1963 · Gottlieb
Sweet Hearts
Known for Top card lanes, Gobble hole and Backglass card sets. Flat royal blue field, purple halftone dotted banner behind the title, concentric red, yellow and white heart swirl behind the score reels and cream painted outer border with rounded cutout slots.
- Year
- 1963
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Lane
Top card lanes
- Hole
Gobble hole
- backglass toy
Backglass card sets
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Gobble hole
Target 1
- Lower standup targets
Lanes 5
- Top card lanes
- Middle left lanes
- 6 lane
- Middle right lanes
- 2 lane
Backbox 1
- Backglass card sets backglass toy
On the backglass
Who and what
- other Jester in orange and green with a two-point fool's cap tipped with bells and a white ruff collar, standing at lower left
- woman Crowned woman at upper left, orange and green gown with white playing-card-patterned sleeves and collar, small crown, smiling
- man King at upper right, gold crown, grey hair, green tunic with red-and-white playing-card robe and belt, arm reaching inwards
- woman Blonde girl at lower right in a yellow dress with white pinafore and yellow boots, holding a small wand
- other Two laughing heads with closed eyes and open mouths leaning over the top of the score-reel window
Setting
- Flat royal blue field
- Purple halftone dotted banner behind the title
- Concentric red, yellow and white heart swirl behind the score reels
- Cream painted outer border with rounded cutout slots
Text on it
- SWEET HEARTS
- MFG. BY D. COTTLES & CO CHICAGO, ILL. 60-6057
- GENUINE
Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Reference
Linked terms
- Top card lanes also called Ace-King-Queen-Jack-10
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- red
- yellow
- cream
Fingerprint: Jester, crowned king, queen and blonde girl from four corners around giant fanned playing card with suit patterns on costumes, oversized card with pipped-heart grid beneath, concentric red-yellow heart swirls, two laughing heads over score reel window, SWEET HEARTS in enormous white block letters with red shadow on purple halftone banner, carnival card-game illustration
A jester, a crowned king, a queen and a blonde girl in carnival dress crowd in from the four corners around a giant fanned playing card, all rendered with playing-card suit patterns on their costumes. The centrepiece is an oversized playing card fanned open with a grid of pipped hearts beneath it, framed by concentric red-and-yellow heart swirls. Two laughing heads with shut eyes grin over the score-reel window directly under the title. The title itself, SWEET HEARTS, is enormous white block lettering with a red shadow on a purple halftone banner.
Setting
- Flat royal blue field
- Purple halftone dotted banner behind the title
- Concentric red, yellow and white heart swirl behind the score reels
- Cream painted outer border with rounded cutout slots
Symbols
- Rows of red heart pips
- Fanned playing cards including face cards
- Heart outlines in concentric arcs
- Playing-card-patterned costume sleeves
- Crowns
- Jester bells
- Halftone dot texture
Lettering
- Very large white condensed block capitals with red drop shadow and orange/yellow inline on a purple halftone banner; small white condensed capitals on a curved blue band below
Themes
- Playing cards
- Card suits
- Hearts
- Carnival
- Court cards
- Jester
Title on it
- Sweet hearts
Text on it
- SWEET HEARTS
- MFG. BY D. COTTLES & CO CHICAGO, ILL. 60-6057
- GENUINE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Jester in orange and green with a two-point fool's cap tipped with bells and a white ruff collar, standing at lower left |
| Woman | Crowned woman at upper left, orange and green gown with white playing-card-patterned sleeves and collar, small crown, smiling |
| Man | King at upper right, gold crown, grey hair, green tunic with red-and-white playing-card robe and belt, arm reaching inwards |
| Woman | Blonde girl at lower right in a yellow dress with white pinafore and yellow boots, holding a small wand |
| Other | Two laughing heads with closed eyes and open mouths leaning over the top of the score-reel window |
A backglass in a cream outer border with rounded cutout slots, enclosing a bright blue inner field. Across the top, huge block capitals read SWEET HEARTS in white with red drop shadow and orange-and-yellow outline, set on a purple dotted halftone banner. Beneath it, four white score reels sit inside a grey window over a red, yellow and white concentric heart swirl. Two laughing heads with closed eyes lean over the reel window from above. A curved blue band below carries small white lettering. A large playing card fans open in the centre, its upper edge showing face cards and hearts; below it, a grid of white cards on blue shows rows of red and black heart pips. Characters flank the card grid: at the left a jester in orange and green with a fool's cap and bells, and above him a crowned woman in orange and green with playing-card patterned sleeves; at the right a king in a gold crown and green tunic wearing a red-and-white playing-card robe, reaching in, and below him a blonde girl in a yellow dress holding a wand. Art style is flat cartoon line work with saturated primary colours. The cabinet shows chipped paint and scuffs along the edges.