1957 · Williams
Kings
Sky-blue field with white pinstriped corner scrolls, yellow-orange-red sunburst rays behind a heraldic shield, red-and-blue chequered floor at the bottom and white arched band of score panels across the top.
- Year
- 1957
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Backglass lights
- Players
- 1
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
- blue
- red
- yellow
- green
Fingerprint: williams kings, four crowned playing-card kings in red blue green robes seated at rainbow-striped table flanked by two red-gowned queens with green veils, white arch of nine score panels in alternating red green blue numerals framing top, heraldic shield with red-green chequered pattern gold crown red diamond at sunburst centre, small yellow jester roundel opposite maker's emblem
Four crowned playing-card kings in red, blue and green robes seated in a row at a rainbow-striped table, flanked by two red-gowned queens with green veils. A white arch of nine white score panels (100,000 to 900,000) in alternating red, green and blue numerals frames the top. A heraldic shield — red and green chequered with a gold crown and a red diamond above — sits at the centre of a yellow/orange/red sunburst. A small yellow jester roundel occupies the top-left corner opposite a circular maker's emblem with a lightning bolt and CHICAGO, ILLINOIS banner. The bottom carries a red-and-blue chequered floor and a BALLS PLAYED strip with five coloured discs above a large yellow ornamental scroll.
Setting
- Sky-blue field with white pinstriped corner scrolls
- Yellow-orange-red sunburst rays behind a heraldic shield
- Red-and-blue chequered floor at the bottom
- White arched band of score panels across the top
Symbols
- Red and green chequered heraldic shield with gold crown
- Fleur-de-lis inside the title letters
- Sunburst rays
- Five coloured circles on the lower strip
- Yellow ornamental scroll
- Lightning bolt in the corner emblem
- Jester figure
Lettering
- White cursive logotype above a very large red block-serif title with gold outline and white drop shadow; red italic capitals on the black table plaque; bold red sans-serif capitals on a yellow band; score numerals in mixed red, green and blue serif digits on white panels
Themes
- Playing cards
- Kings of the deck
- Card game
- Heraldry
- Gambling
- Medieval royalty
Title on it
- Williams kings
Text on it
- 100,000
- 200,000
- 300,000
- 400,000
- 500,000
- 600,000
- 700,000
- 800,000
- 900,000
- Williams
- KINGS
- MILLIONS
- BALLS PLAYED
- A PRODUCT OF
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Jester or harlequin figure in orange and yellow costume inside the yellow-green roundel at the top-left corner |
| Woman | Left-hand woman, fair-skinned, gold crown with pointed tips, long green veil streaming behind, strapless red gown with green and gold patterned hem trim, right arm raised in a presenting gesture, bare shoulders |
| Man | First king from left, white beard, gold crown, red robe with green trim, holding playing cards close to his chest, one hand on the table |
| Man | Second king, dark hair and moustache, gold crown, blue robe with red cloak, fanning several face-up playing cards |
| Man | Third king, brown hair, gold crown, red robe with blue sleeves, holding up a single playing card |
| Man | Fourth king, white beard, gold crown, green and yellow robe with a pink spotted sash, seated beside a small silver cup or pot on the table |
| Woman | Right-hand woman, fair-skinned, gold crown, green veil, yellow bodice with red floor-length skirt trimmed in blue-and-white stars, black high-heeled shoes, both hands raised to the veil |
A brightly coloured, hand-painted card-themed backglass framed by a sky-blue background with white pinstriped scrolls in the top corners. A white arched band sweeps across the top carrying a row of white score boxes with coloured numerals reading 100,000 up to 900,000. Inside the arch is a fan of broad yellow, orange and red rays radiating from behind a heraldic shield. Below sits a white cursive logotype over the large red-and-gold block-serif title KINGS, whose letters contain tiny gold fleur-de-lis. Four crowned playing-card kings sit shoulder to shoulder at a long table draped in alternating green, yellow, orange and red vertical stripes; a black plaque on the tabletop reads MILLIONS in red. Two fair-skinned women in floor-length red gowns, gold crowns and billowing green veils flank the scene, the left one raising an arm, the right one holding her skirt. The lower third shows a red-and-blue chequered floor, a blue panel with the red text BALLS PLAYED above five coloured circles (pink, green, orange, green, red) and a large yellow scroll flourish. A yellow roundel top-left holds a jester figure; a yellow maker's emblem top-right reads A PRODUCT OF with a cursive name and CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.