1967 · Chicago Coin
Twinky
Known for Peacock, Peacock Button, Captive ball and Lower saucer. Flat sky-blue field with faint line-drawn abstract swirls and dots, black-and-white chequered floor across the lower third, pale band of blue diamonds on white along the bottom border and white cabinet frame visible around all four edges.
- Year
- 1967
- Maker
- Chicago Coin
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- backglass toy
Peacock
- button
Peacock Button
- Captive ball
Captive ball
- saucer
Lower saucer
On the playfield
- teal
- mustard yellow
- orange
- red
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 2 target banks
- 2 slingshots
Hole 1
- Lower saucer saucer
Captive ball 1
- Captive ball
Bumpers 2
- Yellow bumpers
- Blue bumpers
Lanes 4
- Near out lanes
- Far out lanes
- Near in lanes
- Far in lanes
Posts and gates 3
- Rollunder gates gates
- Free ball gate gate
- Center peg post
Controls 2
- Peacock Button button
- Rollover buttons buttons
Backbox 1
- Peacock backglass toy
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Far left, grinning broadly, short dark hair, wearing a red-orange dungaree/boiler suit with rolled sleeves and yellow-and-black striped socks, lunging rightwards with one arm thrust out and legs splayed in a dancing or breakdancing pose
- man Behind and slightly right of the red-suited man, short dark hair, brown suit jacket and trousers, standing upright and facing forward
- woman Small, standing beside the suited man, dark hair, pale cream or white dress, facing forward
- woman Centre-left, tall slim model with a tall green beehive hairstyle, pink short-sleeved mini dress with a dark belt, bare legs, standing with hands on hips
- robot Small boxy robot head peeking between the pink-dressed woman and the moustached man, cream/grey metal casing with a dark dial or speaker face and a short antenna-like detail
- man Centre, black slicked-back hair and moustache, magenta/pink shirt with white collar and grey trousers, one arm extended pointing to the right, other hand on hip
Setting
- Flat sky-blue field with faint line-drawn abstract swirls and dots
- Black-and-white chequered floor across the lower third
- Pale band of blue diamonds on white along the bottom border
- White cabinet frame visible around all four edges
Text on it
- TWINKY
- Cathode Glass
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 1st or 2
- PLAYERS
- IT'S FUN TO COMPETE
- A GAME BY BALLY
- 100
- 200
- 300
- 50
- 500
Made by
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- teal
- mustard yellow
- orange
- red
Fingerprint: Lights Peacock, full-length female figure center in white top bright red mini skirt and blue boots standing hands-on-hips on black-teal checkered platform, red-green four-leaf clover at top arch with LIGHTS and PEACOCK on leaves and tiny peacock between, red fan-shaped COLLECT BONUS SCORE panel, two large yellow triangular panels with blue peacock-feather motifs, teal-blue mustard-yellow orange-red palette on mid-century modern geometric layout
The most memorable element is a full-length female figure in the centre of the playfield: a bob-haired woman in a white top, bright red mini skirt and tall blue boots, standing hands-on-hips on a black-and-teal chequered platform. Second, the red-and-green four-leaf clover at the top arch carrying the words LIGHTS and PEACOCK on its leaves, with a tiny peacock between them. Third, the huge red fan-shaped COLLECT BONUS SCORE panel whose curved row of 50 100 200 300 500 numbers sits directly under the top bumpers. Fourth, two large yellow triangular panels painted with blue peacock-feather motifs flanking the central figure.
