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1979 · Mondialmatic

Jolly Joker

Deep blue draped curtain, black recesses and gold filigree scrollwork.

Year
1979
Maker
Mondialmatic
Type
Solid state
Display
Score reels
Players
1

Vision analysis

On the backglass

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Jolly Joker backglass

Backglass

  • red
  • blue
  • yellow
  • black

Fingerprint: Oversized fanned hand of white playing cards with bold red hearts and black spades rising from bottom-right corner beside title, plain white rectangular card or panel on red field centre-right reading like blank face-up card, title JOLLY JOKER sits in glowing red-yellow capitals along gold band lower edge, crowded jester pageant with red-costumed clown and orange-red dressed woman

Distinctive

The most memorable feature is the oversized fanned hand of white playing cards with bold red hearts and black spades rising from the bottom-right corner beside the title. Second is the plain white rectangular card or panel mounted on a red field at centre-right, which reads like a blank face-up card or a mirror insert. Third, the title JOLLY JOKER sits in glowing red-to-yellow capitals along a gold band across the lower edge. Fourth, the crowded jester pageant of a red-costumed clown at top left and a woman in orange-red dress at centre-left against a blue drapery background.

Setting

  • Deep blue draped curtain
  • Black recesses
  • Gold filigree scrollwork

Symbols

  • Playing cards (ace of spades, hearts, black spade pips)
  • Feathered jester cap
  • Gold filigree scrollwork
  • Card-suit pips
  • Gold-framed window of round lights

Lettering

  • Bold sans-serif block capitals, red with yellow-orange gradient fill and white drop shadow, horizontally letter-spaced, on a gold band

Themes

  • Jester
  • Joker
  • Playing cards
  • Poker
  • Carnival
  • Trickster

Title on it

  • Jolly joker

Text on it

  • JOLLY JOKER
Who and what
Kind Description
Other Jester or clown at top-left in a red costume with tall red feathered cap, pale painted face, arm raised
Woman Centre-left, pale skin, bare shoulder, long orange-red and yellow costume with red headdress or plume, turned three-quarters toward the viewer
Other Gold-toned figure or jester ornament at mid-right, partly obscured, wearing gold/yellow costume
Other Large white rectangular card or panel at centre-right on a red field, with a small dark mark near its top edge
Full description

Portrait-format backglass with a dark blue and black jester-motif background packed with figures and playing cards. Along the bottom, large title lettering reads JOLLY JOKER in bright red block capitals with a yellow-to-orange gradient face and a white drop shadow, set on a gold horizontal band. To the right of the title a fan of four overlapping white playing cards with black and red pips, including a clearly visible ace of spades and hearts, curls up from the bottom-right corner. On the left, a jester or clown figure in a red costume with a feathered cap and pale face stands near the top-left; below and centre-left is a woman in a bright orange-red and yellow costume with a bare shoulder and a red headdress or plume. The centre-right carries a large plain white rectangular panel or card with a small black mark at its top edge, mounted on a red field. Above centre is a horizontal gold-framed black window containing a row of small round light or reel windows, with red-and-white digits at its right end. Blue drapery, red fabric and gold scrollwork fill the remaining areas.