1964 · Gottlieb
Sea Shore
Seaside resort beach, pale blue sky with white clouds, two gulls in flight, blue sea with breaking surf, white lighthouse at far left, row of pastel beach huts and a blue pier-side building on the left and sailboat and small figures on the shoreline.
- Year
- 1964
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
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
- blue
- red
- cream
- green
Fingerprint: Giant red yellow green blue striped beach ball fills bottom center partly hidden behind kneeling red-haired pin-up woman dark green halter playsuit, two offset score panels 1ST PLAYER 2ND PLAYER high left right each marked numbered red ball disc, white script Sea Shore title drop shadow blue sea background, white instruction box lower left IT'S MORE FUN COMPETE GAME SKILL, large beach ball under woman's knee emphasizing recreational leisure theme
A giant red, yellow, green and blue striped beach ball fills the bottom centre, partly hidden behind a kneeling red-haired pin-up woman in a dark green halter playsuit. Two offset score panels — 1ST PLAYER showing ,3,3,4 and 2ND PLAYER showing ,0,0,0 — sit high left and high right, each marked with a numbered red ball disc (1 and 2). The title is a white script word Sea Shore with a yellow drop shadow, set over a blue sea. A white instruction box at lower left reads IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE! A GAME OF SKILL above a red GAME OVER arrow, and a large red, white and yellow beach ball sits under the kneeling woman's knee.
Setting
- Seaside resort beach
- Pale blue sky with white clouds
- Two gulls in flight
- Blue sea with breaking surf
- White lighthouse at far left
- Row of pastel beach huts and a blue pier-side building on the left
- Sailboat and small figures on the shoreline
Symbols
- Giant striped beach ball
- Small handheld beach ball
- White lighthouse
- Gulls
- Sailboat
- Numbered red ball discs (1 and 2)
- Red ribbon arrow reading game over
- Yellow arrow reading ball in play
- Yellow-bordered score panels with scalloped edges
- Cream frame with red and blue triangular arrow motifs
Lettering
- Bold red condensed sans-serif capitals for 1st player and 2nd player; large white flowing script title with a heavy yellow drop shadow; small white sans-serif capitals for gottlieb's / 2 player; red-on-white block text in the lower-left instruction box; a curved yellow arrow with navy capitals for ball in play; a yellow-on-red manufacturer logo plaque at top right; tiny black capitals for the copyright line at bottom centre
Themes
- Seaside
- Beach
- Swimming
- Pin-up
- Vacation
- Two player
- Sports
Title on it
- Gottlieb's 2 player sea shore
Text on it
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 1
- 2
- GOTTLIEB'S
- 2 PLAYER
- Sea Shore
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- A GAME OF SKILL
- GAME OVER
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1 or 2 PLAYERS
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
- Gottlieb
- BALL GAME
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central kneeling pin-up, adult, short curled red hair with yellow highlights, pale skin, smiling and looking at the viewer, dark green halter playsuit with a keyhole front opening and tie at the navel, bare legs and arms, one knee resting on a huge striped beach ball, one hand braced in front of her |
| Woman | Left, young woman in a red polka-dot two-piece swimsuit and small cap, arm raised holding a red, white and yellow beach ball above her head, other arm outstretched, standing at the water's edge |
| Man | Right, tanned adult man in a white sleeveless vest, white sailor cap and bright red swim trunks, standing in the surf with one arm raised pointing towards the centre |
| Woman | Small background figure at centre-left in a dark two-piece swimsuit walking on the wet sand |
| Woman | Small background figure beside her in a light-coloured two-piece swimsuit |
| Woman | Background group at right, woman in a blue sundress |
| Woman | Background group at right, woman in a yellow sundress |
| Woman | Background group at right, woman in a green dress |
| Man | Background group at right, man in a green shirt and dark shorts |
A painted backglass in a cream wooden frame with red and blue triangular arrow motifs on the side rails. The scene is a cartoon seaside resort under a pale blue sky with small white clouds and two gulls. A pin-up woman dominates the centre, kneeling with one arm braced, in a dark green halter playsuit with a keyhole front opening, short curled red hair with yellow highlights, smiling straight out at the viewer. Beneath her knee sits an enormous beach ball striped red, yellow, green, white and blue. On the left a young woman in a red polka-dot two-piece and small cap raises a smaller striped beach ball above her head, beside a white lighthouse, pastel beach huts and a blue pier building. On the right a tanned man in a white sleeveless vest, white sailor cap and red trunks stands in the surf pointing. Small background bathers include two women in swimsuits at centre-left and, at right, women in blue, yellow and green sundresses with a man in green. Lettering is bold red sans-serif for the score headings, with a white script title over the sea.