1965–1966 · Gottlieb
Ice-Revue / Ice Show
Known for Numbered standups, Center saucers and Out lanes. Indoor ice rink / ice show, seating tiers with a crowd of spectators in the upper background and wooden barrier railings around the rink.
- Years
- 1965–1966
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Target
Numbered standups
- Hole
Center saucers
- Lane
Out lanes
2 games under this title
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Centre, tall, black tuxedo jacket with white shirt and black bow tie, dark slicked hair, smiling, standing on one pale green ice skate, carrying a woman on his raised knee
- woman Centre, blonde, laughing with head back, strapless red sequinned short dress, one arm raised overhead, white high-heeled skates
- woman Far left, white feathered showgirl costume with fringe, arms out, skating
- woman Upper left of centre, red skating outfit with a hat, gliding on a red disc shadow
- man Left of centre, black-and-white checked suit, arms flung wide, skating
- man Right side, pale grey suit, arms spread, on a white ice patch
Setting
- Indoor ice rink / ice show
- Seating tiers with a crowd of spectators in the upper background
- Wooden barrier railings around the rink
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- ICE REVUE
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Target pairs
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Roy Parker
The cast
- Ice Show
Reference
Linked terms
- Numbered standups also called 1-6 targets
- Center saucers also called Saucers
- Out lanes also called Outlanes
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Ice Show
- turquoise
- pink
- red
- cream
Fingerprint: Ice Snow swimming scene with three-step value panel red-200-100 ovals, painted blonde women swimmers diving through turquoise lagoon, five round pop-bumper caps with red-and-white sunburst rings, white lower-deck panel with BUTTONS ON SIDE arrow, D. Gottlieb maker mark above title
A central three-step value panel with red 300, blue 200 and 100 ovals stacked above the words HOLE VALUE WHEN LIT, flanked by painted blonde women swimmers in flesh-coloured bathing suits diving through a turquoise lagoon. Five round pop-bumper caps with red-and-white sunburst rings dominate the upper half. A white lower-deck panel carries the strip BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET in red and blue capitals with a blue arrow pointing left, and a small white script plaque reading D. Gottlieb & Co. above the title ICE SNOW in blue block letters.
Setting
- Underwater lagoon scene in turquoise and teal
- Deep pink and magenta upper background behind the pop bumpers
- Cream and white lower-deck apron
- Smoke-tinted plexiglass with reflections
Symbols
- Numbered bonus circles
- Playing-card-like oval value windows
- Red-and-white sunburst rings
- Star arrow
- Pop bumper caps
- Ball guide arrow
Notable shapes
- Five circular sunburst-ringed pop bumper caps
- Stacked 300/200/100 oval value windows
- Tall white arrow shape on the right lane
- Curved white ball-guide rail along the right edge
- Red-outlined drop-target rectangle at right
Art motifs
- Sunburst rosettes
- Pastel mid-century airbrush shading
- Ribbon and scroll lettering
- Parasol
- Domed pavilion
Themes
- Ice cream parlour
- Frozen desserts
- Swimming
- Underwater
- Recreation
Title on it
- Ice snow
Text on it
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- ICE SNOW
- BUTTONS
- ON SIDE OF CABINET
- PUSH LOWER PLUNGER FOR BALL
- ENDBALL +1
- HOLE VALUE
- WHEN LIT
- 300
- 200
- 100
- 50 POINTS
- POINTS WHEN LIT
- HIGH VALUE WHEN LIT
- SPECIAL
- PUSH
- SCORING 2000 POINTS ADD 1 BALL
- SCORING 5000 POINTS ADD 1 BALL
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Blonde woman in a red bathing suit swimming horizontally, left of centre on the mid-field |
| Woman | Blonde woman in a flesh-pink bathing suit, arms outstretched, swimming to the right of the value panel |
| Woman | Swimming figure in dark bathing suit below the value panel near the drain |
| Other | Small ice-cream/frozen-dessert cartoon shapes and a domed lagoon pavilion on the left mid-field |
A photographed electro-mechanical playfield seen through its smoke-coloured plexiglass, with the cream-and-red cabinet and chrome ball plunger visible below. The lower third is a white lower-deck panel carrying a blue-and-red arrow instruction strip reading BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET, a small white PUSH LOWER PLUNGER FOR BALL sticker, and a marbled instruction card headed ICE SNOW. The main field is a turquoise-teal and deep pink-magenta underwater scene crowded with five round pop-bumper caps ringed in red-and-white sunbursts, numbered bonus circles 1, 2 down the left and 4, 5, 6, 7 up the right, and a central stack of ovals reading 300, 200, 100 over HOLE VALUE WHEN LIT. Small painted figures include blonde women in bathing suits swimming and diving among stylised ice-cream and frozen-dessert shapes, plus a lagoon/dome motif on the left and a red-and-white striped parasol on the right. Two flippers, two slingshots, 50 POINTS markings either side of the drain, and a ball-guide arrow complete the lower play area.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Ice-Revue
