1975 · Williams
Valencia / Toledo
Known for Top saucer, Outer arcs, Center standup targets and A and B targets. Flat brick-red wash, mauve shield cartouche behind the title, teal acanthus scrollwork and flower and leaf border.
- Year
- 1975
- Maker
- Williams
- Display
- Score reels
Known for
- saucer
Top saucer
- Lane
Outer arcs
- Target
Center standup targets
- Target
A and B targets
- Goal
Double Bonus
2 games under this title
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Young adult woman, olive skin, glossy black hair swept up into a high chignon with loose strands, red lips; wears a fitted orange-terracotta bodice with pale scrollwork embroidery over a teal-green skirt trimmed with rows of yellow-ruffled flounces; head tilted, cheek against the man's
- man Adult man, tanned skin, black hair, clean-shaven, smiling; wears a pale lime-green jacket with teal lapels over an ornate white-and-gold ruffled shirt, a wide-brimmed pale green hat with a black band, and a red glove on the hand resting on the woman's shoulder
Setting
- Flat brick-red wash
- Mauve shield cartouche behind the title
- Teal acanthus scrollwork
- Flower and leaf border
Text on it
- Williams
- TOLEDO
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 14240
- 00000
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 100,000
- PLAY FLIPPER SKILL GAMES
- FOR FUN AND RECREATION
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE.
- INVITE COMPETITION.
- 1 OR 2
- CAN PLAY
- GAME OVER
- BALL IN PLAY
- ELECTRONICS, INC
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Double Bonus
-
Awards 2
- Advance Bonus
- Spot Numbers
Made by
- Design
- Harry Williams
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- Outer arcs also called Orbits
- Center standup targets also called Number buttons also called Center number buttons
- Spot rollover button also called small center rollover
- A and B targets also called Double Bonus targets
- C and D targets also called ABCD
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Toledo
- red
- pink
- teal
- cream
Fingerprint: Bowling-theme bonus ten thousand, keyhole-shaped center panel with wrestling men cartoon insert at top, white bowling pins below, vertically arranged target panel, four triangular drop-target banks labeled a b c d, chrome-and-gold bowl title logo over bonus word
A bowling theme built around a giant white keyhole-shaped centre panel running from the top bumpers down to the flippers, with a bowling-pin rack of yellow pins and two cartoon men in hats wrestling over it in the upper insert panel. The title logo is a chrome-and-gold bowl-shaped wordmark sitting over the word BONUS, directly above a straight vertical ladder of nine round lamp holes labelled 1000 to 9000. Four triangular drop-target banks carrying the letters A, B, C and D face inward from the left and right mid-playfield. Two cream pop-bumper caps reading 10 CREDITS dominate the top, with a yellow TRIUMPH BONUS flag tucked behind the right-hand bumper.
Setting
- Bowling alley lane graphic
- Red painted field with white keyhole insert panel
- Gold and cream lower apron area
Symbols
- Bowling pins
- Bowling balls
- Lettered drop targets a b c d
- Circular insert lamps
- Red double-chevron arrows
- Star and numeral inserts
Notable shapes
- Large white keyhole-shaped centre insert panel
- Curved top arch with wire ramp
- Triangular drop targets
- Blue diamond at the lower right edge
Art motifs
- Concentric red and pink rings
- Teal diamond lattice
- Chrome and gold bowling logo
- Keyhole silhouette
Themes
- Bowling
- Ten-pin
- Arcade
- Electromechanical
Title on it
- Bonus 10000
Text on it
- 10 CREDITS
- 10
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- SCORE 100
- TRIUMPH BONUS
- ADVANCE BONUS
- TARGETS SCORE 100 OR LIT VALUE
- SPOT NUMBER
- BONUS
- 10000
- DOUBLE BONUS WHEN LIT
- SHOOT AGAIN WHEN LIT
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 500
- 1000
- 2000
- 3000
- 4000
- 5000
- 6000
- 7000
- 8000
- 9000
- EXTRA BALL
- SPECIAL
- 100
- HIT IT!
