1954 · Gottlieb
Green Pastures
Wavy red and white american flag stripes filling the whole field, yellow border framing the top and bottom edges, cyan sky panel behind the title, large cyan oval filled with scattered white five-pointed stars behind the bell and black rectangles behind each score reel bank.
- Year
- 1954
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Backglass lights
- Players
- 1
Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- green
- red
- cream
- yellow
Fingerprint: Green pastures, golf-course theme with blonde woman in red polka-dot bikini and male golfer swinging between bumpers, cream artist-signed placard with flowing script signature and GAME CHICAGO ILL, horseshoe of twelve numbered white circles across top, green plastic teardrop flipper bumpers
The golf-course theme painted straight onto the playfield, with a blonde woman in a red polka-dot bikini and a male golfer swinging a club printed between the pop bumpers. A cream artist-signed placard in the middle of the field carries a flowing script signature with GAME CHICAGO, ILL. beneath it. A horseshoe of twelve numbered white circles (1 to 12) across the top of the field is unique to this layout. Green plastic teardrop FLIPPER bumpers and FOUR identical 10 POINTS WHEN LIT yellow ribbons repeat symmetrically on both flanks.
Setting
- Golf course with fairways, bunkers and trees
- Seaside clubhouse and beach at the top of the field
- Teal-green lower playfield with painted shrub outlines
Symbols
- Numbered circles 1 to 12
- Red golf ball
- Golf clubs
- Sand bunkers
- Pop bumper domes
- Red round replay window
- Qr code sticker
Notable shapes
- Horseshoe of twelve numbered circles at the top, cream shield-shaped one roll over special when lit panel low centre, large teardrop-shaped green flipper bumpers, and a hexagonal cluster of red lamps around the when 2 points lit banner
Art motifs
- Ribbon banners with arrow tails
- Cheerleader-style numerals
- Flowing script signature
- Starburst numerals
Themes
- Golf
- Sport
- Amusement venue
- 1950s seaside holiday
Title on it
- Green pastures
Text on it
- 10 POINTS WHEN LIT
- 300 000 SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- WHEN 2 POINTS LIT
- ONE ROLL OVER SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- GREEN PASTURES
- 5 BALLS
- 5 CENTS
- FLIPPER
- BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET
- NOT PERMITTED TO PLAY THIS GAME
- SPECIAL
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- GAME CHICAGO, ILL.
- HITTING NUMBERS 1 TO 12 IN THAT ORDER AWARDS 1 REPLAY AND LITE HOLES FOR SPECIAL.
- 1 REPLAY FOR 6 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR 20 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR 25 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR 5 MILLION 100 THOUSANDS
- 1 REPLAY FOR 5 MILLION 500 THOUSANDS
- 1 REPLAY FOR 6 MILLION 750 THOUSANDS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left of centre, blonde 1950s pin-up in a red-and-white polka-dot bikini, standing full length, holding a golf club down at her side |
| Woman | Right of centre, blonde with wavy hair, yellow top, standing facing left, one arm raised |
| Man | Right of centre, cream short-sleeved shirt and pale trousers, legs apart, swinging a golf club, a red ball marker at his feet |
| Other | Small figures painted in the printed seaside clubhouse scene across the top of the playfield |
Wood-cabinet electro-mechanical game photographed from above, whole playfield visible under glass with red, amber and green lamps glowing. The playfield art is a 1950s-style golf course: green fairways, darker rough, cream sand bunkers and small trees. At the top, a printed seaside clubhouse scene with figures and a tower sits above a horseshoe of white circles numbered 1 to 12, arranged around four domed pop bumpers (yellow, amber and cream caps). Four yellow ribbon banners read 10 POINTS WHEN LIT. Two blonde women in 1950s swimsuits are painted on the lower half, one at left in a red-and-white polka-dot bikini holding a club, one at right in a yellow top; between them a man in cream shirt and trousers plays a golf shot beside a red ball. White ribbon banners read 300 000 SPECIAL WHEN LIT on both sides. A central white banner reads WHEN 2 POINTS LIT over three red lamps and a large red 2, and below it a horseshoe of cream circles numbered 6 and 7 sits above a white pop bumper. A cream shield reads ONE ROLL OVER SPECIAL WHEN LIT above a red round window. Lettering is red with white outlines on cream cards; a white instruction card at the bottom reads GREEN PASTURES, flanked by FLIPPER labels and BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET notes.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- cyan
- white
- gold
Fingerprint: Colossal golden bell hung at diagonal angle inside star-spotted cyan oval, woman in red-white striped blouse and blue eye mask brandishing red-white striped liberty cap on pole with raised fist, stern colonial gentleman in powder-blue coat with broad yellow lapels and white cravat standing before grey clock tower with golden cupola, spread-winged gold eagles, fife drummer, marching soldiers, rippling American flag stripes.
