1953 · Williams
Gun Club
Bright blue sky with white cumulus clouds, silhouetted flock of birds in the upper sky, conifer/pine forest on a far shoreline, a blue lake or river in the middle ground and grassy bank in the foreground.
- Year
- 1953
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Made by
- Design
- Harry Williams
- Art
- George Molentin
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- pink
- green
- red
Fingerprint: Enormous yellow-green leaf-patterned GUI CLUB title arcing across sky-blue top panel heavy patch chipped lost paint and sun glare obscuring middle letter, woman in green cap pink blouse green vest hands cupped excitement dominating left foreground, rainbow-bordered score window showing 5500000 on reel cards sits directly beneath title, second rainbow motif right as concentric target rings labelled POINTS, flying geese pine-lined lake
The most memorable element is the enormous yellow-and-green leaf-patterned GUI CLUB title arcing across a sky-blue top panel, with a heavy patch of chipped/lost paint and sun glare obscuring the middle letter. Close behind: a woman in a green cap, pink blouse and green vest with her hands cupped in excitement, dominating the left foreground. A rainbow-bordered score window showing 5500000 on reel cards sits directly beneath the title. A second rainbow motif appears at the right as concentric target rings labelled POINTS by a comic-book speech balloon and arrow. A flock of flying geese above a pine-lined lake, with three fisher figures in waders and a raincoat, completes the scene.
Setting
- Bright blue sky with white cumulus clouds
- Silhouetted flock of birds in the upper sky
- Conifer/pine forest on a far shoreline
- A blue lake or river in the middle ground
- Grassy bank in the foreground
Symbols
- Concentric rainbow target rings at the right
- Red arrow with points speech balloon
- Horizontal pinball-tube or rod graphic under the title
- Flying geese
- Evergreen trees
- Water splash
- Seven reel number cards
Lettering
- Large yellow slab-serif block capitals with green vine/leaf inline decoration and a red keyline for the title; white sans-serif capitals widely letter-spaced for score; small white-outlined serif capitals on a red banner for points
Themes
- Fishing
- Outdoor sport
- Lake and woodland
- Family leisure
- Targets and points
- Rainbow
Title on it
- Gui club
Text on it
- GUI CLUB
- 5500000
- SCORE
- POINTS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large left-foreground figure, adult, long bright orange-red hair, smiling, green cap with a pink feather, hot-pink long-sleeved blouse, lime-green vest, hands cupped and raised in front of her chest |
| Man | Centre, seen from behind, red cap, red shirt, tan chest waders, cream shoulder satchel, holding a fishing rod up and back over his shoulder |
| Child | Right of centre, small, yellow raincoat, red/pink cap, one arm raised, standing in shallow water |
| Animal | Dark dog-like or otter-like animal splashing in the lake in the right middle ground |
| Animal | Numerous flying geese with dark green wings and pale bodies scattered across the clouds |
Illustrated outdoor fishing-scene backglass under a huge title reading GUI CLUB in large yellow block capitals with green leaf-filled inline decoration and a red keyline, the middle letter damaged by a patch of lost paint and glare. A glossy red-and-yellow pinball-tube or rod shape runs horizontally beneath the title above a rounded score window framed by rainbow bands of red, orange, yellow, green and blue. The window holds seven reel cards reading 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 on pale yellow, with SCORE in widely spaced white letters on a red band below. The lower two-thirds is a bright blue lake scene: a smiling red-haired woman in a hot-pink blouse, lime-green vest and green cap with a pink feather stands large in the left foreground with hands cupped and raised; beside her a man in a red cap, red shirt, tan waders and a cream satchel holds a fishing rod aloft; further right a small figure in a yellow raincoat and red cap wades with one arm lifted. Ring-necked geese fly across white clouds, conifers line the far shore, and a dark animal splashes in the water. A POINTS speech-bubble with a red arrow points to concentric rainbow target rings at the right.