1964 · Bally
Harvest / Hay-Ride
Known for Freeball Gate, Mushroom bumpers, Center mushroom bumper and Star. Country farmyard at dusk, yellow barn and grey silo, stone well, dirt lane, hay bales and wheat field and distant hills and clouds.
- Year
- 1964
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- gate
Freeball Gate
- Bumper
Mushroom bumpers
- Bumper
Center mushroom bumper
- insert
Star
- backglass toy
Pumpkins
2 games under this title
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Adult with brown beard and moustache, straw hat, orange shirt, blue bib overalls, kneeling at left holding a long wooden handle
- man Young man in tan cowboy hat and blue plaid shirt, laughing, sitting in the centre
- woman Blonde with long curled hair in a yellow top, head tilted, seated centre-right
- woman Black curly-haired, low-cut magenta dress with white frill, holding a small red apple
- woman In a blue top, reclining with hands folded, dark hair with a red bow
- woman In a yellow cowboy hat and orange outfit with black patterning, elbow raised behind her head, legs in black shoes
Setting
- Country farmyard at dusk
- Yellow barn and grey silo
- Stone well
- Dirt lane
- Hay bales and wheat field
- Distant hills and clouds
Text on it
- Bally
- HARVEST
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 0
How it plays
-
Goals 1
Other
- Match
Made by
- Design
- Ted Zale
Reference
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Harvest
- orange yellow
- cream
- red
- orange
- blue
Fingerprint: Entire playfield center is single continuous harvest-banquet scene with around dozen laughing cartoon people crowded shoulder to shoulder, cluster of purple grapes moulded into yellow V-shaped plastic at upper center unusual decorative element, four round pop-bumper caps read 10 WHEN LIT glowing bright pink, apron carries full rules card Canadian-coin warning and red arrow reading FLIPPER BUTTONS, mid-century Thanksgiving party scene flat gouache painting
The entire centre of the playfield is a single continuous harvest-banquet scene with around a dozen laughing cartoon people crowded shoulder to shoulder, rather than the usual geometric target layout. A cluster of purple grapes is moulded into the yellow V-shaped plastic at upper centre, an unusual decorative plastic. Four round pop-bumper caps read '10 WHEN LIT' and glow bright pink. The apron carries a full rules card, a Canadian-coin warning and a red arrow reading FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDES OF CABINET. A PIN-TAG / TILT ENDS GAME sign is mounted on the lower right apron.
Setting
- A barn or harvest hall interior with vertical wood-plank walls, hung with sheaves of wheat, corn, pumpkins, pineapples and a mounted stag-horn motif, opening onto a golden autumn field at upper left and right
Symbols
- Yellow five-pointed star in a white circle (centre)
- Round insert letters b, a, l, l, y in alternating red, yellow and blue discs
- Orange ribbon and blue/cream ribbon scrollwork on the lower apron
- Outlined five-pointed stars scattered on the cream lower playfield
- Pineapple and pumpkin harvest symbols in the wall panels
Notable shapes
- Pointed-arch upper playfield crown, a large inverted-v grape-trimmed plastic, two big pale-yellow cone/plug shapes either side of the v, an inverted trapezoid of grape art behind the top bumpers, and the row of five large circular letter inserts across the mid-lower field
Art motifs
- Cornucopia of fruit and flowers
- Grape cluster and leaf vine
- Wheat sheaves and sheaves of corn hung on plank walls
- Pumpkins
- Rooster and turkey painted on the two lower barrel-shaped plastics
- Mid-century painterly woodgrain paneling
Themes
- Harvest festival
- Thanksgiving banquet
- Rural americana
- 1930s-50s nostalgia
- Autumn
- Banquet party
- Holiday celebration
Text on it
- OPENS
- FREEBALL GATE
- SPECIAL
- FREE BALL GATE
- 10
- WHEN LIT
- B
- A
- L
- Y
- FLIPPER
- DO NOT USE
- CANADIAN COINS
- PLEASE
- FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDES OF CABINET
- PIN-TAG
- TILT
- ENDS GAME
- 5 BALLS
- 1 PLAY 10c - Drop Target 2 Tickets
- 4 PLAYS 25c
- 3 REPLAYS FOR EACH PLAYER ALSO PUMPING
- 1 Replay for each score of 100 Points
- 1 Replay for each score of 1000 Points
- 1 Replay for each score of 9000 Points
- 1 Replay for each score of 10000 Points
- SUPPLY SHOOTER'S SKILL
- YOUTH EDUCATIONAL
- 25
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Centre-right of the main group, black wavy hair, strapless cornflower-blue gown with a wide white collar, smiling, seated beside the man in the red vest |
| Other | Centre, short blond hair, yellow shirt under a bright red v-neck sweater, orange trousers, laughing |
| Other | Upper right of group, blonde beaded/pearl headband, red tartan shawl, hands raised to her cheeks in delight |
| Other | Left of group, dark hair, blue work shirt, head tipped back, arm raised holding a cup |
