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1956 · Williams

Shamrock

Flat royal blue painted sky filling the upper two thirds, green rolling hillside across the lower third and scattered stylised shamrocks in yellow, blue and green over the hill.

Year
1956
Maker
Williams
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Score reels
Players
2

Made by

Design
Harry Williams
Art
George Molentin

Vision analysis

On the backglass

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Shamrock backglass

Backglass

  • blue
  • green
  • red
  • yellow

Fingerprint: Four-leaf clover in exact centre with small blossom, red "PLAYERS" arrow banner, leprechauns left-right holding playing cards, "SHAMROCK" in white arched letters with oversized "SH" dropping below on royal blue, red-haired woman in white ruffled collar and boater hat lower centre, two yellow-oval-framed score windows (1st-2nd PLAYER) with four-digit reels, leprechaun figures dancing across green hillside, Irish/St Patrick's theme

Distinctive

A large four-leaf clover in the exact centre of the backglass, blossom at its middle, with a red 'PLAYERS' arrow banner beneath it, framed symmetrically by two leprechauns holding playing cards. The oversized SH dropping below the arched SHAMROCK title in white block letters on royal blue. A big smiling red-haired woman in a white ruffled collar and a white boater-style hat with a blue band, dominating the lower centre. Two identical yellow-oval-framed red score windows labelled 1st PLAYER and 2nd PLAYER, each showing four pale reels.

Setting

  • Flat royal blue painted sky filling the upper two thirds
  • Green rolling hillside across the lower third
  • Scattered stylised shamrocks in yellow, blue and green over the hill

Symbols

  • Four-leaf clover
  • Shamrocks
  • Harp
  • Playing cards
  • Red arrow banner
  • Yellow ribbon banner

Lettering

  • Arched white block capitals with dark drop shadow for the title, small white cursive script above it, red capitals on a yellow ribbon, black and red lettering in white oval cartouches

Themes

  • Irish
  • St patricks day
  • Leprechaun
  • Clover
  • Two player

Title on it

  • Shamrock

Text on it

  • Williams
  • SHAMROCK
  • 2 PLAYER
  • 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY
  • TWO CAN PLAY AT ONCE
  • 1st PLAYER
  • 2nd PLAYER
  • PLAYERS
  • BALL
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Leprechaun in top left corner, green pointed hat, green coat, fair-skinned with a wide grin, holding up a white card reading 1 or 2 can play
Man Leprechaun in top right corner, green hat and coat, fair-skinned, smiling, holding up a white card reading two can play at once
Woman Large central portrait at bottom, fair-skinned, bright red curly hair, red lips, white ruffled high-collar blouse, white hat with a pale blue band, hands clasped at her chest, smiling
Other One large four-leaf clover with a small pink-white blossom in the centre of the glass
Other Many tiny leprechaun figures scattered across the green hillside, roughly a dozen, in green outfits and hats, shown dancing, marching and playing instruments
Other A small golden harp and a green ball in the bottom left 'ball' panel
Full description

A painted, cartoon-style backglass on a royal blue field. Across the top, small white script reading 'Williams' sits above a large arched block-letter title 'SHAMROCK' in white with a dark drop shadow; the SH in SHAMROCK is oversized and drops below the rest of the word. A curved yellow ribbon banner beneath the title reads '2 PLAYER' in red. Two smiling leprechauns in green hats and green coats appear in the top left and top right corners, each holding up a white playing card: the left card reads '1 OR 2 CAN PLAY' in red, the right card reads 'TWO CAN PLAY AT ONCE'. Below each corner figure is a red rounded rectangular window containing four pale score reels each, framed by a yellow oval; the left is labelled '1st PLAYER' in a white oval cartouche and the right '2nd PLAYER'. In the centre sits a large four-leaf clover with a small pinkish-white blossom at its middle, over a red arrow banner labelled 'PLAYERS'. The lower half shows a green hillside with scattered yellow, blue and green shamrocks and many tiny dancing leprechaun figures. A large portrait of a smiling red-haired woman in a white ruffled high-collar blouse and a white hat with a blue band occupies the lower centre, her hands clasped at her chest. Bottom left is a yellow hand-lettered 'BALL' label inside a shamrock shape. Dominant colours: blue, green, red, yellow.