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1966 · Gottlieb

Mayfair / Hyde Park

Known for Center standup target, ABCDE lanes and Extra ball dots. Night-time fairground midway with a red-brick booth and striped marquee, painted red balloon on a stick at upper left, string of coloured light bulbs across the top, painted theatre interior vignettes and figures in the mid-left background and green-painted ground plane at the bottom.

Year
1966
Maker
Gottlieb
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Score reels
Players
2

Known for

  • Target

    Center standup target

  • Lane

    ABCDE lanes

  • inserts

    Extra ball dots

2 games under this title

On the playfield

  • red
  • yellow
  • blue
  • cream
Mayfair / Hyde Park playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 5 pop bumpers
  • 1 target bank
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Toy 1

  • Center structure

Hole 1

  • Center kickers kicker

Bumpers 2

  • Center bumper
  • Outer bumpers

Target 1

  • Center standup target

Lanes 3

  • Upper side lanes
  • Out lanes
  • ABCDE lanes

Lights 1

  • Extra ball dots inserts

On the backglass

  • yellow
  • red
  • blue
  • white
Mayfair / Hyde Park backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • woman Showgirl 1 (upper centre, larger): red curly hair, wide-brimmed black-and-white vertically striped hat with a huge yellow plume, glittering pale blue/white sequined catsuit with pink ruffled collar, pink gloves, pink high-heeled shoes, smiling with red lips, holding two pink feathered maracas and resting one gloved hand on the barker's hyde park board.
  • woman Showgirl 2 (lower centre, slightly smaller): same red hair, same black-and-white striped wide-brim hat with yellow plume, same sparkling pale blue sequined catsuit with a large pink bow at the chest, pink gloves, holding a pink feathered maracas, one leg bent with pink shoe lifted, smiling.
  • man Fairground barker at left: rosy-cheeked grinning man with a dark moustache, black top hat with a small white card reading white halo, blue suit with a white shirt, holding a large cream sandwich board lettered hyde park in red, and a black microphone in his other hand.
  • man Man at right: red-haired, blue flat cap, blue spotted jacket over a red-and-white striped shirt, facing left with his hand raised to his chest, mouth open as if calling out.
  • other Small painted background figures in the mid-left theatre/booth vignette: several people in coloured clothes seated and standing.

Setting

  • Night-time fairground midway with a red-brick booth and striped marquee
  • Painted red balloon on a stick at upper left
  • String of coloured light bulbs across the top
  • Painted theatre interior vignettes and figures in the mid-left background
  • Green-painted ground plane at the bottom

Text on it

  • YOUR STREET
  • 1st PLAYER
  • 2nd PLAYER
  • NOW PLAYING
  • MY
  • FAIR LADY
  • WHITE HALO
  • Gottlieb's
  • HYDE PARK
  • PLAYERS
  • 1 OR 2
  • CAN PLAY
  • AT THE SAME TIME
  • IT'S MORE FUN
  • TO COMPETE!
  • A GAME OF SKILL
  • PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE
  • GAME OVER
  • BALLS TO PLAY
  • FLIPPER
  • SKILL SCORE
  • MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
  • CHICAGO, ILL. 60651

How it plays

  1. Awards 2

    • Red Double Advance
    • Yellow Double Advance

Made by

Design
Ed Krynski
Art
Roy Parker

Reference

Linked terms
  • Center standup target also called moving target
  • Red Double Advance also called Double Advance
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Mayfair / Hyde Park playfield

Playfield Hyde Park

  • red
  • yellow
  • blue
  • cream

Fingerprint: Grinning man black top hat folded arms left, two fairground women wide-brimmed straw hats red yellow feather trim, rainbow arc five starburst bumpers A B C D E each 10 POINTS WHEN LIT, long central column alternating red yellow lamps to red barn, cream lower apron D. Gottlieb signature

Distinctive

A grinning man in a black top hat and dark suit stands arms-folded on the left, beside two big fairground women in wide-brimmed straw hats with red and yellow feather trim. The whole top is a rainbow arc of five starburst pop-bumper targets lettered A B C D E, each captioned 10 POINTS WHEN LIT. A long central column of alternating red and yellow round lamps runs straight down the middle to a glowing red barn target marked BALL IN PLAY. The cream lower apron carries a large black BUTTONS legend with arrows reading ON SIDE OF CABINET.

