1962 · Williams
Vagabond
Known for Center column rollover buttons, Lower saucers, Center drop target and ABCD lanes. Deep blue starry night sky, green desert grass with cacti, curved railway track, rolling hills and a crescent moon and small propeller plane.
- Year
- 1962
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- rollovers
Center column rollover buttons
- saucers
Lower saucers
- Drop target
Center drop target
- Lane
ABCD lanes
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Lower saucers saucers
Bumpers 3
- Yellow pop bumper
- Red pop bumper
- Green pop bumper
Drop target 1
- Center drop target
Target 1
- Upper standup targets
Lanes 4
- Center column rollover buttons rollovers
- Top rollover button rollover
- ABCD lanes
- Out lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Fat grinning tramp in a battered yellow wide-brimmed hat with a red feather, white bushy beard, red nose and cheeks, wide open mouth, purple-and-white check jacket, yellow trousers and red boots, reclining on a black spring cart with red wheels and a long protruding red tongue, holding a red-and-white brochure aloft in one hand and a small red object in the other
- child Boy in a red long-sleeve shirt and blue trousers, dark hair, arms flung up, mouth open in a frightened grimace, running to the right at the far side of the track
- other Small distant figure wearing a wide yellow sombrero and red clothing, standing on green grass at the right edge
- animal Red and green rooster or hen in the bottom-left corner among the grass, with a yellow squiggle above it
- other Blue speckled creature or bird at the extreme top-right corner
Setting
- Deep blue starry night sky
- Green desert grass with cacti
- Curved railway track
- Rolling hills and a crescent moon
- Small propeller plane
Text on it
- VAGABOND
- TRAVEL
- PREVIOUS HI SCORE
- BALLS TO PLAY
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Advance
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
Reference
Linked terms
- Center column rollover buttons also called Advance column
- Lower saucers also called lower side saucers
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- red
- cream
- yellow
- blue
Fingerprint: Curved orange sunburst arch at top with green globe medallion at center, large red cursive script title arcing across, five red pop bumpers with white 10-point caps in wide arc straddling yellow diamond-lightning-bolt center lane, blue lower playfield filled with cream scoring ovals, green arrow pointing at ADVANCE WHEN LIT, red harlequin side panels showing circus performers and animals, carnival theme
A curved orange sunburst arch at the top of the playfield, with a green globe medallion at its centre and a large red cursive script title arcing across it. Five red pop bumpers with white 10-point caps arranged in a wide arc, straddling a yellow diamond-and-lightning-bolt centre lane. A blue lower playfield filled with cream scoring ovals and a green arrow pointing at the words ADVANCE WHEN LIT. Red harlequin-style side panels showing circus performers and animals in flat cartoon painting.
Setting
- Curved orange sunburst arch across the top
- Flat blue lower playfield with printed scoring ovals
- Cream and yellow diamond lane graphics on the centre
- Aluminium lower apron with printed instruction card
Symbols
- 50 point coin symbols
- Large red numerals 10
- Spinning target rings
- Lightning bolt and diamond lane shapes
- Green downward arrow
- Lettered c and d round targets
- Star rosettes
Notable shapes
- Curved top arch over the upper playfield
- Green globe medallion
- Yellow diamond and lightning bolt centre lane
- Green downward arrow above the flippers
- Three coin slots in the cabinet front below the apron
Art motifs
- Sunburst arch
- Globe medallion
- Clown and harlequin costumes
- Circus tent panels
- Animal vignettes
- Score discs and ovals
Themes
- Circus
- Carnival
- Target game
- Coin-op
- Electro-mechanical
Text on it
- ADVANCE
- 10
- 50
- 100 POINTS
- INCREASE YOUR VALUE
- TARGET
- ROLL 20 FOR SPECIAL
- 50 CENTS
- 500
- 100
- 250
- 1000
- 5000
- 50 POINTS
- WHEN LIT
- FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET
- 5 BALLS
- 10c PER PLAY
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- FANS TANS TILT
- BALL IN PLAY WHEN LIT
- PUSH LOWER PLUNGER FOR BALL
- SHOOT AGAIN
- SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN
- TILT PENNY 1 BALL FREE PLAY
- SCORES 5000 POINTS ADD 1 BALL
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Standing circus harlequin figure in blue and yellow to the left of the top globe medallion |
| Other | Standing circus harlequin figure in blue and yellow to the right of the top globe medallion |
| Animal | Painted circus animals in the left side panel vignette, including a horse or pony in pink and tan |
| Animal | Painted circus animal in the right side panel vignette |
| Other | Costumed performer figures in the upper corner side panels beside the arch |
