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1949 · United

Aquacade

Known for Six kick-out holes. Open water, choppy sea with white wave foam and water skiing course.

Year
1949
Maker
United
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Backglass lights
Players
1

Known for

  • Hole

    Six kick-out holes

On the playfield

  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
  • white
  • 2 flippers
  • 3 pop bumpers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Hole 1

  • Six kick-out holes

Bumper 1

  • Three pop bumpers

Flipper 1

  • Two flippers

On the backglass

  • blue
  • red
  • purple
  • yellow

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • woman Blonde, red one-piece swimsuit, smiling, gripping a tow handle, lower right foreground
  • woman Dark hair, green-and-purple striped two-piece, skiing on red skis in the centre, arm out for balance
  • woman Small blonde in yellow swimsuit skiing in the distance
  • woman Yellow bathing cap and polka-dot swimsuit, clinging to the side of the number tower at left

Setting

  • Open water
  • Choppy sea with white wave foam
  • Water skiing course

Text on it

  • UNITED'S
  • Aqua Cade
  • Thousands
  • 100
  • 200
  • 300
  • 400
  • 500
  • 600
  • 700
  • 800
  • 900
  • 10
  • 20
  • 30
  • 40
  • 50
  • 60
  • 70
  • 80
  • 90
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9

The cast

  • Aquatic fun Beach and swimming-pool art

Reference

Linked terms
  • Aquatic fun also called Aqua Cade
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Playfield

  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
  • white

Fingerprint: AQUACADE, painted seascape playfield, sky-blue sea flecked white, two tiny figures riding wave in swimwear, yellow and red curved side bands, sunburst cloud over numbered 1 to 4 red-ring targets, three red pop bumpers with scalloped orange skirts, yellow 5000 rollovers, red-and-white dotted centre lane, red and yellow 50,000 kickers, 5c PLAY card

Distinctive

Two tiny painted figures riding a wave across a bright blue sea in the upper middle, framed by yellow and red swooping bands. Three red scalloped-skirt pop bumpers form a triangle below the numbered 1-4 targets at the top. A long red-and-white dotted lane runs vertically down the centre of the blue water. The score card at bottom left is headed AQUACADE with a 5c PLAY line.

Setting

  • Sea
  • Waves
  • Sunburst clouds

Symbols

  • Numbered circles 1-10
  • Scalloped bumper skirts
  • White foam swirls

Notable shapes

  • Long vertical dotted lane down the centre
  • Curved yellow and red side flanks

Art motifs

  • Blue water with white foam
  • Red and yellow curved bands
  • Sunburst clouds

Themes

  • Water sports
  • Surfing
  • Seaside

Title on it

  • AQUACADE

Text on it

  • AQUACADE
  • 5c PLAY
  • 10,000
  • 5000
  • 50,000
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • FLIPPER
Pop bumpers
Three red pop bumpers with scalloped orange skirts, in a triangle in the upper middle
Slingshots
Two small slingshots with red and yellow kicker shapes marked 50,000 at the bottom, beside the flippers
Apron and bottom of playfield
Wooden apron with a white card at bottom left headed AQUACADE and 5c PLAY, with small lines of scoring text too blurred to read; a coin-door style card at bottom right with a black down arrow. Two flippers sit above the drain, each with a red and yellow 50,000 shape.
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Tiny painted figure in swimwear riding a wave near the top-middle
Woman Tiny painted figure in swimwear riding the same wave beside him
Full description

A wooden-railed playfield photographed at a steep angle from the bottom, with a painted seascape theme. The middle is bright sky-blue water with white foam swirls and, near the top, two tiny painted figures riding a wave: a man and a woman in swimwear on what looks like a surfboard or water-skis. Yellow, red and blue curved bands frame the water. At the top, a sunrise-like white-and-yellow cloud burst surrounds numbered round targets 1, 2, 3 and 4 in red rings and the figure 10,000. Three red pop bumpers with scalloped orange skirts sit in a triangle in the upper-middle. Yellow rollover buttons marked 5000 sit on both sides. A vertical red-and-white dotted lane runs down the centre. Two flippers sit at the bottom, with a red-and-yellow 50,000 kicker shape beside each. The wooden apron at bottom left carries a white instruction card headed AQUACADE.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Backglass

  • blue
  • red
  • purple
  • yellow

Fingerprint: Aqua Cade in curved red script over blue sea. Polka-dot swimsuit woman in yellow cap clinging to a tower of cubes numbered 1 to 10. Blonde in red one-piece gripping tow handle, dark-haired skier in green-and-purple striped two-piece, small yellow-clad skier far off. Rainbow score rows labelled Thousands, flag and buoy. UNITED'S text. Flat cartoon, navy and purple panels.

Distinctive

A tilted tower of stacked cubes numbered 1 to 10 at the left, with a woman in a polka-dot swimsuit and yellow bathing cap hanging on to it. Women water-skiing behind a boat across blue waves, one in a red swimsuit with blonde hair in the foreground. Rows of rainbow-coloured scoring numbers in the top panels, labelled 'Thousands'. Red script title in the middle of the glass.

Setting

  • Open water
  • Choppy sea with white wave foam
  • Water skiing course

Symbols

  • Tower of numbered cubes 1 to 10
  • Tow handles
  • Skis
  • Small flag
  • Buoy

Lettering

  • Title in large red curved script with white-and-dark outline; scores in multicoloured outlined italic numerals with dots between; 'Thousands' in white italic script on dark panels

Themes

  • Water skiing
  • Summer
  • Swimwear
  • Sea

Title on it

  • Aqua Cade

Text on it

  • UNITED'S
  • Aqua Cade
  • Thousands
  • 100
  • 200
  • 300
  • 400
  • 500
  • 600
  • 700
  • 800
  • 900
  • 10
  • 20
  • 30
  • 40
  • 50
  • 60
  • 70
  • 80
  • 90
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Blonde, red one-piece swimsuit, smiling, gripping a tow handle, lower right foreground
Woman Dark hair, green-and-purple striped two-piece, skiing on red skis in the centre, arm out for balance
Woman Small blonde in yellow swimsuit skiing in the distance
Woman Yellow bathing cap and polka-dot swimsuit, clinging to the side of the number tower at left
Full description

Square backglass in a plain light wooden frame, showing a sunny water-skiing scene. Across the top, a dark navy panel and a purple panel carry rows of multicoloured numbers: 100 to 900 in one block and 10 to 90 in another, each followed by 'Thousands', plus a small block of digits 1 to 9 in the top right. Below, a title in big curved red script sits over blue choppy sea. Three women in swimwear: a blonde in a red one-piece at lower right gripping a tow handle and smiling; a dark-haired woman in a green-and-purple striped two-piece skiing on two red-and-white skis in the centre; a small blonde skier in yellow in the distance. At left, a woman in a polka-dot swimsuit and yellow cap clings to a tall tower of numbered cubes, 1 to 10, in red, yellow, green and purple. A small flag and green-and-yellow buoy sit at the right edge. Bright flat cartoon style with white wave foam.