1963 · Williams
Swing Time
Known for White light, Center saucer and Letters in Time. Flat olive-green wall behind the title, purple/magenta curtain or wall behind the musicians, teal-framed rectangular score window upper right and curved green numbered band across the bottom.
- Year
- 1963
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- indicator
White light
- saucer
Center saucer
- Goal
Letters in Time
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Center saucer saucer
Bumper 1
- Passive bumpers
Lanes 2
- Wall switches switch
- Out lanes
Lights 1
- White light indicator
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Slim young woman, left side, short curled pink hair, strapless knee-length green dress, red high-heeled shoes, both hands raised clapping at chest height, smiling, body angled three-quarters to the right
- man Young man centre foreground, fair-skinned, short neat brown/blond hair, wide grin, cream or white suit jacket over white shirt with a small bow tie, fanning out a wide spread of playing cards held in both hands
- man Male musician in a light suit, centre-right, playing a saxophone or clarinet held to his mouth, head tilted back
- man Male musician at right in a tan suit and dark tie, playing a trumpet held up to his mouth
- man Male musician further right in a dark suit, partly hidden, holding a brass instrument
- man Musician at far right edge in a white shirt, only head and shoulders visible
Setting
- Flat olive-green wall behind the title
- Purple/magenta curtain or wall behind the musicians
- Teal-framed rectangular score window upper right
- Curved green numbered band across the bottom
Text on it
- SWING TIME
- SCORE
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Letters in Time
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
Reference
Linked terms
- Letters in Time also called TIME
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- green
- purple
- pink
- cream
Fingerprint: SWING TIME in multicolored bubble letters each uniquely colored, slim pink-haired woman in strapless green dress clapping, grinning man in cream suit fanning spread of playing cards, five suited musicians with brass instruments, teal score window, green curved band with numbered circles
The single most memorable feature is the big arcing multicoloured SWING TIME logo, each letter in a different candy colour with heavy pale outlines. A slim pink-haired woman in a strapless green dress and red heels claps on the left while a grinning young man in a cream suit fans a spread of playing cards in the centre foreground. A row of five suited male musicians with brass instruments plays on the right behind a drum. A teal-framed SCORE window with four mechanical reels sits in the upper right, and a green curved band of ten numbered red circles (1-10) runs along the bottom edge.
Setting
- Flat olive-green wall behind the title
- Purple/magenta curtain or wall behind the musicians
- Teal-framed rectangular score window upper right
- Curved green numbered band across the bottom
Symbols
- Spread of playing cards
- Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Drum
- Musical notes
- Ten numbered circles 1-10 on a curved track
- Small white directional arrow on the track
- Four mechanical score reels
Lettering
- Large arched display lettering in chunky rounded sans-serif capitals, each letter a different colour (blue, red-orange, pink, magenta, teal, green, yellow) with pale grey-blue outline and drop shadow; score in small plain black capitals; numerals in red discs
Themes
- Swing music
- Big band
- Jazz club
- 1940s-50s dress
- Playing cards
- Dancing
- Musicians
Title on it
- Swing time
Text on it
- SWING TIME
- SCORE
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Slim young woman, left side, short curled pink hair, strapless knee-length green dress, red high-heeled shoes, both hands raised clapping at chest height, smiling, body angled three-quarters to the right |
| Man | Young man centre foreground, fair-skinned, short neat brown/blond hair, wide grin, cream or white suit jacket over white shirt with a small bow tie, fanning out a wide spread of playing cards held in both hands |
| Man | Male musician in a light suit, centre-right, playing a saxophone or clarinet held to his mouth, head tilted back |
| Man | Male musician at right in a tan suit and dark tie, playing a trumpet held up to his mouth |
| Man | Male musician further right in a dark suit, partly hidden, holding a brass instrument |
| Man | Musician at far right edge in a white shirt, only head and shoulders visible |
| Other | Large cylindrical bass or snare drum with a pale head and dark rim, lower right, with a beater resting on it |
A painted, cartoon-style backglass with a mid-century swing-band club theme. Across the top, a large arcing title reads SWING TIME in fat, rounded, individually coloured block letters with pale grey-blue outlines and drop shadows - the S is blue, W and I are red-orange, N is pink-red, G is magenta, T and I are teal, M is green, E is yellow. A small pale cursive word sits above the middle of the title. At the far left edge, cut off by the frame, is a second oversized blue letter S over a partial N, apparently a repeat of the title wrapping round the cabinet side. On the left stands a slim young woman with short curled pink hair, a strapless green dress and red high heels, clapping her hands at chest height. Centre-left, a young man in a cream suit jacket, white shirt and bow tie fans out a spread of playing cards. Behind him on the right, five other men in suits and ties play saxophones, trumpets and stand at a drum. Upper right is a teal-framed window panel labelled SCORE over four white mechanical reels reading 0000. A curved green band across the bottom carries ten numbered circles, 1 to 10, in red, with a small white arrow marker. Backgrounds are flat blocks of olive green, purple and magenta.