Automatic Age

Issue: 1936 October

leader o£ a ll coin- operated b o w lin g gam es because th e y feel t h a t W u r litz e r ’s a c ­
q u is it io n of th e N a tio n a l Skee-Ball C o m p a n y , creators a n d m a n u fa c tu r e r s of th e
o r ig in a l Skee-Ball,
gives Wurlitzer the knowledge necessary to build a game with the
greatest play appeal —kno w led g e based o n N a t io n a l’s trie d a n d proven record e x te n d ­
in g over a q u a r te r c e n tu ry for b ig , steady p ro fits i n th e a m u s e m e n t p a rk field.
O U T S T A N D IN G V A L U E . . . O pe rators recognize W u r litz e r ’s Skee-Ball as
the o u t ­
s ta n d in g v alu e . . . n o t a g a m e h u rr ie d ly designed to get o n th e m a rk e t, b u t solid ly
b u i l t of fin e q u a lit y h a rd w o o d , w e ig h in g 522 p o u n d s — and
investment that will bring
big profits long after games flimsily built of light woods and weighing some two hundred
pounds less are thrown onto the scrapheap.
A W U R L IT Z E R P R O D U C T . . . T hey k n o w t h a t b a c k of th e W u r litz e r ’s Skee-Ball
(R eg. U . S. P a t. O ff.) are th e sam e u n lim it e d fa c ilitie s — th e id e n tic a l fa ir policies
a n d m e th o d s t h a t have led operators to b u y m o re W u rlitz e r- S im p le x A u to m a tic
P h o n o g ra p h s t h a n a ll o th e r m a k e s c o m b in e d !
F A IR P O L IC IE S . . . W h e n y o u b u y th e W u r litz e r Skee-Ball, y o u k n o w t h a t W u r ­
litz e r w ill p ro te c t y o u ju s t as th e y have p ro te cte d o perators o n th e W u rlitz e r- S im ­
plex A u t o m a t ic P h o n o g ra p h . O pe rators k n o w t h a t Wurlitzer never sells locations
direct b u t, o n th e o th e r h a n d , W u r litz e r spends te n s of th o u s a n d s of d o llars in a d ­
v e rtisin g to get th e best lo c a tio n s for W u r litz e r operators.
W h y n o t lin e yo urself u p w it h th e leader a n d share th e p ro fits of lea d e rsh ip ? C o n ­
fid e n tly we s a y — ‘ ‘Y o u w ill m a k e m o re m o n e y w ith W u r litz e r ’s Skee-Ball (Reg.
U . S. P a t. O f f .) .” W rite , w ire or p h o n e for d e ta ils a t once.
T H E R U D O L P H W U R L IT Z E R M F G . C O
© Intern
l Arcade Museum
N O R T H T O N A W A N D A , N . Y,
W u r litz e r ’s Skee-Ball ushers in a new era
of b ig , steady p ro fits. L o c a tio n s are already
t a k in g in a ll th e w ay fro m $3 to $5 a n h o u r.
A n d i t ’s a ll p r o fit—because Skee-Ball is a n
a th le tic g a m e — people p la y ju s t to b e a t
each o th e r ’s scores. N o need for prizes or
aw ards t h a t e at in to y o u r in c o m e .
G e t in o n th e g r o u n d floor. P u t yourself on
“ Easy S tre e t” w it h a s m a ll in v e s tm e n t.
© In te r n a tio n a l A r c a d e M u s e u m
Y o u r first W u r litz e r Skee-Balls w ill q u ic k ly
p a y for the m selves—e n a b le y o u to fin a n c e
m o re u n t i l y o u o w n a Skee-Ball in every
b ig p a y lo c a tio n in y o u r te rrito ry . T h e n
yo u c a n s it b a c k a n d w a tc h th e p ro fits ro ll
in , for Skee-B all (R e g . U. S. P a t. O ff.) is a
g a m e t h a t h o ld s its a p p e a l a n d keeps rig h t
on e a rn in g a h a n d s o m e in c o m e for y ou .
The Rudolph Wurlitzer Mfg. Co., N. Tonawanda, N. Y.
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