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1963 · Rally

Happy Papeete

Tropical beach, lagoon and ocean, palm trees and sailing ship.

Year
1963
Maker
Rally
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Score reels
Players
2

Vision analysis

On the backglass

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

Happy Papeete backglass

Backglass

  • turquoise
  • green
  • yellow
  • red

Fingerprint: happy hapeete, colossal pin-up hula girl filling center with arms raised behind head in white hibiscus lei, huge cascade of black-white hair streams down right side, title split: yellow script Happy and red block letters HAPEETE, large white starburst behind central figure, mirror-image pair of hula scenes split by jagged green palm-leaf divider, tropical beach aesthetic

Distinctive

A colossal pin-up hula girl filling the entire centre of the glass, arms raised behind her head in a white hibiscus lei, with a huge cascade of black-and-white hair down her right side. The title is split into a yellow script 'Happy' and huge red block letters 'HAPEETE', with a large white starburst behind the central figure. The number '1 or 2' circular emblem over a blue swimming hole, and the mirror-image pair of hula scenes split by a jagged green palm-leaf divider, are the other memorable touches.

Setting

  • Tropical beach
  • Lagoon and ocean
  • Palm trees
  • Sailing ship

Symbols

  • Sailing ship with sails
  • Palm fronds
  • Hibiscus flower lei
  • Swimming pool with divers
  • Starburst
  • Circular number medallions

Lettering

  • Yellow slanted script for the first word, heavy red slab block capitals with black outline for the rest, old english blackletter for the player labels in red and lavender

Themes

  • Tiki
  • Hula
  • Beach
  • Pin-up
  • South seas

Title on it

  • Happy hapeete

Text on it

  • Happy
  • HAPEETE
  • 1st Player
  • 2nd Player
  • 1
  • or
  • 2
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Enormous central pin-up hula dancer, tan skin, bare breasts, long black-and-white hair, red flower behind ear, red lipstick, half-closed eyes, white hibiscus lei, both arms raised behind head
Woman Lower left brown-skinned hula dancer, black hair, red flower headband and lei, white wrap skirt, one arm raised, standing at the sea edge
Man Swimmer in the left sea panel, in a small wooden boat or inner tube, striped top
Man Dark-haired swimming figure with outstretched arm in the blue water
Man Small swimmer wearing a red cap and white top at upper right of the left panel
Child Small child swimming with one arm up, lower right of the left sea panel
Woman Lower right dancer in a red skirt with white circular pattern, black hair with white flower, arms bent upward
Woman Lower right dancer in a white skirt with blue pattern, arms raised behind head, red flower in hair
Woman Reclining figure at the far bottom-right edge in a red top and blue patterned skirt
Full description

Tropical-holiday backglass dominated by one enormous bare-breasted tan woman in the centre, drawn from the hips up, with long black-and-white hair, a red flower behind her ear, red lipstick and half-closed eyes; she wears a white hibiscus lei and lifts both arms behind her head. Behind her is turquoise sea, white surf and pale blue sky with cloud swirls, framed by dark green palm fronds. The title reads 'Happy' in slanted yellow script outlined black, then 'HAPEETE' in chunky red block capitals. '1st Player' in red Old English sits above cream reel windows on the left; '2nd Player' in lavender Old English above reels on the right. Lower left: a hula dancer in a white skirt and red flower lei with one arm raised, a sailing ship, three swimmers including one in a red cap, and a stacked emblem of a white 1, 'or', a red script word and a yellow 2. Lower right: two hula dancers in red and white patterned skirts on a yellow beach beside a blue lagoon, plus a reclining figure at the edge. Flat, saturated airbrushed pop-art illustration.