1949 · Gottlieb
King Arthur and his Round Table
Deep plum-purple speckled field behind the left third, flat bright yellow panel behind the score-value ribbons on the right two-thirds, wooden pinball cabinet frame visible around all four edges and green baize table surface at bottom centre.
- Year
- 1949
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Backglass lights
- Players
- 1
Made by
- Design
- Harry Mabs
- Art
- Roy Parker
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- yellow
- red
- purple
- blue
Fingerprint: Dozen armored knights blue tunics red conical helmets stand two ranks long upright spears numbered kite shields 1-10 like team line-up, score values 900000-100000 painted colored ribbon scrolls descending staircase flat yellow panel, crowned king blue ermine-trimmed robe sits green-baize round table lower-right beside roast fowl gold charger, red heraldic shield KING ARTHUR and his Round Table upper-left
A dozen armoured knights in blue tunics and red conical helmets stand in two ranks with long upright spears and numbered kite shields 1 to 10, like a team line-up. The score values 900,000 down to 100,000 are painted as coloured ribbon scrolls in a descending staircase across a flat yellow panel. A crowned king in a blue ermine-trimmed robe sits at a green-baize round table at lower right beside a roast fowl on a gold charger. A huge red heraldic shield lettered King ARTHUR and his Round Table fills the upper left, crowned at its apex. Five little crowns numbered 1 to 5 sit over a red MILLION banner at top left.
Setting
- Deep plum-purple speckled field behind the left third
- Flat bright yellow panel behind the score-value ribbons on the right two-thirds
- Wooden pinball cabinet frame visible around all four edges
- Green baize table surface at bottom centre
Symbols
- Gold crown
- Five small crowns numbered 1 to 5
- Red heraldic shield
- Ribbon scrolls carrying score numbers
- Kite shields numbered 1 to 10
- Playing-card suits
- Playing cards in hands
- Upright spears
- Long sword
- Silver goblet
- Red rose
- Roast fowl on a gold charger
- Green baize table
- Ermine-trimmed royal robe
- Small five-pointed stars scattered on the purple field
Lettering
- King in large flowing white brush script with a swash k; arthur in very tall condensed white capitals with a heavy green drop shadow; and his in small white script; round table in mixed-case white letters; million in large yellow capitals on a red banner; score values in white outlined numerals on coloured ribbon scrolls; tiny black sans-serif maker lettering following the yellow arc
Themes
- Medieval
- Arthurian romance
- Knights in armour
- Tournament
- Round table banquet
- Score values painted as banners
Title on it
- King arthur and his round table
Text on it
- MILLION
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- D. COTTLEB & CO MFRS. CHICAGO, ILL
- King
- ARTHUR
- and his
- Round Table
- 900,000
- 800,000
- 700,000
- 600,000
- 500,000
- 400,000
- 300,000
- 200,000
- 100,000
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Crowned king at lower right in a blue robe with white ermine collar, grey beard, holding a long sword upright, seated at the round table |
| Woman | Crowned blonde woman at lower left in a yellow gown holding playing cards |
| Woman | Lady at left in a yellow-and-white gown with a red rose in her hair, holding a fan |
| Woman | Lady at left-centre in a pink and red gown with a white headdress |
| Woman | Lady at lower left in a green gown with white puff sleeves, blonde hair |
| Man | Knight in blue tunic, red-and-white striped hose and red conical helmet holding spear and blue shield numbered 6 |
| Man | Knight in blue tunic and red conical helmet holding spear and red shield numbered 7 |
| Man | Knight in blue tunic holding spear and orange shield numbered 8 |
| Man | Knight in blue tunic holding spear and green shield numbered 9 |
| Man | Knight at far right holding spear and red-and-yellow striped shield numbered 10 |
| Man | Knight at lower left in a striped orange-and-yellow tunic holding shield numbered 1 |
| Man | Knight holding blue shield numbered 2 |
| Man | Knight holding blue shield numbered 3 |
| Man | Knight holding green shield numbered 4 |
| Man | Knight holding blue shield numbered 5 |
| Woman | Lady in an orange and white gown with a ruff at centre-right |
| Woman | Lady in a red and white gown at the right edge |
| Animal | Whole roast fowl on a gold charger at the centre of the table |
Rectangular painted backglass in a pale wooden frame. Background is a deep plum-purple field speckled with black dots. Upper left: a red banner reading MILLION in large yellow capitals, topped by five crown-topped blocks (red, yellow, green, yellow, red) each with a white numeral 1 to 5. Below hangs a big red heraldic shield outlined in white with a gold crown at its apex, lettered King in flowing white script, ARTHUR in very tall white capitals with heavy green drop shadow, and his in small script, Round Table in white. Tiny black maker lettering curves along the yellow arc to the right. The right two-thirds is a flat bright yellow panel carrying nine ribbon scrolls of score values descending 900,000 (green) through 100,000 (red). Below, about ten knights in blue tunics, red-and-white striped hose and red conical helmets hold upright spears and kite shields numbered 1 to 10. Ladies in yellow, pink, green, orange and blue gowns stand among them. Bottom centre is a green-baize round table bearing a roast fowl on a gold charger, a goblet and a red rose, while a crowned king in a blue ermine-trimmed robe holds a sword at lower right.