1970 · Gottlieb
Flip-A-Card / Card Trix
Known for Ace lane, King lanes, Spin saucer and Spinning light. Cluttered student dormitory bedroom, panelled wall, stacked cardboard boxes, table lamp with red shade, side table with mirror, wooden chair and pink patterned rug.
- Year
- 1970
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Lane
Ace lane
- Lane
King lanes
- saucer
Spin saucer
- feature
Spinning light
3 games under this title
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Spin saucer saucer
Bumper 1
- Center bumper
Lanes 4
- Ace lane
- King lanes
- 10 lane
- 6 lane
Other 1
- Spinning light feature
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Young blonde woman at left, bare feet, legs crossed on the rug, pale green sleeveless top, green patterned headscarf, smiling, holding and playing a yellow electric guitar with a white pickguard
- woman Young woman at centre-right, short blonde bob, red long-sleeve sweater, blue jeans, barefoot, sitting cross-legged, looking down while fanning and shuffling a handful of playing cards in front of her knees
- animal Blue-grey cat sitting upright on the rug between the two women, front paws together, head raised watching
- other A small wall poster or magazine cover pinned to the panelled wall behind the guitarist
Setting
- Cluttered student dormitory bedroom
- Panelled wall
- Stacked cardboard boxes
- Table lamp with red shade
- Side table with mirror
- Wooden chair
- Pink patterned rug
Text on it
- MFG. BY D. SUTTLER & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60657
- Card Trix
- Balls to Play
- 1 3.5 3 0
- 12345678910
- 10x
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Cards
-
Awards 1
- Wow
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Art Stenholm
The cast
- Card Trix
- Flip-a-Card
Reference
Linked terms
- Ace lane also called Ace
- King lanes also called Far-right King
- Spin saucer also called Spin
- Spinning light also called spot card wheel
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Card Trix
- magenta
- lime green
- yellow
- red
Fingerprint: Card Trix title in bright lime-green serif lettering with dark outline, two barefoot cross-legged young women on pink patterned rug in shabby student bedroom rendered in flat 1970s airbrushed cartoon style on vivid magenta ground, blonde guitarist in pale green sleeveless top and headscarf playing yellow electric guitar at left, short-haired blonde shuffling fan of playing cards at centre-right, blue-grey cat referee between them
Two barefoot, cross-legged young women playing cards and guitar on the floor of a shabby student bedroom, rendered in a flat 1970s airbrushed cartoon style on a vivid magenta ground. A large lime-green Card Trix title in curved serif lettering sits above them. A blue-grey cat sits between the two women like a referee. A fan of seven oversized playing cards spills across the lower left over a numbered 1-to-10 card row.
Setting
- Cluttered student dormitory bedroom
- Panelled wall
- Stacked cardboard boxes
- Table lamp with red shade
- Side table with mirror
- Wooden chair
- Pink patterned rug
Symbols
- Playing cards
- Card suits
- Electric guitar
- Red triangular arrow / geometric shapes at top right
- Card fan
- Number row 1-10
Lettering
- Large curved lime-green serif title with dark drop outline; small black condensed capital lettering on a pink ribbon banner across the top; green numerals with dark outlines along the bottom edge
Themes
- Card game
- Music
- Student bedroom
- 1960s-70s youth culture
- Flirtatious scene
Title on it
- Card trix
Text on it
- MFG. BY D. SUTTLER & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60657
- Card Trix
- Balls to Play
- 1 3.5 3 0
- 12345678910
- 10x
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young blonde woman at left, bare feet, legs crossed on the rug, pale green sleeveless top, green patterned headscarf, smiling, holding and playing a yellow electric guitar with a white pickguard |
| Woman | Young woman at centre-right, short blonde bob, red long-sleeve sweater, blue jeans, barefoot, sitting cross-legged, looking down while fanning and shuffling a handful of playing cards in front of her knees |
| Animal | Blue-grey cat sitting upright on the rug between the two women, front paws together, head raised watching |
| Other | A small wall poster or magazine cover pinned to the panelled wall behind the guitarist |
A rectangular printed backglass in hot magenta/pink, framed by a plain off-white wooden surround with a red-and-black stripe motif at the very bottom edge. Upper left holds a white rounded rectangular reel window showing the digits 1 3.5 3 0 in black with green outlines, topped by a small white label. Across the upper centre-right a large curved title in bright lime-green serif letters with dark outline reads Card Trix, with a small yellow-green cursive script word above it. Two young women sit cross-legged on a pink patterned rug in a cluttered dormitory bedroom: at left, a blonde woman in a pale green sleeveless top and green headscarf plays a yellow electric guitar; at centre-right, a short-haired blonde woman in a red sweater and blue jeans shuffles a fan of playing cards. Between them a blue-grey cat sits upright on the rug. Behind them are stacked cardboard boxes, a table lamp with a red shade, a poster, a bedside table with a mirror, and a plain wooden chair against a panelled wall. Seven large playing cards fan out across the lower left, with a row of small card backs/suits beneath and green numerals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 along the bottom, with the word Balls to Play at the lower right.
Backglass Card Trix
- pink
- purple
- lime green
- yellow-orange
Fingerprint: Nine oversized playing cards with lime-green arrow pointers, two lounging women in mid-century swimwear on magenta floor, Card Trix in lime-green curved script, cards-and-cocktails lounge scene, flat bold cartoon art, hot pink-magenta-lime-green palette
The single most memorable feature is the row of nine oversized playing cards painted across the bottom of the glass, with four lime-green and white triangular pointer arrows aimed up at them. Second is the pair of lounging women in mid-century swimwear and an orange sweater, sitting on a bright magenta floor strewn with cards. The lime-green curved 'Card Trix' script stacked over the right-hand woman is the dominant lettering element. A black rounded score window with the reel digits 6 3 8 1 0 occupies the upper left, opposite two small white '10' windows at upper right.
