2 games under this title
-
Fair Lady 1956 -
Sea Belles 1956
Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Fair Lady
- red
- white
- blue
- yellow
Fingerprint: fair lady: giant red FAIR LADY lettering arched over white scroll, TWO-PLAYER in blue capitals on white arrow top, two side-by-side score windows numbered 1 and 2, two mask-crown women 1950s pin-up style flanking grinning multi-coloured jester between two speech bubbles, four reels with 1st 2nd PLAYER labels
The two-player gimmick is shouted in the artwork itself: giant red FAIR LADY lettering arched over a white scroll, TWO-PLAYER in blue capitals on a white arrow at the top, and two side-by-side score windows each numbered 1 and 2. Two mask-and-crown women in a comic 1950s pin-up style flank a grinning multi-coloured jester between two speech bubbles. Two separate rows of four reels with their own 1st PLAYER and 2nd PLAYER labels make the dual-player layout obvious at a glance. A D. Gottlieb & Co. signature sits in a small yellow box at the lower right.
Setting
- Vertical pink and white pinstripes
- Red field
- Pale pink wall panel behind the central figure
Symbols
- Balloons
- Masquerade mask
- Crown
- Speech bubbles
- Red arrows
- Playing-card-free
- Jester's ruff
Lettering
- Large red slab block capitals with black and white outline, arched; cursive script brand name; blue sans-serif capitals on a white arrow
Themes
- Two player
- Masked lady
- Jester
- Carnival
- Comic book pin-up
Title on it
- Fair lady
Text on it
- Gottlieb
- FAIR LADY
- TWO-PLAYER
- Amusement Pinballs
- 1 or 2 CAN PLAY
- AT THE
- SAME TIME
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- A GAME OF SKILL
- 1
- 2
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- PLAYERS 1 2
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- BALL in PLAY
- 1000
- 0000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left, blonde bobbed hair, blue masquerade mask with white dots over the eyes, red lips, hand raised to the mask, facing right in profile |
| Woman | Right, red wavy hair, smiling, pink jewelled crown and white veil, blue bead necklace, white top with blue, red and yellow striped off-shoulder band, bare shoulder, facing left |
| Other | Centre, male jester/clown in red, blue and yellow ruffled fool's costume with a yellow grinning face, red cap with a yellow point, one arm raised waving |
| Other | Small clown face peeking below the jester, yellow-green with a red ruff |
A brightly coloured, cartoon-illustrated backglass set in a wooden cabinet frame, dominated by a hot red background with vertical pink-and-white pinstripes. Across the upper left a huge arcing title in red block capitals with black-and-white outline reads FAIR LADY, with the white cursive word Gottlieb above it on a cream scroll. A white arrow banner along the top carries TWO-PLAYER in blue capitals; a small cream panel to the right reads Amusement Pinballs. Two women flank the centre: at left a blonde woman in a blue masquerade mask with white dots holds her hand up to it, and at right a smiling red-haired woman in a white-and-blue off-shoulder top, blue bead necklace and pink jewelled crown/veil. Between them a jester in red, blue and yellow fool's costume with a grinning yellow face and red cap waves a hand beside red, yellow and blue balloons. Two pale speech bubbles read 1 or 2 CAN PLAY / AT THE / SAME TIME and IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE! / A GAME OF SKILL. Below are two red-framed windows numbered 1 and 2, each with four cream reels showing 1 0 0 0 and 0 0 0 0, labelled 1st PLAYER and 2nd PLAYER. A yellow bar at the foot reads BALL in PLAY between two red arrows.
Backglass Sea Belles
- blue
- turquoise
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: SEA-BELLES in chunky red-outlined yellow lettering on arched scroll with de Luxe subtitle, two symmetrical half-naked mermaids with crossed legs flanking tiny green-red pleasure boat held aloft on white banner, turquoise sea background with white clouds, yellow rope-and-anchor columns framing both edges, colour-coded score windows, seaside pin-up aesthetic
Two half-naked mermaids with crossed legs flank a tiny green-and-red pleasure boat held aloft on a white banner, against an open blue sea. The title 'SEA-BELLES' is painted as a red arched scroll with chunky yellow letters outlined in blue and white, with 'De Luxe' in red script on a white cloud directly beneath. Two separate coloured score windows sit side by side below - green for player 1 showing '3 3 9' and red for player 2 showing '0 0 0'. Yellow rope-and-anchor columns run up both outer edges beside the score panels.
Setting
- Pale blue sky with soft white clouds
- Turquoise open sea with white wave crests
- Distant horizon line
- Small red-and-white lighthouse on the far left headland
- Pale blue-grey rocky headland with a small dark structure on the far right
Symbols
- Yellow rope-and-anchor border ornaments flanking the score windows
- Two white cumulus clouds
- Scroll and cloud cartouches behind the title
- Colour-coded player number discs '1' and '2'
Lettering
- Hand-painted airbrushed display lettering: chunky yellow block letters with red fill shadow, white and blue outlines on a red scroll; blue condensed sans-serif capitals for the top corner words; red cursive script for de luxe; red-and-blue capitals in white rounded insets for the instruction panels
Themes
- Seaside
- Mermaid
- Pin-up
- Beach
- Two player
- Pleasure boat
Title on it
- Sea-belles de luxe
Text on it
- SEA-BELLES
- TWO PLAYER
- De Luxe
- GOTTLIEB'S
- D. Gottlieb & Co
- One or TWO CAN PLAY
- AT THE SAME TIME
- Instruction Card
- A GAME OF SKILL
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 3 3 9
- 0 0 0
- PLAYERS
- 1 2
- BALL IN PLAY
- 4 Alternating Score Panels
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left mermaid, short curly blonde hair, pale skin, smiling with head tilted right, lime-green bikini top and orange-red bottoms, standing on her right leg with left knee bent and foot crossed behind, left hand on hip, right arm raised inwards to hold the boat's rigging |
| Woman | Right mermaid, short curly red hair, pale skin, smiling with head tilted left, red-and-white horizontally striped bikini top and red bottoms with a yellow buckle, standing on her left leg with right knee bent and foot crossed behind, right hand on hip, left arm raised inwards to hold the boat |
| Vehicle | Small stylised pleasure boat held aloft between them at head height, red hull with white upper cabin, green window frames and green smokestack, flying a small red flag on a mast |
Painted seaside backglass, pale blue sky with white clouds over a turquoise sea. Two pin-up mermaids stand symmetrically either side of centre, each on one leg with the other knee bent and foot crossed behind. Left: short curly blonde hair, lime-green bikini top, orange-red bottoms. Right: short curly red hair, red-and-white striped bikini top, red bottoms. They hold aloft between them a small red, white and green pleasure boat flying a red flag, over a white ribbon banner. Top centre: arched title 'SEA-BELLES' in chunky yellow letters with red shading and white and blue outlines on a red scroll, with 'De Luxe' in red script on a white cloud cartouche beneath. Blue block capitals at top left and 'TWO PLAYER' at top right. White insets read 'One or TWO CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME' (left) and 'Instruction Card A GAME OF SKILL' (right). Below, a green rounded score window '1st PLAYER' showing '. 3 3 9' and a red one '2nd PLAYER' showing '. 0 0 0', flanked by yellow rope-and-anchor ornaments. Bottom edge: 'PLAYERS 1 2', 'BALL IN PLAY' in red, and fine script '4 Alternating Score Panels'.