Setting

  • Painted sky-blue and cream background
  • Fairground and barn scene
  • Crowd of onlookers behind wire-mesh fence at left edge
  • Barn and countryside at lower centre

Symbols

  • Five starburst target discs
  • Rows of round red and yellow lamps
  • Arrowed lamp inserts
  • Painted barn
  • Wire-mesh crowd fence
  • Circular cream score discs
  • Vertical hall-of-fame style gauge at bottom right

Notable shapes

  • Large rainbow arc header across the top
  • Central vertical column of round lamps ending in a red barn
  • Twin 100 points panels flanking the barn
  • Long arcing string of blue and yellow dots across the lower apron

Art motifs

  • Concentric starburst rings
  • Alternating lamp rows
  • Folk carnival decoration
  • Banner arcs
  • Balloon-like clusters of dots

Themes

  • Barn
  • Fairground
  • Fortune teller
  • Bumpers
  • Bullseye targets
  • A to e targets
  • Drop target bank
  • Starbursts
  • Roulette-like letter bumpers

Text on it

  • 50 POINTS
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • 10 POINTS
  • WHEN LIT
  • 60 POINTS
  • EACH ADVANCE
  • 100 POINTS
  • ADVANCE
  • DOUBLE ADVANCE WHEN LIT
  • 10 POINTS WHEN LIT
  • 5 POINTS
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • D. Gottlieb & Co.
  • ONE OR TWO PLAYERS
  • INSTRUCTIONS
  • INSERT ONE COIN AND PUSH PLAY MACHINE TO RESET BEFORE INSERTING COIN FOR SECOND PLAYER
  • PLAYERS TAKE TURNS SHOOTING AS SHOWN ON BACK GLASS
  • POINTS ARE SCORED AS INDICATED
  • CORRESPONDING TARGET ADDS 1 ADDITIONAL BALL AFTER RED OR YELLOW DROP IS ADVANCED TO TOP
  • HITTING ALL TOP BULLEYS ADDS 1 ADDITIONAL BALL
  • A TILE DOES NOT DISQUALIFY A PLAYER
  • SCORING 2000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
  • SCORING 5000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
  • A-4828
  • SCAN ME
  • BUTTONS
  • ON SIDE OF CABINET
Slingshots
Two standard triangular slingshots either side of the lower-mid playfield
Upper playfield
Curved top arch with 50 points header and five lettered starburst targets, all under a clear plastic cover
Apron and lower playfield
Cream apron with a printed instruction card, blue and yellow dot chain across it, buttons / on side of cabinet legend with black arrows, and a vertical marker gauge at bottom right
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Adult grinning man, black top hat with grey band, dark navy suit, white shirt, red tie, arms folded, painted in flat cartoon style, left mid-playfield
Woman Fairground fortune-teller, blonde hair, wide-brimmed straw hat with red and yellow feather trim, blue dress with cream spotted collar and dark ribbon choker, right mid-playfield, one hand raised
Woman Second fairground fortune-teller, blonde hair, wide straw hat with red feathers, orange-red top with patterned trim, lower centre-left, smiling up towards the right
Full description

A vertically-mounted electro-mechanical playfield, photographed under glass with strong glare, dominated by a red barn and country-fairground theme. Across the top is a curved yellow-to-orange header arc reading 50 POINTS in small white capitals, under which sit five round bumpers lettered A B C D E in white on coloured discs, each ringed by a starburst target reading 10 POINTS WHEN LIT in red and blue. Left is a grinning man in a black top hat, dark suit, white shirt and red tie with folded arms; right and lower-centre-left are two fairground fortune-teller style women in wide-brimmed straw hats with red and yellow feather trim, one blonde in a blue dress with a spotted collar and a dark choker. A central vertical lane of alternating red and yellow round lamps runs top to bottom beneath a 10 POINTS / EACH ADVANCE / 100 POINTS panel. Sling lanes flank the mid-playfield, with 10 POINTS WHEN LIT captions on round green lamps. Lower centre is a red barn target with a 5 POINTS caption and BALL IN PLAY above it, flanked by 10 POINTS 100 POINTS WHEN LIT panels. Bottom apron is cream, with a printed instruction card, a BUTTONS / ON SIDE OF CABINET legend with black arrows, and a script D. Gottlieb & Co. signature.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Mayfair / Hyde Park backglass

