1970 · Gottlieb
Polo / Mini Cycle
Known for 1-6 numbers, Vary-target and Center saucer. Purple sky with turquoise and pink cloud streaks, red sun on the horizon, yellow-green grassy hillside slope and cream painted outer border.
- Year
- 1970
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
Known for
- buttons
1-6 numbers
- Target
Vary-target
- Hole
Center saucer
2 games under this title
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Mini Cycle 1970 · 2 players -
Polo 1970 · 4 players
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Center saucer
Bumpers 2
- Yellow bumpers
- Red bumper
Targets 2
- Vary-target
- Lower standup targets
Lane 1
- 500 point lane
Control 1
- 1-6 numbers buttons
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Young blonde woman, sleeveless top and shorts, seated upright on a red three-wheeled scooter with black wheels, hands on handlebars, looking ahead
- child Dark-haired boy in black clothing riding a smaller bike behind and left of the scooter rider, one leg out
- child Grey-haired youth in a red patterned short-sleeve shirt sitting cross-legged on the grass playing a tan acoustic guitar
- child Boy in a red-and-white plaid shirt and green shorts kneeling astride a black bicycle
- child Black-haired boy in a pale blue shirt leaning over the bicycle from behind, smiling
- woman Blonde girl in a red-and-white striped shirt kneeling on the grass at the right, facing the group
Setting
- Purple sky with turquoise and pink cloud streaks
- Red sun on the horizon
- Yellow-green grassy hillside slope
- Cream painted outer border
Text on it
- MFD. BY C. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
- SUPER SKILL GAME
- Mini Cycle
- 1st player
- 2nd player
- 2 PLAYER
- 0,000
- It's MORE FUN to COMPETE
- A GAME of SKILL
- PLAYERS
- 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY at the SAME TIME
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Art Stenholm
Reference
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Mini Cycle
- purple
- yellow
- orange
- red
Fingerprint: Teenagers and young adults on hillside with mopeds and bicycle, blonde woman on red scooter with boy passenger, four figures with guitar and black bicycle, purple sky with turquoise and pink cloud streaks, red sun at horizon, yellow-green grass, title 'Mini Cycle' in slanted orange-and-red script, bright saturated mid-century cartoon style
A cartoon scene of teenagers on a hillside at sunset with mopeds and a bicycle, dominated by the huge slanted orange-red Mini Cycle script logo over a purple sky. Two distinct groups: a blonde girl riding a red scooter with a boy passenger on the left, and four young people sharing a guitar and a black bicycle on the right. Two separate mechanical score reels, one per player, each showing 0,000. The bright purple sky, turquoise cloud streaks and flat yellow-green hillside give it a strongly saturated mid-century cartoon look.
Setting
- Purple sky with turquoise and pink cloud streaks
- Red sun on the horizon
- Yellow-green grassy hillside slope
- Cream painted outer border
Symbols
- Motor scooter
- Bicycle
- Acoustic guitar
- Grass tufts
- Red sun
- Small black square marker plate
Lettering
- Large slanted orange-red brush script with pale yellow outline for the title; yellow script player labels on black lozenges; white block capitals for slogans and instructions
Themes
- Mopeds
- Bicycle
- Guitar
- Teenagers
- Outdoors
- Rural
- Competition
- Two player
Title on it
- Mini cycle
Text on it
- MFD. BY C. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
- SUPER SKILL GAME
- Mini Cycle
- 1st player
- 2nd player
- 2 PLAYER
- 0,000
- It's MORE FUN to COMPETE
- A GAME of SKILL
- PLAYERS
- 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY at the SAME TIME
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young blonde woman, sleeveless top and shorts, seated upright on a red three-wheeled scooter with black wheels, hands on handlebars, looking ahead |
| Child | Dark-haired boy in black clothing riding a smaller bike behind and left of the scooter rider, one leg out |
| Child | Grey-haired youth in a red patterned short-sleeve shirt sitting cross-legged on the grass playing a tan acoustic guitar |
| Child | Boy in a red-and-white plaid shirt and green shorts kneeling astride a black bicycle |
| Child | Black-haired boy in a pale blue shirt leaning over the bicycle from behind, smiling |
| Woman | Blonde girl in a red-and-white striped shirt kneeling on the grass at the right, facing the group |
Landscape backglass with a cream/white outer border and a purple-sky, yellow-hillside scene. Two black rounded rectangular score windows sit at top left and top right, each with four mechanical reels reading 0,000, labelled 1st player (yellow script on black lozenge) and 2nd player. Between and below them the title Mini Cycle appears in large slanted orange-and-red script with a pale yellow outline, Mini above Cycle, over a purple sky with turquoise and pink cloud streaks and a red sun low on the horizon. Top centre carries a white manufacturer plaque: MFD. BY C. GOTTLIEB & CO. CHICAGO, ILL. 60651, with a small SUPER SKILL GAME shield badge between the two halves. Left of centre, a blonde young woman in a sleeveless top and shorts rides a red three-wheeled scooter with a black-clad boy passenger on a second bike behind her. Right of centre, four young people sit and stand on a green-and-yellow grass bank around a black bicycle: a grey-haired youth in a red patterned shirt strumming a guitar, a boy in a red-white plaid shirt and green shorts kneeling on the bicycle, a black-haired boy in a pale blue shirt behind him, and a blonde girl in a red-striped shirt kneeling at the right edge. Red slogans read It is MORE FUN to COMPETE and A GAME of SKILL. Bottom left white text reads PLAYERS 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY at the SAME TIME.
