1969 · Gottlieb & Petaco
Spin-A-Card / Hearts and Spades
Known for Spin saucers, Green bumpers, Yellow bumpers and Center fan target. Flat all-over harlequin/argyle diamond lattice in dark blue and turquoise and no depicted scene or horizon line.
- Year
- 1969
- Maker
- Gottlieb & Petaco
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Hole
Spin saucers
- Bumper
Green bumpers
- Bumper
Yellow bumpers
- Target
Center fan target
- Target
Card targets
4 games under this title
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Far left, blonde bob with fringe, sleeveless short dress with vertical pink/green/purple stripes, standing, holding an ace of hearts card at waist height, smiling with eyes closed
- woman Centre-left, brunette shoulder-length hair, red short-sleeved top, blue shorts, standing facing right, holding a queen card and a joker card up in front of her
- woman Centre-right, red hair in a high ponytail with a bow, green patterned top, standing in profile facing left, hoop earring, holding a ten of hearts card
- woman Kneeling front-centre, long blonde hair, red one-piece swimsuit, head tilted down and to the left, looking at a card, knee on the ground
- other Right, youth with bright blonde bowl-cut hair, yellow t-shirt with a red/orange sunburst print and a red armband on the sleeve, pink trousers, standing, holding a six of spades card
Setting
- Flat all-over harlequin/argyle diamond lattice in dark blue and turquoise
- No depicted scene or horizon line
Text on it
- HEARTS
- AND
- SPADES
- MFG. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60857
- NOT FOR SALE
- PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE
- BALLS TO PLAY
- 13,640
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- JOKER
- QUEEN
- JACK
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Art Stenholm
The cast
- Hearts and Spades
Reference
Linked terms
- Center fan target also called center target
- Card targets also called Card
- Out hole also called drain hole
- Hearts and Spades also called Hi-Lo
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Spin-A-Card
- teal
- gold
- white
- red
Fingerprint: Double fan of oversized playing cards 10-Q-K-Q-J over A-2-3-4-5, blonde women and jester in diamond-pattern arch, four cream rosettes reading 10 POINTS WHEN LIT, red special diamond center, teal and gold electro-mech, harlequin card-game theme
The most memorable feature is the giant double fan of full-size playing cards printed straight onto the centre of the playfield, a top row of 10, Q, K, Q, J with pink diamond medallions over a second row of A, 2, 3, 4, 5 with red circle medallions. Four large cream rosettes reading '10 POINTS WHEN LIT' dominate the arched upper section, flanked by a blonde woman on the left and a grinning jester in a red-and-yellow cap on the right. A white-and-gold 'SPECIAL WHEN LIT' shield sits on a red diamond in the exact centre. The teal field with a harlequin diamond arch and red triangular plastics bearing card-holding women also reads clearly from a distance.
