Made by
- Design
- Harry Williams
- Art
- George Molentin
Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- yellow
- red
- blue
- orange
Fingerprint: Three fashion figures: two full-length in orange and yellow trouser suits flanking red domed bumper, large black-haired pin-up in blue jacket at lower center, curved red ribbon reading 500000, cream special cards with slot values, fifteen numbered cream drop targets, yellow sunburst
The dominant memory is a trio of painted women: two full-length fashion figures in orange and yellow trouser suits standing either side of a red domed bumper, and a large black-haired pin-up in a blue jacket with a cream scarf filling the lower centre. A curved red ribbon reading '500,000' crowns the central red dome, with a heart-shaped cream insert below it reading 'TO WIN 300,000 IN 5 PAYS'. Cream 'SPECIAL' cards with red lettering are mirrored left and right, each above a slot reading '50,000 WHEN OVER 20,000'. Cream drop targets numbered 1 through 15 are scattered over a yellow sunburst, and red circular bumper caps with white faces and black rubber rings dot the field. A very large '8' target sits low on the right, with a star target low on the left.
Setting
- Blue sky with white clouds across the top of the playfield
- Tan desert horizon with low hills
- Yellow and orange sunburst rays radiating from the centre
- Bare plywood cabinet wood surrounding the painted insert area
Symbols
- Five-pointed stars
- Numbered drop targets 1-15
- Red and white circular bumper caps
- Playing-card-like arrow shapes on the lower lanes
- Yellow starburst behind the central dome
Notable shapes
- Heart-shaped cream insert below the central red dome, a teardrop/petal shape around it, a large cream '8' target on the lower right, a large cream '5' target on the lower left, a big cream oval hole at bottom centre ringed by a blue and yellow striped chevron pointing downward
Art motifs
- Radiating sunburst rays
- Scroll ribbons carrying score values
- Mirrored left-right layout of special cards
- Airbrushed sky and clouds above a desert horizon
Themes
- Fashion model / portrait theme
- Score-value pinball
- Sunburst
- Western desert horizon
Text on it
- 500,000
- SPECIAL
- WHEN AT
- TO WIN 3 TO BE MADE
- 50,000 WHEN OVER 20,000
- TO WIN 300,000 IN 5 PAYS
- SHOOT AGAIN
- RETURN BALL
- SOLID STATE
- CONVERSION UNIT
- 5 BALL 5¢
- INSTRUCTIONS
- REPLAY
- Williams
- 8
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large bust-length portrait at lower centre: black hair swept back with a red curl at the temple, cream scarf over a blue jacket, head tilted left, eyebrows raised, mouth set in a half smile, hands raised in front of her chest holding a small object |
| Woman | Full-length figure left of centre, standing, orange trouser suit with matching jacket and wide-legged trousers, dark shoes, one arm bent at the waist, head turned right |
| Woman | Full-length figure right of centre, standing, bright yellow jacket and trousers with dark shoes, arms at her sides, head turned left |
| Woman | Tiny painted figure in red at lower left beside the 6 target |
| Woman | Tiny painted figure in blue at lower right beside the 8 target |
| Other | Small painted figure in red and blue on the upper-right red lane insert |
A wood-framed electro-mechanical playfield seen from above, bare honey-brown plywood showing at the rails. The painted area is a sunburst of yellow, orange and red rays, with a blue sky, white clouds and a tan desert horizon across the top. Four numbered upright targets (1-4) arc across the upper centre. A red plastic dome with a yellow starburst sits mid-field under a curved red ribbon reading '500,000'. Three women are painted: two standing full-length flanking the dome (left in an orange trouser suit, right in bright yellow), and a large black-haired bust in a blue jacket and cream scarf at lower centre. Eight red round bumper caps with white faces dot top, sides and mid-field; the lower-left carries a star, the lower-right an '8'. Cream cards each side read 'SPECIAL' and '50,000 WHEN OVER 20,000'. Red return lanes arc at both edges, 'RETURN BALL' ovals below.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- blue
- green
- yellow
Fingerprint: HONG KONG: Blonde woman in blue jacket in crimson hooded rickshaw with large spoked wheels, rickshaw puller in blue shirt leaning forward in shafts, tall yellow-green shophouses with red balcony bridge, long red ribbon down left listing MILLIONS IN with 100 to 900, fifteen-number cream disc bingo card.
The dominant feature is a long red ribbon down the left edge headed MILLIONS IN, listing 100. to 900. in multicoloured numerals, which is far more memorable than the title itself. Beside it, a red-bordered white card panel of fifteen cream discs printed with blue digits 1 to 15 in scrambled order. The title HONG KONG appears in large slanted red block capitals with a small cursive Williams signature above it. A blonde woman in a blue jacket rides in a crimson hooded rickshaw at the bottom centre, with a rickshaw puller leaning into the shafts. Tall green and yellow shophouses and a red pedestrian bridge fill the street behind.
Setting
- Narrow street lined with tall green and yellow shophouses
- Red pedestrian balcony bridge crossing behind the title
- Pale blue sky
- Grey kerb and roadway in the foreground
Symbols
- 15 cream discs printed with dark blue numerals in a three-by-five grid
- Red ribbon scoring ladder with pound-value numerals
- Red pedestrian footbridge
- Wooden rickshaw with large spoked wheels
- Yellow-and-green shopfronts
Lettering
- Hong kong in large slanted red sans-serif block capitals with heavy black outline and cream highlight, arched; williams in small black cursive script above; left ribbon heading in white hand-lettered caps, numerals hand-lettered in alternating red, purple, green and yellow with dark outlines
Themes
- Street scene
- Rickshaw
- Harbour district
- Score ladder
- Numbers panel
Title on it
- Hong kong
Text on it
- MILLIONS IN
- Williams
- HONG KONG
- 100.=
- 200.=
- 300.=
- 400.=
- 500.=
- 600.=
- 700.=
- 800.=
- 900.=
- 5
- 2
- 12
- 15
- 4
- 14
- 10
- 8
- 7
- 11
- 3
- 6
- 1
- 9
- 13
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young adult blonde woman with long wavy hair, arched eyebrows and a smile, wearing a bright blue jacket with red trim and cuffs over a yellow top, seated at the front of the rickshaw facing the viewer |
| Man | Adult rickshaw puller in a blue shirt and dark trousers, bent forward in the shafts, seen from behind at lower right |
| Other | Small background pedestrians in dark clothing near the shophouse doorways, drawn in simplified silhouette |
A printed, hand-inked 1950s-style backglass with a red border and cream, red, green, blue and yellow colour palette. Top right is a white rectangular card panel framed in red holding three rows of five round cream discs, each printed with a dark blue digit (5, 2, 12, 15, 4 / 14, 10, 8, 7, 11 / 3, 6, 1, 9, 13). Down the left runs a long red ribbon headed MILLIONS IN, with a stacked list of scoring values 100. through 900. in alternating red, purple, green and yellow lettering. Across the middle the title is written: a small cursive Williams above big red block capitals HONG KONG, outlined in black, slanted and arched over a street scene. The scene shows a young blonde woman in a bright blue jacket with red trim and a yellow sash seated in a crimson hooded rickshaw, a rickshaw puller in a blue shirt leaning forward, and small background figures. Behind them are tall green and yellow shophouses, a red balcony bridge, and a pale blue sky.