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1948 · Exhibit

Circus

Circus ring and big top with striped awning.

Year
1948
Maker
Exhibit
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Backglass lights
Players
1

On the playfield

  • yellow
  • blue
  • red
  • white
  • 4 flippers
  • 1 spinner

Full vision analysis

Seen in the photo

  • Pop bumpers Six round cream bumpers and two orange bumpers: three across the top, two mid with 10000, two orange lower, plus corner bumpers numbered 1 to 4.
  • Spinners One small spinning disc target in the centre below the woman on the drum.
  • Apron and bottom of playfield Two main flippers at the bottom with wire rails and two small FLIP-IT flippers mid-playfield, an instruction card at the lower left and a red plunger plate on the right.
  • Central maroon disc
  • Orange centre button
  • Slot gates

On the backglass

  • yellow
  • red
  • blue
  • purple

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • woman Ballerina in blue tutu with red flower in hair, balancing on one foot with arm raised, standing on a horse
  • animal White horse with blue harness lower left
  • man Ringmaster in top hat and blue tailcoat, standing centre
  • man Clown in baggy costume at left
  • man Clown in purple at right with a red box
  • man Bald white-faced clown with orange hair and ruff at bottom right, white gloved hands raised

Setting

  • Circus ring
  • Big top with striped awning

Text on it

  • Exhibit's
  • CIRCUS
  • 10,000
  • 20,000
  • 30,000
  • 40,000
  • 50,000
  • 60,000
  • 70,000
  • 80,000
  • 90,000
  • 1000
  • 2000
  • 3000
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6000
  • 7000
  • 8000
  • 9000

The cast

  • Circus Circus performers

Reference

Playfield vision analysis

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

Playfield

  • yellow
  • blue
  • red
  • white

Fingerprint: circus playfield, big-top tents striped in white and red flanking maroon disc at top, two clowns in blue standing on bumpers, woman in red costume beside white-haired woman seated on striped drum, small spinning disc, yellow bottom panel of red circles labelled COLLECT BONUS, orange and cream bumpers, lower-left card reading 5 BALLS 5 CENTS, sky-blue borders

Distinctive

A circus scene with red and white striped tents at the top and two clowns on bumpers. Two women in red costumes pose in the centre, one on a striped drum. A yellow bottom panel of red circles reads COLLECT BONUS. A card reads 5 BALLS 5 CENTS.

Setting

  • Circus big top

Symbols

  • Striped tents
  • Red circles
  • Flag

Notable shapes

  • Tents
  • Bonus oval

Art motifs

  • Big top
  • Bonus ring

Themes

  • Circus
  • Clowns

Text on it

  • 5000 AND BONUS
  • 10,000
  • 50,000 WHEN LIT
  • SPECIAL WHEN LIT
  • SPECIAL
  • COLLECT BONUS
  • DOUBLE BONUS WHEN LIT
  • 5000 1 BONUS
  • 5000 2 BONUS
  • 5000 3 BONUS
  • 5000 4 BONUS
  • FLIP-IT
  • 10,000 & 50,000 WHEN LIT
  • 100,000
  • 5 BALLS 5 CENTS
  • THIS GAME FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
  • SCORE VOID IF MACHINE IS TILTED
Pop bumpers
Six round cream bumpers and two orange bumpers: three across the top, two mid with 10000, two orange lower, plus corner bumpers numbered 1 to 4.
Spinners
One small spinning disc target in the centre below the woman on the drum.
Apron and bottom of playfield
Two main flippers at the bottom with wire rails and two small FLIP-IT flippers mid-playfield, an instruction card at the lower left and a red plunger plate on the right.
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Woman in red costume standing, centre
Woman White-haired woman in red costume sitting on a striped drum
Other Two clowns in blue, one each side on bumpers
Full description

An overhead photo of an old wood-rimmed circus-themed playfield, yellow with sky-blue borders and red details. Two red and white striped big-top tents sit at the top either side of a central maroon disc. Two clowns in blue stand on bumpers. In the middle a woman in a red costume stands beside a woman with white hair in a red outfit sitting on a striped drum. Round cream bumpers read 5000 BONUS, 10000 and 10,000 and two orange bumpers sit mid-lower. A large yellow bottom panel has a ring of red circles from 5000 to 100,000, labelled COLLECT BONUS. Banners read SPECIAL WHEN LIT. A red plunger plate on the right and an instruction card at the lower left reading 5 BALLS 5 CENTS.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Backglass

  • yellow
  • red
  • blue
  • purple

Fingerprint: Exhibit's CIRCUS on green ribbon in pink and purple letters. Striped awning flaps carry scores 10,000 to 90,000. Ballerina in blue tutu on tiptoe atop white horse on starburst drum, ringmaster in tall hat and navy coat, clowns left and right, bottom right clown, orange hair, ruff. Discs 1000 to 9000 at right.

Distinctive

A ballerina in a blue tutu on tiptoe on a white horse, beneath a top of striped circus awnings each printed with scores from 10,000 to 90,000. A green banner reads 'Exhibit's CIRCUS'. Round numbered discs 1000-9000 run down the right. A bald clown with white gloves peeks in at bottom right. Visible paint loss across the yellow ring.

Setting

  • Circus ring
  • Big top with striped awning

Symbols

  • Numbered score discs
  • Striped awning
  • Starburst drum
  • Bunting

Lettering

  • Curved pink and purple outlined capitals on a green ribbon banner; small orange italic 'Exhibit's'; scores in multicoloured outlined numerals

Themes

  • Circus
  • Clowns
  • Ballerina
  • Horse

Title on it

  • Exhibit's CIRCUS

Text on it

  • Exhibit's
  • CIRCUS
  • 10,000
  • 20,000
  • 30,000
  • 40,000
  • 50,000
  • 60,000
  • 70,000
  • 80,000
  • 90,000
  • 1000
  • 2000
  • 3000
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6000
  • 7000
  • 8000
  • 9000
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Ballerina in blue tutu with red flower in hair, balancing on one foot with arm raised, standing on a horse
Animal White horse with blue harness lower left
Man Ringmaster in top hat and blue tailcoat, standing centre
Man Clown in baggy costume at left
Man Clown in purple at right with a red box
Man Bald white-faced clown with orange hair and ruff at bottom right, white gloved hands raised
Full description

Square wooden-framed backglass of a circus scene. Across the top is a row of nine striped awning flaps in red, white, blue and purple, each carrying a score in coloured outlined numerals from 10,000 to 90,000 (the lower numerals on blue tabs, the upper ones in multicoloured stacked digits). Below, a banner reads 'Exhibit's CIRCUS' in pink and purple letters on a green ribbon. In a yellow ring a ballerina in a blue tutu balances on tiptoe, one arm raised, on a white horse that stands on a red starburst drum. A man in top hat and blue tailcoat stands behind her, two clowns in baggy costumes stand at left and right, and a bald white-faced clown with orange hair and a ruff reaches in from the bottom right. Nine round coloured discs numbered 1000 to 9000 sit down the right side. Paint is flaking in several spots. Bright, flat cartoon style.