1961 · Williams
Ten Spot
Known for Swinging target and Spotter rollover button. Hot pink vertically striped stage curtain behind the title, patchwork quilt of coloured squares in the upper corners, green painted floorboards across the lower scene and indoor canteen or club room with green tables and stools.
- Year
- 1961
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Target
Swinging target
- button
Spotter rollover button
On the playfield
Bumpers 2
- Blue pop bumpers
- Red pop bumper
Targets 2
- Swinging target
- Upper left standup target
Lane 1
- Out lanes
Post or gate 1
- Side wall wall
Controls 2
- Spotter rollover button button
- Advance rollover buttons buttons
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Seated at the exact centre, auburn bobbed hair, green short-sleeved top and dark green skirt, side-on facing left, hand on a table with a bottle and glass
- woman Bottom-left corner, large bust portrait, long dark hair, red-orange blouse, holding a fanned hand of court playing cards, facing right
- woman Bottom-right corner, large bust portrait, blonde curled hair under a deep red hat, blue-grey blouse, facing left in profile
- man Upper right, navy uniform shirt and peaked cap, seated cross-legged on a green stool, strumming a lute or mandolin with a long neck
- man Right side, bright yellow raincoat over a red, cream and dark green striped jumper, brown trousers, leaning forward with hands near a table
- man Centre, pale blue overalls, dark hair, seated facing the woman in green
Setting
- Hot pink vertically striped stage curtain behind the title
- Patchwork quilt of coloured squares in the upper corners
- Green painted floorboards across the lower scene
- Indoor canteen or club room with green tables and stools
Text on it
- Williams
- TEN SPOT
- SCORE
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 634
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
- Art
- George Molentin
Reference
Linked terms
- Spotter rollover button also called Spotter
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- pink
- green
- yellow
- navy
Fingerprint: Arc of ten numbered spot circles with white numerals inside colored rings running one to ten in horseshoe over top and down both side edges, TEN SPOT in large arched gold serif on hot pink curtain stripes with small white cursive brand word above, two oversized half-length portrait women anchoring bottom corners, crowded canteen scene of dozen people at green tables
The defining feature is the arc of ten numbered spot circles, each numeral white inside a coloured ring, running 1 to 10 in a horseshoe over the top and down both edges. The title is a big arched gold serif TEN SPOT on hot pink curtain stripes, with a small white cursive brand word above it. Two oversized half-length portrait women anchor the bottom corners: a dark-haired woman in a red-orange blouse fanning a hand of court cards at lower left, and a blonde woman in a deep red hat and blue blouse at lower right. The middle is a crowded canteen scene of a dozen people at green tables, with a seated auburn-haired woman in green at the exact centre and a uniformed man strumming a lute at upper right. The surround outside the curtain is a cheery patchwork quilt of red, teal, yellow and blue squares.
Setting
- Hot pink vertically striped stage curtain behind the title
- Patchwork quilt of coloured squares in the upper corners
- Green painted floorboards across the lower scene
- Indoor canteen or club room with green tables and stools
Symbols
- Ten numbered circles in coloured rings forming an arch
- Fanned hand of court playing cards
- Cup and saucer
- Glass bottle
- Lute or mandolin
- Green round tables and stools
- Patchwork squares border
- Vertically striped curtain
Lettering
- Title in large arched gold-yellow serif capitals with dark outline and faint shadow; a small white cursive brand word sits directly above it; score in white hand-lettered block capitals on a red cartouche; numerals 1 to 10 in clean white sans-serif inside coloured discs
Themes
- Numbered scoring spots
- Ten player
- Nightclub or canteen gathering
- Playing cards
- Musical entertainment
- Mid-century social scene
Title on it
- Ten spot
Text on it
- Williams
- TEN SPOT
- SCORE
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 634
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Seated at the exact centre, auburn bobbed hair, green short-sleeved top and dark green skirt, side-on facing left, hand on a table with a bottle and glass |
| Woman | Bottom-left corner, large bust portrait, long dark hair, red-orange blouse, holding a fanned hand of court playing cards, facing right |
| Woman | Bottom-right corner, large bust portrait, blonde curled hair under a deep red hat, blue-grey blouse, facing left in profile |
| Man | Upper right, navy uniform shirt and peaked cap, seated cross-legged on a green stool, strumming a lute or mandolin with a long neck |
| Man | Right side, bright yellow raincoat over a red, cream and dark green striped jumper, brown trousers, leaning forward with hands near a table |
| Man | Centre, pale blue overalls, dark hair, seated facing the woman in green |
| Man | Left, pale shirt with a yellow sweater or vest draped over the shoulders, seated at a green table with a cup |
| Woman | Left, dark hair with a red headband, seated opposite him at the same table |
| Man | Upper left, yellow cap, behind the left table group |
| Man | Left edge, pale shirt, seated with a cup raised at the table |
| Woman | Far left, dark hair with a red bow, partly cropped by the left edge |
| Man | Behind the centre table, partially hidden, dark clothing |
Backglass with a hot pink vertically striped curtain panel. Across the top an arc of ten dark navy circles in coloured rings, each with a large white numeral counting 1 at lower left up to 5 at top centre and down to 10 at lower right. Above the title a small white cursive brand word; below it TEN SPOT in large arched gold-yellow serif capitals. Outer corners are a patchwork quilt of red, teal, yellow and cream squares. The lower two thirds is a comic-book clubroom: green floorboards, men and women in mid-century clothes at green tables with cups, cards and a lute. A seated auburn-haired woman in a green top sits side-on at the centre facing left. At right a man in a bright yellow raincoat leans forward, and a uniformed man in a peaked cap strums a lute. Bottom corners hold two bust portraits: a dark-haired woman in a red-orange blouse fanning court cards at left, a blonde woman in a red hat at right. Between them a red scalloped cartouche reads SCORE above a cream reel window.