1963 · Williams
Tom Tom
Known for Swinging targets, Red passive bumper and Green bumpers. Mustard-yellow sky with maroon cloud streaks, purple and blue mountain ranges, dark green pine tree line, grey-blue campsite clearing and painted yellow teepee with red pennant.
- Year
- 1963
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- Target
Swinging targets
- Bumper
Red passive bumper
- Bumper
Green bumpers
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Flipper hinge kickers kickers
Bumpers 3
- Red passive bumper
- Green bumpers
- Jet bumpers
Target 1
- Swinging targets
Controls 2
- Rollover buttons button
- On Bumpers button button
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Central foreground figure: tan-skinned young woman with long dark hair, yellow halter top with red pendant, fringed tan skirt, barefoot, kicking one leg high, arms outstretched, smiling, standing before a small orange-and-yellow campfire
- woman Left of centre, feathered headdress, short fringed skirt and moccasins, holding a round hand drum and beater, mid-step
- man Further left, tall feather war-bonnet with long trailing plumes, fringed loincloth, round drum at his hip, striding left
- man Seated at the left of the campfire inside the teepee area, feather headdress, bare-chested, leaning on a drum
- woman Seated beside him, feathered headdress, holding a small hand drum upright, looking towards the centre
- woman Right of centre, headdress with long red-and-white plumes, short fringed skirt, bare legs, holding a large round drum and beater, stepping forward
Setting
- Mustard-yellow sky with maroon cloud streaks
- Purple and blue mountain ranges
- Dark green pine tree line
- Grey-blue campsite clearing
- Painted yellow teepee with red pennant
Text on it
- Williams
- TWO PLAYER
- TOM TOM
- 1
- 2
- 196
- 004
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- BALL IN PLAY
- PLAYERS
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE! 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY!
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Advances
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
- Art
- George Molentin
Reference
Linked terms
- Rollover buttons also called Top rollover button
- Jet bumpers also called Yellow bumpers
- Advances also called Making 5 Advances
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- cream
- red
- yellow
- teal
Fingerprint: Dense starburst of coloured pop bumpers and cream circular targets crowding upper half; royal crown-like arch at top; PUSH BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET in huge red capitals on apron; mirrored OFF BUMPERS panels with yellow lettering read as wings flanking centre column; yellow licence-plate badge stamped 1974 on apron; bright crown-and-arch crest in orange, yellow and red
A dense starburst of brightly coloured pop bumpers and cream circular targets crowding the upper half of the field, with a royal crown-like printed arch at the very top. Slung low across the apron in huge red block capitals is PUSH BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET, flanked by 5 BALLS 10c PER PLAY 3 PLAYS 25c. Two mirrored OFF BUMPERS panels with the INCREASES VALUE / TARGET VALUE lettering read as a pair like wings either side of the centre column of five targets. A yellow licence-plate style year badge stamped 1974 sits in the middle of the apron.
Setting
- Flat printed playfield board with a woodgrain-style cream and red surround border
- Upper playfield recessed under a clear plastic with a printed orange and yellow arch of arches
- Stainless steel apron and cabinet below the playfield
Symbols
- Playing cards showing 10 and 50
- Stacked round targets
- Stars and sunburst rays
- Royal crown
- Arched rainbow bands
- Licence-plate style year badge
Notable shapes
- A large central eight-pointed starburst with an upright column of five round targets, a yellow-and-cream crown-shaped arch at the top, and a rectangular yellow year plate stamped 1974 centred on the apron
Art motifs
- Symmetrical sunburst
- Mirrored trapezoid bumpers panels
- Numbered card pips
- Painted ornamental scrollwork
Themes
- Electro-mechanical
- Bulletin card
- Number and score game
- Casino card and dice imagery
- Royal crest
Text on it
- Williams
- ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING CORP.
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS U.S.A.
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
- TOM-TOM
- One or Two Players
- For Amusement Only
- For best results and to fully enjoy the action features of the game, it is necessary that the right hand plunger knob be set to the left hand setting
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 1200 POINTS
- 2 REPLAYS FOR EACH SCORE OF 1800 POINTS
- 3 REPLAYS FOR EACH SCORE OF 3600 POINTS
- 4 REPLAYS FOR EACH SCORE OF 1800 POINTS
- SPECIAL REPLAY WHEN LIT
- and to the lighted number at back playfield when a man is standing up.
- PUSH BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET
- 5 BALLS
- 10c PER PLAY
- 3 PLAYS 25c
- 1974
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- HURRY UP!