| Woman | Painted female performer in a costume in the lower right side panel vignette |
A single-level electro-mechanical playfield in its cabinet, with wooden side rails and a bare aluminium apron carrying a full-width instruction card. Artwork is a 1950s American circus/carnival theme in flat hand-painted cartoon colours: red, cream, yellow-gold and blue, with a big red cursive script title arcing across the top under a curved orange sunburst arch. At top centre a green globe medallion is flanked by two standing harlequin figures in blue and yellow, with 50 point coin markings left and right and large red-and-white 10 numerals on each side. Five red-capped pop bumpers with white 10 point caps arc across the upper middle above a yellow lightning-bolt lane strip. A red banner reads 100 POINTS INCREASE YOUR VALUE with TARGET below. A diagonal red banner reads ROLL 20 FOR SPECIAL, flanked by cream oval score panels with 500, 100, 250, 1000, 5000 and 50 CENTS discs. Below, a green arrow points between a red C 50 POINTS disc and a yellow D 50 POINTS disc to a plaque reading ADVANCE WHEN LIT. The blue lower playfield carries side-panel vignettes of performers and animals.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- red
- yellow
- cream
Fingerprint: VAGABOND — grinning bearded tramp battered yellow hat spring-mounted cart long red tongue holding TRAVEL brochure, giant patchwork quilt behind four score windows (3 4 3 1), enormous arched cream-yellow title thick red drop shadow full width, boy red shirt fleeing right edge beside open notebook PREVIOUS HI SCORE, deep blue night-sky background stars
A grinning bearded tramp in a battered yellow hat lounging on a spring-mounted cart with a long red tongue, holding up a TRAVEL brochure. A giant patchwork quilt behind him carrying four score windows that read 3 4 3 1. An enormous arched cream-and-yellow title with a thick red drop shadow that stretches across the full width of the glass. A boy in a red shirt fleeing in terror at the right edge beside an open notebook headed PREVIOUS HI SCORE.
Setting
- Deep blue starry night sky
- Green desert grass with cacti
- Curved railway track
- Rolling hills and a crescent moon
- Small propeller plane
Symbols
- Patchwork quilt
- Open notebook with blue speckled cover
- Railway sleepers and rails
- Propeller aeroplane
- Crescent moon
- White stars
- Cactus plants
- Small round target or wheel beside the running boy
- Numbered red cubes 1 to 10
- Yellow arrow sign
Lettering
- Very large arched block capitals, cream fill with yellow inner highlight, dark blue keyline and heavy red drop shadow, radiating across the top; smaller dark blue slab capitals on the cream score windows and on the yellow arrow sign
Themes
- Tramp
- Hobo
- Travel
- Railway
- Comedy
- Night sky
Title on it
- Vagabond
Text on it
- VAGABOND
- TRAVEL
- PREVIOUS HI SCORE
- BALLS TO PLAY
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Fat grinning tramp in a battered yellow wide-brimmed hat with a red feather, white bushy beard, red nose and cheeks, wide open mouth, purple-and-white check jacket, yellow trousers and red boots, reclining on a black spring cart with red wheels and a long protruding red tongue, holding a red-and-white brochure aloft in one hand and a small red object in the other |
| Child | Boy in a red long-sleeve shirt and blue trousers, dark hair, arms flung up, mouth open in a frightened grimace, running to the right at the far side of the track |
| Other | Small distant figure wearing a wide yellow sombrero and red clothing, standing on green grass at the right edge |
| Animal | Red and green rooster or hen in the bottom-left corner among the grass, with a yellow squiggle above it |
| Other | Blue speckled creature or bird at the extreme top-right corner |
Bright cartoon-style backglass on a deep blue star-speckled night-sky background. A huge arched title in cream letters with dark blue keylines and a heavy red drop shadow spans the whole top; at top-left a small white oval emblem with a red script company wordmark sits beside it. Below the title hangs a giant patchwork quilt in cream, pale yellow and green squares with coloured patches, from which four cream score windows with dark blue borders show 3, 4, 3 and 1. At left a fat grinning tramp in a battered yellow wide-brimmed hat with a red feather, white beard, red-and-white face, purple-and-white check jacket and yellow trousers reclines on a black spring-mounted cart with red wheels and a long red tongue. He holds a red-and-white travel brochure aloft in one hand and a small red object in the other. To the right a boy in a red shirt and blue trousers runs away in panic beside an open notebook with a blue speckled cover. A curved railway track runs across the lower third above a row of red cubes numbered 1 to 10 and a yellow arrow sign reading BALLS TO PLAY. Grass, cacti, a small propeller plane and a crescent moon fill the background.