1965 · Williams
Pot 'O' Gold
Known for Bagatelle game, 500 Lane and W pattern. Underwater scene with sunburst rays and abstract geometric shards.
- Year
- 1965
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- backglass game
Bagatelle game
- Lane
500 Lane
- Goal
W pattern
On the playfield
Bumpers 2
- Red pop bumpers pop bumpers
- Yellow pop bumpers pop bumpers
Targets 3
- Middle standup targets
- Lower standup targets
- Pop bumper targets
Lanes 4
- Middle rollover buttons rollover buttons
- Top rollover buttons rollover buttons
- Green rollover button rollover button
- 500 Lane
Post or gate 1
- Rollunder gates gates
Backbox 1
- Bagatelle game backglass game
Other 1
- Mini-ball ball
On the backglass
Who and what
- man A single tiny dark silhouetted human swimmer or diver at centre, arms and legs splayed in a swimming pose, with a small trail of bubbles rising above the head
- animal One large teal-blue fish at lower left with a wide-open red-and-white gaping mouth, pale eye and swept fins, angled rightwards into the bubble cluster
Setting
- Underwater scene with sunburst rays
- Abstract geometric shards
Text on it
- POT O' GOLD
- TWO PLAYER
- 1
- 2
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 1000
- 3000
- 5000
- 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
- INVITE COMPETITION-IT'S FUN TO COMPETE
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- W pattern
-
Awards 1
- Same Player Shoots Again
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
- Art
- Jerry Kelley
Reference
Linked terms
- 500 Lane also called 500 Lane Extra Ball
- W pattern also called Leg
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- gold
- red
- teal
- green
Fingerprint: "POT O' GOLD" green arched title, tall red spike fan, white score values on red bars, underwater motif, tiny swimmer and gaping teal fish, bubble clusters.
The most memorable feature is the tall red spike-fan on the right, five vertical red bars of decreasing height each carrying a white score value (1000 3000 5000 3000 1000) rising out of a dark green rock mass. Second, the arched POT O' GOLD title in bright green block letters with a thick black outline, set high on a gold ground crossed by red sunburst rays. Third, the underwater motif: a lone tiny swimmer silhouette trailing bubbles, a gaping teal fish, and bubble clusters, all rendered in flat mid-century airbrushed shapes with hard-edged teal shards. Fourth, the two stacked four-reel score windows down the left with green 1 and 2 discs.
Setting
- Underwater scene with sunburst rays
- Abstract geometric shards
Symbols
- Red fan of five vertical spikes
- White score numerals on red bars
- Clusters of round bubbles
- Green wavy water lines
- Red sunburst rays
- Jagged teal geometric shards
- Red circle badges with numerals
Lettering
- Chunky green block capitals with heavy black outline for the arched title; smaller flat green capitals for player labels; black sans-serif capitals for the bottom slogan; small blue capitals for two player; white numerals on red bars
Themes
- Underwater
- Diving
- Sunburst
- Gold rush
- Sea
Title on it
- Pot o' gold
Text on it
- POT O' GOLD
- TWO PLAYER
- 1
- 2
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 1000
- 3000
- 5000
- 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
- INVITE COMPETITION-IT'S FUN TO COMPETE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | A single tiny dark silhouetted human swimmer or diver at centre, arms and legs splayed in a swimming pose, with a small trail of bubbles rising above the head |
| Animal | One large teal-blue fish at lower left with a wide-open red-and-white gaping mouth, pale eye and swept fins, angled rightwards into the bubble cluster |
A wood-framed backglass on a gold-tan ground, overlaid with angular red-orange sunburst rays fanning from the upper left and jagged teal and blue-green shard shapes sweeping across the lower half. The title arcs across the upper centre in chunky green block capitals with a heavy black outline, reading POT O' GOLD. Top right is a small red cursive signature-style name inside a white circle with a red emblem, with TWO PLAYER in small blue capitals beneath. Down the left edge sit two cream rounded rectangular score windows, each showing four reel digit positions in black boxes, headed by red circles containing green 1 and 2 numerals, with 1ST PLAYER and 2ND PLAYER in green capitals on blue bands. The centre is an underwater scene: a small dark silhouetted swimmer with bubble trail, a wide-mouthed teal fish at lower left, and clusters of cream and white bubbles of many sizes. The right side holds a black-and-dark-green rock mass with a fan of tall red spikes bearing white numerals 1000 3000 5000 3000 1000, above green wavy lines. Along the bottom, 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY in green over a red rule, BALL IN PLAY in small black type at lower left, and INVITE COMPETITION-IT'S FUN TO COMPETE in black capitals.