1956 · Williams
Tim-Buc-Tu
Surreal casino or cocktail lounge interior, powder-blue central card panel, tan fluted columns, green wall with two gold-framed paintings of reclining nudes, curved golden-brown bar counter and cloud-edged pink and cream title banner.
- Year
- 1956
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Backglass lights
- Players
- 1
Made by
- Design
- Harry Williams
- Art
- George Molentin
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- pink-red
- powder blue
- gold
- cream
Fingerprint: Tim + Buc + Tu in yellow-green block capitals with plus signs between words, powder-blue central panel displaying 3x4 grid of white playing cards with four Aces, four Kings, four Queens, six casino bar figures including woman in pink-and-white striped corset and woman in scarlet dress with enormous red hat, gilt trophy cup, 1950s pinball style
The single most memorable element is the row of four Aces, four Kings and four Queens painted as white playing cards on a flat powder-blue central panel, stacked in a neat 3x4 grid with no jacks or tens. Framing it is a casino bar scene of six figures, dominated by a woman in a pink-and-white striped corset with a green ruffled hem and black fishnet stockings, arm lifted with a drink. A woman in a scarlet dress wearing an enormous red hat trimmed in white fur, holding a martini glass, is equally distinctive. The title banner uses plus signs between the three name words, and the bar apron runs a green 10 000 to 90 000 numeric ladder above a big red club card.
Setting
- Surreal casino or cocktail lounge interior
- Powder-blue central card panel
- Tan fluted columns
- Green wall with two gold-framed paintings of reclining nudes
- Curved golden-brown bar counter
- Cloud-edged pink and cream title banner
Symbols
- Playing cards - four aces, four kings, four queens
- Red club pip on a white card at lower right
- Gilt trophy cup
- Framed paintings
- Cocktail glasses
- Wine bottle
- Fluted columns
Lettering
- Cursive red script with white outline for the small name, large yellow-green block capitals with black outline and white drop shadow for the main title, white numerals on pink-red ribbon panels
Themes
- Casino
- Card games
- Cocktail bar
- Pin-up
- Nightlife
- Wealth and millions
Title on it
- Tim + buc + tu
Text on it
- William's
- TIM + BUC + TU
- MILLIONS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 100 000
- 200 000
- 300 000
- 400 000
- 500 000
- 600 000
- 700 000
- 800 000
- 900 000
- 10 000
- 20 000
- 30 000
- 40 000
- 50 000
- 60 000
- 70 000
- 80 000
- 90 000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Seated at the far left, blonde curled hair, strapless red top, black fishnet stockings, looking right |
| Man | Behind the counter at left, dark hair, white waiter's jacket, dark tie, standing |
| Woman | Centre-left standing, blonde updo with a small green hat, pink and white striped corset, green ruffled hem, black fishnet stockings, one arm raised holding a small glass, smiling |
| Man | Foreground centre, seen from behind, white sailor hat, blue shirt, seated with back to the viewer |
| Woman | Leaning on the bar at centre-right, blonde hair, deep pink strapless dress, smiling |
| Woman | Right, scarlet dress, enormous red hat trimmed with white fur, holding a martini glass aloft, black fishnet stockings |
| Man | Far right, grey hair, white jacket, holding a bottle at his side |
| Other | Reclining nude figure painted inside the left gold-framed wall picture, blue drapery, green background |
| Other | Reclining nude figure painted inside the right gold-framed wall picture, blue drapery, green background |
Rectangular backglass in a bright 1950s pinball style, painted as a surreal casino lounge. Across the top a pale pink and cream cloud banner carries the title in two styles: cursive red script with a white outline at the far left, then large yellow-green block capitals with a black outline and white drop shadow reading the main name with small plus signs between the words. At the top right a gilt trophy cup with a crown of points sits above the word MILLIONS in small red capitals. Directly below the banner is a row of pink-red ribbon panels, each bordered in white, carrying big white numerals 1 through 9 left to right, each flanked by blue and white vertical stripes. Under that runs an arc of red circles outlined in gold, each holding a white number above three small white zeros. The centre of the glass is a flat powder-blue panel showing a 3x4 grid of white playing cards - four Aces, four Kings, four Queens, the aces of spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs. Flanking this blue panel are tan fluted columns and two gold-framed paintings of reclining nudes against green. The lower half is a crowded bar scene of six figures around a curved golden-brown bar counter. Left is a seated blonde woman in a strapless red top with black fishnet stockings; beside her a dark-haired man in a white waiter's jacket; centre a blonde woman in a pink and white striped corset, green ruffled hem and fishnet stockings, one arm raised with a small glass. A man in a white sailor hat and blue shirt is seen from behind in the foreground, a blonde woman in a deep pink dress leans on the counter, and at the right a woman in a scarlet dress with a huge red hat trimmed in white fur holds a martini glass, next to a grey-haired man in a white jacket holding a bottle. The apron of the bar carries green square panels reading 10 000 through 90 000 in white, and a large red club on a white card stands at the lower right. Dominant colours are pink-red, powder blue, gold-tan and cream.