Automatic Age

Issue: 1935 February

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"TWO TEAM"
The w o rld is a p p la u d in g a new sam el
Its name is on the lip s o f e v e ry b o d y y o u m ee t. Its fam e is b e in g b la z e d
across th e skies o f the w o rld .
It is R o c k - O la ’s new T a b le G a m e — the m ost m a g n ific e n t a ch ie ve m e n t
in a ll c o in m ach in e h is to ry — the A R M Y and N A V Y !
Mechanical Wizardry!
Im agine a game w ith a " c h a n g in g ” p la y in g - fie jd . A m y s te ry -p la y
p o c k e t. T w in scoring registers. A n d a m agical
T w o-T eam
feature.
A n d these are ju st a fe w o f the m any h ig h lig h ts to b e fo u n d in the new
A R M Y and N A V Y game.
Breath-taking Action
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!
a t the very m om ent, when the p la y e r " l i f t s ” the b a ll in to
shooting p o sitio n, a m iracle takes p la ce : from underneath the
. . .
board, a h idden m echanical p o w e r-p la n t propels the “ fo o tb a ll’
o n to a m o v in g fie ld and sets the stage fo r action.
. . . the p lu n ge r is p u lle d back, aim ed, and . . . o u t speeds a b a ll
o f s ilv e ry steel. Down the fie ld i t races. Dodges. Twists and
turns. Runs in and o u t o f the " g u a rd p ins” . A n d , then, fo r a sp lit-
second, i t is stopped. B locked. A shout goes up from the crowd,
as the b a ll, w ith an elusive tw ist, spins a w a y and glides into a
co ve te d N a v y p ocket. It's a touchdow n fo r N a v y ! A n d , auto­
m a tic a lly , as i f by magic, the m oving p la y in g -fie ld snaps the
fo o tb a ll across the goal line.
*'Two-Team” Feature!
O n the n e x t p la y , how ever, the speeding b a ll is in te rc e p te d by
an A rm y p o cke t, and it goes fo r a touchdow n. The score is now
6 to 6. A tie . A n d so the game see-saws back and fo rth . It's nip
and tuck from start to finish. P o in t and co u n te r-p o in t. A rm y
tears a t N avy. A n d N a vy fights back, as o n ly N a vy can . . . /
N o w o n d e r, th e A R M Y and N A V Y game is b e in g c h e e re d to the
skies b y e v e ry c o u n try on the face o f the earth.
Chance of a Lifetime!
A n d , to -d a y , y o u have the chance o f a life tim e . The b rig h te st o p p o r­
tu n ity o f 1 9 3 5 . So act w is e ly . A c t p r o m p tly . Be first this tim e . W rite
o r w ire y o u r s h ip p in g in stru ction s im m e d ia te ly
this v e ry m in u te ! J o in
the A R M Y and N A V Y ’S v ic to ry parade at o n ce . G e t in n o w w ith the
m ost sp a rk lin g o f a ll R o c k -O la w inne rs, and m ake sure o f the bigg est
share o f th e p ro fitsl
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tMl MECHANICAL D E P E N D A B I L I T Y .
| t IS a fact, k n o w n b y operators in E uro pe as w e ll as in
o u t makes i t im p o ssib le to p la y m ore than 1 2 ba lls to a
A m e ric a , tha t a R o c k -O la P ro d u ct is a d e p e n d a b le p ro d ­
game. To a v o id " lo a d in g " the fie ld , just one p la y in g b a ll
uct. O n e tha t gives a g o o d acco unt o f its e lf in any and
is used, b u t it is p la y e d over 7 2 times fo r each game. This
e ve ry k in d o f lo c a tio n under an y and eve ry k in d o f c o n ­
feature is an e xa m ple o f the m echanical m e rit w h ic h d is ­
d itio n . . . This re p u ta tio n fo r m echanical d e p e n d a b ility is
tinguishes the A R M Y and N A V Y game.
e s p e c ia lly n o tic e a b le in the A R M Y and N A V Y
same.
