1971 · Chicago Coin
Hi-Score Pool
Wavy horizontal bands of black, red and yellow, flat illustrative colour fields with no depth and visible cabinet surround: white and black painted frame, wooden side panel at right, blue object and paper at lower left outside the glass.
- Year
- 1971
- Maker
- Chicago Coin
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Made by
- Design
- Wendell McAdams
- Art
- Christian Marche
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- black
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: HI-SCORE POOL title with two letter Os replaced by striped billiard balls green-and-cream and yellow-and-orange, pin-up blonde in pale blue bikini top lunging across center holding upright pool cue with hand pointing at left-hand sign, grinning cartoon man in green striped shirt balancing tray of three drinks at right, landscape-format illuminated glass, broad wavy horizontal bands black red bright yellow
The title is spelled in giant yellow capitals with the two Os in POOL replaced by striped billiard balls. A pin-up blonde in a pale blue bikini top lunges across the centre holding an upright pool cue, her outstretched hand and splayed fingers pointing straight at the left-hand 'BALLS COMPLETED WITH ONE BALL' sign. A grinning cartoon man in a green striped shirt balances a tray of three drinks at the right, while a man in a white shirt lies sprawled face-up along the bottom right. Two separate white score reel windows labelled in green sit on opposite sides of the woman's head.
Setting
- Wavy horizontal bands of black, red and yellow
- Flat illustrative colour fields with no depth
- Visible cabinet surround: white and black painted frame, wooden side panel at right, blue object and paper at lower left outside the glass
Symbols
- Two striped billiard balls forming the letter os in the title
- Pool cue
- Tray of three highball drinks with straws
- Two banks of white score reels with black digits
- Arrowed ball-counter panels
- Comic burst of small figures at the bottom
Lettering
- Huge yellow block capitals with heavy black outline and slight red drop shadow for the title; small white cursive script top left; chunky green sans-serif player labels; red capitals on a yellow sign; white capitals on a red panel
Themes
- Billiards
- Pool hall
- Pin-up
- Nightclub
- Score reels
- Cartoon comedy
Title on it
- Hi-score pool
Text on it
- Chicago Coin's
- HI-SCORE POOL
- 1st Player
- 2nd Player
- BALLS COMPLETED WITH ONE BALL
- BALLS
- COMPLETE BACK TO EXTRA SCORE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large central pin-up, adult, fair skin, voluminous swept-up yellow-blonde hair, blue eye shadow, red lips, pale blue halter bikini top, bright yellow skirt, black high heels visible lower left; lunges forward, left arm extended with fingers splayed toward the left sign, right hand gripping an upright pool cue |
| Man | Right side, cartoon young man with brown/auburn hair, wide grinning expression, green-and-black vertically striped shirt with white collar, holding up a tray carrying three tall drinks with straws (green, orange and red) |
| Man | Lower right, drawn lying face-up in a white pinstriped shirt, head tilted, eyes closed or squinting |
| Man | Small comic figure near the woman's leg, standing in a red suit with a white shirt, arms raised |
| Other | Second small comic figure beside the red-suited man, partly hidden behind the woman's leg and skirt |
A landscape-format illustrated backglass set into a cabinet, with a wide red banner across the top carrying the title in huge yellow block capitals with a black outline, the two letter Os in the word POOL drawn as striped billiard balls (one green-and-cream, one yellow-and-orange). Small white cursive script sits in the top left corner of the banner. Below the banner the background is split into broad wavy horizontal bands of black, red and bright yellow. Two white score reel windows with black digits run across the upper area, the left one above a green '1st Player' label and the right above a green '2nd Player' label. The centre of the art is dominated by a large pin-up blonde woman with swept-up yellow hair, heavy blue eye shadow and red lips, wearing a pale blue halter bikini top and a yellow skirt, lunging forward with one arm extended to the left and the other gripping a pool cue held upright. To the right, a cartoon young man in a green-and-black striped shirt with a white collar carries a tray of three drinks. At the lower left a yellow sign reads 'BALLS COMPLETED WITH ONE BALL' above a yellow BALLS label and a red panel. Small comic figures of a man in a red suit and another figure appear near her leg, and a man in a white shirt lies at the lower right. Black borders and chipped, worn black paint surround the glass.