- FLIPPER BUTTON
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- Williams
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60618
- TOLEDO
- For Amusement Only
- One to Three Players
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 30,000 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 120,000 POINTS
- 5 BALLS PER GAME
- 1 Play - Quarter
- 3 Plays - 2 Quarters
- INSTRUCTIONS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Cartoon man in a dark cap and dark shirt at the upper insert panel, arm raised, facing right |
| Man | Cartoon man in a pale wide-brimmed hat and light shirt beside him, arm raised, facing left |
| Other | A rack of upright yellow bowling pins with red necks, roughly a dozen, in a row across the upper mid-playfield |
| Other | Small bowling ball graphics and lane arrow shapes on the left and right lower thirds |
A single-level 1970s electro-mechanical pinball playfield in red, pink, teal, cream and gold, shot head-on under glass with a plain silver-grey apron and chrome legs below. The upper third is a huge red field with a curved wire-form ramp arcing over the top arch, two round cream pop-bumper caps reading 10 CREDITS, and a rectangular insert panel showing two cartoon men in hats and shirts leaning toward each other, one in a dark cap and one in a pale wide-brimmed hat, backed by a teal diamond-lattice field. Below that, a row of yellow standing bowling pins with red necks sits under a red TARGETS SCORE 100 OR LIT VALUE strip, flanked by teal and orange ADVANCE BONUS roundel lamps. A white keyhole-shaped panel runs down the middle carrying a big chrome-and-yellow bowling title logo over BONUS, a vertical column of round lamp holes numbered 1000 up to 9000, and two big round target holes captioned DOUBLE BONUS WHEN LIT and SHOOT AGAIN WHEN LIT. Four triangular drop-target banks marked A, B, C, D with 500 values sit left and right, alongside EXTRA BALL and SPECIAL lanes. Two red-tipped flippers with cream rubber guard the lower centre, with a red double-chevron arrow either side and a blue Williams script mark with CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60618 on the lower right. Instruction cards line the bottom edge: TOLEDO, 5 BALLS PER GAME, FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY, 1 Play Quarter, 3 Plays 2 Quarters.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Toledo
- brick red
- gold
- teal
- pale green
Fingerprint: TOLEDO in towering yellow-gold block capitals with orange inline shading on mauve shield, gold cursive Williams above, Spanish-styled couple dancing lower centre in ruffled dress and lime hat with green jacket, cream scroll player panels 1UP and 2UP flanking, teal acanthus scrolls, ascending red numerals 40-70, flowers and leaves framing all edges, romantic licence
The single most memorable element is the towering yellow-gold 'TOLEDO' title, set in tall condensed block letters with orange inline shading on a mauve shield, with the small gold cursive 'Williams' script tucked above it. Second is the Spanish-styled couple in the lower centre - a dark-haired woman in an orange and teal ruffled dress pressed against a smiling man in a pale-green jacket and wide-brimmed lime hat with a black band, whose arm is slung over her shoulder while she raises an arm above his head. Third, the pair of cream scroll-shaped '1 UP' and '2 UP' score panels with five-window mechanical reel strips either side of the title. Fourth, the teal acanthus scrollwork carrying the ascending red numerals 40, 50, 60, 70 across the upper right.
Setting
- Flat brick-red wash
- Mauve shield cartouche behind the title
- Teal acanthus scrollwork
- Flower and leaf border
Symbols
- Flowers (blue iris, pink and yellow daisies)
- Green leaves and stems
- Teal acanthus scrolls
- Red numerals 40 50 60 70
- Black circles numbered 1 and 2
- Five-window score reel strips
- Mauve shield cartouche
Lettering
- Very large tall condensed gold-yellow block capitals with orange inline shading and black drop shadow; brand mark in small gold cursive script above; supporting text in plain cream sans-serif capitals
Themes
- Spain
- Bullfighting
- Matador
- Flamenco
- Romance
Title on it
- Toledo
Text on it
- Williams
- TOLEDO
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 14240
- 00000
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 100,000
- PLAY FLIPPER SKILL GAMES
- FOR FUN AND RECREATION
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE.
- INVITE COMPETITION.
