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1949 · United

Tampico

Known for Point ladders. Tropical beach, palm trees, hills and cloudy blue sky.

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

Known for

  • Display

    Point ladders

    Shown on the backglass

On the playfield

  • yellow
  • red
  • blue
  • cream
  • 2 flippers

Full vision analysis

Hole 1

  • Kickers kicker

Bumper 1

  • Bumpers

Display 1

  • Point ladders Shown on the backglass

On the backglass

  • green
  • blue
  • orange
  • yellow

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • woman Large blonde beehive hairdo, pink bra top, red bangles, necklace, hand raised to hair, centre bottom
  • woman Small dancer in red and orange skirt left of centre
  • woman Two small dancers in red at right on a platform

Setting

  • Tropical beach
  • Palm trees
  • Hills
  • Cloudy blue sky

Text on it

  • MILLIONS
  • TAMPICO
  • UNITED'S
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 100,000
  • 200,000
  • 300,000
  • 400,000
  • 500,000
  • 600,000
  • 700,000
  • 800,000
  • 900,000

The cast

  • Tropical beach Tropical beach scene on the backglass

Reference

Playfield vision analysis

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

Playfield

  • yellow
  • red
  • blue
  • cream

Fingerprint: TAMPICO, abstract style, bright long cream arrow insert down centre lettered vertically, red-capped and cream-capped pop bumpers clustered at top, bright yellow, red and sky-blue colour blocking, swirling colour fans, blue SPOTS LITED VALUE fields, pink-and-white kickers, arrow card for Control Kickers

Distinctive

A long cream arrow down the centre spelling TAMPICO vertically. Red pop bumpers clustered with cream ones at top. Bright yellow, red and sky-blue colour blocking. Lower right card with black arrows about operating Control Kickers.

Setting

  • Flat decorative graphics

Symbols

  • Arrow
  • Round inserts

Notable shapes

  • Long central arrow
  • Scalloped panels

Art motifs

  • Swirling fans of colour

Themes

  • Abstract
  • Bumpers

Title on it

  • TAMPICO

Text on it

  • TAMPICO
  • 50
  • 5c PLAY
  • SPOTS LITED VALUE
  • WHEN LIT
  • To Operate Control Kickers Press Buttons On Cabinet Sides
  • To Play Replays Press Button
Pop bumpers
About seven: two cream-capped at the top, red-capped ones in the middle row and at the sides, plus two red ones lower on the blue fields
Slingshots
Pink-and-white kickers with white rails in the lower half
Apron and bottom of playfield
Two flippers near the bottom; left card with small print, right card with black arrows and instructions. Photo is small and soft so little small print is readable.
Full description

A small, low-resolution photograph of a wooden-sided playfield painted in bright yellow, red, pale blue and cream. A long cream arrow-shaped insert runs down the middle with TAMPICO lettered vertically, with red round lights along it. Red-capped pop bumpers sit in clusters, with two pale cream-capped ones at the top and others at mid-height and the sides. Red round inserts and small score discs sit in rows. Blue fields with the words SPOTS LITED VALUE and WHEN LIT are near the bottom. Pale white flipper-lane rails and pink-and-white small kickers appear in the lower half; two flippers at the bottom, partly in shadow. The lower corners show cards, the left a rule card headed with a name and the right an arrow instruction card for operating control kickers.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Backglass

  • green
  • blue
  • orange
  • yellow

Fingerprint: TAMPICO, orange dotted letters, UNITED'S above, tropical island scene with palm trees and blue sky, woman with enormous swept-up blonde beehive in pink bra top and red bangles, hand raised to her hair, eight numbered paper lanterns 1 to 8 under MILLIONS, small dancers in red and orange skirts either side, bright flat painted style.

Distinctive

A woman with an enormous swept-up blonde hairdo dominates the bottom centre. Eight numbered paper lanterns, 1 to 8, hang across the top under the word MILLIONS. The title TAMPICO is in orange dotted letters among palm trees. Small hula-style dancers stand either side of her.

Setting

  • Tropical beach
  • Palm trees
  • Hills
  • Cloudy blue sky

Symbols

  • Numbered paper lanterns 1-8
  • Palm trees
  • Scoring plaques
  • Purple flowers on box

Lettering

  • Orange capitals with white dot decoration for the title; plain white numerals on coloured plaques

Themes

  • Tropical
  • Mexican resort
  • Dancers
  • Palm trees

Title on it

  • TAMPICO

Text on it

  • MILLIONS
  • TAMPICO
  • UNITED'S
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 100,000
  • 200,000
  • 300,000
  • 400,000
  • 500,000
  • 600,000
  • 700,000
  • 800,000
  • 900,000
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Large blonde beehive hairdo, pink bra top, red bangles, necklace, hand raised to hair, centre bottom
Woman Small dancer in red and orange skirt left of centre
Woman Two small dancers in red at right on a platform
Full description

A photographed backglass in a pale wooden frame, with a tropical island scene. Across the top, a string of eight paper lanterns numbered 1 to 8 hangs under a banner reading MILLIONS. Below it a row of coloured plaques runs from 100,000 to 900,000, and a column of smaller scoring plaques descends the left side beside a palm trunk. The title TAMPICO appears in orange letters with white dots, with the small words UNITED'S above it. A glamorous woman with a huge swept-up blonde beehive hairdo, bare shoulders, a pink bra top, red bangles and a necklace stands at bottom centre, one hand raised to her hair. Small dancers in red and orange skirts perform either side, with a red-and-white box with purple flowers at bottom right. Palm trees, hills and blue sky with clouds fill the background in a bright, flat painted style.