1977 · Inder
Shamrock
Flat deep red upper wall behind the title and the score window, yellow wedge of wall at upper right with red radiating spikes, pale white and grey floor tiles in red perspective grout lines filling the lower two thirds and blue panels with yellow diagonal cross-bracing along the bottom edge.
- Year
- 1977
- Maker
- Inder
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- yellow
- blue
- white
Fingerprint: Wide landscape electro-mechanical backglass. Huge arched "SHAMROCK" across top in golden yellow block capitals with red inline shadow. Mechanical score reels left. Deck of white playing cards fans down right edge backed by red spikes. Gambling tableau: crowned blonde woman in green gown enthroned left with long black-booted legs stretching diagonally across centre. Green serpent coils near her. Card-scattering figure in green shirt centre. Blonde woman right with golden object beside green top hat. Scattered cards and hearts.
The single most memorable element is the enormous arched golden-yellow SHAMROCK title filling the entire top edge, lettered in fat block capitals with a red inline shadow. Second is the reclining crowned blonde woman at left whose glossy black-booted legs stretch diagonally across the whole lower centre of the glass. Third is the fan of oversized white playing cards sweeping down the upper right corner, backed by red radiating spikes. Fourth is the crowded gambling-floor scene: a green-shirted figure scattering dice and cards between two women, with a floating heart-marked card and a green top hat at the right.
Setting
- Flat deep red upper wall behind the title and the score window
- Yellow wedge of wall at upper right with red radiating spikes
- Pale white and grey floor tiles in red perspective grout lines filling the lower two thirds
- Blue panels with yellow diagonal cross-bracing along the bottom edge
Symbols
- Fan of playing cards with club pips at upper right
- Red heart pip on a floating card
- Gold spiked crown
- Black and red dice
- Green top hat
- Golden curved horn
- Yellow scroll banner
- Red radiating sunburst spikes
Lettering
- Very large arched block capitals, golden yellow fill with red inline drop shadow and thick black outline; smaller red sans-serif capitals on a yellow scroll for ball in play
Themes
- Gambling
- Luck
- Playing cards
- Dice
- Casino
- Irish
Title on it
- Shamrock
Text on it
- SHAMROCK
- BALL IN PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left, crowned blonde, wearing a gold spiked crown set with red jewels, hoop earrings, a green off-the-shoulder gown with puffed sleeves and a white spotted fur-trimmed wrap; seated enthroned, right arm raised holding two playing cards, smiling, long bare legs in glossy black knee boots thrust diagonally right across the floor |
| Animal | Coiled green serpent with a red-and-yellow striped body winding around the seated woman's arm and lap at left |
| Man | Small figure in the centre mid-floor, short dark hair, green short-sleeved shirt, white trousers and red shoes, standing with arms out scattering dice and playing cards |
| Woman | Right, long blonde hair, short yellow dress with a blue underskirt and a red-and-white striped sleeve, black boots, leaning forward while holding a wide curved golden horn-like object, standing beside a green top hat |
A wide, landscape-format electro-mechanical backglass with a deep red upper background and a yellow-to-blue lower field. Across the very top a huge arched word SHAMROCK is lettered in block capitals, golden yellow fill with a red inline shadow and a heavy black outline. Immediately below, left of centre, is a black-bordered silver window containing six mechanical score reels. To its right a stylised deck of white playing cards fans diagonally down the right edge, each card outlined in red with small black pip squares, backed by radiating red spikes on the upper right wall. The main illustration is a gambling tableau on a pale tiled floor drawn in perspective with red grout lines: at far left a crowned blonde woman in a green off-the-shoulder gown sits enthroned, one arm raised holding two cards, her long legs in glossy black knee boots stretching diagonally across the lower centre. A coiled green serpent winds near her lap. Beside her a card-sprinkling figure in a green shirt, white trousers and red shoes stands mid-floor scattering dice and cards. At right another blonde woman in a short yellow dress with a blue underskirt and black boots leans forward holding a wide curved golden object, standing beside a green top hat and a floating white card marked with a red heart. Cards, black and red dice and heart pips scatter across the floor. A yellow scroll banner at lower left reads BALL IN PLAY in red capitals. The style is flat, brightly coloured comic-book line art with heavy black outlines.