1962 · Williams
Friendship "7"
Known for Yellow pop bumpers, Red pop bumpers, Center reel and Center standup target. Outer space with scattered stars, purple-magenta starfield banner at top and blue space field with diagonal rainbow stripes below.
- Year
- 1962
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Bumper
Yellow pop bumpers
- Bumper
Red pop bumpers
- reel
Center reel
- Target
Center standup target
- inserts
Numbered inserts
- Goal
Friendship
On the playfield
Bumpers 3
- Passive bumpers
- Yellow pop bumpers
- Red pop bumpers
Target 1
- Center standup target
Lanes 5
- Rollover buttons rollover buttons
- Flipper rollover button rollover button
- Advances Reel switches
- Advances Letter switches
- Out lanes
Post or gate 1
- Gate gate
Lights 1
- Numbered inserts inserts
Display 1
- Center reel reel
On the backglass
Who and what
- other Bust of a fair-skinned astronaut in a yellow-gold spacesuit, round clear bubble helmet with yellow visor frame and side fittings, blue-grey hair, rosy cheeks, faint smile, facing forward, lower left
- vehicle Large gold/yellow ribbed satellite or rocket body angled diagonally up to the left, panel lines, small dish antennas, red end cap with three red spheres
- other Orange circular sun with a human smiling face and two eyes, surrounded by long triangular rays, upper right
Setting
- Outer space with scattered stars
- Purple-magenta starfield banner at top
- Blue space field with diagonal rainbow stripes below
Text on it
- Williams
- FRIENDSHIP
- 7
- SCORE
- PREVIOUS HI SCORE
- 0
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 9
- 10
- BALLS TO PLAY
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Friendship
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
Reference
Linked terms
- Numbered inserts also called 1-2-3-4
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- green
- cream
- magenta
- red
Fingerprint: Friendship 7, huge bulb-studded FRIENDSHIP logo banner across middle with big 7 beneath and row of five round inserts above, pair of literal human figures on cream lower apron grinning harlequin clown in blue-red standing wide-legged swinging black cord flanked by two golden field cannons and small red pennant flags, crowded party scene dozen laughing mid-century cartoon men women in shirtsleeves cocktail dresses packed shoulder-to-shoulder, lime-green center magenta-yellow trim cream lower apron mid-century comic flat coloring
The single most memorable element is the huge bulb-studded FRIENDSHIP logo banner across the middle of the playfield, with a big 7 beneath it and a row of five round inserts above - an unusual title word for a pinball machine. Second is the pair of literal human figures painted on the cream lower apron: a grinning harlequin clown in blue and red standing wide-legged and swinging a black cord, flanked by two golden field cannons and small red pennant flags. Third, the crowded party scene of a dozen laughing mid-century cartoon men and women in shirtsleeves, ties, cocktail dresses and big hair bowties, packed shoulder to shoulder in the lower playfield. Fourth, the word GENTLEMEN IN THE FINEST HOME, TO SEE WHO on a small green-and-yellow badge up top, an odd non sequitur phrase. Fifth, the symmetrical top end of four star-capped bumpers and two white pop gloves marked 10 POINTS WHEN LIT, backed by crossed American flags and green bottles.
Setting
- Flat lime-green painted playfield background
- Cream-painted lower apron
- Gold/brass-toned metal ball arch and lane guides framing the top
- Silver-grey cabinet and lockdown bar visible below the playfield
Symbols
- Five-letter bulb studded word friendship
- Large numeral 7
- Red stars on white discs (bumper caps)
- Us flags crossed in pairs
- Green glass bottles
- Red-and-yellow target diamonds
- Row of five round cream inserts
- Golden field cannons
- Red pennant flags
- Yellow 5-ball price card
- Cream instruction card
Notable shapes
- Arched gold ball guide spanning the top of the playfield
- Triangular advances letter slingshots
- Five-circle insert row under the friendship banner
- Red-and-yellow diamond 100 points panel
- Tall striped carnival column at lower right
- Fan of radiating lines behind the title banner
Art motifs
- Starbursts and radiating speed lines
- Red-and-white striped bands
- Star-spangled flag panels
- Arcade globe and grid motifs in the badge
- Speech-bubble style scoring panels
- Mid-century comic book flat colouring
Themes
- Friendship
- Social party
- Patriotic
- Carnival
- Namesake-reel
- Namesake-number
Title on it
- Friendship 7
Text on it
- 1
- 2
- TO HELP SCORE 10 POINTS WHEN LIT
- YELLOW JACKET
- 100 WHEN LIT
- RED JACKET
- 10 POINTS WHEN LIT
- TARGET SCORES 100 POINTS ADVANCES REEL
- TARGET SCORES 10 EXTRA BALL WHEN LIT
- FRIENDSHIP
- 7
- 100 POINTS WHEN LIT
- ADVANCES REEL
- ADVANCES LETTER
- 3
- 4
- 100 POINTS
- LOCKING BAR
- GENTLEMEN IN THE FINEST HOME, TO SEE WHO
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- NO WAGERING
- OFF BUMPERS
- NO PRIZES
- FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET
- 5 BALLS
- 10c PER PLAY
- For Amusement Only
- Minimum 5 Balls Per Play
- Friendship 7
- Putting out numbers 1, 2, 3 & ADDS 1 BALL.
