1955 · Williams
Three Deuces
Vertical wood-grain plank backdrop painted turquoise/teal, yellow circular stage floor at the bottom, curved pink-and-red carnival marquee arch across the top and red curtain band along the lower edge above the yellow floor.
- Year
- 1955
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Backglass lights
- Players
- 1
Made by
- Design
- Harry Mabs
- Art
- George Molentin
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- turquoise
- red
- yellow
- pink
Fingerprint: Three Deuces — three scantily-clad showgirls in playing-card costumes dancing, each holding giant cards (hearts/diamonds/clubs), vertical strip of coloured numbered panels (9-1) down left edge, scattered red-yellow-blue stars on turquoise wood-grain background, curved marquee arch of pink panels at top with score values, red MILLIONS scroll at bottom
Three scantily-clad showgirls in playing-card costumes dancing under a curved carnival score arch, each one holding up or framed by a giant playing card (three of hearts, three of diamonds, three of clubs). The left-edge vertical strip of coloured number panels 9-to-1 running the full height of the glass is equally memorable, as is the pale turquoise vertical wood-grain background with red, yellow and blue stars scattered on it.
Setting
- Vertical wood-grain plank backdrop painted turquoise/teal
- Yellow circular stage floor at the bottom
- Curved pink-and-red carnival marquee arch across the top
- Red curtain band along the lower edge above the yellow floor
Symbols
- Hearts, diamonds and clubs card-suit pips on oversized cards
- Five-pointed stars in red, yellow and blue
- Vertical numbered score panels 1-9
- Score value panels with trailing 000 under each hundred
Lettering
- Large slanted serif display lettering in red-orange with thick white outline and dark shadow; small yellow cursive script wordmark above; block capitals for the score numerals and for millions
Themes
- Showgirls
- Revue dancers
- Playing cards
- Card suits
- Circus or carnival marquee
- Arcade score values
- Stars
Title on it
- Three deuces
Text on it
- Williams
- Three Deuces
- 100
- 000
- 200
- 300
- 400
- 500
- 600
- 700
- 800
- 900
- MILLIONS
- 9
- 8
- 7
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left showgirl: black hair in a bob with an oversized red bow, blue playsuit with a large red heart on the chest and small heart motifs, white ruffled briefs, red heeled shoes, smiling, holding a white card showing red heart pips above her head |
| Woman | Centre showgirl: blonde curled hair, white playsuit with a red and orange diamond (card-suit) pattern on the bodice and a red diamond shape floating above her head, red ruffled briefs, red heels, one arm raised holding a white card showing diamond pips, other arm bent up |
| Woman | Right showgirl: blonde hair under a tall blue top hat, magenta and purple playsuit with heart motifs and a yellow sash, red ruffled briefs, red heels, one arm bent behind her head holding a white card showing black club pips |
A mid-century cartoon-style backglass. The title 'Three Deuces' is painted in large slanted red-orange serif letters with heavy white outlines and a dark drop shadow, arched across a turquoise/teal ground of vertical wood-grain streaks, with the word 'Williams' in small yellow cursive script directly above it. Three dancing showgirls in 1940s revue costume stand across the lower half on a yellow stage floor: the left figure has black hair with a huge red bow, a blue playsuit with a red heart on the chest, white ruffled briefs and red shoes, and holds up a white card showing the three of hearts; the centre blonde figure wears a white and red diamond-patterned playsuit with a red ruffled bottom, a small red diamond above her head, and raises a card showing the three of diamonds; the right blonde wears a tall blue hat, a magenta-and-purple heart-patterned playsuit with a red ruffled bottom, and holds a club card behind her head. Red, yellow and small blue five-pointed stars are scattered over the teal background. A curved marquee arch of pink and red panels with yellow trim sweeps across the top, carrying score values; a vertical column of coloured numbered panels 9 down to 1 runs down the left edge, and a red scroll at the bottom left reads 'MILLIONS'.