★ " R e v e r s ib le "
S k i ll
A re a :
N e a r th e
to p , at the
approach to the general p la y in g -fie ld , are tw o " re v e rs ib le "
Into its b u ild in g has gone a ll th e art and s k ill o f mechanical
wizards. It is a finishe d jo b o f super-e ngin eerin g. S uper­
s k ill pockets. O n e fo r A R M Y . O n e fo r N A V Y . A s each
o f the po ckets is m ade, it reverses sides. This makes the
perform ance. Super-satisfaction.
p la y d o u b ly -s k iIIfu l and d o u b ly -fa s c in a tin g .
In a ll the annals o f p in game acco m plishm ent, there is
n o th in g to match the superb record o f the A R M Y and
N A V Y game. Its fine c on structio n rcaches the very heights
o f en ginee ring. It stands o u t, in the clear lig h t o f d a y , as a
mechanism fashioned b y the m agic hand o f genius . . .
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V t S u p e r F e a tu r e s : In the A R M Y end N A V Y game
y o u find such star attractions as a v is ib le c o in chute, tw in -
scoring registers, an autom atic b a ll-in d ic a to r, an engraved
metal d o o r, a rubberless p lu n g e r, a re gulated
n o n -tilt
i r D o u b le - R e w a r d
S y s te m :
The
A R M Y
and
N A V Y ’S scoring system is so d iffe re n t and so c o m p e llin g
yo u w ill w o n d e r w h y it was never th o u g h t o f be fo re . For
the first tim e , " d o u b le re w a rds" are used th a t have e v e ry ­
th in g else b a cke d o ff the boards. These " d o u b le s " have
all the p u llin g -p o w e r o f d o u b le ja ckp o ts plus a ll the ap peal
o f the " d a ily d o u b le " at the race tracks.
A n d the " d o u b le re w a rd " idea is just one o f the features
o f the A R M Y and N A V Y ’S scoring systems.
d e v ic e , and a giant-size cash b o x .
★ C a b in e t : The ca b in e t is a m o d e l o f in sp irin g b e a u ty .
★ M e c h a n ic a l
P o w e r - P la n t:
Beneath
the
b o a rd ,
h id d e n from the eye , is a mechanical p o w e r-p la n t that
pro p e ls the " f o o t b a ll" o n to a m oving p la y in g -fie ld and
sets the stage fo r actio n. It w orks lik e an e le c trica l m o tor.
But there are no batteries. N o wires. N o contacts. It is
Its smart, rich lo o ks com m and the respect o f lo c a tio n owners
everyw here. A n d its g lo w in g bro n ze finish w ill stay lik e
new fo r m onths and m onths. W h a t's m ore, the ca b in e t is
just the rig h t size fo r m odern co n d itio n s : 2 0 inches w id e ,
4 0 inches lo n g . P la yin g h e ig h t, 4 3 ^ 2 inches.
made from steel stampings o n ly . A n d its unseen op e ra tio n
gives the p la y e r the im pression o f a perform ance in m agic.
Taken all in a ll, th e A R M Y and N A V Y
is th e k in d o f
game y o u can place on lo c a tio n , w ith ease o f m in d , and
'A r M e c h a n is m :
The en tire mechanism is m ounte d
in
on e ha ndy u n it on the under side of the p la y board, w hich
makes it easy to get at.
A n o th e r fine th in g is the s p e c ia lly designed series o f " a ir
c u s h io n s ". These " a ir cush io ns" shield the w o rkin g parts of
the mechanism against all stress and strain, and produce the
nicest running m achine on the market.
be sure it w ill stand up and w ork fo r y o u 2 4 hours a d a y
w ith o u t le t-u p . Its peerless w orkm anship b y R o c k -O la is
y o u r guarantee o f ab solute m echanical d e p e n d a b ility .
So step in to the lead rig h t n o w . Send fo r y o u r A R M Y and
N A V Y 'S at on ce. S h o o t them o u t on the " fir in g - lin e " in
y o u r te rrito ry . A n d , th e n , watch them com e m arching back
to y o u w ith the most glo rio u s profits in th e h isto ry o f this
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B a ll C u t - O u t : The au tom a tic b a ll cut­
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M A N U F A C T U R I N G
W EST J A C K S O N
★ PATENT NOTICE:
BO U LEVAR D ,
T. m . r e g . u . s . p a t. o f f i c e
C O R P O R A T I O N
C H IC A G O ,
IL L IN O IS ,
U . S. P A T E N T S 1975374. 1983811. O T H E R P A T S . P E N D IN G
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