Setting
- Flat teal/turquoise field with a subtle radiating sunburst
- Gold band across the lower third
- White apron and instruction card at the bottom
- Harlequin diamond arch at the top in teal, orange, blue and yellow
- Photographed inside a wooden cabinet with visible side rails and backbox
Symbols
- Overlapping fans of playing cards (10, q, k, q, j / a, 2, 3, 4, 5)
- Card suit pips
- Pink diamond and red circle card medallions
- Four numbered target rosettes
- Diamond harlequin pattern
- Pop bumper mushrooms
- Star-and-dot burst behind special
- Blue arrow
- Qr code on the lower right instruction sticker
- Score reel window at lower right
Notable shapes
- Arched harlequin diamond band at the top, four oversized cream circular rosettes, a central red diamond special, two red triangular plastics with pin-up card women, a gold band with 'mfg. by' white banner, wooden ball-guide rails framing both sides
Art motifs
- Gold ball-guide rails
- Cream posts with white collars
- Mushroom-shaped pop bumper caps
- Red triangular plastics with painted pin-ups
Themes
- Playing cards
- Joker/jester
- Gambling
- Pin-up
- Harlequin
- Playing-card gambling theme
- Four queens and a king in a card fan
- Jester and pin-up artwork
Text on it
- 100 POINTS WHEN GREEN LIT
- 100 POINTS
- 500 POINTS
- 100 POINTS WHEN YELLOW LIT
- 10 POINTS WHEN LIT
- LIGHTS 8 WHEN COMPLETED
- EXTRA BALL
- REPLAY
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- SHOOT AGAIN
- LIGHTS FLIPPER WHEN LIT
- SPIN
- OUTSIDE
- A
- 10
- Q
- K
- J
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- MFG. BY
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 6055
- FLIPPER
- SPECIAL
- WHEN LIT
- BALL IN PLAY
- GAME OVER
- INSTRUCTIONS
- 3 BALLS PER PLAY
- POINTS ARE SCORED AS INDICATED
- HOLES SCORE 500 POINTS
- SPIN LIGHT STOPPING ON CARD, SPOTS CORRESPONDING CARD
- SPECIAL FEATURES LIGHT, ALTERNATELY WHEN HIGH OR LOW SEQUENCE IS COMPLETED
- SPECIAL AWARDS ONE REPLAY
- MATCHING LAST NUMBER IN SCORE TO NUMBER THAT APPEARS ON BACK GLASS AFTER GAME IS OVER AWARDS ONE REPLAY
- FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET
- INSERT COIN ONLY WHEN COIN ENTRANCE IS LIT
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60551
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Upper left, blonde with wavy shoulder-length hair and a red top, smiling, facing inwards, painted into the diamond arch |
| Other | Upper right, a grinning jester/clown with a broad red-and-yellow striped cap and collar, exaggerated wide eyes, painted into the arch |
| Woman | Centre, orange-skinned with dark hair and a tall feathered headdress, arms raised, positioned above the special diamond |
| Woman | Lower left red triangular plastic, blonde with a headband, holding a spread fan of playing cards |
| Woman | Lower right red triangular plastic, blonde with a headband, holding a spread fan of playing cards |
| Woman | Small figure near the upper left rosette area, blonde, part of the arch artwork |
A teal and gold electro-mechanical playfield viewed from above through a wooden cabinet with a worn wooden backbox edge. The upper third is an arched band of diamond (harlequin) pattern in teal, orange, blue and yellow, populated by blonde women and jester-like figures. Four round cream rosettes with yellow rims read '10 POINTS WHEN LIT', backed by mushroom/bell-shaped pop bumper caps in cream and red. A row of slender posts with white collars runs across the arch beneath labels reading '100 POINTS WHEN GREEN LIT', '100 POINTS', '500 POINTS' and '100 POINTS WHEN YELLOW LIT'. The middle shows two overlapping fans of oversized playing cards printed on the playfield: an upper row of 10, Q, K, Q, J with pink diamond medallions and an A, and a lower row of A, 2, 3, 4, 5 with red circles and small black card suits. Two round yellow 'SPIN' and 'OUTSIDE' gates flank a central red diamond reading 'SPECIAL WHEN LIT' beneath an orange-skinned woman with a feathered headdress. Lower left and lower right are red triangular plastics each painted with a blonde woman holding a fan of playing cards. A gold band carries a white banner 'MFG. BY D. Gottlieb & Co. CHICAGO, ILL. 6055', below which are two 'FLIPPER' ovals, a red 'SPECIAL WHEN LIT' shield, and a white apron with a blue-bordered instruction card, a red-and-blue arrow reading 'FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET', and 'INSERT COIN ONLY WHEN COIN ENTRANCE IS LIT'.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Hearts and Spades
- blue
- turquoise
- white
- red
Fingerprint: HEARTS AND SPADES split across three lines in white serif capitals, deep blue harlequin-diamond background, five cartoon teenagers holding oversized playing cards, blonde youth in yellow sunburst shirt with pink trousers, scattered aces and face cards, numbered black zigzag strip 1-10 along bottom edge, 1960s pop-art illustration style
A cheerful 1960s Mod-style pop-art illustration of five cartoon teenagers holding up giant playing cards against an all-over blue harlequin-diamond ground, with a bright red-painted bowl-cut blonde boy in a yellow sunburst T-shirt at the right. The title 'HEARTS AND SPADES' is stacked in three lines of tall white slab-serif capitals in the upper right quadrant. A row of red numerals 1-10 on a black zigzag strip runs along the very bottom edge like a numbered ladder. A brown-on-white number window reading 13,640 is inset at upper left, and a small 'NOT FOR SALE' price tag is stuck on the outside of the glass at that corner.
