1968–1969 · Williams & Maresa
Miss-O / Cue-T
Known for ABCD, Center horseshoe, Mystery saucer and Bottom-center bumper. Abstract overlapping geometric colour fields in lime green, turquoise and mustard yellow, mustard-yellow textured diagonal slab across the centre, black wedge band carrying the printed reel windows and dark maroon bent-limb or arching shape across the right side.
- Years
- 1968–1969
- Maker
- Williams & Maresa
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Target
ABCD
- Shot
Center horseshoe
- saucers
Mystery saucer
- Bumper
Bottom-center bumper
- Goal
Pool balls
3 games under this title
-
Cue-T 1968 -
Miss-O 1969 - Top-Secret 1969
On the playfield
Shot 1
- Center horseshoe
Hole 1
- Mystery saucer saucers
Bumpers 2
- ABCD passive bumpers
- Bottom-center bumper
Targets 2
- ABCD
- Center standup target standup target
Lanes 3
- Top center lane
- Bottom three lanes
- Side out lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Upper right, brown tousled hair, cream/white sleeveless top, leaning forward with both arms down over the black reel band, a gold spiral curl beside her head
- woman Upper centre-left below the title, dark teal hair, green and teal top, leaning forward with one arm extended horizontally to the right
- woman Left edge at mid height, blonde wavy hair, pink/magenta outfit, one arm raised above her head
- woman Centre-right, very large mass of curly orange-auburn hair, teal short-sleeved top, studded belt at the waist, right arm flung out to the right, mouth open
- woman Lower left, dark blue-black hair, deep red-magenta top, one arm thrown up, mouth open
- woman Lower centre, bright magenta high-waisted trousers, bare midriff, left arm stretched out to the left toward a small orange ball-like object
Setting
- Abstract overlapping geometric colour fields in lime green, turquoise and mustard yellow
- Mustard-yellow textured diagonal slab across the centre
- Black wedge band carrying the printed reel windows
- Dark maroon bent-limb or arching shape across the right side
Text on it
- PRESS TO PLAY
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Pool balls
Made by
- Design
- Norm Clark
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- ABCD also called ABCD switches
- Center horseshoe also called Horseshoe
- Mystery saucer also called Mystery shot also called Side saucers
- Pool balls also called Reach 15
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Cue-T
- pink
- yellow
- turquoise
- green
Fingerprint: Enormous two-row pink-magenta-to-gold 3D title cropped at left edge, black "PRESS TO PLAY" badge at top-left corner, reel windows printed in black wedge across upper-right, curly-orange-haired woman in teal reaching her arm outward from airbrushed collage of six flesh-pink female figures against lime-green and turquoise blocks, mustard-yellow diagonal slab across middle
The enormous two-row pink-and-gold 3D title lettering, so oversized it is cropped off at the left edge of the glass. The black arrow-shaped PRESS TO PLAY badge tucked into the top-left corner, immediately left of the title. The row of white reel windows printed into the black wedge band running diagonally across the upper right. The woman with a huge halo of curly orange hair at centre-right, arm flung out, teal top and studded belt. The whole plate has a strong lime-green and turquoise colour wash with a mustard-yellow diagonal slab across the middle.
Setting
- Abstract overlapping geometric colour fields in lime green, turquoise and mustard yellow
- Mustard-yellow textured diagonal slab across the centre
- Black wedge band carrying the printed reel windows
- Dark maroon bent-limb or arching shape across the right side
Symbols
- Row of five white rounded-rectangle reel windows
- Black arrow/chevron badge
- Small white instruction card
- Golden spiral curl
Lettering
- Very large extruded 3d block capitals, hot pink faces with golden-yellow extruded sides and dark outlines, arranged in two stacked rows and running off the left edge; badge lettering is plain white sans-serif capitals on black
Themes
- Athletic women
- Sportswear
- Crowd of figures
- Reel-style scoring
Text on it
- PRESS TO PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Upper right, brown tousled hair, cream/white sleeveless top, leaning forward with both arms down over the black reel band, a gold spiral curl beside her head |
| Woman | Upper centre-left below the title, dark teal hair, green and teal top, leaning forward with one arm extended horizontally to the right |
| Woman | Left edge at mid height, blonde wavy hair, pink/magenta outfit, one arm raised above her head |
| Woman | Centre-right, very large mass of curly orange-auburn hair, teal short-sleeved top, studded belt at the waist, right arm flung out to the right, mouth open |
| Woman | Lower left, dark blue-black hair, deep red-magenta top, one arm thrown up, mouth open |
| Woman | Lower centre, bright magenta high-waisted trousers, bare midriff, left arm stretched out to the left toward a small orange ball-like object |
| Woman | Lower right edge, partially cropped, magenta trousers and an orange-brown object beside her |
A tall portrait-format painted backglass, heavily faded and colour-washed, dominated by a huge block-letter title in hot pink/magenta with a thick golden-yellow extruded side, the letters stacked in two rows across the upper third and cut off at the left edge. A small black arrow-shaped badge at top left reads PRESS TO PLAY in white capitals on two lines. To the right of the title a black wedge-shaped band carries a printed score display of about five white rounded-rectangle reel windows, each showing a dark zero. A small white instruction card with two lines of dark print sits low in the centre. The scene below the title is an airbrushed collage of about six female figures in flesh-pink, magenta and teal, set against overlapping blocks of lime green, turquoise and mustard yellow. At centre-right a woman with a mass of curly orange hair in a teal top reaches her right arm outward; lower centre a figure in bright magenta trousers stands with one arm extended; at lower left a dark-haired woman in a red-magenta top throws one arm up; at the left edge a blonde woman in pink raises an arm; above the title at right a brown-haired woman in a cream top leans forward over the black band. A large dark maroon bent-limb shape arcs across the right side. No legible title word survives at this resolution.
