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1949 · Genco

Rip Snorter

Known for Seven kick-out holes. Lime green swirl backdrop and dark green top border.

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

Known for

  • Hole

    Seven kick-out holes

    In the centre of the playfield

On the playfield

  • green
  • red
  • yellow
  • teal
  • 2 flippers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Hole 1

  • Seven kick-out holes In the centre of the playfield

Flipper 1

  • Flippers

On the backglass

  • green
  • red
  • yellow
  • magenta

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • child Freckled blond boy with green eyes, buck teeth grin, exposed brain on top of his head, holding a lit red dynamite stick, striped yellow-and-black sleeve, bottom centre-right

Setting

  • Lime green swirl backdrop
  • Dark green top border

Text on it

  • Genco's
  • RIP SNORTER
  • MILLION
  • 100,000
  • 200,000
  • 300,000
  • 400,000
  • 500,000
  • 600,000
  • 700,000
  • 800,000
  • 900,000
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7

Made by

Design
Harvey Heiss

The cast

  • Mischievous boy with a firecracker On the backglass
  • Western and humour Cowgirl illustrations on the playfield

Reference

Playfield vision analysis

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

Playfield

  • green
  • red
  • yellow
  • teal

Fingerprint: RIP, western cowboy and cowgirl playfield, big red circles R I P across top, vertical column of seven numbered holes, blonde cowgirl in teal hat, dark-haired cowgirl in red hat, peeking boys in striped hats, yellow triangular kickers lettered I R and I P, SPECIAL WHEN LIT, grey fluted bumpers, green and teal background, worn paint

Distinctive

A vertical column of seven numbered holes down the middle, with a blonde cowgirl in a cowboy hat left and a dark-haired cowgirl in a red hat right. Big red lettered circles R I P across the top. Cartoon boys' faces peek out of the yellow triangles and near the bottom. Heavily worn with scratched paint.

Setting

  • Ranch fence
  • Grass

Symbols

  • Starbursts
  • Stars
  • Numbers 1-7

Notable shapes

  • Triangular kickers
  • Column of holes

Art motifs

  • Fence
  • Arrows

Themes

  • Cowboys
  • Cowgirls
  • Western

Title on it

  • RIP

Text on it

  • R
  • I
  • P
  • RIP-34567
  • RIP-1-2-3-4-5-6-7
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • SPECIAL WHEN LIT
  • SPECIAL
  • Genco
  • Chicago
Pop bumpers
Four: two white caps with red rims at the top, two grey fluted caps mid-way left and right of the column; plus two purple-capped bumpers near the bottom
Slingshots
Two large yellow triangular kickers left and right of the lower middle, lettered I R and I P
Apron and bottom of playfield
Two small red flippers with yellow flame art above; metal card plate at the bottom with small French text; outhole slot at the bottom centre.
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Blonde cowgirl in teal hat, green vest and shorts, left
Woman Dark-haired cowgirl in red hat, red top and shorts, right
Child Two boys in striped shirts and hats peeking, lower middle
Child Cartoon faces in yellow kickers, upper left girl with polka dots, upper right boy in striped hat
Full description

Worn, aged wooden playfield with a painted cowboy and cowgirl theme. Three large letters R, I, P in red circles with yellow sunbursts sit across the top. Below, a vertical column of seven red-and-yellow holes numbered 1 to 7 runs down the centre. Two blonde and dark-haired cowgirls in hats and short shorts stand either side beside a wooden fence. Two grinning boys' faces in striped hats peek up near the lower middle, and cartoon faces appear in the yellow kickers at top left and right. Yellow triangular kickers carry R-I and I-P letters and 'SPECIAL WHEN LIT'. Two red-capped white bumpers sit at the top and two grey fluted bumpers mid-way. Green and teal background, red arrows. Paint is chipped and faded.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Backglass

  • green
  • red
  • yellow
  • magenta

Fingerprint: RIP SNORTER, wobbly white letters with red shadow, Genco's, freckled grinning blond cartoon boy with cracked-open head showing a brain, holding a lit red dynamite stick, seven numbered discs ringing him, magenta MILLION banner, jagged starburst tags, lime green background, striped yellow and black top.

Distinctive

A grinning, freckled blond cartoon boy holding a lit stick of dynamite, with the top of his head blown open to show his brain. He is ringed by seven numbered discs in a flower-like wheel on lime green. The title RIP SNORTER is in wobbly white letters with red shadow, over a magenta MILLION banner. Jagged starburst score tags 100,000 to 900,000 run down the left.

Setting

  • Lime green swirl backdrop
  • Dark green top border

Symbols

  • Dynamite stick with lit fuse
  • Starburst tags
  • Numbered discs in a ring
  • Magenta banner

Lettering

  • Wobbly, drippy white outlined capitals with red drop shadow for the title; yellow serif capitals on the banner; white numerals in jagged bursts

Themes

  • Dynamite
  • Explosion
  • Cartoon boy
  • Humour

Title on it

  • RIP SNORTER

Text on it

  • Genco's
  • RIP SNORTER
  • MILLION
  • 100,000
  • 200,000
  • 300,000
  • 400,000
  • 500,000
  • 600,000
  • 700,000
  • 800,000
  • 900,000
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
Who and what
Kind Description
Child Freckled blond boy with green eyes, buck teeth grin, exposed brain on top of his head, holding a lit red dynamite stick, striped yellow-and-black sleeve, bottom centre-right
Full description

A dark green backglass in a worn wooden frame. Across the top, wobbly white letters with red shadow spell RIP SNORTER, with the small white script Genco's at the upper left (partly chipped) and a green starburst at the right. Under it a magenta curved banner with yellow trim reads MILLION in yellow capitals. Down the left side and across the top, jagged starburst tags carry scores from 100,000 to 900,000, each a different colour (yellow, tan, red, purple, green, pink, white-tan, red, magenta). In the lower centre seven numbered white discs 1 to 7 ring a freckled, grinning blond boy with green eyes and a cracked-open head showing a brain, who holds a lit stick of red dynamite and wears a yellow-and-black striped top. The background is bright lime green with swirling lines. Some paint is faded and flaking.