Setting
- Flat hot-pink ground
- Pink and purple domestic interior with panelled wall
- Rolled rug and cushions
- Open cardboard box
- Small blue wall clock
- Wall mirror
Symbols
- Nine large playing cards with spade, diamond and club pips
- King of clubs court card
- Green and white triangular arrows
- Yellow guitar
- Blue wall clock
- Cardboard box
- Rolled rug
Lettering
- Large curved lime-green serif script with dark outline, stacked on two lines; small dark capitals in the narrow top banner and above the upper-right window
Themes
- Playing cards
- Card game
- Mid-century modern
- Swimwear
- Lounge scene
- Music
Title on it
- Card trix
Text on it
- Card Trix
- 6 3 8 1 0
- 10
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left of centre, reclining against a magenta bolster, wearing a green and white striped one-piece swimsuit and a matching ruffled swim cap, dark hair, holding a yellow-brown guitar-like instrument across her lap, bare legs stretched towards the right, face turned down in profile |
| Woman | Right of centre, blonde bobbed hair, rust-orange long-sleeved top and pale blue skirt, sitting cross-legged on the floor in yellow shoes, one hand raised palm-up, other hand resting on her knee, facing the reclining woman |
A bright pink/magenta illustrated card-themed backglass. The large title 'Card Trix' is lettered in heavy curved lime-green serif script with a darker green outline, stacked on two lines across the upper right centre. Top left is a black rounded window housing a mechanical score reel reading 6 3 8 1 0 in white numerals on black reels; at upper right a small white window contains the number 10, with a second 10 in a box below it. The centre scene shows two young women lounging on a magenta floor in a pink-and-purple mid-century interior: at left a woman in a green-and-white striped swimsuit with a matching ruffled swim cap reclines against a bolster, holding a yellow-brown guitar-like instrument; at right a blonde woman in a rust-orange long-sleeved top and pale blue skirt sits cross-legged, one hand raised, yellow shoes visible. Behind them are a rolled rug, cushions, an open cardboard box, a small blue wall clock, a wall mirror and scattered playing cards. Along the bottom runs a row of nine large white playing cards showing spades, diamonds, clubs and a king of clubs court card, with four green-and-white triangular arrow markers pointing up beneath them. Dominant colours: hot pink and magenta, lime green, purple, yellow-orange. Flat, boldly outlined cartoon art with no sky or horizon.
Backglass Flip-A-Card
- pink
- purple
- magenta
- green
Fingerprint: Nine clubs playing cards in sequence across purple floor, lime-green Flip A Card logo, two women lounging on carpet playing and holding mandolin, cream spotted dog in blue tag on pink bed, 1960s bedroom den setting, hot-pink and purple scheme with decorative elements
The whole thing is one enormous row of nine clubs playing cards laid end to end across the purple carpet, running 9 of clubs through to Ace of clubs like a card-counting sequence printed into the artwork. Second most memorable is the pair of lounging women: one dark-haired with curled black-and-white highlighted hair plucking a yellow mandolin from a round red armchair, the other blonde in a red top and pale blue jeans sitting cross-legged on the floor dealing cards. Third, the lime-green cursive Flip A Card logo stacked three deep over a purple panelled door, with a chunky white four-reel score window showing 1,550 right beside it. Fourth, a cream-and-tan spotted pet dog wearing a blue tag, sitting upright on the pink bed at upper left.
Setting
- Teenage bedroom
- Card-playing floor scene
- Purple carpet
- Pink bedspread
- Wooden desk and chair
- Panelled door
- Bunting on wall
Symbols
- Playing cards
- Clubs suit
- Spades suit
- Hearts suit
- Diamonds suit
- Mandolin
- Wall calendar
- Triangular bunting
- Framed portrait
- Table lamp
Lettering
- Bright lime-green cursive script with dark outline, stacked in three lines, plus condensed black sans-serif block capitals on the top banner bar
Themes
- Card games
- Teenagers
- Music
- Bedroom
- Reels
Title on it
- Flip a card
Text on it
- Flip A Card
- CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A.
- 1,550
- 9
- 10
- A
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left, seated in a round orange-red armchair, dark curly black hair with white highlights, green and white striped sleeveless top, bare legs stretched out, plucking a yellow mandolin or guitar |
| Woman | Right, blonde bobbed hair, red long-sleeved top, pale blue jeans, yellow shoes, sitting cross-legged on the carpet handling a spread of cards |
| Animal | Cream and tan spotted pet dog with long ears and a blue collar tag, sitting upright on the pink bedspread at upper left |
A backglass with a hot-pink and purple card-playing scene set in a 1960s-style teenage bedroom or den. A white four-reel score window reading 1,550 is set into a rounded black bezel at upper left, with a separate four-digit reel in a small brown square frame nearby. Across the top runs a printed banner bar with black condensed capitals on the left and CHICAGO, ILL U.S.A. on the right, separated by a small oval emblem. The main logo, Flip A Card, is painted in bright lime-green cursive script with dark outline, stacked over a purple panelled door. Two young women lounge on the floor: at left, a dark-haired woman with curled black-and-white hair, a green-and-white striped sleeveless top, sitting in a round orange-red armchair, plucking a yellow mandolin or guitar. At right, a blonde woman in a red long-sleeved top and pale blue jeans, cross-legged, shuffling cards. Behind her a wooden desk with an open book, a green lamp and a small framed picture. On the right wall, coloured triangular bunting and a small wall calendar. A spotted pet dog with a blue tag sits on the pink bedspread at upper left. Across the purple carpet a long row of nine clubs cards fans out from 9 up to Ace, plus scattered face cards and green-backed cards.