1960 · Williams
Magic Clock
Known for Green passive bumpers and Center swinging target. Outdoor swimming pool with white ripples, green grass bank and lawn tennis court, yellow sunburst radiating behind the central figure, green parkland with horse riders and trees at upper right, crowded spectator terraces and grandstand at left and dark blue star-speckled sky at top.
- Year
- 1960
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- Bumper
Green passive bumpers
- Target
Center swinging target
On the playfield
Bumper 1
- Green passive bumpers
Target 1
- Center swinging target
Lanes 3
- Top and middle rollover lanes
- Top left and top right wall switches switches
- Out lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Central blonde in strapless red one-piece swimsuit, arms raised overhead, standing in the pool, tan skin
- man Bottom centre, black-haired, wearing red trunks, lying on his back half-submerged in the pool with one arm lifted
- woman Seated on green grass left of centre, brunette hair, white dress
- woman Top left on green tennis court, white top and shorts, arm raised holding a racket
- man Left, white shirt and shorts, holding a racket at the tennis net
- man Left, white shirt, racket in hand, standing beside the net
Setting
- Outdoor swimming pool with white ripples
- Green grass bank and lawn tennis court
- Yellow sunburst radiating behind the central figure
- Green parkland with horse riders and trees at upper right
- Crowded spectator terraces and grandstand at left
- Dark blue star-speckled sky at top
Text on it
- 1 or 2 CAN PLAY AT SAME TIME
- Williams
- TWO PLAYER
- Magic Clock
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE
- 1
- 2
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 1 PLAYER
- 2 PLAYERS
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Advances
Made by
- Design
- Harry Mabs
Reference
Linked terms
- Center swinging target also called Swinging target
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- yellow
- blue
- white
Fingerprint: Magic Clock title exactly quoted with oval clock face gold rim and black hands dominating upper left-centre, blonde woman in red one-piece swimsuit stands centre-frame with both arms raised into huge yellow sunburst, two white scalloped wagon-wheel reel cut-outs labelled player.
A giant oval clock face with a gold rim and black hands dominates the upper left-centre, next to the title 'Magic Clock'. A blonde woman in a red one-piece swimsuit stands centre-frame with both arms raised into a huge yellow sunburst. Reels sit in two white scalloped 'wagon-wheel' cut-outs labelled '1st PLAYER' and '2nd PLAYER'. A swimming pool runs across the lower half with a man in red trunks lying in the water.
Setting
- Outdoor swimming pool with white ripples
- Green grass bank and lawn tennis court
- Yellow sunburst radiating behind the central figure
- Green parkland with horse riders and trees at upper right
- Crowded spectator terraces and grandstand at left
- Dark blue star-speckled sky at top
Symbols
- Oversized oval clock dial with hands and centre aperture
- Yellow radiating sunburst
- Tennis rackets and net
- White horse and piebald horse
- Two numeral medallions '1' and '2'
- Three mechanical reels showing zeros
- Swimming pool water with white ripple lines
Lettering
- Mixed: cream cursive script brand name, tall orange block capitals, huge red slab-serif title capitals with cream drop shadow and black outline, small yellow italic slogan, red serif labels in white-outlined cartouches
Themes
- Sport
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Horse riding
- Competition
- Clock
- Outdoor leisure
Title on it
- Magic clock
Text on it
- 1 or 2 CAN PLAY AT SAME TIME
- Williams
- TWO PLAYER
- Magic Clock
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE
- 1
- 2
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 1 PLAYER
- 2 PLAYERS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central blonde in strapless red one-piece swimsuit, arms raised overhead, standing in the pool, tan skin |
| Man | Bottom centre, black-haired, wearing red trunks, lying on his back half-submerged in the pool with one arm lifted |
| Woman | Seated on green grass left of centre, brunette hair, white dress |
| Woman | Top left on green tennis court, white top and shorts, arm raised holding a racket |
| Man | Left, white shirt and shorts, holding a racket at the tennis net |
| Man | Left, white shirt, racket in hand, standing beside the net |
| Woman | Far left, in a white dress with pale hair, standing in profile |
| Man | Far left, dark suit or tuxedo with white shirt, standing |
| Woman | Left crowd, yellow dress, among seated spectators |
| Man | Left crowd, dark suit, among seated spectators |
| Man | Left grandstand, light shirt, seated with other spectators |
| Woman | Left grandstand, seated among crowd, pale dress |
| Man | Upper right, red shirt and cap, riding a white horse |
| Man | Upper right, red jacket and cap, riding a piebald horse behind the first rider |
| Animal | Two horses: one white, one white-and-brown piebald, both trotting |
A brightly coloured 1960s-style pinball backglass built as a patchwork of pie-wedge scenes around a central oval clock face. Top left, white lettering on a dark maroon wedge reads '1 or 2 CAN PLAY AT SAME TIME'; top centre-right a cream cursive 'Williams' sits beside orange block capitals 'TWO PLAYER'. The main title 'Magic Clock' runs across the upper right in huge red slab-serif capitals with cream drop shadow and black outline, and beneath it the slogan 'IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE' in small yellow italics. Below left sits a large oval clock dial with a gold rim, black hands and a small square aperture at its centre. The middle of the glass is dominated by a blonde woman in a strapless red one-piece swimsuit, arms flung upward, standing in a blue swimming pool with white ripples. At the bottom a second man in red trunks lies half-submerged in the pool. Left of centre a brunette in a white dress sits on green grass. Upper left a woman in white plays tennis; below her two men in white hold rackets at a net; further left a group of onlookers in evening dress. Upper right two riders in red on white and piebald horses. Two white scalloped windows carry reels showing '0 0 0', labelled '1st PLAYER' and '2nd PLAYER'.