Backglass Miss-O
- green
- magenta
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: 'MISS-O' in huge magenta letters upper left, cackling pin-up women crowding green billiard table from all edges, grinning man in backward blue cap center, lime-green wall with yellow sunburst, bright pop-art flat colors 1960s mod style
The single most memorable feature is the enormous green billiard table dominating the middle of the glass, ringed by a crowd of cackling pin-up women leaning in from every edge like a cartoon spectator scrum. Second, the huge magenta block word MISS-O filling the upper-left quadrant with white inline shading. Third, the man's grinning face in a backwards blue baseball cap dead centre, squashed between two women's faces. Fourth, the tiny circular BALL IN PLAY badge tucked at the lower left under the teal-haired woman's cue hand.
Setting
- Billiards hall / snooker parlour interior rendered as flat geometric colour fields
- Lime-green wall
- Diagonal yellow sunburst band
- Cyan and blue panel shapes
Symbols
- Three striped billiard balls
- Billiard cue stick
- Cue-ball triangle rack
- Tall narrow glass of red wine at the left edge
- Round red-topped pedestal table
- Rectangular grille panel of six pale grey slots on a black background
Lettering
- Very large slanted magenta-pink block capitals with white inline striping and a heavy black outline; small red cursive script logo with a circular emblem above it; tiny white block capitals inside a small circle
Themes
- Billiards
- Snooker hall
- Pool hall
- Pin-up women
- Comedy
- Pub
- Nightclub
Title on it
- Miss-o
Text on it
- MISS-O
- Williams
- BALL IN PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Top right corner, red hair swept up, white pointed collar, leaning down and in over the edge with a wide open-mouthed laugh, only head, shoulders and forearms visible |
| Woman | Centre-left, tall black beehive bouffant hair, red cat-eye glasses, red lipstick, teal and green outfit, arms thrown out horizontally, laughing |
| Woman | Left edge, short blonde bob, pink and white plaid shirt, head tilted back with mouth wide open in a shriek of laughter |
| Man | Centre, tan skin, black moustache, backwards blue baseball cap, white shirt front, big toothy grin, only head and shoulders showing above the table |
| Woman | Centre-right, enormous swept-up blonde hair, red sleeveless top, high-waisted pink trousers, one arm stretched across the table pointing at a ball |
| Woman | Bottom left, teal-blue beehive hair, gold hoop earrings, magenta jacket with black collar, gripping a thin wooden cue stick diagonally, mouth open laughing |
| Other | Bottom right, a bare leg and a red high-heeled shoe beside a small red-topped round table with a chrome pedestal base |
A flat, brightly coloured pop-art backglass built around a billiards parlour scene. The backdrop is a lime-green wall with a diagonal yellow sunburst band and cyan-blue panels, all outlined in black. A green baize billiard table sits diagonally across the centre, holding three striped balls and a rack triangle. Six laughing pin-up women and one grinning man crowd in from all four edges: a red-haired woman leaning over the top right, a black-haired woman with beehive hair and red cat-eye glasses at centre-left, a blonde in a pink plaid shirt at the left edge, a man in a backwards blue cap at centre, a big blonde in pink trousers pointing at the table, and a teal-haired woman holding a cue at bottom left. Lettering is a huge magenta block word MISS-O with white inline detail at the upper left, a red cursive script logo above it, and a small circular BALL IN PLAY badge at lower left.