, and 2 PLAYER curved beneath. The centre of the glass is taken by a large yellow segmented disc (sunburst or dartboard-like) containing a white globe with orange-red continents, ringed by a lime-green band carrying black starburst number panels 1 to 10 and thick red arrows radiating outward. Two drawn figures flank the disc: at left a blond woman in a green-and-white striped top behind a bare-shouldered man in a tan suit bent sharply forwards, head down, one arm dangling; at right a pink-haired man in a white coat seen from behind raising a small cup, facing a bob-haired woman in a purple top and blue skirt who also lifts a cup to her mouth. Red text BALL IN PLAY sits lower left on the salmon floor and GAME OVER lower centre-right beneath two small round windows.

Expo / Roto backglass

Backglass Roto

  • green
  • yellow
  • red
  • blue

Fingerprint: ruin - giant green many-pointed starburst with yellow sunburst and white globe with red continents at center ringed by numbers 1 through 12, pair of tall white cylindrical reel drums one per player capped by black starburst badge reading 1 UP and 2 UP, white rocket with red fins plunging head-down down right side, large green 3D block letters spelling title across upper left

Distinctive

The dominant feature is a giant green many-pointed starburst with a yellow sunburst and a white globe with red continents at its centre, ringed by the numbers 1 through 12. Second most memorable is the pair of tall white cylindrical reel drums, one per player, each capped by a black starburst badge reading 1 UP and 2 UP, flanking the green star. A white rocket with red fins plunges head-down down the right side, and large green 3D block letters with white faces and dark green shading form the title across the upper left.

Setting

  • Open sky rendered as a flat blue-violet diagonal band across the top
  • A plain orange-red ground or field in the lower half
  • Rockets in flight at upper right and diving down the right edge
  • A tan pier or platform at lower left

Symbols

  • White globe with red continents
  • Yellow and orange sunburst rays
  • Green many-pointed star
  • Black starburst badges
  • Rectangular reel windows
  • Rockets and stars
  • Numerals 1-12 around the centre

Lettering

  • Large angular 3d block capitals with light green faces, white bevel highlights and dark green side shading; player captions in mixed-case sans serif, purple-blue on the left and orange-red on the right; a white cursive script maker wordmark at top centre; small red sans serif capitals in the lower left corner.

Themes

  • Rockets
  • Space flight
  • Globe
  • Sunburst
  • Number ring
  • Reel drums
  • Two player
  • Diversion or amusement park

Title on it

  • Ruin

Text on it

  • RUIN
  • Williams
  • 1 UP
  • 2 UP
  • 1 PLAYER
  • 2 PLAYER
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Who and what
Kind Description
Other A pale-clad human figure in a white or cream outfit standing on a tan or yellow platform at the middle left, facing right, with a dark green vertical pole or pipe beside them.
Other Just below that platform at the left edge, a small head with bright red or orange hair and a pale face, only partially visible, looking right.
Other At the lower right, a small human figure in a blue outfit with a bright green head covering or hair, standing beside a rounded pinkish-red object with a dark window, resembling a small car or capsule.
Vehicle A white rocket with red fins, nose pointing downwards, diving down the right side trailing a pale exhaust plume.
Vehicle A pale rocket streaking leftwards along the blue-violet band at the top of the glass.
Full description

A square, symmetrically organised backglass painted in flat, hard-edged cartoon style. The centrepiece is a white globe with red landmasses (the Americas facing the viewer) set in the middle of a yellow-and-orange sunburst disc, which in turn sits inside a large green many-pointed star shape. Black-outlined orange numerals 1 to 12 ring the green star evenly around its points. Two tall white cylindrical drum towers rise left and right of centre, each with a black band containing five small rectangular reel windows, each window a white box with a black digit. A black starburst badge on the left drum reads 1 UP, one on the right reads 2 UP; below the drums are captions on white bands, purple-blue 1 PLAYER on the left and orange-red 2 PLAYER on the right. Across the top a blue-violet diagonal band suggests sky or a trajectory, with a streaking rocket and a small red-and-white striped rocket at the upper right, plus a white starburst flare. Bottom right shows a white rocket with red fins diving downwards trailing flame, alongside small human figures and a rounded pinkish-red vehicle-like object. Bottom left has a pale-clad figure on a tan pier and small red text BALL IN PLAY. Dominant colours are green, yellow-orange, red and blue.