Setting
- Flat all-over harlequin/argyle diamond lattice in dark blue and turquoise
- No depicted scene or horizon line
Symbols
- Ace of hearts card
- Queen card
- Joker card
- Jack card
- Ten of hearts card
- Three of spades card
- Two of spades card
- Six of spades card
- Sunburst emblem on shirt
- Zigzag black band
- Red numerals 1-10
- Blue and turquoise diamond lattice
- Red rectangle panels
Lettering
- Tall condensed white slab-serif capitals with red and pale blue inline drop shading for the title; small plain black condensed sans-serif capitals in the top banner strip
Themes
- Playing cards
- Hearts and spades suits
- Teenagers
- 1960s pop art
- Fashion illustration
- Harlequin diamond pattern
Title on it
- Hearts and spades
Text on it
- HEARTS
- AND
- SPADES
- MFG. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60857
- NOT FOR SALE
- PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE
- BALLS TO PLAY
- 13,640
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- JOKER
- QUEEN
- JACK
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Far left, blonde bob with fringe, sleeveless short dress with vertical pink/green/purple stripes, standing, holding an ace of hearts card at waist height, smiling with eyes closed |
| Woman | Centre-left, brunette shoulder-length hair, red short-sleeved top, blue shorts, standing facing right, holding a queen card and a joker card up in front of her |
| Woman | Centre-right, red hair in a high ponytail with a bow, green patterned top, standing in profile facing left, hoop earring, holding a ten of hearts card |
| Woman | Kneeling front-centre, long blonde hair, red one-piece swimsuit, head tilted down and to the left, looking at a card, knee on the ground |
| Other | Right, youth with bright blonde bowl-cut hair, yellow t-shirt with a red/orange sunburst print and a red armband on the sleeve, pink trousers, standing, holding a six of spades card |
A photographed painted backglass with a deep blue and turquoise harlequin-diamond (argyle) background filling the whole panel. At upper right a large title reads 'HEARTS' over 'AND' over 'SPADES' in tall white serif capitals with red and pale blue inline shading. Upper left is a black-framed rectangular window holding a white card with the number 13,640 in brown print, preceded by a partial letter. A narrow banner strip across the very top carries small black manufacturer text, a small framed licence-plate style emblem, and 'CHICAGO, ILL. 60857'. Five stylised cartoon young people stand in a loose arc across the middle: a blonde girl in a striped pink-and-green dress at left, a brunette in a red top holding a joker card, a red-haired ponytailed girl in green at centre-right, a blonde youth in a yellow sunburst shirt and pink trousers at right, and a blonde girl in a red swimsuit kneeling front-centre. Nine oversized playing cards (aces, twos, threes, a queen, a jack, a joker and a ten) are fanned and scattered around them. Below runs a black zigzag band with red numerals 1 through 10, flanked by red rectangles, and 'BALLS TO PLAY' in red on black at lower right. A 'PREVIOUS HIGH SCORE' window sits mid-right. The cabinet below is pale blue with a dark blue and cyan harlequin diamond.
