1949 · Exhibit
Playtime
Fairground scene with red-and-white striped carousel, fairground buildings and pavilions in browns and greens, rows of dark green trees and hedges, small crowd of fairgoers, large curved jukebox with glowing yellow-orange grille, pale blue sky above the horizon and wood cabinet edge surrounding the printed panel.
- Year
- 1949
- Maker
- Exhibit
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Backglass lights
- Players
- 1
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- yellow
- magenta
- green
- blue
Fingerprint: Huge grinning blonde woman in green blouse holding pale blue parasol slicing diagonally across glass, PLAY TIME in slanted yellow capitals on magenta banner with EXHIBITS above, fan of coloured score arcs 100k-900k with tilted number tabs 1-8, fairground vignette: red-white carousel and glowing jukebox
The most memorable feature is the huge grinning blonde woman in a green blouse holding a pale blue parasol that slices diagonally across the whole backglass. Second is the title PLAY TIME in slanted yellow capitals on a magenta banner, with EXHIBITS! above it. Third is the fan of coloured score arcs (100,000 up to 900,000) with a row of eight tilted number tabs 1-8 beneath the word MILLION, and a rank of white pennant triangles reading 10,000 to 90,000. Fourth is the right-hand fairground vignette: a red-and-white striped carousel, a barker-type crowd and a big curved jukebox with a warm yellow glow.
Setting
- Fairground scene with red-and-white striped carousel
- Fairground buildings and pavilions in browns and greens
- Rows of dark green trees and hedges
- Small crowd of fairgoers
- Large curved jukebox with glowing yellow-orange grille
- Pale blue sky above the horizon
- Wood cabinet edge surrounding the printed panel
Symbols
- Eight tilted number tabs 1-8 in white on magenta, yellow and green ovals
- White triangular pennant banners with pointed tails
- Curved wrought-iron chair back
- Parasol
- Carousel
- Jukebox with arched chrome top and lit grille
- Rows of trees and hedges
- Concentric sweeping score arcs
Lettering
- Large slanted yellow sans-serif block capitals with heavy dark drop shadow for the title; smaller yellow capitals on a dark red lozenge for exhibits!; rounded yellow and black numerals on coloured bands; plain white numerals on dark ovals for the pennant values
Themes
- Carnival
- Fairground
- Amusement arcade
- Showman
- Exhibition
- Jukebox
- Merry-go-round
Title on it
- Play time
Text on it
- MILLION
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 100,000
- 200,000
- 300,000
- 400,000
- 500,000
- 600,000
- 700,000
- 800,000
- 900,000
- 10,000
- 20,000
- 30,000
- 40,000
- 50,000
- 60,000
- 70,000
- 80,000
- 90,000
- EXHIBITS!
- PLAY TIME
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Smiling blonde woman, short curled hair, fair skin, broad open-mouthed grin, bright green collared blouse with rolled sleeves, left of centre, holding a pale blue parasol that angles down across the middle; a green wrought-iron chair back is behind her |
| Other | A crowd of many tiny fairground figures in the right-centre distance, drawn as small heads and shoulders in reds, yellows and blues, some with raised arms |
| Other | Carousel horses and poles on the red-and-white striped merry-go-round at lower right of centre |
A printed backglass with a carnival-fairground scene. Left half: a smiling blonde woman with short curled hair, fair skin and a broad open-mouthed grin, wearing a bright green collared blouse with rolled sleeves; she holds a large pale blue parasol whose shaft cuts diagonally down the centre, and behind her is a green wrought-iron chair back. Over her runs a magenta banner carrying the title PLAY TIME in large slanted yellow block capitals with a heavy dark drop shadow, with the smaller word EXHIBITS! above it in yellow on a dark red lozenge. The top third is a fan of coloured score bands: MILLION in yellow at upper left, a row of eight tilted number tabs reading 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 in white on alternating magenta, yellow and green ovals, and sweeping arcs labelled 100,000 up to 900,000 in black, magenta, green and white. Below the arcs, a rank of white triangular pennants with pointed tails carries 10,000 through 90,000. Right side: a red-and-white striped carousel, fairground buildings and trees in greens and browns, a crowd of small figures, and a large vintage jukebox with a curved chrome arch and glowing yellow-orange grille. Wood cabinet edges and glass reflections visible; flat, heavily outlined commercial illustration in saturated yellow, magenta, green and blue.