- Hitting flash 'lite' whenever red letter corresponds with its letter in 'friendship'.
- Hitting roll-over button 'lite' for 100 points when yellow & red bumpers are lit.
- TILT PENALTY - 1 BALL PLUS BALL IN PLAY.
- Scoring 2,500 Points Adds 1 Ball.
- Scoring 3,500 Points Adds 1 Ball.
- SUPPORT LUMINA
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Harlequin clown in blue-and-red costume and cap on the lower apron, grinning, legs wide, swinging a black cord between two golden field cannons |
| Other | Small clown in blue cap and costume at the right of the apron, one arm raised, holding a hoop |
| Other | Small orange-brown dog/figure beside the right-hand cannon group |
| Man | Man in a white cap and shirt in the lower left, leaning over a wicker basket or crate |
| Man | Shirtless or short-sleeved man with a flat cap at far left, arm raised, holding a small white object |
| Man | Man in a white shirt and dark tie, mouth open laughing, facing right |
| Man | Man in a white shirt and dark tie with a green trim, seen in profile facing left |
| Woman | Blonde woman with long wavy hair in a blue dress, facing right, in the centre of the crowd |
| Woman | Red-haired woman in a green top with a large green bow at the neck, facing right |
| Man | Man in a white shirt and dark tie facing left, smiling, right of the redhead |
| Man | Man in a green suit jacket and dark tie, smiling, at the right of the crowd |
| Woman | Brown-haired woman in a striped top at the far right, seated at a small keyboard or counter |
| Man | Dark-haired man in a dark suit leaning toward the striped-top woman at the right |
| Other | Crowd of roughly a dozen additional mid-century cartoon party guests in shirtsleeves and dresses packed between the bumpers and the flippers |
Full-length 1950s electro-mechanical playfield with a lime-green centre panel, magenta and yellow trim and a wide cream lower apron. A bulb-studded magenta banner spells FRIENDSHIP across the middle, with a big outlined 7 beneath, five round inserts above and a red-and-yellow 100 POINTS WHEN LIT diamond below. The symmetrical top end carries four star-capped bumpers, two white pop gloves marked 10 POINTS WHEN LIT, saucer targets YELLOW JACKET and RED JACKET, crossed American flags, green bottles and a badge reading GENTLEMEN IN THE FINEST HOME, TO SEE WHO. A dozen mid-century cartoon partygoers fill the lower middle: shirt-sleeved men laughing with raised glasses, a blonde woman in blue, a redhead in green with a big bow, a man in a white cap at a wicker basket and a suited man beside a striped carnival column. Two cream flippers with chrome shoes sit centre-low. The apron shows a grinning harlequin in blue and red swinging a black cord between two golden cannons, red pennants and FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET lettering, with a scoring-instruction card left and a 5 BALLS / 10c PER PLAY card right.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- yellow
- blue
- purple
Fingerprint: Smiling sun face with spiky orange corona beside huge gold satellite body with red cap and three red balls, golden-suited astronaut bust in bubble helmet staring from lower left, FRIENDSHIP arched across starry magenta banner with oversized numeral 7 at top right, row of ten octagonal ball-number panels at bottom, outer space theme
The most memorable element is a smiling sun face with a spiky orange corona floating beside a huge gold satellite body tipped with a red cap and three red balls. Close behind that, a golden-suited astronaut bust in a bubble helmet stares out from the lower left. The title FRIENDSHIP arches across a starry magenta banner with an oversized numeral 7 wedged in the top right corner. The row of ten octagonal ball-number panels, with number 4 picked out in yellow, runs along the bottom edge.
