1958 · Williams
Kick-Off
Pale blue sky with white clouds, packed multicoloured grandstand of spectators across the middle, green football pitch in perspective with painted white markings, yellow and red advertising banner band beneath the title and white ribbon banner row across the upper area.
- Year
- 1958
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Backglass lights
- Players
- 1
2 games under this title
-
Standard 1958 -
Soccer Kick-Off 1958
Made by
- Design
- Harry Williams
- Art
- George Molentin
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- green
- blue
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: KICK-OFF: two leaping female footballers in blue and red tops converging on field each brandishing oversized lettered flag; yellow-red ball on stand between them; huge alternating red-green block letters arching over pitch; rainbow-coloured numbered strip at very top; scoring fan below
Two leaping female footballers in blue and red tops converging on the centre of a green pitch, each brandishing an oversized lettered flag (a blue flag with a white B on the left, a red flag with a white R on the right), with a yellow-and-red ball on a stand between them. The title is set in huge alternating red-and-green block letters arching over the pitch like a goal frame, with a red cursive script word directly above it. A rainbow-coloured numbered strip 1-9 runs across the very top, with a row of white ribbon banners carrying value numbers beneath it. The bottom third is split into a blue score panel and a red score panel above a fan of coloured wedges labelled THOUSANDS and HUNDREDS.
Setting
- Pale blue sky with white clouds
- Packed multicoloured grandstand of spectators across the middle
- Green football pitch in perspective with painted white markings
- Yellow and red advertising banner band beneath the title
- White ribbon banner row across the upper area
Symbols
- Football on a centre stand
- Blue flag with white b
- Red flag with white r
- White ribbon banners with value numbers
- Rainbow number strip 1-9
- Fan of coloured triangular wedges
- Quotation-mark flourishes flanking the title
Lettering
- Very large arched block capitals in alternating red and green with dark outlines and a light drop shadow, with quotation marks either side; a smaller red cursive script maker word above; white ribbon banners carrying numerals across the top; white sans-serif text on blue and red score panels at the bottom.
Themes
- Football
- Soccer
- Team competition
- Flags
- Stadium crowd
- Sports
Title on it
- Kick-off
Text on it
- MULTI SCORE
- 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9
- 100000
- 70000
- 30000
- 50000
- 90000
- B
- KICK-OFF
- R
- BLUE TEAM SCORE
- RED TEAM SCORE
- SCORE
- 10 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- THOUSANDS
- 10
- 20
- 40
- 50
- 70
- 80
- HUNDREDS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left side: blonde woman with a ponytail, fair skin, blue long-sleeved shirt with white trim and white shorts, blue shoes; running to the right with left arm raised holding a blue flag on a pole, the flag bearing a white letter b; smiling, head turned inwards. |
| Woman | Right side: brunette woman with short dark hair, fair skin, red short-sleeved shirt and white shorts, white shoes; running to the left with right arm raised holding a red flag on a pole, the flag bearing a white letter r; smiling, leaning forward. |
| Other | Dense crowd of hundreds of tiny stylised spectators filling the stands behind the pitch, painted in yellow, white, blue and red, separated from the pitch by a yellow advertising band. |
A brightly painted football themed backglass in a cartoon/comic style. The background is a pale blue sky with white cloud shapes, and a packed grandstand of tiny multicoloured spectators runs across the middle. Two stylised female footballer figures leap toward each other in the centre: on the left a blonde woman in a blue long-sleeved top and white shorts, running right with one arm raised; on the right a brunette woman in a red top and white shorts, running left. Each holds a large flag on a pole - the left flag is blue with a white letter B, the right flag is red with a white letter R. Between and below them sits a green football pitch drawn in perspective, with a large yellow-and-red ball on a stand in the centre. Above the pitch, huge curved block letters in alternating red and green spell the main title, with a smaller red-and-white cursive maker script above it and quotation-mark flourishes either side. Across the top runs a row of white ribbon banners carrying value numbers, under a rainbow-coloured numbered strip 1-9 with the words MULTI SCORE. The lower third holds two rectangular score panels - blue on the left, red on the right - above a fan of coloured triangular wedges carrying round numbers.
