1957 · Gottlieb
Majestic
Mottled purple and magenta marbled ground, cream and gold scroll cartouche behind the title, light wood cabinet frame around the glass and plain indoor wall with window light visible above the frame.
- Year
- 1957
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- purple
- pink
- red
- cream
Fingerprint: Blonde beauty-queen MISS UNIVERSE sash small tiara holding long gold sceptre pink feathered wings sprouting back, MAJESTIC enormous red serif capitals inside cream scroll, teal FOUR-PLAYER banner slanted across, four separate colour-coded score windows numbered 1-4, two identical jester figures red jackets black-gold fool's caps top corners
A blonde beauty-queen figure wearing a MISS UNIVERSE sash and a small tiara, holding a long gold sceptre, with pink feathered wings sprouting from her back. The title is dominated by enormous red serif capitals MAJESTIC inside a cream scroll, with a teal FOUR-PLAYER banner slanted across it. Four separate colour-coded score windows (yellow, red, teal, blue) numbered 1 to 4 make it a four-player game, each captioned 1st/2nd/3rd/4th PLAYER. Two identical jester figures in red jackets and black-and-gold fool's caps perch in the top corners, each holding a cream instruction card. The whole thing sits on a purple/magenta marbled ground with heavy brown wear and abrasion down the left edge.
Setting
- Mottled purple and magenta marbled ground
- Cream and gold scroll cartouche behind the title
- Light wood cabinet frame around the glass
- Plain indoor wall with window light visible above the frame
Symbols
- Feathered wings
- Tiara
- Sceptre with star finial
- Arrow pointing right
- Number discs 1-4
- Cream ribbon banners
Lettering
- Large red serif capitals with white and dark drop shadow for the title; white block letters on a slanted teal banner; black cursive script on cream caption strips; teal and white sans numerals
Themes
- Beauty pageant
- Circus clown
- Four-player
- 1950s novelty
Title on it
- Majestic
Text on it
- GOTTLIEB'S
- MAJESTIC
- FOUR-PLAYER
- Choose a Partner for Team Play
- It's more Fun to Compete!
- A GAME OF SKILL
- MISS UNIVERSE
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 3rd PLAYER
- 4th PLAYER
- 4PLAYERS
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | One central figure: blonde young adult woman, gold tiara with pink gem, white sash reading miss universe over one shoulder, pink-and-white bikini top and short pink skirt, bare legs and feet, smiling at the viewer, holding a long thin gold sceptre upright, with pink-and-white feathered wings behind her |
| Other | Jester figure in the top left corner, cartoon, red jacket with white collar, black-and-gold pointed fool's cap with a bell, holding a cream sign |
| Other | Identical jester figure in the top right corner, red jacket, black-and-gold pointed fool's cap, holding a cream sign |
A wide, symmetrically composed four-player backglass set in a light wood frame, with a deep purple/magenta mottled background. Across the top, a cream scroll cartouche edged in gold carries the small teal word GOTTLIEB'S above the huge title MAJESTIC in tall red serif capitals with white and dark drop shadows. A large tilted teal banner across the upper middle reads FOUR-PLAYER in white block letters on a ribbed panel. Centre stage stands a single blonde woman shown from head to knees: a young adult in a gold tiara with a pink gem, a pale blue and white sash reading MISS UNIVERSE, a small white and pink bikini-style costume with a short pink skirt, bare legs and bare feet, smiling and facing the viewer while holding a slender gold sceptre upright in her right hand; two pink-and-white feathered wings and a blue fan shape spread behind her. Flanking her at upper left and upper right are two identical cartoon jesters in red jackets, black-and-gold pointy fool's caps with bells, each holding a cream sign. Four windowed score panels, two on each side, are numbered with white discs carrying teal 1, 2, 3 and 4, in yellow, red, teal and blue frames, with cream captions 1st PLAYER, 2nd PLAYER, 3rd PLAYER and 4th PLAYER. Condition: the glass is scratched, scuffed and heavily worn along the left and lower edges, with a large brown abraded patch on the left side and edge.