Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- orange
- red
- navy
- yellow
Fingerprint: carnival-style playfield, pin-up woman in strapless red dress with one leg raised in yellow oval, red mushroom bumpers numbered 1 to 10 inside white triangles, yellow-capped lane letters S O A W B T, red carnival capitals, navy V arrow over yellow 100 THOUSAND banner, SHOW BOAT side lanes, orange-ochre wood with navy and red borders
A pin-up style woman in a strapless red dress seated with one leg raised, framed in a yellow oval with the words 'TO FLIP, PRESS BUTTONS ON SIDES OF CABINET'. Numbers 1 to 10 are painted on red mushroom bumpers in white triangles. Carnival-style red letters spell around the top, with yellow-capped lane letters. The orange wood field has navy and red swooping borders and scores in thousands.
Setting
- Carnival style abstract field
Symbols
- Numbers 1 to 10
- Down-pointing navy V arrow
- Small red up arrows
Notable shapes
- White rubber triangles round bumpers
- Oval yellow disc under woman
Art motifs
- Red carnival lettering
- Swooping navy and red borders
Themes
- Carnival
- Showgirl
- Numbers
Text on it
- 100 THOUSAND
- 200 THOUSAND
- 50 THOUSAND
- 150 THOUSAND
- EXTRA SPECIAL WHEN SHOW BOAT and 1 to 10 ARE MADE
- SPECIAL WHEN 1 to 10 IS MADE
- SPECIAL When Lit
- SPECIAL
- TO FLIP
- PRESS BUTTONS ON SIDES OF CABINET
- UNITED MFG.CO
- To Operate Control Kickers Press
- S
- O
- A
- W
- B
- T
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- SHOW BOAT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Pin-up style woman with dark upswept hair in a strapless red dress, seated with one leg raised and hand on hip, in a yellow oval above the flippers |
Full view of an electro-mechanical wood-rail playfield in warm orange-ochre with red, navy and teal trim, in a mid-century carnival style. The title letters are scattered in big red-and-yellow carnival capitals around the top: S, O, S, A, W spread round the upper bumpers, with H and O at the top corners and a row 'B 1 6 T' of lettering beneath. A navy V-shaped arrow points down at the top centre above a yellow '100 THOUSAND' banner. Numbered red mushroom bumpers (1 to 10) sit inside white rubber-band triangles, with yellow capped lane letters S, O, A, W, B, T. In the lower centre a woman in a strapless red dress with dark hair sits with a leg raised in a yellow disc reading 'TO FLIP'. Red side lanes read 'EXTRA SPECIAL WHEN SHOW BOAT'. Several round holes with scores of 200, 50 and 150 thousand. Two small flippers at the bottom, two long side rails. Bright, slightly faded film photograph.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- yellow
- red
- green
Fingerprint: SHOW BOAT, yellow-orange capitals on a slanted dark blue panel, blonde with green bodice and violet gloves, brunette seated on a trunk, woman in scarlet crinoline with powdered white wig, dancing man in blue suit and top hat beside a white paddle steamer, starburst reading 1 2 3 4 MILLION, ringed by coloured numbered discs.
A big blonde woman in a green bodice with purple gloves and a green bow in her hair in the foreground, with a woman in a huge red crinoline gown and a seated brunette. A white paddle steamer and a dancing man in a top hat are behind them. SHOW BOAT is lettered in yellow-orange on a slanted dark blue panel ringed with colourful numbered discs. A 1 2 3 4 MILLION starburst sits top left.
Setting
- Mississippi-style riverbank
- Paddle steamer
- River
Symbols
- Numbered discs
- Starburst
- Paddle steamer
- Trunk
- Ribbon
Lettering
- Yellow-orange block capitals with red shadow on a dark panel; cream script for United's
Themes
- Riverboat
- Paddle steamer
- Showgirls
- Mississippi
Title on it
- SHOW BOAT
Text on it
- United's
- 1 2 3 4
- MILLION
- SHOW BOAT
- THOUSAND
- 10
- 20
- 30
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 80
- 90
- 100
- 200
- 300
- 400
- 500
- 600
- 700
- 800
- 900
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Blonde in green bodice, green choker, purple gloves, green bow in hair, foreground right |
| Woman | Brunette in purple dress with red feathered trim sitting on a trunk |
| Woman | Woman in large red crinoline gown with white powdered hair, left |
| Man | Man in blue suit and white top hat dancing near the steamer, right |
Backglass cropped at the top and bottom, in a light wooden frame. A dark blue slanted panel carries the title SHOW BOAT in yellow-orange capitals with red shadow, ringed by coloured discs numbered 10 to 90 and 100 to 900, and the word THOUSAND on curved ends. In the upper left a starburst holds the numerals 1 2 3 4 in red, yellow, purple and red with MILLION on a red ribbon, and United's in cream script. Below, three women: a blonde with a green hair bow, green choker, green bodice and purple gloves at front right; a brunette in purple sitting on a trunk; and a woman in a red crinoline gown and white wig at left. A man in a blue suit and top hat dances at right beside a white paddle steamer. A row of numbers 1 to 10 sits along the bottom.