Setting
- Flat angular colour-blocked backdrop
- Orange and teal radiating sunburst field
- Black-and-teal chequered platform under the central figure
- Cream painted lower deck
- Dark wood cabinet rail around the playfield
Symbols
- Four-leaf clover
- Peacock feathers
- Diamond motifs
- Sunburst rays
- Chequered platform
- Arrowhead finials
- Birdcage
- Signpost
Notable shapes
- Arched wire ball guide across the top
- Large fan-shaped red bonus panel
- Two mirrored triangular peacock panels
- Chevron cutouts in the lower apron
- Elongated hexagonal hole inserts
Art motifs
- Bold flat colour blocking
- Concentric sunburst
- Heavy black outlines
- Angular lightning-bolt side panels
- Triangular feather fans
Themes
- Peacock
- Nightclub
- Showgirl
- Mid-century modern
- Abstract geometric
Title on it
- Lights peacock
Text on it
- LIGHTS
- PEACOCK
- COLLECT BONUS SCORE
- 50
- 100
- 200
- 300
- 500
- ADVANCE BONUS SCORE
- GATE
- OPEN
- WHEN LIT
- ADVANCE BONUS SCORE UNTIL 500 IS REACHED THEN 10 Points.
- 100 POINTS
- SPECIAL
- LIGHTS PEACOCK
- Flipper Button
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- BALL IN PLAY
- 5 BALLS PER GAME
- 1 ADDED BALL
- CHICAGO DYNAMIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central, largest figure: adult woman with green-and-blue bobbed hair, white long-sleeved top with small dark pattern, bright red mini skirt, tall blue boots, one hand on hip, other arm raised behind her head, standing on a black-and-teal chequered diamond platform |
| Woman | Upper right side lane: adult woman with long blonde hair, short green dress with red trim at hem and bodice, standing upright inside the slingshot lane |
| Other | Small peacock illustration standing between the lights and peacock clover leaves at the top arch |
| Other | Row of small dark silhouetted human figures to the right of the central woman, beside a white signpost, with a small yellow bird perched on the central figure's raised hand |
| Creature | A wire-hung birdcage suspended above and right of the central woman |
| Animal | Two blue peacock figures painted inside the yellow triangular panels at mid-left and mid-right, each with a fanned tail |
A tall, narrow, wood-look pinball playfield photographed in a cabinet, lit by ambient daylight with a hard shadow across the lower left. The artwork is a flat, angular, mid-century modern design in teal-blue, mustard yellow, orange, red and black, built around a long yellow runway band running down the centre. At the top of the arch is a red and green four-leaf clover motif with the words LIGHTS on the left leaf and PEACOCK on the right, split by a small standing peacock figure; three round pop bumpers below it, two with yellow sunburst skirts and one white with blue triangular rays. Two small female figures appear: a blonde woman in a short green dress with red trim standing on the right upper side lane, and a larger central woman with green-and-blue bobbed hair, a white patterned top, a red mini skirt and blue boots, standing hands-on-hips on a black-and-teal chequered platform. Small silhouetted onlookers stand to her right beside a signpost and a hanging birdcage. A large red fan-shaped panel reads COLLECT BONUS SCORE above a row of 50 100 200 300 500 with five round white lamps. Triangular wings of yellow peacock-feather artwork sit at mid-left and mid-right. Two flippers, two slingshots and a chrome ball-drain occupy the bottom. The cream lower deck carries Flipper Button labels, a large red ball-in-play panel and a cream scoring card.
Playfield
- yellow
- blue
- red
- white
Fingerprint: Showgirl with lime-green bobbed hair and red beret on op-art checkered grid, mirrored triangular panels with blue peacocks displaying yellow tail fans, red hexagonal collect bonus cap at top, five cream scoring circles, angular yellow-pink-white lightning bolts in upper corners
The single most memorable element is the cartoon showgirl with lime-green bobbed hair and red beret, hands on hips and shading her eyes, standing on an op-art chequerboard grid. Just as striking are the two mirrored triangular panels at lower left and lower right, each showing a blue peacock with a fully fanned yellow tail. A red hexagonal 'COLLECT BONUS SCORE' cap crowns the top of the playfield above a black ball hole and a row of five cream scoring circles numbered 50 to 500. Angular lightning-bolt mosaics in yellow, pink and white fill both upper corners behind the clear ramp guides. Faint handwritten pencil scores are scrawled across the left apron card.