Backglass Hi-Lo
- turquoise
- dark navy
- red
- white
Fingerprint: Hi-Lo in enormous red block letters (lower-case i and o) with white outline, five young women in 1960s comic-cartoon style arranged in semicircle, each holding oversized playing cards (ace of hearts, ace–ten of hearts, face cards), fan of low cards at bottom, white mechanical score reels in rectangular window, harlequin diamond background (turquoise and navy lozenges), flat printed aesthetic
The enormous red-and-white Hi-Lo title, lettered with a lower-case i and o, is so large that it runs off the right-hand edge of the artwork. Five brightly dressed young women are arranged in a semicircle across a turquoise-and-navy harlequin diamond field, each presenting an oversized playing card at a different angle, with a fan of 2, 3, 4 and 5 of spades spread along the bottom. A row of five white mechanical score reels sits inside a plain white rectangle on the left, glowing faintly. The turquoise, navy and white diamond lattice behind everything is broken by a pale turquoise starburst behind the small print on the right.
Setting
- Harlequin diamond lattice of turquoise and dark navy lozenges
- Dark navy and turquoise checkerboard band along the bottom edge
- Pale turquoise starburst behind the small print on the right
Symbols
- Ace of hearts
- Ten of hearts
- Two, three, four and five of spades
- King, queen and jack face cards
- Black spade pip
- Red diamond pips on the bottom border
- Red sunburst motif on a shirt
- Five mechanical score reels
- White score window
- Green hair bow
- Green earrings
- Turquoise starburst
Lettering
- Title is very large red block sans-serif capitals with a lower-case i and o, white keyline and dark drop shadow. supporting text is a condensed all-capitals sans-serif in turquoise and black, and the maker's line is a cursive script signature on a white cartouche.
Themes
- Playing cards
- Billiards
- Pin-up women
- Italian instruction text
- Harlequin diamond pattern
Title on it
- Hi-lo
Text on it
- SENZA RIPETIZIONE
- DELLA PARTITA
- MFD. BY
- D. Gottlieb and Co.
- U.S.A.
- Hi-Lo
- BIGLIARDINO
- ELETTRICO
- GOTTLIEB
- PUNTEGGIO MASSIMO RAGGI
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Far left, standing and leaning in from the left, long blonde hair with dark shading, sleeveless red mini dress with vertical green, yellow and white stripes, red high-heeled shoes, holding a large ace of hearts tilted down in front of her |
| Woman | Centre left, standing upright, short platinum blonde bob with a headband, orange top with a gold collar, light blue mini skirt, holding a large red king face card upright at chest height |
| Woman | Centre right, standing, bright red hair in a ponytail tied with a green bow, green sleeveless dress with white lacing detail and green earrings, looking down at a jack face card she holds tilted |
| Woman | Far right, kneeling on one knee, short blonde bob, yellow top printed with a red sunburst motif, red trousers, holding a 10 of hearts |
| Woman | Front centre, kneeling low on the checkerboard floor, long blonde hair with a fringe, sleeveless red dress, yellow shoes, one hand near a fan of low cards |
Flat printed pinball backglass panel, roughly square, with a harlequin diamond background of alternating turquoise and dark navy lozenges covering the whole field, and a darker navy-and-turquoise checkerboard strip along the bottom edge. Across the top is a white-outlined rounded banner in turquoise reading SENZA RIPETIZIONE on the left and DELLA PARTITA on the right, with a small white cartouche in the middle carrying MFD. BY, a cursive signature D. Gottlieb and Co., and U.S.A. Below and left of centre is a rectangular white score window showing five mechanical reels reading 0,0,0 0 0 in black outlines. To the right, a huge red block-letter title Hi-Lo in mixed capitals and lower case, outlined in white with a dark shadow, its lower edge cut by a pale turquoise burst shape; beneath it three stacked lines of turquoise lettering: BIGLIARDINO, ELETTRICO, GOTTLIEB, and further down near the right edge a small black caption PUNTEGGIO MASSIMO RAGGI. Five young women in 1960s comic-cartoon style kneel and stand in a loose arc across the lower two thirds, each holding oversized playing cards; the cards show a black spade ace, 2, 3, 4, 5 of spades, a red heart ace, a 10 of hearts, and three face cards (king, queen, jack) in red, green and black.
