1958 · Williams
Top Hat
Yellow outer border framing the whole glass, green and yellow sunburst rays radiating from centre, deep blue curtain backdrop behind the ring, pale grey circus ring floor and green apron band along the bottom edge.
- Year
- 1958
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
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
- yellow
- red
- blue
- green
Fingerprint: TOP HAT in large red arch over black stylized hat with red band, yellow sunburst radiating background, yellow border frame, two rounded score windows with red-yellow barber-pole striping on blue ribbons, four female acrobats in white leotards and one red costume with arms raised on grey ring floor, deep blue curtain, flat cartoon
A giant arched red 'TOP HAT' title over a black top hat graphic with a red hatband, framed by a yellow border and sunburst background. Two side-by-side score windows trimmed with red-and-yellow barber-pole stripes, labelled on blue ribbons '1 PLAYER' and '2 PLAYER'. A circus troupe of female acrobats in white leotards and one red costume on a grey ring floor, with a striped barrel or drum prop between them. A small solid red circle of fine white print in the upper right corner.
Setting
- Yellow outer border framing the whole glass
- Green and yellow sunburst rays radiating from centre
- Deep blue curtain backdrop behind the ring
- Pale grey circus ring floor
- Green apron band along the bottom edge
Symbols
- Top hat emblem
- Red disc badge
- Barber-pole striped window surrounds
- Blue ribbon banners
- Sunburst rays
- Row of four digit reels per window
Lettering
- Large arched red capitals with pale outline for the title; small white sans-serif capitals on blue ribbon banners for the player labels
Themes
- Circus
- Variety entertainment
- Top hat
- Acrobats
- Ring floor
Title on it
- Top hat
Text on it
- TOP HAT
- 1 PLAYER
- 2 PLAYER
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Female acrobat at left in a white leotard, arms raised, one leg extended in an arabesque on the ring floor |
| Woman | Central female performer in a bright red costume with arms outstretched on the ring floor |
| Woman | Female acrobat at right in a white leotard, arms lifted, posed mid-step on the ring floor |
| Woman | Further female figure in white at the far right edge, partially cropped |
| Other | Large black top hat with a red hatband, drawn as a graphic emblem under the title |
Vertically oriented backglass with a bright yellow outer border and a green-to-yellow radiating burst background. Across the upper third, 'TOP HAT' is lettered in large arched red capitals with a pale outline, arched over a stylised black top hat with a red band; a small circular vignette of a face in a hat sits to the upper left. In the upper right corner a solid red circle carries several lines of tiny white lettering, too small to resolve. Mid-glass are two large rounded-rectangle windows with red surrounds and yellow-and-black barber-pole striped edging, each holding a row of four white digit reels; the left is captioned '1 PLAYER' and the right '2 PLAYER' on blue ribbons, with the same wording repeated between them flanked by a red disc and a blue disc. The lower third shows a circus ring: four female acrobats, three in white leotards and one in a red costume, arms raised and legs extended on a pale grey ring floor, with a green apron band below and a deep blue curtain behind. Dominant colours yellow, red, blue and green in flat airbrushed cartoon style.