Setting
- Mustard-yellow central panel with teal-blue border
- Black-and-teal chequerboard perspective grid horizon
- Wooden cabinet rails and stainless side trim
- Dark cabinet interior at image edges
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (hearts and diamonds) on the top-right lane art
- Yellow/pink/white lightning-bolt and starburst mosaics
- Black-and-teal chequerboard grid
- Round cream scoring circles
- Triangular peacock tail fans
- Film camera and clapperboard silhouettes
- Red arrows and hexagonal badges
Notable shapes
- Large teardrop/oval yellow playfield with a pointed top
- Hexagonal red cap panel with a central black ball hole
- Mirrored triangular peacock panels at the lower left and right
- Two clear plastic ramp walls forming v shapes at the upper corners
- Arrow-shaped green advance bonus score banners
- Op-art lightning bolts framing both upper corners
Art motifs
- Flat comic-book colour blocking
- Heavy black outlines
- Angular op-art zigzags
- Retro starburst explosions
- Script lettering on plain black panels
Themes
- Showgirl
- Peacock
- Studio/film-set motif
- Op-art geometry
- Mid-century cartoon
Text on it
- COLLECT BONUS SCORE
- 100 ADVANCE BONUS SCORE
- 50
- 100
- 200
- 300
- 500
- GATE OPEN
- WHEN LIT
- ADVANCE BONUS SCORE
- UNTIL 500 IS REACHED
- THEN 10 Points
- SPECIAL
- LIGHTS PEACOCK
- 100 Points
- Flipper Button
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 5 BALLS PER GAME
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1 ADDED BALL
- CHICAGO DYNAMIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Cartoon showgirl, green bob haircut, red beret, white polka-dot blouse, red pencil skirt, pale blue knee-high boots, left hand on hip, right arm raised shading her eyes, standing full-length at centre of the playfield |
| Other | Row of tiny black silhouetted onlookers along the chequerboard horizon, several holding round white flash lamps or standing beside them |
| Other | Black silhouette of a film camera on a tripod with a boom arm at the horizon, left of centre-right |
| Other | Small clapperboard silhouette beside the camera figure |
| Animal | Two mirrored blue peacocks with fully fanned yellow-and-black tails filling the triangular lower-left and lower-right panels |
Full-length portrait playfield photographed in its wooden cabinet, wood rails and stainless side trim visible at left and right. A broad mustard-yellow centre panel is bordered by teal-blue and pink art; both upper corners carry angular yellow/pink/white lightning-bolt mosaics behind clear plastic ramp walls. Centre of the yellow field is dominated by a cartoon woman with a bright green bobbed haircut and red beret, wearing a white polka-dot blouse, a red pencil skirt and knee-high sky-blue boots, one hand on her hip, the other shading her eyes, standing on a black-and-teal chequerboard vanishing-point grid. Along that horizon stand tiny black silhouetted onlookers with round white lamps, a film camera on a tripod and a clapperboard. At the top a red hexagonal 'COLLECT BONUS SCORE' panel arches over a ball hole and five white circles under numerals 50, 100, 200, 300, 500, flanked by two green '100 ADVANCE BONUS SCORE' arrow banners; below it a teal 'ADVANCE BONUS SCORE UNTIL 500 IS REACHED THEN 10 Points' banner with two round lamp holes. Two mint-green diamond '50 / 100 WHEN LIT' panels flank the woman. Lower left and right carry triangular peacock illustrations — a blue peacock spreading its tail against yellow — above black 'LIGHTS PEACOCK WHEN LIT' panels, and red 'COLLECT BONUS SCORE 100' arrows. Two white flipper bats sit centre-low; the white metal apron below reads 'Flipper Button' twice in pink script.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- sky blue
- red
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: TWINKY title in red-orange block letters with yellow keyline, pair of black mechanical reel windows bracketing diagonally, seven figures in bright sky-blue field including grinning man in red dungarees lunging across black-white checkerboard, woman in lime-green top with striped bow collar, robot head with dial face, white rounded console with colored number panels
The headline detail is the enormous arched red-orange wordmark with its fat yellow keyline, sitting above a green cursive phrase on sky blue. Second is the pair of black, yellow-capped mechanical reel windows that bracket the title diagonally, giving an unusual off-centre balance. Third is the cartoon cast of seven figures in mid-century outfits, including a grinning man in red dungarees lunging across a black-and-white chequered floor and a large blonde woman in lime green with a striped bow collar. Fourth is the rounded white console at the bottom centre, its fan of coloured number panels and its red lamp strip like a jukebox or games-console front.