Backglass Spin-a-Card
- blue
- turquoise
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: "Spin·a·CARD" (Madrid maker): five mod-style women in circle with oversized playing cards, harlequin-diamond wall, blue background, spade cards descending, yellow cursive and block lettering
The most memorable element is a whole bevy of five brightly dressed mod-style women in a loose circle, each holding or flanking oversized playing cards, arranged against a blue harlequin-diamond wall. Running along the bottom of the group is a neat rank of spade cards laid out like a descending run on the chequered floor. The yellow script-and-block title reading 'Spin·a·CARD' sits high on the right, and the top banner names a Madrid maker. The blank white four-reel score window at upper left is a stark empty black-bordered rectangle.
Setting
- Blue and turquoise harlequin diamond wallpaper
- Blue and pale-teal chequered floor
- Plain white score window panel
Symbols
- Ace of hearts
- Spade playing cards
- Court or face cards
- Hearts suit
- Spades suit
- Harlequin diamond pattern
- Chequerboard floor
- Green hair bow
- Orange sunburst motif on a shirt
Lettering
- Yellow cursive script for the first word with a heavy yellow block capital word beneath, both outlined dark green; small black sans-serif capitals inside white pill banners
Themes
- Playing cards
- Casino
- Female group
- Mod fashion
Title on it
- Spin·a·card
Text on it
- ES UN PRODUCTO
- PETACO S.A. MADRID
- PETACO
- Spin·a·CARD
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Leftmost, standing in profile facing right, shoulder-length blonde hair, short rainbow-striped mini-dress, bare legs, pink high-heeled shoes, holding a large ace of hearts card |
| Woman | Centre, crouching on one knee on the chequered floor, long blonde hair, orange top, blue denim shorts, white shoes, holding a card in each hand with a fan of cards spread before her |
| Woman | Behind the crouching figure, shoulder-length blue or teal hair, orange top, holding up a face court card |
| Woman | Right of centre, red hair tied with a large green bow, green beaded or sequin halter dress, holding a red hearts card |
| Woman | Far right, short blonde bob, yellow top with an orange sunburst motif, magenta trousers, dark shoes, hands raised in a gesturing pose |
A printed backglass in flat comic-illustration style. The field is a blue and turquoise harlequin diamond pattern, with a matching blue-and-pale-teal chequered floor across the lower third. A long white pill banner at the top reads 'ES UN PRODUCTO' on the left and 'PETACO S.A. MADRID' on the right, with a small white box between them bearing a hand-lettered 'PETACO' mark. To the right of centre is the title 'Spin·a·CARD' - 'Spin' in loose yellow cursive, 'CARD' in heavy yellow block capitals, both outlined dark green. A blank white score window with a thick black frame and four empty digit reels sits at upper left. Five women stand in a semicircle below: a blonde in a rainbow-striped mini-dress and pink heels, a crouching blonde in an orange top and denim shorts, a blue-haired woman in orange, a redhead with a large green hair bow and green beaded dress, and a blonde in a yellow top and magenta trousers. Oversized playing cards - an ace of hearts, face cards, a hearts card and a run of spades - float between them.