- THAT ENDS GAME
- 100 PTS
- OFF BUMPERS
- INCREASES VALUE
- TARGET VALUE
- DO IT WHEN LIT
- CHANGES VALUES WHEN LIT
- ADVANCE 10 POINTS WHEN LIT
- PUSH LOWER PLUNGER FOR BALL
- 10
- 50
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | No human or animal figures; the field is populated by five mushroom-shaped pop bumpers with printed round caps in orange, yellow and green, two slingshot kicker plates angled low at the sides, and printed decorative playing-card panels |
A vintage electro-mechanical playfield photographed whole-machine, the whole field visible with the brushed aluminium cabinet and coin door below. Layout is a broad V of flat printed board: at the top a bright crown-and-arch crest in orange, yellow and red surrounds a cluster of five mushroom-capped pop bumpers with concentric blue, white and red target rings and printed numbers (10, 10, 10, 50) beside them. The middle of the field is dominated by a big yellow, teal and cream burst shape with an upright stack of five round cream targets, flanked by printed playing-card-style panels showing a red 10 and a black 10. Bright yellow and red trapezoid panels read OFF BUMPERS with INCREASES VALUE and TARGET VALUE, and DO IT WHEN LIT ribbons run under each. The apron at the bottom is cream and maroon: instructions at left, a red push-button instruction panel in the centre, 5 BALLS / 10c PER PLAY / 3 PLAYS 25c at right, and a small HURRY UP / THAT ENDS GAME plate above. Dominant colours are cream, red, yellow, and teal.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- yellow
- orange
- red
- green
Fingerprint: TOM TOM title in pink-orange block letters twice, barefoot dancer in yellow two-piece before campfire surrounded by feather-headdress drummers, giant rope-laced hide drums as score reels, teepee with pennant, mustard sky and maroon clouds
The most memorable feature is the pair of enormous teepee-drum score reels marked 1 and 2, laced with rope and carrying rolled numeral cards reading 196 and 004, with red player name plates beneath. A barefoot central dancer in a yellow two-piece and fringed skirt kicks high in front of a small orange campfire, ringed by four more feather-headdress drummers and two seated campers. The title appears twice side by side in chunky pink-orange block capitals with black shadows, under a small script wordmark and the line TWO PLAYER. Small vertical arrow-and-lamp graphics flank both lower corners, and a green-bordered red instruction banner spans the bottom.
Setting
- Mustard-yellow sky with maroon cloud streaks
- Purple and blue mountain ranges
- Dark green pine tree line
- Grey-blue campsite clearing
- Painted yellow teepee with red pennant
Symbols
- Two laced hide drums used as score reels
- Crossed drumsticks on the drum heads
- Pair of crossed feathered arrows behind the teepee
- Campfire
- Row of six coloured round lamps down the left edge (orange, orange, cream, blue, cream, green)
- Blue right-pointing arrow in a white diamond at bottom left
- Red-and-yellow arrow motif on the cabinet apron
- Green triangle-patterned band along the very bottom
- Drum skins bearing numeral cards
Lettering
- Large pink-orange slab block capitals with black drop shadows and yellow diamond-shaped counters, arranged as a doubled title; small red script wordmark and red sans-serif caps above; white block letters on red lozenge plates for the player labels; cream block caps on a red banner with a green-and-black patterned border at the bottom
Themes
- Native american camp
- Camping
- Teepee
- Drum
- Campfire
- Mountain west
- Two player versus
Title on it
- Tom tom
Text on it
- Williams
- TWO PLAYER
- TOM TOM
- 1
- 2
- 196
- 004
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- BALL IN PLAY
- PLAYERS
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE! 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY!
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central foreground figure: tan-skinned young woman with long dark hair, yellow halter top with red pendant, fringed tan skirt, barefoot, kicking one leg high, arms outstretched, smiling, standing before a small orange-and-yellow campfire |
| Woman | Left of centre, feathered headdress, short fringed skirt and moccasins, holding a round hand drum and beater, mid-step |
| Man | Further left, tall feather war-bonnet with long trailing plumes, fringed loincloth, round drum at his hip, striding left |
| Man | Seated at the left of the campfire inside the teepee area, feather headdress, bare-chested, leaning on a drum |
| Woman | Seated beside him, feathered headdress, holding a small hand drum upright, looking towards the centre |
| Woman | Right of centre, headdress with long red-and-white plumes, short fringed skirt, bare legs, holding a large round drum and beater, stepping forward |
| Man | Far right, tall feather headdress, bare chest, short skirt, holding a large round drum at his waist, dancing on the toes |
A backlit hand-painted backglass in landscape format, framed by a speckled cream-grey cabinet with a red arrow and gold-dot motif on the lower apron. The background is a flat mustard-yellow sky with maroon cloud streaks, purple and blue mountain ranges, a dark green pine line and a grey-blue campsite clearing. Two giant cream hide drums laced with tan rope stand left and right as score reels, each topped by a brown ball and crossed drumsticks and each carrying a row of white numeral cards. Between them rises a yellow-and-red painted teepee with a red pennant and crossed feathered arrows. Lettering across the top reads TOM TOM twice in huge pink-orange block capitals with black drop shadows and yellow diamond counters. The lower half is a ring of cartoon tribal dancers: a central tan-skinned woman in a yellow halter top and fringed tan skirt mid-kick before a small campfire, flanked by feather-headdress figures beating hand drums, with two more seated by the fire behind. A red banner along the bottom carries an instruction line about two players.