A colossal golden bell hung at a jaunty angle inside a star-spotted cyan oval, with legible lettering painted around its shoulder. Beside it a grinning woman in a red-and-white striped blouse, long blue skirt and blue eye mask brandishes a striped liberty cap on a pole. A stern powder-blue-coated colonial figure stands dead centre in front of a grey clock tower with a golden cupola and weathervane. Two gold spread-winged eagles flank the two six-digit score reels. Small red-and-white caption text reads PLAY FLIPPER SKILL GAMES FOR FUN AND RECREATION beside the marching fifer and drummer.
Setting
- Wavy red and white american flag stripes filling the whole field
- Yellow border framing the top and bottom edges
- Cyan sky panel behind the title
- Large cyan oval filled with scattered white five-pointed stars behind the bell
- Black rectangles behind each score reel bank
Symbols
- Large bronze bell with yoke and clapper
- Statue of liberty figure with torch
- Two spread-winged golden eagles
- Waving american flag stripes
- Small united states flag on a pole
- Red-and-white striped liberty cap on a pole
- White five-pointed stars scattered in the cyan oval
- Grey clock tower with golden cupola and weathervane
- Yellow side drum
- Fife
- Two six-digit mechanical score reels
- Yellow border frame
Lettering
- Title in tall arched sans-serif capitals, red fill with heavy white outline and black drop shadow, on a cyan panel. manufacturer name in flowing white script on a dark red ribbon. player labels in white capitals inside red discs with gold rims. instruction text in two lines of small red capitals. bottom instructions in bold blue capitals.
Themes
- American independence
- Liberty bell
- Colonial america
- Patriotic
- American flag
- Freedom
- Historical celebration
Title on it
- Liberty bell
Text on it
- Williams
- LIBERTY BELL
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- PLAY FLIPPER SKILL GAMES
- FOR FUN AND RECREATION
- BALL IN PLAY
- OR 1 2 CAN PLAY
- REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
- PROCLAIM A LIBERTY
- PASS AND STOW
- PHILADA
- MDCCLXXVI
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | A pale grey-white statue of a robed woman with a spiked crown, right arm raised holding a flaming torch, standing in the upper left-centre above the top score reel bank; painted as flat monochrome cut-out against the stripes |
| Animal | Two identical golden eagles with wings fully spread, heads turned, one perched above each of the two score reel banks, tails fanned |
| Other | A huge bronze-and-gold bell, shaded yellow-gold with brown patina, hung at roughly 45 degrees from a red-brown wooden headstock with metal straps and a clapper rope, inscribed with two dark lettering bands and a small moulded plaque |
| Woman | On the right a grinning woman with red lips and a blue eye mask, brown hair swept up, wearing a red-and-white vertically striped blouse with puffed white sleeves, a wide yellow belt and a long bright blue skirt; she holds a red-and-white striped liberty cap on a pole above her head and lifts her free fist |
| Man | Lower centre, a stern-faced colonial gentleman with tied-back brown hair, a powder-blue coat with broad yellow lapels and cuffs, a green waistcoat and a white ruffled cravat, standing full length with hands at his sides |
| Other | A grey stone clock tower with a golden domed cupola, spire and weathervane, a white clock face in a decorative surround, standing immediately right of the central man |
| Man | Lower left, a red-haired fifer in a blue coat with red trim, white breeches and a blue plumed cap, playing a fife while beating a large yellow side drum strapped to his waist |
| Animal | A brown horse rearing slightly, ridden by a small figure in a blue cap, positioned behind the drummer |
| Man | Two small marching soldiers in blue coats with red facings and dark hats, one carrying a drum, walking in file to the right of the horseman |
| Animal | A bright green crouching creature, frog- or turtle-like, at the foot of the clock tower beside a small united states flag on a pole |
A painted backglass on a wavy American-flag background of broad red and white stripes with a yellow border. Top right, arched block letters spell the title in red with a thick white outline and black shadow on a cyan sky panel, with a white scripted manufacturer logo on a dark red ribbon above. A large bronze-and-gold bell hangs at a diagonal from a red wooden headstock inside a big cyan oval dotted with white five-pointed stars; two dark inscription bands and a moulded plaque are painted on the bell's shoulder. Left of centre are two horizontal score reels, six digits each, in black frames, each preceded by a gold spread-winged eagle and each ending in a red-and-gold disc reading 1 UP and 2 UP. Lower left a red-haired fifer in a blue coat and plumed cap beats a yellow drum, a rider gallops a brown horse, and two soldiers in blue and red march. Centre bottom a stern colonial gentleman in a powder-blue coat with broad yellow lapels and a white cravat stands before a grey clock tower with a golden cupola. Right a grinning woman in a red-and-white striped blouse and long blue skirt raises a red-white striped liberty cap on a pole.