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1966 · Rally

Hairy Singers

Prehistoric cave camp in a green valley, jagged grey rock spires, flat blue-grey sky and cave mouth at the right.

Year
1966
Maker
Rally
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Score reels
Players
1

Vision analysis

On the playfield

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Hairy Singers playfield

Playfield

  • cream
  • red
  • green
  • blue

Fingerprint: Hairy singers title, cartoon caveman crouching over rocky ledge mid-playfield, brown prehistoric beasts landscape, red-yellow striped pole arcing back, four mushroom-capped bumpers mixed cream yellow magenta, fan colored rollover lanes upper playfield, cream apron card red lettering, grinning comic-strip man raised arm lower right, pale cream-butter-yellow background, warm amber lamp light, prehistoric theme.

Distinctive

A cartoon caveman crouching mid-playfield over a rocky ledge, with brown prehistoric beasts in the painted landscape behind him and a red-and-yellow striped pole arcing over his back. Four mushroom-capped bumpers in mixed cream, yellow and magenta cluster under a fan of coloured rollover lanes in the upper playfield. A cream apron card headed in red lettering and a grinning comic-strip man with a raised arm at the lower right.

Setting

  • Prehistoric jungle and swamp landscape
  • Rocky ledge and cliff outcrops
  • Fern and palm-like fronds
  • Warm amber-lit cream field

Symbols

  • Card-suit style target icons
  • Red-and-yellow striped pole
  • Green grass verge
  • Stars on apron card

Notable shapes

  • Fan-shaped upper playfield arc
  • Black ball-feed trough at upper left
  • Curved chrome ball guide at upper right
  • Arched cream playfield with a raised horseshoe-shaped upper deck

Art motifs

  • Comic-strip cartoon line art
  • Prehistoric rock and fern landscape
  • Coloured rollover lane fan
  • Mushroom pop bumpers

Themes

  • Prehistoric
  • Caveman
  • Dinosaurs
  • Jungle

Title on it

  • Hairy singers

Text on it

  • 50 WHEN LIT
  • TO WIN WHEN HIGH
  • EACH TARGET
  • 10 or 20 POINTS
  • AND ADVANCE ROTO
  • W.L.
  • WHEN LIT
  • FLIPPER
  • HAIRY SINGERS
  • FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
  • NO PRIZES
  • NO WAGERING
Drop targets
Two banks of rectangular orange-faced targets, one on each left and right shoulder of the upper playfield, serving the 10 and 20 point targets
Slingshots
Two conventional triangular slingshots above the flippers with red rubber
Upper playfield
Yes, a raised fan-shaped upper deck with a curved arc of upright coloured rollover lanes and a black ball-feed trough on the left
Apron and lower playfield
Cream apron carrying a printed instruction card headed hairy singers in red, a circular for amusement only / no prizes / no wagering notice at bottom centre, a rectangular cut-out window with a row of five yellow score-reel lamps at lower right, and a comic man illustration on the far right
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Cartoon caveman with dark shaggy hair and bare torso, crouching low in a hunting or spear-throwing pose at the centre of the playfield, printed over a rocky ledge; he faces left
Animal Brown prehistoric beast in profile in the painted centre artwork behind the caveman, low-slung body with a heavy tail
Animal Additional small brown prehistoric creatures and fern-like plants scattered in the centre painted landscape
Man Printed comic-strip man at the lower right apron, dark hair, grinning, one arm raised in a wave, drawn in dark blue-black line work on cream
Full description

An electro-mechanical playfield on a pale cream-to-butter-yellow background, dominated by a prehistoric theme. At the top is a fan-shaped upper playfield: a curved row of upright coloured rollover lanes in red, white and orange, flanked by a black ball-feed trough on the left and a chrome wire guide on the right. Below sit four mushroom bumpers - two cream/ivory pop bumpers with domed caps left and right of centre, a bright yellow mushroom bumper at top centre, a second yellow bumper mid-field, and a magenta-pink bumper right of centre with a cream cap. Rectangular orange-faced targets form banks on both left and right shoulders. Printed artwork shows a dark-haired caveman crouching in a hunting pose over a rocky ledge, surrounded by brown prehistoric beasts and fern-like fronds, with a curved band of green grass and a red-and-yellow striped pole running behind him. The two lower flippers are white bats labelled FLIPPER, flanked by two red-tipped slingshots. A cream instruction card with a red heading fills the lower left; a printed comic man with a raised arm appears at lower right. Everything is bathed in warm amber lamp light.

