1964 · Gottlieb
World Fair
Known for Spin-Disc, Center bumper ring, Red pop bumpers and Ferris-wheel cars. Outdoor fairground under a flat mid-blue sky, pale blue and cream painted frame border with rounded corners and yellow pinstripe, fair pavilion and stalls and crowded midway.
- Year
- 1964
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- spinning disc
Spin-Disc
- Bumper
Center bumper ring
- Bumper
Red pop bumpers
- backglass
Ferris-wheel cars
- rollover
Lighted Rollover Special
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Spin-Disc spinning disc
Hole 1
- Out hole
Bumpers 3
- Center bumper ring
- Red pop bumpers
- Passive bumpers
Lanes 5
- Lighted Rollover Special rollover
- Numbered rollovers
- Out lanes
- Middle side lanes
- Upper side lanes
Control 1
- Rollover buttons buttons
Backbox 1
- Ferris-wheel cars backglass
On the backglass
Who and what
- creature Dark bird-like crest or eagle emblem inside the central world fair medallion, set over radiating spikes
- other Dense crowd of many small cartoon people in bright clothing standing shoulder to shoulder behind a barrier across the lower third
- other Yellow starburst or exploding sun graphic at the top left of the fairground scene
Setting
- Outdoor fairground under a flat mid-blue sky
- Pale blue and cream painted frame border with rounded corners and yellow pinstripe
- Fair pavilion and stalls
- Crowded midway
Text on it
- WORLD
- FAIR
- 9
- 7
- 6
- 5
- 2
Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Reference
Linked terms
- Spin-Disc also called Central Spin-Disc also called Center dial
- Red pop bumpers also called Lit red bumper
- Ferris-wheel cars also called Eleven cars
- Lighted Rollover Special also called Special rollover also called Lit Special rollover
- Out hole also called Outhole
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- pink
- yellow
- red
Fingerprint: world fair centered on huge magenta medallion bearing yellow capitals, ringed by small white square numbered panels scattered throughout, dense carnival scene with triangular bunting and flags, red-white striped pavilion, yellow starburst top left, crowd of tiny bright-clothed figures lower third, mechanical score window displaying 905, packed mid-century fairground detail
The single most memorable element is the enormous magenta circular medallion in the centre with WORLD FAIR in big yellow block capitals wrapped around its rim. Immediately distinctive is the scatter of small white square numbered panels (red digits) dotted all over the artwork around that medallion. The overall look is a dense mid-century fairground scene - bunting, a striped pavilion, a yellow starburst at the top left, and a tightly packed crowd of tiny cartoon figures filling the lower third. A white three-window mechanical score card reading 905 is inset at the top right corner.
Setting
- Outdoor fairground under a flat mid-blue sky
- Pale blue and cream painted frame border with rounded corners and yellow pinstripe
- Fair pavilion and stalls
- Crowded midway
Symbols
- Large circular medallion logo
- Small white square numbered panels with red digits
- Triangular bunting and pennant flags
- Red-and-white striped pavilion
- Awnings and fair stalls
- Yellow starburst
- Mechanical score window panel
Lettering
- Chunky yellow sans-serif capitals with dark outline, curved around a circular badge
Themes
- World fair
- Carnival
- Midway
- Fairground
- Bunting
- Pavilion
Title on it
- World fair
Text on it
- WORLD
- FAIR
- 9
- 7
- 6
- 5
- 2
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Creature | Dark bird-like crest or eagle emblem inside the central world fair medallion, set over radiating spikes |
| Other | Dense crowd of many small cartoon people in bright clothing standing shoulder to shoulder behind a barrier across the lower third |
| Other | Yellow starburst or exploding sun graphic at the top left of the fairground scene |
A painted, cartoon-style fairground backglass set inside a pale blue and cream frame with rounded corners and a thin yellow pinstripe border. The scene is a crowded outdoor World Fair ground under a flat mid-blue sky: a huge magenta-and-pink circular medallion dominates the centre, carrying the words WORLD above FAIR in chunky yellow capitals with a dark outline, and enclosing a small dark emblem of a bird-like crest over radiating spikes. Around the medallion the fairground is packed with detail - a yellow sunburst or exploding star at the top left, strings of triangular bunting and pennant flags, a red-and-white striped building or pavilion on the right, coloured fair stalls and awnings, and a fountain or rocket-shaped spire at the left edge. Numerous small white square panels with red numerals are scattered across the playfield artwork like standup or rollover target numbers. In the lower third a dense crowd of small cartoon people in bright clothing stands along a barrier. A white mechanical score window panel sits at the top right, showing dark digits on pale reels. Four dominant colours: sky blue, magenta pink, yellow, and red.