Automatic Age

Issue: 1935 February

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 . . .
I
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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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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*ARMY AND N A V Y
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U . S. A .
“TWO TEAM"
in PUBLIC POPULARITY
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FTER all is said and done— after the heat and smoke of claims and
counter-claims clears away— the public speaks its mind. Makes its choice.
Arid, here, in America, the favorite by a wide margin is the new ARMY
and NAVY game.
It ’s the new game with all the latest features. With the perfected mech­
anism, for example, that runs smoothly and surely all the time. 24 houi s
a day.
That’s why thousands of operators everywhere, are making the richest
profits of their lives.
It is the reason why America’s leading distributors endorse, the news
ARMY and NAVY game without question or qualification.
y
So act wisely. Be sure to get your share, of the glittering ARMY and
NAVY profits. Do not let the other fellow get ahead of you. Step in now
on the. ground floor with America’s most popular game . . . and walk away
with the first and biggest profits yourself.
SEE the next two pages for your nearest Rock-Ola Distributor
— and get your A R M Y and N A V Y games at once.
ROCK-OLA M A N U FA C T U RIN G C O R PO RA T IO N
617 to 631 W. JACKSON BLVD., CHICAGO. IL L IN O IS . U. S. A.
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