Backglass Soccer Kick-Off
- blue
- green
- red
- cream
Fingerprint: Soccer/Kick-Off title huge arched slab-serif; two blonde young women leaping opposite kick poses flanking title, light blue and red shirts respectively; top row large colored numerals 1-8 flanked THOUSANDS both ends; green pitch white-netted goal and white markings; crowded multicolor stadium; blue team/red team score panels; diagonal stripes with numbered circles; sky-blue sky
The most memorable feature is the pair of near-identical blonde pin-up footballer figures leaping in mid-air kick-off poses on either side of the giant arched KICK-OFF title, mirrored left and right in different shirt colours. Second, the top strip of eight large multicoloured numerals 1 to 8 running the full width, with THOUSANDS printed at both extreme ends. Third, the two contrasting score panels at the bottom - BLUE TEAM on a blue rectangle and RED TEAM on a red one - paired with a fan of red/yellow/blue diagonal stripes studded with 00 to 90 numbered circles. Fourth, the crowded multi-coloured grandstand and green pitch seen from behind the goal.
Setting
- Bright blue sky with white clouds
- Packed stadium grandstand of multicoloured spectators
- Green football pitch with white penalty-area markings
- White goal frame with net seen from behind
- Wooden cabinet frame visible at the edges
Symbols
- Large red football on the pitch
- Blue flag with white letter b at left
- Red flag with white letter r at right
- White goal frame and net
- Row of nine numbered circles 00 to 90
- Red, yellow and blue diagonal stripe fan
- Score reel windows with white numerals
- Black dash separators between the top numerals
Lettering
- Large arched slab-serif capitals with red inline shading and white highlights for the title; plain block capitals for soccer, the team names and thousands; white italic script for the small name at upper left; white numerals on coloured reel windows.
Themes
- Football
- Soccer
- Sports
- Stadium
- Teams
- Pin-up
- Competition
Title on it
- Kick-off
Text on it
- THOUSANDS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 225000
- 555555
- 285555
- 325555
- 500000
- 600000
- 700000
- 800000
- 900000
- SOCCER
- KICK-OFF
- Williams
- B
- R
- BLUE TEAM
- RED TEAM
- PLAYER
- 00
- 10
- 20
- 30
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 80
- 90
- IN
- 9
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left side: young blonde woman with short wavy hair, head tilted back laughing, wearing a light blue long-sleeved shirt and white shorts, white socks and dark boots; leaping with right leg extended in a kick and arms spread wide. |
| Woman | Right side: young blonde woman with short wavy hair, mouth open in a shout, wearing a red long-sleeved shirt and white shorts, white socks and white boots; leaping with left leg extended forward in a kick and right arm raised. |
| Other | Two tiny distant footballers in red and white kits standing on the pitch near the penalty area, one left and one right of a red ball. |
A painted football-themed backglass: sky-blue sky above a packed multicoloured stadium, with a row of large coloured numerals 1 through 8 across the very top separated by black dashes and flanked by THOUSANDS at both ends. Beneath, a band of alternating red and green score reels with white numerals. The centre title is KICK-OFF in huge arched slab-serif capitals, green with red inline shading and white highlights; above it SOCCER in smaller red capitals, and at upper left a white script name. Two blonde young women flank the title, each leaping in a kicking pose over the pitch - the left in a light blue top and white shorts, the right in a red top and white shorts, both in white socks. Behind them a green pitch with white markings runs back to a white-netted goal and the crowd. The lower third holds two score panels, blue labelled BLUE TEAM and red labelled RED TEAM, each with PLAYER reels, above a fan of red, yellow and blue diagonal stripes carrying numbered circles 00 to 90 in THOUSANDS.