Backglass Polo
- green
- yellow
- white
- red
Fingerprint: POLO title in enormous flat yellow block capitals stacked under yellow script lettering on mint-green field, four separate white score windows each with big black pennant numeral 1 to 4 arranged in two pairs, chestnut horse at lower left with head and forelegs cut off by edge standing beside red-and-white chequered player-instruction box, cluster of five figures lower center bent over red-and-white check cloth
A chestnut horse at the lower left with its head and forelegs cut off by the edge of the artwork, standing beside a red-and-white chequered player-instruction box. Four separate white score windows, each with a big black pennant numeral 1 to 4, are arranged in two pairs rather than in a single row. The main title POLO is set in enormous flat yellow block capitals stacked under yellow script lettering, on a mint-green field. A cluster of five figures in the lower centre is bent over a bundle draped in red-and-white check cloth.
Setting
- Pale mint-green and cream painted sky/field
- Low white rail fence running horizontally
- Rows of tiny dark spectator silhouettes behind the fence
- Distant mounted polo riders on galloping horses
- Tufts of green grass across the lower foreground
- Faint palm-tree and shrub silhouettes along the upper edge
Symbols
- Four numbered player pennants
- Four roller score windows
- Wooden signboards on posts
- Small grey metal wall box
- White rail fence
- Red-and-white chequered cloth
Lettering
- Main title in enormous flat yellow sans-serif block capitals with a black outline, stacked in three tiers with yellow cursive/script lettering above; player labels in small black capitals on a red ground; maker line in black condensed capitals inside a white rounded cartouche
Themes
- Polo
- Equestrian
- Sport
- Horse riding
- Team sport
- Outdoors
Title on it
- Gottlieb's 4 player polo
Text on it
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
- FLIPPER
- SKILL GAME
- Gottlieb's
- 4 Player
- POLO
- 1 PLAYER
- 2 PLAYER
- 3 PLAYER
- 4 PLAYER
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
- It's More Fun to Compete
- A GAME OF SKILL
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | Chestnut horse at lower left, dark brown mane and tail, head and forelegs cropped by the left edge, standing in profile facing left |
| Man | Wears a blue helmet, red sweater with white trim and bright yellow trousers, stands upright in the centre of the lower group |
| Woman | Short red hair, red top, leaning in from the right of the group |
| Woman | Long blonde hair, red top and red-and-white checked skirt, left knee raised, holding the checked cloth |
| Woman | Blonde hair, yellow dress with dark vertical stripes and red shoes, bent forward at the waist over the cloth |
| Other | A low form in the centre of the group draped in red-and-white check cloth, with a hand and an arm visible at its left edge |
| Animal | Distant rider on a pale tan horse at mid-left, galloping right |
| Animal | Distant white horse with a rider in blue and white striped top, galloping right at mid-centre |
| Animal | Distant dark horse with a rider in a red shirt and blue helmet, galloping right at mid-right |
| Animal | Two further small horses and riders at the far right, near the fence |
Painted polo backglass on a pale mint-green field. A white banner across the top carries the maker line with a small FLIPPER emblem badge, above a yellow '4 Player' line and the title POLO in enormous yellow block capitals with black outline. Four white roller score windows with heavy black borders sit in two pairs, each preceded by a numeral (1, 2, 3, 4) on a black pennant and PLAYER in black capitals on red. Behind them a low white rail fence, tiny dark spectator silhouettes, and distant riders galloping on tan, white and dark horses. A chestnut horse stands at lower left, cropped by the edge. Lower centre, five people cluster around a form draped in red-and-white check cloth: a man in a blue helmet, red sweater and yellow trousers; a red-haired woman in a red top; and two blonde women, one in a checked skirt and one in a yellow striped dress bending over the cloth. Lower right, two wooden signboards lean in the grass, one blue with red and gold script, one red with yellow capitals.