Backglass Hyde Park

  • yellow
  • red
  • blue
  • white

Fingerprint: HYDE PARK on cream sandwich board held by grinning fairground barker in black top hat, two identical red-haired female showgirls in sparkling pale blue-white sequined catsuits with wide-brimmed black-and-white striped hats and huge yellow plumes holding pink feathered maracas, one posed upper center larger and one lower center smaller, red-haired man in blue cap and spotted jacket at right

Distinctive

The two identical showgirl dancers in glittering pale blue sequined catsuits, black-and-white striped wide-brimmed hats with big yellow plumes, holding pink feathered maracas - they dominate the centre of the glass in slightly different poses. Second, the grinning fairground barker on the left in a black top hat holding a large cream sandwich board lettered HYDE PARK. Third, the two yellow angled score banners reading 1st PLAYER and 2nd PLAYER with black-disc ordinals and mechanical reel windows beneath. Fourth, the small red arrow placard behind the girls reading NOW PLAYING MY FAIR LADY.

Setting

  • Night-time fairground midway with a red-brick booth and striped marquee
  • Painted red balloon on a stick at upper left
  • String of coloured light bulbs across the top
  • Painted theatre interior vignettes and figures in the mid-left background
  • Green-painted ground plane at the bottom

Symbols

  • String of coloured light bulbs
  • Red balloon on a stick
  • Yellow arrow banner
  • Pink feathered maracas
  • Black-and-white striped hats
  • Pink feathered fans
  • Mechanical score reel windows
  • Red circular grilles
  • Ball-return grille at bottom

Lettering

  • Bold condensed sans-serif capitals in red with dark outlines on angled yellow banners; the main title is a curved red script name above heavy slab-serif block capitals on a cream board; instructional text in mixed-case red and black sans-serif inside yellow-bordered boxes

Themes

  • Fairground fun-fair
  • Music hall showgirl
  • Dancers
  • Barker
  • Outdoor entertainment
  • Skill and competition

Title on it

  • Gottlieb's hyde park

Text on it

  • YOUR STREET
  • 1st PLAYER
  • 2nd PLAYER
  • NOW PLAYING
  • MY
  • FAIR LADY
  • WHITE HALO
  • Gottlieb's
  • HYDE PARK
  • PLAYERS
  • 1 OR 2
  • CAN PLAY
  • AT THE SAME TIME
  • IT'S MORE FUN
  • TO COMPETE!
  • A GAME OF SKILL
  • PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE
  • GAME OVER
  • BALLS TO PLAY
  • FLIPPER
  • SKILL SCORE
  • MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
  • CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Showgirl 1 (upper centre, larger): red curly hair, wide-brimmed black-and-white vertically striped hat with a huge yellow plume, glittering pale blue/white sequined catsuit with pink ruffled collar, pink gloves, pink high-heeled shoes, smiling with red lips, holding two pink feathered maracas and resting one gloved hand on the barker's hyde park board.
Woman Showgirl 2 (lower centre, slightly smaller): same red hair, same black-and-white striped wide-brim hat with yellow plume, same sparkling pale blue sequined catsuit with a large pink bow at the chest, pink gloves, holding a pink feathered maracas, one leg bent with pink shoe lifted, smiling.
Man Fairground barker at left: rosy-cheeked grinning man with a dark moustache, black top hat with a small white card reading white halo, blue suit with a white shirt, holding a large cream sandwich board lettered hyde park in red, and a black microphone in his other hand.
Man Man at right: red-haired, blue flat cap, blue spotted jacket over a red-and-white striped shirt, facing left with his hand raised to his chest, mouth open as if calling out.
Other Small painted background figures in the mid-left theatre/booth vignette: several people in coloured clothes seated and standing.
Full description

