Automatic Age

Issue: 1937 March

THE COUNTER-SIZE GUN RANGE WITH ALL THE APPEAL
OF THE BIG RIFLE GAMES . . .
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It had to be good— it had to be packed with more than ordinary appeal £ orde'
to be qualified as the worthy successor to A B J . s Famous Big G am e Hunter.
Target Skill with its five moving targets and 1 0 0% skill features is the finest com
pletely mechanical counter-sire shooting machine. Target Skill is a natura
everybody, man, woman and child alike, love to shoot and ^ t the.rmarksmanj
ship. A n d Target Skill invites them to do so by providing all the thrills of a M l
size shooting gallery in a counter-siie game. The Target Skill is a counter a
tion that will pay big profits to its operators. Thousands and
* ,° V o o 4
tions— hundreds in your own locality, are waiting for this 1 0 0 % legal, 1 0 U/c
skill shooting machine.
A REAL SKILL CHALLENBE...PLAYER MUST
VARY HIS AIM AND TIME HIS SHOTS
The success of any amusement device is dependent upon the ability of the
machine to interest the player and to keep that interest at high pitch over a perioo
of time. Target Skill does just that. Its 1 9 0 % skill appeal tantalues player and
teases him on to improve his markmanship. The five targets rise, one at a time
a regular order, therefore, the shooter must vary his aim and time his shots We i-
Thus, with much practice, any person can improve his score. The skill teatur
also is conducive to competitive play.
Here’s HOW IT PLAYS
The sho oter inserts his c o in a n d depresses
th e lever. This resets th e score to ta liz e r a n d
w inds th e c lo c k m o to r. Then five steel b a lls
s lo w ly rise in th e ta rg e t a p e rtu re , o n e a t a
tim e . The s h o o te r tries to h it ea ch b a ll w hen
in fu ll v ie w . A
d ire c t h it is a u to m a tic a lly
re co rd e d on th e to ta liz e r re gister. A s th e
c lo c k m o to r tim es th e a n im a tio n o f ea ch
p la y , th e s h o o te r must a im th e p is to l a n d
s h o o t in ra p id o rd e r. The n o v ic e a n d e x p e rt
m arksm an a lik e in s ta n tly y ie ld to its a p p e a l
a t th e v e ry first shot.
ATTRACTIVE MODERN DESIGN
INVITES PLAYER TO SHOOT
The a p p e a lin g y e llo w a n d red c a b in e t o
T a rg e t S k ill fits w e ll in a n y surroundings. ''
a t ho m e in a n y lo c a tio n , from a tave rn to
d e lu x e h o te l cou nter. A l l m e ta l parts o ^
ch ro m iu m p la te d , m a k in g th e e n tire uni ,
b e a u tifu l flash th a t in s ta n tly captures
a tte n tio n o f th e pa sse r-b y. The a rm y tyR
p is to l e x te n d e d from th e fro n t p a n e l ra ' j
shrieks, "C o m e a n d sh o o t m e ." Y o u wi j J ' f
th a t on lo c a tio n this s k ill m a c h in e w ill g
o u td ra w , o u tla s t o th e r ty p e s o f amu
m ent devices.
D o lla r f o r D o lla r — M o r e f o r Y o u r M o n e i
A SOOND INVESTMENT
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