Automatic Age

Issue: 1937 December

O nly 82 days reauired to get our play meter
up to 25,000 on "R O C K - O - B A L L .
Not only
has the gam e earned big profits but the a c ­
tiv ity has increased m y bar business. ROCK-
O - B A L L is surely m y choice am ong tavern
8am es-
j&
r
ROC K-O-BALL
a ROCK-OLA WINNER
ROCK-O-BALL has proven
an unusually successful
tion game—with a posted
daily or weekly high score
award, it is a real business
stimulator, much like the 2<>
game. Need it be mentioned
that the shooting for high
score and the competitive
play among patrons is con­
stantly ringing up many
nickels for the operator and
locations. Several locations
report 100,000 plays in the
period of a year. Promote
ROCK-O'-BALL play and
you’ll have a real money­
maker.
The Exclusive
TRIPLE SCORE REGISTER
of Rock-O-Ball is a real
profit producing feature
T hough r o t illu strate d in
this
installa tio n pho to ­
graph,
the
new
1938
ROCK-O-BALL
is now
being furnished on all or­
ders. A new twelve foot
model — m ost practical
and adaptable for all lo­
cations.
New im pro ve ­
m ents — a ttra c tiv e w hite
ash cabinet, extra heavy
cork board playing field,
seamless
rubber
cups,
noiseless sponge rubber
slide pads. If you w a n t
long profits for a long
period of tim e — be sure
to get the 1938 ROCK-O-
ROCK-O-BALL features art
exclusive triple score regis­
ter—this is the play produc­
ing factor. The register at
the left records the highest
score during any given per­
iod—or it can be set by the
location and an award given
when it is equalled. W ith this
feature, a location can work
out many ways of increasing
the play and business will in­
crease at the same time.
Dept. AA-12 will send you complete in
formation on this big money maker.
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The World’s First Coin Machine Magazine
AUTOMATIC ACE
Covering Automatic Machines and Coin-Controlled Devices of
Every Description
Vol. 14
DEC EM B E R, 1937
Features in This Issue
Established
No. 5
Page
1925
SORTING' COINS WITH THE EDITOR
By Hubert F. MessS ................. ... .................. 16
IT”S TIME TO TAKE IN VEN TORY
By Arthur W. Luchs ...................................... 17
O. C. LIG H T N E R
President
PUBLIC OPIN ION AND
THE OOIN M ACHINE BUSINESS
By G. F. Haley ........... ..............;............ ....... 18
LECHEROUS RECORDS
By James T. Mangan .... ................................. 20
SOUND BUSINESS PRINCIPLES N EEDED
IN OPERATION OF CIGARETTE VENDERS
By Henry Wertheimer ......... -........................ 21
1938 COIN M ACHINE SHOW EXPECTS
TO BREAK ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS ......................... 26
FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY ................................................... 27
HU BERT F. MESSE
COINS AND SLUGS ................................................................ 30
Managing Editor
TIM ELY TUNES— NOTES OF
INTEREST TO PHONOGRAPH OPERATORS .................. 56
GOODBODY’S COLUMN
By John Goodbody — ............ -...................... 62
SIM P L IF IE D COST ACCOUNTING FOR
THE AUTOMATIC V EN DIN G OPERATOR
By Leonard Ziegler ........................................ 70
ARTHU R W. LUCHS
Editor
YOUR W EIG H IN G M ACHINES REQ U IRE C A R E ............ 84
NEW PATENTS
By Ken C. Shyvers ............. .................... ....... 89
ASSOCIATION NEW S ........................................................... 93
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