On the backglass

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Hairy Singers backglass

Backglass

  • orange
  • ochre
  • green
  • blue-grey

Fingerprint: Enormous lumpy orange-tan title spelled hairy-SINGERS with letters shaded like carved wood, three red-haired orange-skinned cavemen: one chewing bone in profile, one crouching knapping stone on anvil, one raising stone axe, four parchment-colored score windows hanging from line showing 1000, large boulder lettered PRODUCT OF rally, prehistoric valley ringed by jagged grey rock spires

Distinctive

The enormous lumpy orange title lettering, spelled hairy-SINGERS, whose chunky uneven letters look carved from wood or stone and run the full width of the glass. Three detailed red-haired cavemen at the left, one standing in profile chewing a giant bone, one crouching to knap a stone on an anvil, and one raising a stone axe. The four parchment score windows hanging from a line, showing 1 0 0 0, with a small 26 window beside them. A huge smooth boulder in the lower left carrying the red text PRODUCT OF rally, propped on a rounded red stone.

Setting

  • Prehistoric cave camp in a green valley
  • Jagged grey rock spires
  • Flat blue-grey sky
  • Cave mouth at the right

Symbols

  • Animal-skin loincloths and fur tunics
  • Stone axe
  • Bone
  • Stone anvil and knapping flake
  • Bamboo-like rock spires
  • Palm frond or dried grass tucked at the hip of the standing figure

Lettering

  • Very large irregular bubble letters with rounded, lumpy contours, orange-to-tan gradient fill with darker outline and drop shadow, lowercase hairy- in a smaller cursive-ish hand and singers in tall chunky caps; secondary text game over in plain white sans-serif capitals, product of in small red capitals over rally in a red lowercase serif logotype

Themes

  • Prehistoric
  • Cavemen
  • Stone age
  • Tribe
  • Rocky valley
  • Cave dwellers
  • Hunting and toolmaking

Title on it

  • Hairy-singers

Text on it

  • hairy-SINGERS
  • 26
  • 1000
  • GAME
  • OVER
  • PRODUCT OF
  • rally
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Orange-skinned caveman standing in profile at far left, shaggy bright red bob-cut hair, bare chest, spotted animal-skin loincloth, bare feet, holding a large white bone in his mouth and gripping it with one hand
Man Orange-skinned caveman crouching left of centre, red hair, shaggy brown fur tunic, pressing a pale grey stone down onto a flat anvil slab with both hands, mouth open showing teeth
Man Orange-skinned caveman standing behind the others, red hair, cream tunic with brown streaks, arm raised overhead gripping a stone axe or club, teeth bared in a grimace
Man Foreground figure seen from behind at bottom centre, round head of bright red hair with a dark crown whorl, one arm raised with open hand
Woman Foreground figure seen from behind at bottom right, shoulder-length blonde hair, bare shoulders, one arm lifted towards the group
Man Figure in a dark cave mouth at the right, short black hair, bare dark chest, both fists raised in the air, mouth open
Man Companion figure beside him wearing a bright orange animal-skin headdress or mask with two pointed ears, head lowered
Full description

A painted backglass with a wide ochre border, dominated by a bulbous, lumpy orange-tan title across the whole top reading hairy-SINGERS, the letters shaded like carved wood or stone with a small white 1 set into the final S. Below the title, at the top right, four ragged parchment-coloured score windows hang from a dark line and read 1 0 0 0; a small square window to their left shows 26. The scene is a prehistoric caveman camp in a green valley ringed by jagged grey rock spires, under a flat blue-grey sky. On the left three orange-skinned, red-haired cavemen in animal-skin loincloths work: one stands in profile chewing a large white bone, one crouches knapping a pale stone on an anvil, and one stands raising a stone axe. In the foreground, seen from behind, a red-haired figure and a blonde figure raise their arms towards the group. At the right two more figures stand in a cave mouth, one in an orange headdress and one with both fists pumped. GAME OVER is printed in plain white capitals over the green valley. Bottom left, a large stone is lettered PRODUCT OF rally.