- teal
- red
- cream
- yellow
Fingerprint: ICE REVUE title in chunky block letters red with yellow faces, tall tuxedoed man in white shirt and pale green ice skates carrying laughing blonde woman in strapless red sequinned dress on raised knee, huge eye-shaped score display at upper right with red white blue radiating starburst almond shape and four mechanical reels inside, seven other skaters performing on ice, flat brightly colored mid-century cartoon illustration
The single most memorable element is the giant eye-shaped score display: a red, white and blue radiating starburst almond shape at the upper right with four mechanical reels set inside it like a pupil, edged in yellow. Second, the central couple on the ice: a smiling man in a black tuxedo and pale green skates lifting a blonde showgirl in a red sequinned dress, her arm thrown straight up. Third, the red-haired pin-up at bottom left in a yellow-and-blue sequinned bodice reaching one arm out across the panel. Fourth, the parody title lettering, with a cursive Gottlieb's script sitting over a huge red-and-yellow ICE REVUE, partly masked by the eye medallion.
Setting
- Indoor ice rink / ice show
- Seating tiers with a crowd of spectators in the upper background
- Wooden barrier railings around the rink
Symbols
- Eye-shaped red-white-blue radiating medallion housing four score reels
- Star and sunburst motifs printed on a shirt
- Crowd tiers of spectators
- Ice skates
- Sequins
- Yellow box logo in the bottom strip
Lettering
- Cursive script word in white with dark outline above very large condensed block capitals, red faces with yellow inner shading, heavy black outline and white keyline
Themes
- Ice revue
- Ice skating
- Showgirl
- Pin-up
- Revue
Title on it
- Ice revue
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- ICE REVUE
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Centre, tall, black tuxedo jacket with white shirt and black bow tie, dark slicked hair, smiling, standing on one pale green ice skate, carrying a woman on his raised knee |
| Woman | Centre, blonde, laughing with head back, strapless red sequinned short dress, one arm raised overhead, white high-heeled skates |
| Woman | Far left, white feathered showgirl costume with fringe, arms out, skating |
| Woman | Upper left of centre, red skating outfit with a hat, gliding on a red disc shadow |
| Man | Left of centre, black-and-white checked suit, arms flung wide, skating |
| Man | Right side, pale grey suit, arms spread, on a white ice patch |
| Man | Centre right, small, dark jacket with yellow shirt, skating on a blue shadow disc |
| Woman | Bottom left, red-haired pin-up in a yellow, blue and white sequinned bodice, black fishnet stocking, right arm stretched out across the panel, laughing |
| Man | Bottom right, white boater hat, white shirt printed with red sunburst and star shapes, leaning forward with a wide grin, hand raised |
| Man | Bottom right corner, red cap, red-and-white striped shirt, cradling a grey cat |
| Animal | Grey cat held in the arms of the man in the red cap at the bottom right |
Illuminated square backglass with a cream/off-white outer border carrying a ring of alternating red and blue rectangular tiles down both sides, and three lens shapes along the bottom (two long red ovals flanking a blue circle). Inside, a teal-green ice rink filled with skaters. Across the top, a cursive white-outlined script word Gottlieb's sits above the huge title ICE REVUE, whose chunky block letters are red with yellow faces, a black outline and a white keyline. The title is partly overlapped on the right by a large eye-shaped medallion: an almond of red-white-blue radiating stripes containing four mechanical score reels, with a yellow border. The centre of the rink is dominated by a tall tuxedoed man in a white shirt and pale green ice skates carrying a laughing blonde woman in a strapless red sequinned dress on his raised knee, her arm flung up. Around them skate seven other performers: a white-costumed showgirl at far left, a skater in a red outfit, a man in a black-and-white checked suit, a man in a pale suit, a small figure in a dark jacket, a red-haired woman in a yellow-and-blue sequinned bodice at bottom left with one arm stretched out, and at bottom right a grinning man in a white boater hat and white shirt printed with red sunbursts beside a man in a red cap and striped shirt cradling a grey cat. The artwork is flat, brightly coloured mid-century cartoon illustration with black ink outlines.
