Known for
- Flipper
Center playfield flipper
Flips both directions
- Award
5 balls for 5 cents
On the playfield
Bumper 1
- Two pop bumpers
Lane 1
- Roll-over lanes
Flippers 2
- Three flippers
- Center playfield flipper Flips both directions
On the backglass
- magenta
- cream
- yellow
- green
Who and what
- woman Blonde cowgirl in magenta shirt, cream fringed skirt, belt buckle and brown boots, seated on a rail raising a cream hat, horseshoe at hip
- man Two small riders on horseback chasing cattle in the background
- animal Herd of cattle running
Setting
- Western desert
- Cattle herd
- Cacti
- Rainbow sky
Text on it
- TUMBLEWEED
- Exhibits
- 100,000
- 200,000
- 300,000
- 400,000
- 500,000
- 600,000
- 700,000
- 800,000
- 900,000
- 10,000
- 20,000
- 30,000
- 40,000
- 50,000
- 60,000
- 70,000
- 80,000
- 90,000
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MILLION
How it plays
-
Awards 1
- 5 balls for 5 cents
The cast
- American West Cowgirl, cactus and riders on the backglass
Reference
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- yellow
- green
- red
- orange
Fingerprint: desert western playfield, bright yellow with large green saguaro cactus down middle, five cream mushroom bumpers lettered R A N G E, two red-capped bumpers in orange sunbursts, red boomerang lanes, red disc numbered 3 at centre, red-and-black horseshoe lane numbered 1, cloud swirl at top, faded blue card reading 5 BALLS 5 CENTS
A big green cactus runs down the middle of a bright yellow playfield, with two red bumpers set in orange sunburst shapes either side. Five cream bumpers are lettered R, A, N, G, E to spell RANGE. A red-and-black horseshoe lane at the bottom is numbered 1, and a red 3 disc sits in the centre. The wood is very worn and yellowed, with a faded blue card at lower left.
Setting
- Desert
- Cactus
Symbols
- Saguaro cactus
- Sunburst
- Clouds
- Numbered discs
Notable shapes
- Boomerang lanes
- Horseshoe lane
- Central numbered disc
Art motifs
- Large central cactus
- Sunburst bumper surrounds
- Cloud swirl
Themes
- Desert
- Western
- Cactus
- Range
Text on it
- SPOTS RANGE
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- RESETS RANGE
- R
- A
- N
- G
- E
- 10,000
- 100,000
- 500,000
- 50,000
- WHEN LIT
- SPECIAL
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 5
- FLIPPER
- 5 BALLS 5 CENTS
- 500,000 SPECIAL WHEN LIT
An old wooden-cabinet playfield photographed from above on a concrete floor, with worn yellowed wood rails. The surface is bright yellow with a large green saguaro-style cactus down the middle, orange sunburst shapes round two big red-capped bumpers, and a cream cloud swirl at the top. Five cream mushroom bumpers are lettered R at top centre, then A and N across the upper field, then G and E lower down. Red and orange boomerang-shaped lanes with white insert panels carry scores such as 10,000, 100,000 and 500,000 WHEN LIT. A red disc numbered 3 sits at the centre above a black swooping bar reading 50,000 and 500,000 WHEN LIT, with a 4 below. A horseshoe-shaped red and black lane at the bottom is numbered 1. Two small cream flippers marked FLIPPER sit near the bottom. At lower left a faded blue card reads 5 BALLS 5 CENTS.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- magenta
- cream
- yellow
- green
Fingerprint: TUMBLEWEED, red-orange capitals with yellow outline, cream script Exhibits above, blonde cowgirl in magenta shirt and fringed cream skirt, brown boots, perched on a rail waving a cream hat, brown tumbleweed discs, running cattle herd and riders on desert, rainbow bands, green cacti, horseshoe.
A blonde cowgirl in a magenta shirt and fringed cream skirt sits on a wooden rail waving a cowboy hat, beneath a rainbow of colour bands. The title TUMBLEWEED is in red-orange capitals with Exhibits in script above. Round brown tumbleweeds carry the scores, and a numbered row 1 to 8 MILLION runs along the rail.
Setting
- Western desert
- Cattle herd
- Cacti
- Rainbow sky
Symbols
- Cowboy hat
- Horseshoe
- Cactus
- Tumbleweed discs
- Rainbow bands
Lettering
- Slanted red-orange capitals with yellow outline for the title; cream script for Exhibits; coloured numerals for scores
Themes
- Cowgirl
- Western
- Desert
- Tumbleweed
Title on it
- TUMBLEWEED
Text on it
- TUMBLEWEED
- Exhibits
- 100,000
- 200,000
- 300,000
- 400,000
- 500,000
- 600,000
- 700,000
- 800,000
- 900,000
- 10,000
- 20,000
- 30,000
- 40,000
- 50,000
- 60,000
- 70,000
- 80,000
- 90,000
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MILLION
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Blonde cowgirl in magenta shirt, cream fringed skirt, belt buckle and brown boots, seated on a rail raising a cream hat, horseshoe at hip |
| Man | Two small riders on horseback chasing cattle in the background |
| Animal | Herd of cattle running |
A backglass photographed from an angle in a pale wooden cabinet, with a Western desert scene. Across the top, a rainbow of colour bands carries score plaques in green, red, blue and purple text reading 100,000 to 900,000 in three rows of three. The title TUMBLEWEED is in red-orange capitals with yellow outline, with the small word Exhibits in cream script above it. A blonde cowgirl with wavy hair in a magenta shirt, cream fringed skirt, belt with large buckle, and brown boots sits on a wooden rail, raising a cream cowboy hat in one hand with a horseshoe at her hip. Behind her a herd of cattle and two riders run across desert. Tumbleweed discs in brown carry scores 10 to 90 thousand. A row 1 to 8 followed by MILLION runs across the lower rail. Green cacti stand in the foreground. A black cactus silhouette is painted on the wooden side.