1974 · Playmatic
Harem
Arabian palace harem interior, orange-brown back wall, two pointed moorish archways with pink blue and cream scrollwork, blue-and-white chequered floor on the right, blue-and-white tiled wall of small square motifs behind the divan, green garden shrub in a white pot at right, green divan with pink bolster cushions, striped pink and orange canopy band across the top and dark red floor area at bottom.
- Year
- 1974
- Maker
- Playmatic
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- orange-brown
- blue
- pink
- red
Fingerprint: Enormous flowing red cursive script dominating right half, ornate gold-orange hookah sending yellow smoke spiral upward, five cream score-reels across top in arched frame, Arabian palace harem with green divan and pink bolsters, Moorish archways framing blue-white tiled floor, flat comic-cartoon black line art, saturated orange-pink-blue palette
The oversized red flowing cursive script that sprawls across the whole right half of the artwork and is partly hidden by a big white camera-flash reflection. Second most memorable is the ornate bulbous gold-and-orange hookah or incense vessel on the floor in the centre, sending a yellow smoke spiral up through the middle of the scene. Third, the row of five cream score reels with black digits reading 1 C 15 13 15 0 across the top-left, set into an ornate arched frame. Fourth, the pair of pink-and-blue Moorish archways on the right opening onto a blue-and-white chequered floor.
Setting
- Arabian palace harem interior
- Orange-brown back wall
- Two pointed moorish archways with pink blue and cream scrollwork
- Blue-and-white chequered floor on the right
- Blue-and-white tiled wall of small square motifs behind the divan
- Green garden shrub in a white pot at right
- Green divan with pink bolster cushions
- Striped pink and orange canopy band across the top
- Dark red floor area at bottom
Symbols
- Ornate gold and orange hookah or incense vessel
- Yellow spiral of smoke
- Blue-and-white chequered floor tiles
- Moorish horseshoe archways
- Pink and blue ornamental scroll panels
- Small square tiled wall pattern
- Five mechanical score reels
- Gold crown
- Green feathered headdress
- Turban
Lettering
- White condensed sans-serif block capitals on the dark red to play and maroon game over panels; large flowing red cursive script with pale outline spanning the right half
Themes
- Arabian nights
- Harem
- Palace interior
- Genie lamp and hookah
- Orientalist fantasy
Text on it
- 1C
- 15
- 13
- 0
- TO PLAY
- GAME OVER
- 3
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Reclining blonde woman on the green divan at left, wearing a green top with gold trim, large pink earrings, head tilted on a pink bolster, one arm raised behind her head, smiling |
| Other | Dark-skinned figure in a green robe and a tall feathered headdress standing directly behind the blonde woman, only the head and shoulders visible |
| Woman | Seated woman at lower left with a blue bob haircut and a blue headband, wearing a pink halter top, grey harem trousers and a gold anklet, one hand resting on the floor, looking outward |
| Woman | Red-haired woman with a small gold crown at centre right, wearing an orange and gold gown, seated and playing a lute or oud held across her lap |
| Man | Man at lower right with a red beard and a green turban, wearing loose blue trousers, reclining on a pink cushion with bare feet, head turned up towards the other figures |
| Other | Small figure in red and white standing on a ledge within the right-hand archway, upper body only visible |
Square painted backglass in a flat comic-cartoon style with heavy black line work and saturated flat colour. Top-left carries a mechanical score display: five cream reels with black digits showing 1 C 15 13 15 0, set in a brown-and-pink arched frame above a dark red panel reading TO PLAY in white block caps. The scene is an Arabian palace harem interior: an orange-brown wall with two large pointed Moorish archways on the right, their inner panels filled with pink, blue and cream ornamental scrolls, opening onto a blue-and-white chequered floor and a green garden shrub in a white pot. A green divan with pink bolster cushions sits against a blue-and-white tiled wall of small square motifs. Four human figures surround an ornate gold and orange hookah or brazier on the floor, from which a yellow-green spiral of smoke curls upward. A huge red cursive script word runs across the right half of the glass, partly obscured by glare. Bottom left has a maroon rectangle reading GAME OVER in white caps, and a small white 3 sits on the blue left border. Colours are dominated by orange-brown, blue, pink and red. A bright white flash reflection washes out the upper-right archway and a horizontal reflection band crosses the middle.