Backglass Ice Show
- teal
- cream
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: ICE SHOW title in orange-yellow block letters, dark-haired man in magenta-purple skating suit lifting red-haired woman in red sequined dress on his shoulder, both on white lace-up skates, four mechanical score reels 0972 in starburst flag panel at upper right, vertical ladder blue-red square tiles down cream side borders, five small skaters performing on coloured elliptical rink patches
The centre pair of a magenta-suited man lifting a red-haired woman in a red sequined dress high on his shoulder, both on white lace-up skates, dominates the rink. Four mechanical score reels read 0 9 7 2 inside a red-white-and-blue starburst flag panel at the upper right. A vertical ladder of alternating blue and red square tiles runs down both cream side borders, with two big red ovals and a small blue circle at the bottom. Five small skaters perform spins on coloured elliptical rink patches, and three laughing men crowd the lower right corner.
Setting
- Indoor ice rink
- Teal-green ice surface
- Painted spectator grandstand across the top
- Cream-white outer border with tiled side ladders
Symbols
- Four numbered mechanical score reels
- Ten numbered red player circles
- Red-white-and-blue starburst flag panel
- Coloured elliptical ice patches
- Figure skates
- Small torch/flame held by a tiny figure
- Purple ball
- Red pennant
- Tiled red and blue square border
Lettering
- Big orange-to-yellow gradient block capitals with thick white outline and drop shadow for the title, yellow cursive script above it, black condensed sans-serif capitals in white boxed strips for the maker line, and yellow block capitals in red ovals for game over and balls to play
Themes
- Ice skating
- Ice show
- Sports
- Fairground
- Rink
- Spectators
- Score reels
Title on it
- Ice show
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- ICE SHOW
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- TIPP ER
- SKILL GAME
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
- 0
- 9
- 7
- 2
- PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE
- GAME OVER
- BALLS TO PLAY
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 8
- 10
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Centre, dark slicked-back hair, broad smile, magenta-purple one-piece skating suit with yellow sash across the chest and small yellow bow tie, black ice skates, one arm raised holding a woman aloft |
| Woman | Lifted on his raised hand, red hair in a short curled bob with a red bow, red sequined short-sleeved dress, bare legs, white lace-up figure skates, one arm flung up holding a small red pennant |
| Woman | Lower left, red curly hair, cream costume with red polka dots and a red collar, bare arm stretched out to the right, a tiny blue-clad figure with a flaming torch balanced on her shoulder |
| Woman | Upper left, standing on a maroon oval, tan skating costume with a tiered yellow-and-cream ruffled skirt, one leg extended back, white skates |
| Man | Left centre, small figure on a teal oval, orange trousers, white shirt, one leg kicked high behind him, one arm out for balance |
| Man | Right of centre on a magenta oval, green and yellow checked jacket, white trousers, red cap, knees bent, arms out |
| Man | Right, cream skating suit with dark trim, dark hair, one leg lifted behind, leaning forward on a white oval patch |
| Man | Lower right of centre on a teal oval, blue cap, pale blue top, spotted white trousers, arms held out wide |
| Man | Bottom right, white peaked sailor cap, laughing open mouthed, hand cupped to his ear, white shirt covered in red spots and red asterisks |
| Man | Far bottom right, red hair and moustache, green-and-white striped shirt, cradling a large purple ball against his chest, looking up left |
A tall rectangular ice-skating-themed backglass with a cream-white outer border carrying a vertical ladder of alternating blue and red square tiles down both left and right edges, and two large red ovals flanking a small blue circle at the bottom. The central panel is a wide teal-green ice rink. Across the top, a cream scroll banner reads 'ICE SHOW' in big orange and yellow block letters outlined in white, with a cursive script 'Gottlieb's' above it; to the right a white strip reads 'MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.' and 'CHICAGO, ILL. 60651', above a painted crowd of tiny spectators. A yellow starburst-edged panel at upper right holds four mechanical reels showing 0 9 7 2, with a small 'Tippper SKILL GAME' plaque over it. The centre figure is a smiling dark-haired man in a magenta-purple skating suit with yellow sash and bow tie, holding up a red-haired woman in a red sequined dress and white lace-up skates. Around them five more skaters perform on coloured rink discs. Bottom left a red-haired woman in a polka-dot costume reaches out. Bottom right three grinning men in comic poses. A yellow 'PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE' window sits left of centre. A scalloped yellow-and-teal band along the bottom holds ten red circles numbered 1 to 10, flanked by 'GAME OVER' and 'BALLS TO PLAY' ovals.