1962 · Gottlieb
Liberty Belle
Known for Roto-targets, Center standup, Upper bumpers and Upper flippers. Pale blue open sky with soft white cumulus clouds, yellow wireframe globe with black latitude and longitude lines at the bottom and a pale stone pier or parapet and building roofline in the extreme top background.
- Year
- 1962
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
Roto-targets
- Target
Center standup
- Bumper
Upper bumpers
- extra flipper
Upper flippers
On the playfield
Bumpers 2
- Upper bumpers
- SPIN bumpers
Targets 4
- Roto-targets
- Inner roto targets
- Outer roto targets
- Center standup
Lane 1
- Out lanes
Flippers 2
- Upper flippers extra flipper
- Mini flippers extra flipper
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman One adult showgirl, centre, shown full length and facing the viewer with a broad smile. curly short red hair under a tall pink satin top hat. large pink bow tie at the throat, flesh-pink halter blouse with a studded belt at the waist, a dark violet sequined sleeve on her right arm, and a layered pink, white and black ruffled bustle skirt flaring around her hips. both arms are raised and spread wide, hands gripping the chains of two golden bells.
Setting
- Pale blue open sky with soft white cumulus clouds
- Yellow wireframe globe with black latitude and longitude lines at the bottom
- A pale stone pier or parapet and building roofline in the extreme top background
Text on it
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 3rd PLAYER
- 4th PLAYER
- PLAYERS
- Genuine
- LIBERTY BELLE
- 1 to 4 PLAYER
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- A GAME OF SKILL
- GAME OVER
- Ball in Play
- 1 2 3 4
- CAN PLAY
- AT THE SAME TIME
- TAPPER
- BALLY GAME
- 25
Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Reference
Linked terms
- Roto-targets also called Rotos
- Center standup also called Center standup target
- Upper bumpers also called Pop bumpers
- Mini flippers also called Lower flippers
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- cream
- red
- blue
- yellow
Fingerprint: Liberty Belle, two glamorous showgirls flanking a starburst with raised wand and red ruffled skirt, three coloured bumper caps labelled POINTS 10 WHEN LIT, cartoon cat holding ball guide on apron, mirrored jukebox reflections ghosting glass, cream-red-blue-tan palette with black outlines, mid-century electro-mechanical port orientation
Two large pin-up showgirls in bright blue and red ruffled dresses flank a glowing yellow starburst, one red-haired with a raised wand and one blue-haired in a sweeping red skirt. Three colour-coded round bumper caps (cream, red, blue) reading POINTS 10 WHEN LIT sit directly above them. A cartoon black cat with white gloves and a red bow holds the ball guide in the middle of the tan apron, with a red D. Gottlieb & Co. script logo and the words LIBERTY BELLE in heavy black capitals. Mirror-reversed reflections of a jukebox-style sign (SKILL DE SWING, BEER BACK) ghost across the glass in the upper corners.
Setting
- Painted starburst and cloud backdrop
- Silver pinstripe fluted side rails with white stars
- Cream apron with cream instruction cards
- Wooden arch and ball-guide woodwork at top
- Glass reflections of a jukebox sign in both upper corners
Symbols
- White five-pointed stars on blue fluted rails
- Score numerals 10, 20, 40, 50, 100
- Three coloured bells (red, yellow, blue) on a chrome carriage
- Coin slots marked 10¢ and 25¢
- Red-and-white concentric target disc
Notable shapes
- Cut-out arch at top with a big wooden ball-return trough, two circular cream holes in the upper arch, a shield-shaped chrome bell carriage in the centre, octagonal instruction cards, tall vertical coin-door slit at lower right
Art motifs
- Starburst glow
- Sunburst rays
- Confetti stars
- Chrome hardware against flat colour blocks
- Lettering silkscreened in black and red block capitals
Themes
- Showgirls
- Pin-up
- Billiards hall
- Mid-century american amusement
Title on it
- Liberty belle
Text on it
- LIBERTY BELLE
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- CHICAGO ILL. U.S.A.
