Made by
- Design
- Harry Williams
- Art
- George Molentin
Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- green
- red
- cream
- gold
Fingerprint: Sixteen black numbered bumper caps on red starburst bases fanning outward from top, two showgirls reclining on hay bale center, tiny ringmaster beside them, grey castle with towers flanking, red horse-drawn wagon and blue carriage. Bright red, cream, gold, green field with unfinished wood cabinet.
The most memorable feature is the pair of painted showgirls reclining on a hay bale at the centre of the playfield, one red-haired and kneeling in a red bodice and one dark-haired lying back in a red top and white trousers, with a tiny top-hatted ringmaster beside them. Sixteen black numbered bumper caps on red starbursts sweep in a broad fan from the top centre down to the bottom point. A grey twin-towered castle anchors the top of the green field, with a red horse-drawn wagon to its left and a blue carriage to its right. Two glowing yellow-gold SPECIAL WHEN LIT discs and two large red domed bumpers punctuate the upper half. The whole thing is ringed by pale, unfinished blond wood cabinet sides.
Setting
- Painted carnival and circus field
- Grey twin-towered castle at top centre
- Red horse-drawn wagon at left
- Blue horse-drawn carriage at right
- Hay bale at centre
- Bare blond wood cabinet sides
Symbols
- Sixteen numbered bumper caps
- Red starburst target bases
- Five-pointed stars
- Yellow disc lamps
- Orange starburst value lamps
- Red domed bumpers
- Gold five-pointed star rosettes
- Playing-card-like roundels
Notable shapes
- Fan of sixteen numbered pop bumpers
- Two large red domed bumpers
- Twin long diagonal sling rails forming a v
- Wooden ball-return trough at bottom
- Large circular cream medallion with dark blue ring at centre
Art motifs
- Painted castle turret
- Hay bale
- Flowering grass
- Scroll banners
- Curved cream pathways
Themes
- Circus
- Carnival
- Fairground
- Bumpers
- Number game
Text on it
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- 50,000
- TOP POINTS 500,000
- TOP POINTS
- 500,000 SPECIAL
- ALL 2 LETTER CHANNELS 500,000 BONUS
- 50,000 WHEN LIT
- FLIPPER
- RETURN BALL
- PLAY INSTRUCTIONS
- 4,000,000
- 2,000,000
- 1,000,000
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Kneeling red-haired showgirl in a red bodice and cream skirt, arms resting on her knee, painted at centre-left of the playfield |
| Woman | Reclining dark-haired showgirl in a red top and white trousers, lying back on a hay bale with both arms raised behind her head, painted at centre-right |
| Man | Tiny ringmaster in a black top hat and black coat tails, holding a cane, standing at centre-left beside the kneeling woman |
| Vehicle | Red horse-drawn wagon with two horses, painted on the left of the castle |
| Vehicle | Blue horse-drawn carriage with two horses, painted on the right of the castle |
A 1950s-style electro-mechanical playfield mounted in bare, unfinished light wood cabinet rails, with glass over it. The wood-toned upper third frames a painted circus-and-carnival scene: a grey castle with two round towers sits in the centre of a green field, flanked by a red horse-drawn wagon on the left and a blue horse-drawn carriage on the right, with three yellow-gold disc lamps reading SPECIAL WHEN LIT above them. Sixteen numbered black pop-bumper caps on red starburst bases fan out across the middle and lower half, numbered 1 to 16. In the centre of the playfield, painted directly on the green: two women in red-and-white costumes, a kneeling red-haired woman in a red bodice and white skirt, and a reclining dark-haired woman in a red top and white trousers lying on a hay bale with arms behind her head. A tiny ringmaster in a black top hat and tails stands at centre-left holding a cane. Two large red domed bumpers glow below the castle, and two orange starburst lamps read 50,000 WHEN LIT. Colour is dominated by mid-green, bright red, cream and gold.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- green
- yellow
- blue
Fingerprint: Blonde woman red car fender left with headband chin-on-hand smiling, 'FOUR CORNERS' cream billboard title, diagonal arrow ladder 100,000-900,000, 4x4 grid green numbers 1-16 upper right red field, multicolored triangular kites flying sunset sky, sprawled man right, cartoon roadside
The most memorable element is the left-hand pin-up woman perched on the red fender of a car, framed by a diagonal ladder of white arrow placards counting 100,000 up to 900,000. Second is the big red 4x4 roundel grid of green numbers 1 to 16 on a red field, in a cream frame at the upper right. Third, the name Williams written in yellow cursive on a green roadside sign directly above the FOUR CORNERS title board. Fourth, the cheerful collage of multicoloured triangular kites flying across a magenta-and-orange sunset sky behind the woman. Fifth, the small blond man in yellow trousers lying flattened on the grass at the right edge next to scattered oil cans.
Setting
- Sunset sky with magenta and orange streaks
- Green rolling countryside with hedgerows
- Small village of red-roofed cottages
- White country road
- Flowered grass verge
Symbols
- Triangular kites in five colours
- Arrow-shaped value placards
- 16 white circular number roundels
- White daisy-like flowers
- Oil cans and cylinders
- Wooden signposts
Lettering
- Tall condensed red block capitals with dark outline for the title; white outlined capitals for millions; yellow cursive script on a green sign; bold numerals on coloured arrow and hexagon placards
Themes
- Racing
- Motoring
- Countryside
- Roadside signs
- Sunset
- Pin-up
Title on it
- Four corners
Text on it
- MILLIONS
- 100,000
- 200,000
- 300 000
- 400,000
- 500,000
- 600,000
- 700,000
- 800,000
- 900,000
- 1
- 14
- 5
- 11
- 8
- 7
- 10
- 6
- 4
- 16
- 15
- 12
- 9
- 3
- 13
- 2
- Williams
- FOUR CORNERS
- 90
- 80
- 70
- 60
- 50
- 40
- 30
- 20
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young blonde woman with headband, pink short-sleeved blouse and pale blue knee-length skirt, seated on the red fender of a car, chin resting on one hand, smiling, bare legs, one shoe visible |
| Man | Small blond man in blue shirt and yellow trousers lying sprawled face-down on the grass at the right edge, arms outstretched |
| Vehicle | Red open-wheel racing car bearing the number 90 in a white oval on its side, shown in side profile on the road |
| Vehicle | Dark car and a small red plane or glider shape in the middle distance near the village |
| Vehicle | Large red car body with a whitewall tyre and red hubcap occupying the lower left foreground |
Brightly coloured cartoon-illustrated backglass in two halves. Right: a cream-bordered panel holding a 4x4 grid of white roundels on red, each with a green numeral (top row 1, 14, 5, 11; then 8, 7, 10, 6; 4, 16, 15, 12; 9, 3, 13, 2). Below it a green signboard reads Williams in yellow cursive, and under that a cream billboard reads FOUR CORNERS in tall red block capitals, with red-roofed village cottages and white roads behind. Far right a blond man in a blue shirt and yellow trousers lies sprawled on grass beside a tipped red-and-white cylinder. Left: a blonde woman with headband, pink blouse and pale blue skirt sits on the red fender of a car beside a big whitewall tyre with red hubcap, chin on hand, smiling. Behind her a magenta, orange and yellow streaked sunset sky holds triangular kites in five colours, the word MILLIONS in white outlined capitals at top left, and a leaning white post carrying arrow placards 100,000 to 900,000. Small signs on the grass run 90 down to 10 among white flowers.