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KEE
BALL
(REG. u . s . pa t . o f f .)
by
H 0 M E U E. C A P E H A R T
VICE PRESIDENT, ItUDOLIMI WURLITZER MFG. CO.
NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW.YORK
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ITH so much being said and written about “ Skee Ball” (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.), I believe
it is time that the industry should know who holds the original patents on “ Skee Ball”
— who owns the copyright to the name “ Skee Ball” — whose experience best fits them to
produce the kind of game that will have the greatest play appeal— that will enable you to
make the biggest profits as an operator.
• As you may know, last November the National Skee Ball Company, creators and manu
facturers of “ Skee Ball” (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.) introduced a coin operated “ Skee Ball” .
For nearly a quarter century prior to that time their business had been confined to amuse
ment parks, where the game is operated by attendants and has always been a big money
maker.
• We became interested in the “ Skee Ball” because it was a legitimate game that could
be placed in the same category as bowling alleys . . . archery . . . bowling on the green
and other such games— and the fact that it required a certain athletic skill to play it.
This was important because only such type games are of interest to us.
• Our scouts made a careful survey of locations where “ Skee Balls” were being oper
ated— discovered that it was making big profits for operators— recommended that we en
gage in the manufacture and sale of “ Skee Balls” .
• Instead of attempting to infringe the patent rights of others, we then negotiated with
and acquired the National Skee Ball Company.
This move by a company as large and
successful as Wurlitzer, opened the eyes of the industry, with the result that others have
entered the business.
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