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1949 · Keeney

Band Leader

Known for Flippers. Stage and dance band bandstand.

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

Known for

  • Flipper

    Flippers

    Either button operates both at once

On the playfield

  • red
  • yellow
  • blue
  • green
  • 2 flippers
  • 4 pop bumpers

Full vision analysis

Bumper 1

  • Pop bumpers

Flipper 1

  • Flippers Either button operates both at once

On the backglass

  • red
  • green
  • yellow
  • blue

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • woman Blonde singer in red dress at a microphone, lower centre
  • man Seven bandsmen in light-blue jackets playing trumpet, trombone, sax and drums behind numbered stands
  • man Man in blue suit at far right standing by the piano

Setting

  • Stage
  • Dance band bandstand

Text on it

  • Keeney's
  • Band Leader
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 100,000
  • 200,000
  • 300,000
  • 400,000
  • 500,000
  • 600,000
  • 700,000
  • 800,000
  • 900,000
  • 10,000
  • 20,000
  • 30,000
  • 50,000
  • 60,000
  • 70,000
  • 80,000
  • 90,000

The cast

  • Music and band leader Big band, vocalist and conductor

Reference

Playfield vision analysis

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

Playfield

  • red
  • yellow
  • blue
  • green

Fingerprint: stacked bands of blue cloud top, red, yellow and green, face-like symmetrical layout, four round bumpers with ridged brown rings and white dots, two black musical notes beside red-and-blue round insert, four numbered targets 1 to 4 in cloud, numbers 5 to 8 in side lanes, red triangle SPECIAL insert, PUSH BUTTON label

Distinctive

A symmetrical, face-like layout of stacked colour bands: blue cloud at the top, red band, yellow band, and green band at the bottom. Four round pop bumpers ringed with brown ridges and white dots sit in the red and yellow bands. Two small black musical notes sit beside a red-and-blue round insert in the middle. A red triangle SPECIAL insert sits between the flippers.

Setting

  • Abstract colour bands

Symbols

  • Musical notes
  • Numbered circles 1-8
  • Red triangle
  • Dot rings

Notable shapes

  • Cloud-shaped blue panel at the top
  • Red triangle SPECIAL insert at the bottom

Art motifs

  • Stacked bands of red, yellow, blue and green
  • Ring of white dots round bumpers

Themes

  • Music
  • Abstract

Text on it

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • SPECIAL
  • 50,000
  • 100,000
  • PUSH BUTTON ON SIDE OF CABINET FOR ACTION
  • FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
  • MINORS NOT PERMITTED TO PLAY
Pop bumpers
Four round bumpers with ridged brown rings: two side by side in the red band at the top, two in the yellow band in the middle, one with a gold fluted cap
Slingshots
Two slingshots, one each side in the blue lower lanes, built from white wire loops, plus white wire guides on the upper sides
Apron and bottom of playfield
Green lower band with a red triangular SPECIAL insert between two flippers; each flipper has a PUSH BUTTON ON SIDE OF CABINET FOR ACTION label. Below on the wooden apron sit a small card reading FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY, MINORS NOT PERMITTED TO PLAY and a second card too blurred to read.
Full description

A wooden-railed playfield in a slightly blurry, dim photo, with bold stylised colour bands. At the top a blue cloud-shaped panel holds four round numbered targets, 1 to 4. Below it a red band holds two large round pop bumpers with brown ridged rings. A yellow band below holds two more bumpers, one with a plain cap and one with a gold fluted cap, ringed by white dots. In the middle sits a small round blue 50,000 insert, a red-centred 50,000 circle and two small black musical notes. At the sides are blue lanes with white wire guides and round numbers 5, 6, 7 and 8, and two white wire slingshot loops. At the bottom is a green band with a red triangular SPECIAL insert and two flippers with a PUSH BUTTON ON SIDE OF CABINET FOR ACTION label. Colours are red, yellow, blue and green.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Backglass

  • red
  • green
  • yellow
  • blue

Fingerprint: Band Leader in red script, yellow possessive name above it. Black vinyl records fanned across top carrying coloured ovals scoring 100,000 to 900,000, ribbon of digits 1 to 9. Seven men in pale-blue jackets with trumpet, trombone, sax, drums behind numbered stands, blonde singer in red dress at a microphone, grand piano lower right. Keeney's text, cartoon style.

Distinctive

A dance band in pale-blue jackets playing behind numbered music stands, with a blonde singer in a red dress at a microphone and a grand piano. Black vinyl records fanned across the top, each holding a coloured oval score. Red script title with a small yellow possessive name above.

Setting

  • Stage
  • Dance band bandstand

Symbols

  • Vinyl records
  • Musical notes
  • Grand piano
  • Drum
  • Music stands numbered 1 to 8
  • Ribbon banner of digits

Lettering

  • Title in red curly script with dark outline; small yellow script name above; scores in white numerals on coloured ovals

Themes

  • Music
  • Big band
  • Dance band

Title on it

  • Band Leader

Text on it

  • Keeney's
  • Band Leader
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 100,000
  • 200,000
  • 300,000
  • 400,000
  • 500,000
  • 600,000
  • 700,000
  • 800,000
  • 900,000
  • 10,000
  • 20,000
  • 30,000
  • 50,000
  • 60,000
  • 70,000
  • 80,000
  • 90,000
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Blonde singer in red dress at a microphone, lower centre
Man Seven bandsmen in light-blue jackets playing trumpet, trombone, sax and drums behind numbered stands
Man Man in blue suit at far right standing by the piano
Full description

Photograph taken at a steep angle of a music-themed backglass in a wooden frame. At top, large black vinyl records fan out in a curve, each carrying a coloured oval with a score: 100,000 through 900,000 in purple, green, blue, orange, yellow, and smaller 10,000 to 90,000 ovals, plus a yellow ribbon banner of digits 1 to 9 and a small 1 2 3 corner. Musical notes float between. Below, red script title with a small yellow script word above. A band of seven men in light-blue jackets plays trumpet, trombone, saxophone and drums, standing behind numbered music stands 1 2 3 and 4 5 6 7 8 in orange, yellow, green and blue. A grand piano is at lower right. In the foreground a blonde woman in a red dress sings at a microphone, and a man in a blue suit stands at right. Flat cartoon style.