| Other | Left foreground, back and profile turned to the viewer, orange-brown hair, blue clothing |
| Other | Left edge of the group, dark hair, arm outstretched, holding a jug or bottle aloft |
| Other | Left foreground, yellow dress, leaning in, facing the seated group |
| Other | Right side of group, behind the plaid-shawl woman, peering out, hand shading his eyes |
| Other | At least three more heads and shoulders in a row behind the front group, partly hidden by plastics |
| Other | Small painted farm figures in the golden field panels at top left and top right of the playfield |
Single-level electro-mechanical playfield with a bright mid-century American harvest/Thanksgiving party scene painted in flat, saturated gouache on a pale woodgrain background. Roughly a dozen cartoon figures crowd the middle: smiling couples and young people feasting, a woman in a strapless blue dress seated centre-right, a man in a red sweater vest and yellow shirt beside her, a woman in a red plaid shawl with her hands to her face, a grinning man in a blue shirt tipping back a cup, and a child with auburn hair. Autumn props fill the scene: pumpkins, sheaves of wheat, corn, a pineapples cluster, hanging grapes, green leaf vines and a cornucopia. Three pop bumpers with pink '10 WHEN LIT' caps sit in a triangle at upper centre, backed by a five-digit '10101' lane display. The cabinet is a stripped, unrestored grey-metal body; the playfield is glossy with light play wear, and the ball trough and coin door are exposed at the bottom.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Harvest
- green
- gold
- blue
- orange
Fingerprint: HARVEST title with ten hand-numbered pumpkins (1-10) stacked against wheat sheaves in pyramid, yellow barn labelled 1 2 8, hay-laden wagon pulled by white horses, seated bearded farmer in overalls holding pitchfork surrounded by four young women on hay bales, BALL IN PLAY window at lower left, painted farm scene green/gold/blue
Ten pumpkins each hand-numbered 1 to 10 in white, stacked against sheaves of wheat in a stepped pyramid beside a yellow barn that reads '1 2 8'. A hay-loaded wagon drawn by two white horses on a country lane. A bearded farmer in blue overalls and a straw hat leaning on a pitchfork, seated with four young women on a heap of cut hay. A plain white 'BALL IN PLAY' window cut into the hay at the bottom left. The whole scene sits inside a speckled cream and terracotta backbox bezel with an orange triangle motif below.
Setting
- Country farmyard at dusk
- Yellow barn and grey silo
- Stone well
- Dirt lane
- Hay bales and wheat field
- Distant hills and clouds
Symbols
- Ten numbered pumpkins
- Sheaves of wheat
- Pitchfork
- Barn
- Silo
- Water well
- Hay wagon
- Carved pumpkin face
- Apple
Lettering
- Large curved red block capitals with white highlight and black outline spelling harvest, preceded by a smaller cream cursive script 'bally'; red-on-white condensed capitals in the score window
Themes
- Farm
- Harvest
- Hayride
- Rural america
- Autumn
- Cornfield
Title on it
- Harvest
Text on it
- Bally
- HARVEST
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 0
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Adult with brown beard and moustache, straw hat, orange shirt, blue bib overalls, kneeling at left holding a long wooden handle |
| Man | Young man in tan cowboy hat and blue plaid shirt, laughing, sitting in the centre |
| Woman | Blonde with long curled hair in a yellow top, head tilted, seated centre-right |
| Woman | Black curly-haired, low-cut magenta dress with white frill, holding a small red apple |
| Woman | In a blue top, reclining with hands folded, dark hair with a red bow |
| Woman | In a yellow cowboy hat and orange outfit with black patterning, elbow raised behind her head, legs in black shoes |
| Animal | Two white horses harnessed to a loaded hay wagon on the lane |
Painted farm-harvest scene under a blue sky, framed by a wooden barn at the upper right with a pale grey silo and a black-lettered '1 2 8' on its yellow siding, one blank yellow square to the left of the 1. Ten pumpkins and sheaves of wheat form a stepped pyramid across the left half, each pumpkin printed with a white numeral 1 through 10, arranged 1-2-3-4 on the upper row and 5-6-7-8-9-10 below. Centre-left is a small stone well and a shack marked '0'. A hay-laden wagon with two white horses stands on a dirt track at the right. Foreground: five young people on golden hay bales - a bearded man in a straw hat, orange shirt and blue overalls holding a pitchfork handle; a grinning young man in a tan cowboy hat and blue plaid shirt with a straw hat behind him; a blonde woman in a yellow top; a black-haired woman in a low-cut magenta dress holding an apple; and two more women in a blue top and an orange outfit with a yellow hat reclining at the right. Bottom left has a yellow-bordered white window reading 'BALL IN PLAY'. Colours: green, gold, blue, orange.