Illuminated electro-mechanical backglass set in a cream painted wooden cabinet frame, with a large red oval speaker grille opening at the bottom centre and two round dark grille holes either side. The artwork is flat, brightly coloured mid-century comic-book illustration of a fairground fun-fair. Upper half: a red-brick fairground booth and night-time fair under a deep blue-black sky strung with coloured light bulbs, a painted red balloon on a stick at upper left, and a yellow arrow banner reading YOUR STREET. Across the top run two yellow angled score panels, 1st PLAYER and 2nd PLAYER in tall red capitals with the ordinal in a black disc, each with a five-window mechanical score reel beneath. Centre: two identical red-haired female showgirls in sparkling pale blue-white sequined catsuits, wide-brimmed black-and-white striped hats with yellow plumes, pink gloves and pink shoes, holding feathered maracas. Left: a grinning fairground barker in a black top hat with a white card reading WHITE HALO, holding a big cream board lettered HYDE PARK. Right: a red-haired man in blue cap and spotted jacket. Bottom: yellow score windows, a red PLAYERS 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME box, and a red BALLS TO PLAY panel.

Mayfair / Hyde Park backglass

Backglass Mayfair

  • yellow
  • blue
  • red
  • white

Fingerprint: Two identical showgirls in matching pale-blue sequined catsuits with huge black-white striped plumed hats posed side by side as central double-figure, red-bearded man in top hat brandishing white placard lettered Grosvenor's Mayfair in red script, curved yellow YOUR STREET banner across top, two separate player reel panels framed by colored light bulbs, mid-century cartoon bright design

Distinctive

Two identical showgirls in matching pale-blue sequined catsuits with huge black-and-white striped plumed hats, posed side by side as the central double-figure. Beside them a red-bearded man in a top hat brandishes a white placard lettered Grosvenor's Mayfair in red script and block capitals. A curved yellow YOUR STREET banner runs across the very top, above two separate 1st PLAYER and 2nd PLAYER reel panels framed by coloured bulbs. A bright yellow box shouts IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE! A GAME OF SKILL at lower left. A red-haired man in a blue polka-dot jacket and blue cap holds up a coin at bottom right.

Setting

  • London shopping street with pale blue building fronts and shop windows
  • Shopfront with a green awning and a red pillar box
  • Distant crowd of small pedestrians on the pavement
  • Yellow pavement with a blue-and-yellow striped kerb

Symbols

  • Strings of coloured round light bulbs framing the score windows
  • Closed parasols
  • Giant feather plumes
  • Coin
  • Five coloured circles in a row under ball in play
  • Red circle roundels for the player numbers

Lettering

  • Red script word above large red block capitals with yellow fill on the title placard; bold red sans-serif capitals on yellow and blue panels; white capitals on a red bar for the ball-in-play indicator

Themes

  • Mayfair
  • London street
  • Showgirls
  • Variety entertainment
  • Two player competition
  • Skill game

Title on it

  • Grosvenor's mayfair

Text on it

  • YOUR STREET
  • 1st PLAYER
  • 2nd PLAYER
  • Grosvenor's
  • MAYFAIR
  • NOW PLAYING
  • MAYFAIR LADY
  • PLAYERS
  • 1 or 2
  • CAN PLAY
  • AT THE SAME TIME
  • IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
  • A GAME OF SKILL
  • MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
  • CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
  • BALL IN PLAY
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Showgirl left of centre, red hair, pale blue sequined catsuit with black-and-white chevron cuffs and striped collar, huge white hat with black stripes and a long yellow plume, long purple gloves, raising a closed parasol, smiling with head tilted
Woman Identical showgirl right of centre, slightly smaller, same blue catsuit, striped plumed hat with yellow plume, purple gloves, holding closed parasols with pink-and-white frilled shafts
Man Lower left, red beard and moustache, white top hat, blue frock coat, white gloves, holding the white grosvenor's mayfair placard, grinning
Man Lower right, red hair, blue cap, blue polka-dot jacket over red-and-white striped shirt and red bow tie, holding a coin between thumb and forefinger, looking left
Other Several small background pedestrians in hats and dresses on the pavement behind the main figures
Full description

A bright mid-century cartoon backglass framed by a white inner border, set against a London-style shopping street. Two identical showgirls in pale-blue sequined catsuits, red-white-and-black chevron cuffs and collars, oversized black-and-white striped hats with huge white plumes, and long purple gloves, stand centre-stage raising closed parasols, each backed by a giant yellow feather plume. At lower left a red-haired, red-bearded man in a white top hat, blue frock coat and white gloves holds a white placard reading Grosvenor's Mayfair. Top left and top right are two red roundels labelled 1st PLAYER and 2nd PLAYER, each above a white reel window showing a 0, bordered by strings of coloured light bulbs. A blue-and-yellow striped panel lower right reads PLAYERS 1 or 2 CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME, above a red-haired man in a blue polka-dot jacket and blue cap holding a coin. Lower left a yellow box reads IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE! A GAME OF SKILL. Dominant colours are yellow, blue, red and white, in flat heavily outlined cartoon airbrush style.

