1959 · Williams
Fiesta
Pale pink sky, white starburst / firework motifs, green and pink palm fronds, white colonial arched colonnade and wrought-iron lamps on the left, green and yellow building facade with balcony on the right, pink wall with red and white diamond tile pattern and green grass foreground.
- Year
- 1959
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Made by
- Design
- Harry Mabs
- Art
- George Molentin
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- pink
- green
- red
- blue
Fingerprint: fiesta title in slanted red block letters, large grinning pinata creature striped red white black and green hung with fruit at centre, smiling dark-haired woman in yellow dress with red ruffled collar and trim leaning forward in immediate foreground, symmetrical score windows left and right under red numerals 1 and 2, yellow oval plaques reading 1ST PLAYER and 2ND PLAYER, vertical card reading 1 or 2 CAN PLAY
The dominant image is a large pinata in the shape of a grinning wide-mouthed creature, striped red, white, black and green, hung with fruit at the centre of a Mexican courtyard. A smiling dark-haired woman in a yellow dress with red ruffled trim leans forward in the immediate foreground, filling the lower centre. Two score windows are mirrored left and right, each under a red numeral disc reading 1 and 2, with yellow oval 1ST PLAYER and 2ND PLAYER plaques. Small white rectangular instruction cards hang centre-bottom reading 1 or 2 CAN PLAY and IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE. The art is flat, brightly coloured cartoon work with heavy black outlines, palm fronds, fireworks bursts and papel picado-style bunting.
Setting
- Pale pink sky
- White starburst / firework motifs
- Green and pink palm fronds
- White colonial arched colonnade and wrought-iron lamps on the left
- Green and yellow building facade with balcony on the right
- Pink wall with red and white diamond tile pattern
- Green grass foreground
Symbols
- Grinning pinata creature
- Hanging fruit (apples, oranges)
- Sombrero hats
- Large terracotta flowerpots
- Palm fronds
- Starburst firework shapes
- Lanterns and wrought-iron lamps
- Red-and-white diamond tiled wall
- Blank rectangular score digit windows
Lettering
- Top banner in white script with green outline; main title fiesta in large slanted red block letters with yellow then blue drop shadows; all other text in condensed red capitals on white cards or yellow ovals
Themes
- Mexican fiesta
- Pinata
- Folklórico dancers
- Mariachi
- Tropical courtyard
- Two player
- Competition
Title on it
- Fiesta
Text on it
- Williams
- Two Player
- Fiesta
- 1
- 2
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 1 or 2 CAN PLAY
- 1 PLAYER
- 2 PLAYERS
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE
- BALL IN PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Foreground centre: smiling brunette with arched brows, red lipstick and head tilted, wearing a white/yellow dress with red ruffled collar and trim; shoulders bared, leaning forward towards the viewer. |
| Woman | Left: dancing woman in a red headscarf and a full yellow skirt with red, white and blue ruffled flounces, mid-step, arms raised. |
| Man | Left centre: man in a yellow sombrero-style hat, patterned yellow shirt, blue jeans and red sash, dancing facing left. |
| Creature | Centre: large grinning pinata creature with wide toothy mouth, red/white/black/green stripes and a pointed black nose, hung with apples and other fruit. |
| Woman | Right of centre: smiling woman in a wide yellow sombrero and full red-and-white striped skirt, dancing. |
| Man | Right: man in a white suit with a red sash, one arm raised high, appearing to dance or conduct. |
| Other | Far right: a small mariachi band of four standing figures in red, blue and green suits, one holding a guitar-like instrument. |
| Other | Decorative figures painted in the flanking panels: women in ruffled dresses and a male dancer rendered in flat outline style. |
A painted, hand-illustrated Mexican fiesta backglass on a pale pink sky background, symmetrically laid out around two mirrored score windows. Across the top, white-and-green script lettering reads Williams Two Player above the huge title Fiesta, drawn in slanted red block letters with yellow and blue drop shadow outlines. Each score window is a white arrow-shaped panel edged in blue and yellow, topped by a yellow arch holding a red disc with a white 1 (left) or 2 (right), with blank rectangular score digit boxes beneath, and a yellow oval plaque below reading 1ST PLAYER / 2ND PLAYER in red. Down the centre runs a blue-and-white vertical card: 1 or 2 CAN PLAY, two red rounded rectangles marked 1 PLAYER and 2 PLAYERS, and a white box reading IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE in slanted red capitals. Below, a courtyard scene: a green and red flowerpot on the left, a frieze of dancers and mariachi musicians, and a large red-striped terracotta pot on the right.