Backglass Hay-Ride
- yellow
- green
- blue
- red
Fingerprint: HAY-RIDE on pale blue sky background with family farm group lounging in straw foreground, curly-haired woman in blue overalls and red plaid shirt wielding pitchfork, small child in yellow with arms thrown up, dark-haired man and blonde girl and woman in red dress lying back, team of four white horses pulling red wagon at right, ten stump fence posts with numbered discs
A hayride family portrait: a group of farm figures lounging and joking in golden straw in the foreground, with one curly-haired woman in blue overalls brandishing a pitchfork and a small child in a yellow shirt throwing both arms up. Ten numbered stump-post targets, 1 to 10, each a red disc on a straw-topped wooden post, march in two staggered rows across the green middle ground. A big yellow barn-like building with four black windows dominates the upper right, with a team of four white horses and a red wagon alongside it. The white BALL IN PLAY box in the bottom-left corner is the only score-area panel, and the black cow silhouette on the far hill is a small distinctive detail.
Setting
- Farm field with green rolling hills
- Pale blue sky with a black cow silhouette on the far hill
- Yellow wooden barn/building with four windows and roof vents
- Red barn and grey covered wagon in the middle distance
- Rows of stump fence posts topped with straw
- Golden straw bales and hay field in the foreground
Symbols
- Ten red numbered discs on fence posts
- Pitchfork
- Haystacks
- Straw tufts
- Two-slat white signpost
- White rectangular ball in play panel
- Black cow silhouette
Lettering
- Main title in tall condensed block capitals with red-orange fill, heavy black outline and drop shadow, preceded by a white cursive script word at upper left; secondary caption in plain red capitals on a white box
Themes
- Hayride
- Country farm
- Family outing
- Autumn harvest
- Picnic in a hay field
Title on it
- Hay-ride
Text on it
- HAY-RIDE
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Curly brown hair, blue overalls over a red plaid shirt, gripping a pitchfork diagonally, smiling, standing at far left |
| Man | Short dark hair, blue shirt, seated next to the first woman, looking right |
| Woman | Blonde shoulder-length hair, green top, seated centre, facing right |
| Woman | Long black hair, red dress with white trim, lying back in the straw, propped on one elbow, centre foreground |
| Man | Wide tan hat with a red band, leaning in from the right of the group |
| Child | Small child in a yellow shirt at right, both arms thrown up in the air, red trousers |
| Child | Another child in red, seated on the straw at lower right |
| Animal | Team of four white horses in harness pulling a red farm wagon at middle right |
| Animal | Black cow silhouette standing on the distant green hill top left of centre |
Illustrated farm-family scene framed by a black border inside a turquoise-painted cabinet. At the top, a white cursive script word sits left of the main title HAY-RIDE, lettered in tall block capitals with a red-to-orange fill, heavy black outline and a dark drop shadow. Behind is a pale blue sky with a black cow silhouette on a distant green hill and yellow haystacks. A large yellow wooden building with four dark windows, roof vents and a red lower wall fills the upper right; a red barn and a grey covered-wagon shape sit to its left. A row of ten stump fence posts runs across the green middle ground, each topped with a golden straw tuft and each carrying a red disc with a white number, 1 to 10, arranged in two staggered rows. A white two-slat signpost with reddish script stands centre-right. In the foreground a group of farm people sit and stand in golden straw: a curly-haired woman in blue overalls and a red plaid shirt holding a pitchfork, a dark-haired man in a blue shirt, a blonde girl in a green top, a black-haired woman in a red dress lying back in the hay, a man in a wide tan hat with a red band, a small child in yellow with arms flung up, and another child in red. At right a team of four white horses pulls a red wagon. Bottom left, a white rectangular panel reads BALL IN PLAY in red capitals.