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1952 · Williams

Olympics

Open sky, green lake or pond and reed or grass bank.

Year
1952
Maker
Williams
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Backglass lights
Players
1

Made by

Design
Harry Mabs
Art
Roy Parker

Vision analysis

On the backglass

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

Olympics backglass

Backglass

  • sky blue
  • white
  • red
  • yellow

Fingerprint: "Williams" script above large slab-serif "OLYMPICS" with red shadow over red-white-yellow sunburst fan, white cloud panel reading 6 7 / 2 3 4 5 over striped "MILLION" lettering, ten-entry score list 100,000-900,000, two topless bikini figures on right against blue sky, tall gold flaming torch at center-left, flat sky-blue field.

Distinctive

The 'OLYMPICS' title with the small script 'Williams' above it, backed by a red-white-yellow sunburst fan, is the single most identifying feature. Below and left, a white cloud panel reads 6 7 / 2 3 4 5 over striped 'MILLION' lettering, above a ten-entry score list running 100,000 to 900,000. Two topless bikini figures occupy the right third against the flat blue sky. A tall gold flaming torch on a stand rises from the green water band at centre-left.

Setting

  • Open sky
  • Green lake or pond
  • Reed or grass bank

Symbols

  • Flaming torch on a stand
  • Radiating sunburst rays behind title
  • Striped drape
  • Reeds
  • Clouds

Lettering

  • Large bold slab-serif capitals with red drop shadow for the title; script logotype above it; striped slanted capitals for million; outlined red and yellow numerals for the score list

Themes

  • Olympics
  • Sport
  • Athletic
  • Bikini
  • Sunburst
  • Torch

Title on it

  • Olympics

Text on it

  • Williams
  • OLYMPICS
  • 6
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • MILLION
  • 800,000
  • 900,000
  • 600,000
  • 700,000
  • 400,000
  • 500,000
  • 200,000
  • 300,000
  • 100,000
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Upper right, topless in a pale bikini, dark shoulder-length hair, seated sideways on a red-white-blue striped drape, legs angled down-left, one arm braced behind her
Woman Lower right, topless in a pale bikini with a dark-trimmed bottom, long blonde hair, seated facing left, knees drawn up, holding or resting beside a dark bottle-shaped object
Woman Bottom left corner, only head and shoulder visible in profile facing right, dark hair
Other Bottom left-centre, top of a head with brown/reddish hair just above the lower edge
Full description

Painted pinball backglass on a flat sky-blue field. Top right carries a small script word 'Williams' above large slab-serif capitals 'OLYMPICS' in cream/white with a red drop shadow, set over a fan of red, white and yellow rays. The left third holds a white cloud-shaped panel containing the numerals 6 7 / 2 3 4 5 in red with green and orange outlines, and the word 'MILLION' in slanted red-and-yellow striped capitals. Below it is a two-column score list: 800,000 900,000 / 600,000 700,000 / 400,000 500,000 / 200,000 300,000 / 100,000, in alternating red and yellow outlined numerals. Right side: two topless bikini-clad women with dark and blonde hair, one seated higher on a red-and-blue striped drape, one lower at the right edge; a green lake and reeds fill the bottom band, with a tall golden flaming torch and a smaller one near centre-left. Scuffed and scratched, with worn paint and a few chips.