Hairy Singers backglass

Backglass

  • blue
  • yellow
  • purple
  • brown

Fingerprint: hairy SINGERS: crowd of eight shaggy-haired prehistoric figures in leopard-skin and ragged loincloths on rocky landscape; one swinging stone axe overhead; row of six torn white cloth banners strung on pole each serving as score window; small rough tablet reading PRODUCT OF rally

Distinctive

A hairy caveman chorus theme: eight shaggy-haired prehistoric figures in leopard-skin and ragged white loincloths crowding a rocky blue-sky landscape, one swinging a stone axe overhead with a bone in his other hand. The most memorable object is the row of six torn white cloth banners strung on a pole across the upper right, each a dangling score window. Second is the 'hairy SINGERS' title, tiny lowercase 'hairy' tucked in front of huge yellow capitals. Third is the pale stone tablet held over a buried head at bottom left, lettered 'PRODUCT OF rally'.

Setting

  • Flat blue sky
  • Lavender and grey rock spires and boulders
  • Green and yellow valley floor
  • Rocky ledge or cliff edge
  • Pit or hole on the right

Symbols

  • Stone axe
  • Large bone
  • Leopard-skin clothing
  • Torn cloth banners used as score windows
  • Stone slab or tablet

Lettering

  • Hand-drawn yellow letters, lowercase script word preceding tall chunky capitals, heavy black outline with lavender drop shadow

Themes

  • Prehistoric cavemen
  • Stone age
  • Singing
  • Music
  • Comedy
  • Ape-like figures

Title on it

  • Hairy singers

Text on it

  • hairy
  • SINGERS
  • 1
  • 2
  • 4
  • 0
  • PRODUCT OF
  • rally
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Lean, barefoot, shaggy dark-brown bobbed hair, yellow-and-brown leopard-spot wrap skirt, standing in profile at left, holding a small pale object up to her mouth
Man Dark shaggy hair and beard, kneeling on a grey rock, furry brown torso, gripping a large white bone in both hands
Man Shaggy dark hair, teeth bared in a grimace, one arm raised holding a stone axe, other hand clutching a bone, white ragged fringed loincloth, bare feet, standing centre
Man In a rock pit at right, dark hair, both fists clenched and raised above head, mouth open
Man Beside him in the pit, one arm raised straight up with open hand, dark hair, bare torso
Child Only partly visible, pale face with dark hair peering up from the right rock pit
Man Cropped at bottom centre, seen from behind, dark maroon hair, one bare arm reaching upward
Man Cropped at bottom right, bright blond bowl-cut hair, hand pressed to his cheek, mouth open
Man Cropped at bottom left, head with dark hair being pushed down under a pale stone slab
Full description

Flat, heavily outlined cartoon backglass. Across the top, a two-word title in hand-drawn yellow block letters with black keyline and lavender drop shadow: the smaller word 'hairy' in loose lowercase script, then 'SINGERS' in bigger chunky capitals. The sky is flat mid-blue with pale lavender rock spires and a green-and-yellow valley floor. Right of centre, six tattered white cloth banners hang from a pole, each a black-bordered score window; digits read 1, 2, 4, 0. The scene is a crowd of shaggy-haired cavemen on rocky ground: at left a lean barefoot woman in a leopard-spot wrap skirt holds a pale object to her mouth; beside her a fur-clad man kneels with a bone; a third man stands centre swinging a stone axe overhead in a ragged white loincloth, teeth bared. Far right, figures in a rock pit raise clenched fists. Along the cropped bottom edge: a raised hand, the back of a dark-haired head, a blond man with a hand to his face, and a head shoved under a stone slab. Bottom-left holds a rough tablet reading 'PRODUCT OF rally'