- 1 OR 2
- CAN PLAY
- GAME OVER
- BALL IN PLAY
- ELECTRONICS, INC
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young adult woman, olive skin, glossy black hair swept up into a high chignon with loose strands, red lips; wears a fitted orange-terracotta bodice with pale scrollwork embroidery over a teal-green skirt trimmed with rows of yellow-ruffled flounces; head tilted, cheek against the man's |
| Man | Adult man, tanned skin, black hair, clean-shaven, smiling; wears a pale lime-green jacket with teal lapels over an ornate white-and-gold ruffled shirt, a wide-brimmed pale green hat with a black band, and a red glove on the hand resting on the woman's shoulder |
Rectangular backglass in a pale cream/gold wooden frame with a black inner lip. Background is a rich brick-red/terracotta wash. At top centre, a mauve-pink shield cartouche carries a gold cursive 'Williams' above the huge title 'TOLEDO' in tall yellow-gold block capitals with heavy orange and dark-red inline shading and a black drop shadow. Flanking it are two cream scroll-shaped player panels: left marked '1 UP' in green caps, right marked '2 UP', each above a five-window score reel strip (left reads 14240 with the leading window clipped, right reads 00000). Behind them, teal-green acanthus scrolls hold the red numerals 40, 50, 60 and 70 in an ascending row, and small red zeroes are scattered about; '100,000' appears in red at the far left. Lower centre shows a Spanish-styled couple: a dark-haired woman in an orange and teal ruffled dress with scrollwork trim, cheek to cheek with a man in a pale-green jacket, white ruffled shirt and wide-brimmed lime hat with black band, his arm around her shoulders. Flowers (blue iris, pink and yellow daisies) and green leaves curl in from every edge. Right side carries cream-coloured instruction lettering and '1 OR 2 CAN PLAY' over two numbered black circles.
Backglass Valencia
- orange
- pink
- green
- yellow
Fingerprint: Couple embracing: woman in pink polka-dot dress with green sash dancing with bullfighter in teal-green jacket and black montera hat holding raised sword, VALENCIA in tall yellow capitals within pink cloud cartouche, teal acanthus scrollwork with pink roses, landscape format, warm orange field
The centrepiece is an embracing couple: a woman in a pink polka-dot dress and a matador-style bullfighter in a teal-green jacket and black hat, his arm flung upward holding a sword. The title VALENCIA sits in a pink cloud cartouche at the top in tall yellow capitals. Four cream score windows are paired symmetrically top and bottom, each labelled with a small 1st/2nd/3rd/4th PLAYER ribbon reel. Corner teal-green scrollwork with pink roses crowds the orange background.
Setting
- Flat orange painted field
- Dark green painted border frame
- Teal-green acanthus scrollwork in the corners
- Scattered roses and flowers
Symbols
- Roses
- Yellow daisy-like flower
- Green acanthus scrolls
- Small white circle emblem
- Number discs 1 2 3 4
- Raised sword
Lettering
- Large upright yellow sans-serif block capitals with green shading and black drop shadow for the title; small dark upright capitals on cream ribbon banners for the player labels; mixed-case white and yellow lettering for the instruction text
Themes
- Bullfighting
- Spain
- Florida
- Couple
- Romance
- Flowers
- Ornate scrollwork
Title on it
- Valencia
Text on it
- VALENCIA
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 3RD PLAYER
- 4TH PLAYER
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young adult, pale skin, short dark blue-black bobbed hair with a curl, sleeveless pink dress covered in small white polka dots, green waist sash, ruffled pink and green skirt at the hips, standing in three-quarter view facing left, head tilted towards her partner, expression calm |
| Man | Adult bullfighter, pale skin, black montera-style hat, teal-green jacket with wide white ruffled collar and cuffs, pink sash at the waist, tight trousers, right arm raised above his head holding a thin straight sword, left arm around the woman, facing right in profile |
A landscape-format backglass dominated by a warm orange field framed by a dark green painted border, with stylised teal-green acanthus scrollwork curling in from all four corners and pink and white roses plus a yellow daisy-like flower scattered among the scrollwork. At the top centre a pink, cloud-shaped cartouche outlined in dark green holds the main title 'VALENCIA' in large upright yellow block capitals with green shading and a black drop shadow, with a smaller cursive script word above it and a small white circle emblem at the left of the cartouche. Four cream-white rectangular score windows with scroll-shaped surrounds are arranged in two pairs, an upper pair and a lower pair, each headed by a small reel box on a ribbon reading 1ST, 2ND, 3RD and 4TH PLAYER. Between the score pairs stands the only artwork: a young dark-haired woman in a sleeveless pink dress with white polka dots, a green sash and a ruffled pink-and-green skirt, cheek to cheek with a bullfighter in a teal-green jacket with a white ruffled collar, black montera-style hat, pink sash and tight trousers, whose right arm is raised holding a thin sword. Bottom left reads BALL IN PLAY; bottom right reads 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY above four small circles numbered 1 2 3 4. A broad white glare streak runs across the upper left score window.