Mayfair / Hyde Park backglass

Backglass Hyde Park

  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
  • white

Fingerprint: Pair of identical grinning blonde circus girls in pale-blue catsuits with striped top hats clutching brown gift parcels, laughing man in black top hat holding hello BYTE PARK sign, four coloured balloons behind girls, boy in blue spotted cap eating pie at lower right, strings of multi-coloured carnival bulbs

Distinctive

The pair of identical grinning blonde circus girls in matching pale-blue catsuits and tall striped top hats, each clutching a big brown gift parcel tied with ribbon, standing dead centre. A laughing man in a black top hat holds a hand-painted sign reading hello BYTE PARK in front of them. Four coloured balloons (red, yellow, orange) float behind the girls against a blue brick wall. A boy in a blue spotted cap eats a pie in the lower right corner next to a red-and-white rule card. Strings of multi-coloured carnival bulbs run across the top between the two player banners.

Setting

  • Fairground midway with striped canvas stall
  • Blue brick wall
  • Suspension bridge with red towers and cables
  • String of coloured carnival light bulbs
  • Cluster of balloons
  • Distant crowd of small figures

Symbols

  • Four balloons
  • Wrapped gift parcels with ribbons
  • Strings of coloured light bulbs
  • Striped canvas awning
  • White reel windows
  • Coloured dots on the black hat brim area

Lettering

  • Mixed cartoon display type: red-and-yellow gradient block capitals for the player banners with red circular numerals, red cursive script above heavy black slab serif capitals for the sign, and white and black sans-serif capitals on a red rounded rectangle card

Themes

  • Fairground
  • Circus performers
  • Computer or byte pun
  • Carnival midway
  • Two player versus game

Title on it

  • Hello byte park

Text on it

  • 1ST PLAYER
  • 2ND PLAYER
  • 0 4 1 3
  • 0 4 7 6
  • hello BYTE PARK
  • IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
  • A GAME OF SKILL
  • PLAYERS
  • 1 OR 2
  • CAN PLAY
  • BALLS 10 PLAY
  • 1 2 3 4 5
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Tall circus performer, short curly blonde hair, wide grin, rosy cheeks, pale-blue catsuit with dark-blue chevron stripes on sleeves and legs, brown gloves, red-and-black polka-dot bow tie, tall white top hat with navy stripes and red band, holding a large brown paper parcel tied with a red-and-white ribbon; stands left of centre
Woman Identical shorter circus performer, same pale-blue striped catsuit, brown gloves, polka-dot bow tie, white-and-navy striped top hat with red band, blonde curls, open-mouthed smile, holding a smaller brown ribbon-tied parcel; stands right of centre
Man Laughing dark-haired man with a black top hat, black suit and white collar, head tilted, arm raised holding up a cream signboard reading hello byte park
Child Boy in a blue cap with white polka dots, pale skin, at lower right, holding a pie or pastry to his mouth with both hands
Other Small distant fairground figures and a red-and-yellow trolley or wagon in the upper right background
Full description

A wide rectangular backglass with a white outer border and a busy cartoon fairground scene inside. The centre is dominated by two identical female circus performers in pale-blue skintight catsuits with dark-blue chevron stripes on the sleeves and legs, brown gloves, red-and-black polka-dot bow ties, and tall white-and-navy striped top hats with red bands; both have short curly blonde hair, wide grins and rosy cheeks, and each holds a large brown paper-wrapped parcel tied with a red-and-white ribbon. To the left a grinning man in a black top hat and dark suit holds up a cream sign lettered in red script and bold black slab capitals. Above, a blue brick wall carries two orange-and-yellow banners reading 1ST PLAYER and 2ND PLAYER, each above a white mechanical reel window showing digits; strings of coloured light bulbs drape between them. Behind is a striped fairground stall, balloons, a small red-and-yellow trolley and a distant crowd. At lower right a boy in a blue polka-dot cap eats a pie, beside a red instruction card.