Translite Spin-A-Card
- blue
- navy
- cream
- peach
Fingerprint: gottlieb's spina card, five young women in 1960s mod clothing fanned across blue-navy harlequin diamond background each displaying oversized playing card, row of giant cards most memorable element, peach-pink gradient title Spina Card overprinted with mechanical score window glowing 4,860, cream painted wooden frame with red-teal harlequin diamond motif on bottom rail, modern 1960s style
Five young women in 1960s mod clothing fanned across a blue-and-navy harlequin diamond background, each presenting an oversized playing card at chest height - the row of giant cards (4 of hearts, court cards, ten of hearts, 5 of spades) is the single most memorable element. Above them the peach-and-pink gradient title Spina Card is overprinted by a mechanical score window glowing 4,860. A cream-coloured painted frame with fluted side columns and a red-and-teal harlequin diamond motif on the bottom rail surrounds the glass, with a small yellow 4 at bottom centre of the diamond pattern. The top white factory banner (MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO. ... CHICAGO, ILL. 60651) with the small FLIPPER SKILL GAME logo box is unusually prominent.
Setting
- Full-bleed harlequin diamond argyle pattern in alternating mid-blue and dark navy
- Pattern reads as both wall and receding floor beneath the figures
- Cream painted frame with fluted side columns
- Bottom rail painted with large red and teal harlequin diamond and arrow motif
Symbols
- Playing cards (hearts, diamonds, spades)
- Harlequin diamond argyle pattern
- Mechanical score reel window
- Manufacturer banner bar
- Bead headband and short flared skirts
- Red and teal diamond motif on bottom rail
Lettering
- Gottlieb's in white cursive script; spina card in enormous peach-to-pink gradient, spina in flowing script joined to card in heavy bold slab capitals; factory line in plain condensed black capitals inside a white rounded bar; flipper skill game in small black caps inside a rounded logo box
Themes
- Playing cards
- Card game
- Five women
- Harlequin
- Diamond pattern
- 1960s fashion
Title on it
- Gottlieb's spina card
Text on it
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- A Gottlieb
- FLIPPER
- SKILL GAME
- ...CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
- Gottlieb's
- Spina Card
- 4,860
- 4
- 9
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Far left, standing, blonde shoulder-length hair with flipped fringe, sleeveless mini-dress in vertical green, pink, cream and orange stripes, pink high-heeled shoes, holding up an oversized 4 of hearts card in both hands, smiling and looking right |
| Woman | Upper centre-left, standing, pale platinum-blonde bob with heavy fringe, brown long-sleeve top, holding a red court card at chest height, head tilted down-left |
| Woman | Centre, standing, blonde hair swept up, holding a second face card partly behind the first, blue skirt visible, body angled right |
| Woman | Upper centre-right, standing, red-haired with a yellow-green ribbon bow, hoop earrings, green dress with white patterned yoke and trim, green high-heeled shoes, holding an oversized ten of hearts card |
| Woman | Far right, kneeling on one knee, short orange hair, pale green long-sleeve shirt printed with a red-and-white sunburst, magenta trousers, holding a 5 of spades card |
| Woman | Lower centre, kneeling cross-legged, long blonde hair with a beaded headband, orange short-sleeve top, white shorts, holding a spread of spade cards including an ace, 2, 3 and 4 of spades |
A backlit translite glass in a cream painted wooden frame with fluted side columns and a bottom rail painted with a red-and-teal harlequin diamond motif. The hand-drawn comic art sits on a full-bleed blue-and-navy harlequin diamond (argyle) backdrop reading as wall and floor. A white banner across the top reads MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO. left, a small rounded A Gottlieb FLIPPER SKILL GAME logo box centre, ...CHICAGO, ILL. 60651 right. Below left of centre a lit four-window score reel shows 4,860 in black digits on cream reels. Upper right: white cursive Gottlieb's over a huge peach-and-pink gradient title, Spina Card. Five young women fan across the middle and lower half, each holding an oversized playing card: a blonde in a striped sleeveless mini-dress with a 4 of hearts; two women at centre with court cards; a redhead in a green-and-white patterned dress with a ten of hearts; a kneeling blonde in an orange top with a spread of spade cards; and a kneeling woman in a pale green sunburst shirt and magenta trousers with a 5 of spades. A cream 4 sits at bottom centre.