Setting
- Outer space with scattered stars
- Purple-magenta starfield banner at top
- Blue space field with diagonal rainbow stripes below
Symbols
- Five-pointed stars
- Coloured dots
- Gold arrow pointers
- Reel number cards
- Octagonal numbered panels
- Dish antennas
Lettering
- Red script logotype inside a gold circle above tall red condensed block capitals with cream and yellow outline; red capital labels on gold arrows; red block capitals on a yellow band at the foot
Themes
- Outer space
- Astronaut
- Satellite
- Sun with face
- Friendship
- Seven
Title on it
- Friendship
Text on it
- Williams
- FRIENDSHIP
- 7
- SCORE
- PREVIOUS HI SCORE
- 0
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 9
- 10
- BALLS TO PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Bust of a fair-skinned astronaut in a yellow-gold spacesuit, round clear bubble helmet with yellow visor frame and side fittings, blue-grey hair, rosy cheeks, faint smile, facing forward, lower left |
| Vehicle | Large gold/yellow ribbed satellite or rocket body angled diagonally up to the left, panel lines, small dish antennas, red end cap with three red spheres |
| Other | Orange circular sun with a human smiling face and two eyes, surrounded by long triangular rays, upper right |
A rectangular, brightly coloured painted backglass with an aged cream-and-red-orange border frame. Across the top, on a dark magenta-purple band scattered with yellow, orange and blue dots and small stars, sits a red script logo inside a gold circle reading "Williams", above the huge title "FRIENDSHIP" in tall red block capitals with cream-and-yellow outline and drop shadow, arched slightly across the upper third. A giant yellow numeral "7" with a red outline stands at the top right. Mid-upper area holds a grey oval score window banded in black, white and red, containing four pale yellow reel cards reading 0 5 1 0; a gold arrow labelled "SCORE" points in from the left and a matching gold arrow labelled "PREVIOUS HI SCORE" points in from the right. Lower left is a bust of a fair-skinned astronaut in a yellow-gold spacesuit with a round clear bubble helmet, yellow visor frame, blue-grey hair, rosy cheeks and a faint smile. Lower centre-right, a large ribbed gold satellite body with a red end cap and three red spheres angles diagonally up-left, with small dish antennas. A triangular-rayed orange sun with a smiling human face sits at the right. Diagonal rainbow stripes and scattered five-pointed stars fill the blue-purple background. The bottom band has ten numbered octagonal panels 1 to 10 with 4 picked out in yellow, above the red text "BALLS TO PLAY".
Backglass
- purple
- orange
- yellow
- blue
Fingerprint: friendship 7 title in chunky yellow letters with red inline shading and numerals 7 oversized at right; massive rocket soaring across rainbow paired with woman astronaut in white bubble helmet at left; beaming red-orange sun with human face hanging at upper right; green balls to play strip with ten red numbered panels across bottom; speckled purple starfield, white oval score band
The single most memorable element is the oversized rocket soaring across a rainbow, paired with a woman astronaut in a white bubble helmet at the left. A grinning red-orange sun with a human face hangs at the upper right, and the title FRIENDSHIP is spelled in chunky yellow letters with red inline shading, ending in a huge 7. The green BALLS TO PLAY strip with ten red numbered panels across the bottom is unusual for this kind of piece. The whole scene sits on a speckled purple starfield behind a white oval score band.
Setting
- Flat purple sky speckled with small multicoloured dots and confetti-like marks
- Bright multi-coloured rainbow arc sweeping from lower left to upper right
- Blue sea or planet curve along the lower right behind the rocket
- Yellow-orange speckled border frame around the whole panel
Symbols
- Five-pointed green and yellow stars
- Smiling sun
- Rainbow arc
- Arrow banners
- Numbered red panels 1-10
- White oval score band
Lettering
- Bold hand-drawn cartoon capitals with red inline drop shading and white highlight, yellow fill; small red italic script name in a white circle above the title; plain red capitals on the instruction strip
Themes
- Spaceflight
- Rainbow
- Astronaut
- Rocket
- Sun
- Friendship
- Cartoon
Title on it
- Friendship 7
Text on it
- FRIENDSHIP
- SCORE
- PREVIOUS HI SCORE
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- BALLS TO PLAY
- 0 2 5 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Single female astronaut bust at the left third, waist-up, wearing a bulky white pressure suit with a ribbed neck ring and chest detailing, a round white helmet with side fittings and a wide clear visor; pale face with dark eyebrows, short brown hair visible under the helmet, calm neutral expression, looking straight ahead, hands not visible |
| Vehicle | Large stylised rocket occupying the centre-right, olive-green ribbed body with a yellow nose cone banded in red, a red tail band, angled diagonally with its nose pointing up to the right |
| Other | Red-orange sun with a simple smiling human face at the upper right, surrounded by short white radiating rays |
Painted pinball backglass in a flat cartoon/comic style with a purple star-flecked background. Across the top, huge yellow letters with red inline shading and white drop shadow spell FRIENDSHIP, with an oversized numeral 7 at the right and three yellow arrowhead shapes pointing inward beside it. Above the title sits a small white circle containing a red script name. Below the title a wide horizontal score window is drawn as a white oval band with red and blue striping, flanked by two yellow arrow banners reading SCORE on the left and PREVIOUS HI SCORE on the right, with four white score digit windows showing 0 2 5 4. The middle of the art is dominated by a large olive-green and yellow rocket with a red tail band, angled down-left to up-right, crossed by a bright rainbow arc. One figure stands at the left: a woman astronaut in a bulky white pressure suit and round white helmet with a clear visor, pale skin, short hair, calm neutral expression, facing forward. To the right, a red-orange smiling sun with a human face and radiating white rays sits above a blue sea/planet curve. Green and yellow five-pointed stars are scattered between the rocket and the astronaut. Along the bottom a green-yellow strip carries ten red number panels 1 through 10 above the words BALLS TO PLAY in red capitals.