- A PRODUCT OF
- FLIPPER BUTTONS
- ON SIDE OF CABINET
- ONE, TWO, THREE OR FOUR PLAYERS
- INSTRUCTIONS
- 3 BALLS PER PLAYER
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 15000 POINTS
- TILT
- ENDS GAME
- 10¢
- 25¢
- 5 POINTS · EXCEPT
- WHEN 50 LIT
- SPIN
- LEFT
- RIGHT
- 10 TIMES
- WHEN LIT
- 10 POINTS WHEN LIT
- 10 POINTS EXCEPT 100 WHEN LIT
- LIGHTS POP BUMPERS
- 5 POINTS WHEN LIT
- 50 POINTS WHEN LIT
- 5 POINTS
- OFF
- POP BUMPERS
- FLIPPER
- 20
- 40
- POINTS 10 WHEN LIT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left pin-up: red/auburn short curly hair, blue diamond earrings, sparkly blue halter top with a small red bow at the throat, short orange ruffled skirt, bare legs, left arm raised holding a thin wand, face turned right in profile |
| Woman | Right pin-up: wavy blue hair, red beaded necklace and red bow at the neck, white strapless top, voluminous red ruffled skirt, head turned left in profile, red lips |
| Animal | Black cartoon cat with white gloves and a red bow tie, sitting centre apron holding a curved chrome ball guide |
| Woman | Small apron decal girl on the left yellow bumper plate: brunette in orange two-piece outfit and white cap, seated |
| Woman | Small apron decal girl on the right yellow bumper plate: brunette in orange two-piece outfit and white cap, seated, mirrored |
A full-length electro-mechanical playfield, portrait, symmetrically laid out under glass with heavy reflections. The centre of the art is a large painted scene: two pin-up showgirls flank a glowing yellow starburst. Left figure is a red-haired woman in a sparkly blue halter top with a red neck bow and a short orange ruffled skirt, one arm raised holding a slim wand or cue. Right figure is a blue-haired woman with a red beaded collar and bow, in a white top and a full red ruffled skirt, looking across towards the other. Above them sit three round plastic bumper caps: cream, red and blue, each lettered POINTS 10 WHEN LIT. Two yellow bell-shaped pop-target housings with chrome wire guards angle in below. A chrome carriage with three coloured bells (yellow, red, blue) sits in the centre. Down on the tan apron are the word LIBERTY BELLE in black slab capitals, a red D. Gottlieb & Co. signature, a cartoon cat holding the ball guide, and two more pin-up girls in yellow. Cream instruction cards fill the lower third. Dominant colours are cream, red, blue, tan and yellow.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- pink
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: LIBERTY BELLE: showgirl in tall pink top hat with arms raised gripping two swinging golden bells fitted with mechanical score reels and blue ribbon banners; yellow wireframe globe behind; red block title with black star accent
The centrepiece is a grinning showgirl in a tall pink top hat with both arms thrown up, hoisting two enormous swinging golden score bells by their chains. Four red-framed mechanical score reels, two on each side, are hung from those same bells like swinging signs, each wheel capped by a large numeral 1, 2, 3 or 4 and underlaid by a blue ribbon banner naming that player. The woman wears a pink bow tie, a studded halter top and a layered ruffled bustle skirt, standing in front of a yellow wireframe globe.
Setting
- Pale blue open sky with soft white cumulus clouds
- Yellow wireframe globe with black latitude and longitude lines at the bottom
- A pale stone pier or parapet and building roofline in the extreme top background
Symbols
- Four large golden bells hung on chains
- Four mechanical score reels in red frames
- Blue ribbon banners
- Black five-pointed star between the title words
- Yellow wireframe globe
- Red scroll ribbon
- Clouds
- Small round 25 medallion
- Top hat
- Bow tie
Lettering
- Tall condensed red block capitals with yellow inline shading and black outline for the main title; red slanted script on a yellow tag for genuine; red and yellow serif capitals on cream sign panels; white sans-serif capitals on dark blue ribbon banners under each player number; red-and-white serif script on a red bar for game over; black mixed-case script on a yellow angled plate for ball in play.
Themes
- Showgirl
- Circus bells
- Liberty statue liberty cap motif
- Globe
- Skill game
- Multi-player
- Outdoor fairground
Title on it
- Liberty belle
Text on it
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 3rd PLAYER
- 4th PLAYER
- PLAYERS
- Genuine
- LIBERTY BELLE
- 1 to 4 PLAYER
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- A GAME OF SKILL
- GAME OVER
- Ball in Play
- 1 2 3 4
- CAN PLAY
- AT THE SAME TIME
- TAPPER
- BALLY GAME
- 25
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | One adult showgirl, centre, shown full length and facing the viewer with a broad smile. curly short red hair under a tall pink satin top hat. large pink bow tie at the throat, flesh-pink halter blouse with a studded belt at the waist, a dark violet sequined sleeve on her right arm, and a layered pink, white and black ruffled bustle skirt flaring around her hips. both arms are raised and spread wide, hands gripping the chains of two golden bells. |
A painted four-player backglass on a pale blue sky background of soft white clouds. A smiling showgirl in a tall pink top hat stands dead centre, full length, with both arms raised and spread wide to grip two hanging golden bells. She has short curly red hair, a big pink bow tie, a flesh-pink halter top with a studded belt, a dark violet sequined shrug sleeve on one arm, and a layered pink-and-white ruffled bustle skirt. Four large brass bells hang from chains, two per side, each above a red-framed rectangular mechanical score window showing black digits. Bells 1 and 3 carry blue ribbon banners reading 1st PLAYER and 3rd PLAYER; bells 2 and 4 read 2nd PLAYER and 4th PLAYER in the same style. Across the lower third a yellow globe grid with black latitude lines sits behind the lettering. A red script ribbon reads PLAYERS, the main title LIBERTY BELLE is in tall condensed red block capitals with yellow shading and a black star, and a small yellow Genuine script tag sits above the title. Lower left a cream sign reads IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE! over A GAME OF SKILL, with a red GAME OVER panel and a yellow Ball in Play plate. Lower right a matching cream sign reads 1 2 3 4 CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME over A GAME OF SKILL, above a small yellow logo box. A small round 25 medallion sits near her raised right hand.