Setting
- Flat sky-blue field with faint line-drawn abstract swirls and dots
- Black-and-white chequered floor across the lower third
- Pale band of blue diamonds on white along the bottom border
- White cabinet frame visible around all four edges
Symbols
- Black-and-white chequered floor tiles
- Blue diamond lozenge border at the bottom
- Fan of coloured number panels on the console
- Red base strip with small round bulb lamps
- Reel windows with digit wheels
- Yellow warning-style plaque in the top left corner
- Faint line-drawn swirls and star sparkles in the blue field
Lettering
- Title in very large arched red-orange slab block capitals with a thick yellow outline and white shadow; player labels in bold yellow sans-serif capitals on black panels; right-hand choice text in pink-and-white mixed-case; a small green flowing cursive line above the title; tiny white capitals on a red strip at the bottom
Themes
- Arcade game competition
- Multiplayer versus
- Quiz or game-show machine
- Score reel windows
- Cathode-ray tube styling
Title on it
- Twinky
Text on it
- TWINKY
- Cathode Glass
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 1st or 2
- PLAYERS
- IT'S FUN TO COMPETE
- A GAME BY BALLY
- 100
- 200
- 300
- 50
- 500
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Far left, grinning broadly, short dark hair, wearing a red-orange dungaree/boiler suit with rolled sleeves and yellow-and-black striped socks, lunging rightwards with one arm thrust out and legs splayed in a dancing or breakdancing pose |
| Man | Behind and slightly right of the red-suited man, short dark hair, brown suit jacket and trousers, standing upright and facing forward |
| Woman | Small, standing beside the suited man, dark hair, pale cream or white dress, facing forward |
| Woman | Centre-left, tall slim model with a tall green beehive hairstyle, pink short-sleeved mini dress with a dark belt, bare legs, standing with hands on hips |
| Robot | Small boxy robot head peeking between the pink-dressed woman and the moustached man, cream/grey metal casing with a dark dial or speaker face and a short antenna-like detail |
| Man | Centre, black slicked-back hair and moustache, magenta/pink shirt with white collar and grey trousers, one arm extended pointing to the right, other hand on hip |
| Woman | Large head-and-shoulders portrait at the right, blonde bob with fringe, pink lipstick, wearing a lime-green top with a wide orange-and-yellow striped bow or ruffled collar, looking slightly left |
A wide, horizontally banded backglass in flat mid-century cartoon line art on a bright sky-blue background, bordered at the bottom by a pale strip of blue diamonds on white. Across the top centre sits the main title in huge red-orange block letters with a thick yellow outline and white drop shadow, slightly arched, and a small green cursive line above it. Two black rectangular score windows flank the title, one upper left and one mid right, each headed by bold yellow lettering and holding a row of four white mechanical reels. On the right, pink and white lettering offers a two-player choice above a small slogan. The middle and lower half is populated by seven separate figures arranged in a shallow line: at far left a grinning man in a red-orange dungaree outfit and yellow-striped socks lunging forward; behind him a small couple, a man in a brown suit and a woman in a pale dress; centre-left a woman in a pink mini-dress with a green beehive hairstyle; centre a moustached man in a magenta shirt and grey trousers pointing right with an outstretched arm; beside him a small boxy robot head with a dial face; at the right a large blonde woman in a lime-green top with a bold orange-and-yellow striped bow collar. Centre-bottom sits a rounded white console with a fan of coloured number panels and a red base strip of small round lamps, all standing on a black-and-white chequered floor.