within an indu try . you ow
our
readers the promi e that th content
of ad correspond with the truth .
Your edition containing 0 na ·
mo ' s ad stating th ir con rn over
other manufa cturer cop ing th m
is a bit of seemingl fal c dvertis ·
ing .
The only orginalit y that 0 namo
has a right to cl a im i ' a th
riginal
cop y of a T rnado table. The
blueprint in the ad is remarkabl
simil a r to one Tornado produc d in
197) when Bob Furr first unveiled
hi s Tornado table · including a "nat
textured gla playing surface."
Il i~ inno ati ns or a counter·
balan cd man and octagonal han ·
dies soon followed .
When Dyna mo placed th ir fir t
protot ype on loc ti n . Tornado wa
a lread y a roaring su cess in the
Dallas ar a and the Dyanamo was
created to capitalize on that u -
cess .
Dynamo has ertain l don an
ex cellent job of marketing what wa
original I Bob Furr ' cone pI. But
to c laim to be the innovator
scolding the herd of others who
ha e jumped on th . 'T xas ·st I "
bandw agon eems to be a tru case
of fal
a d ertising .
And , if ou ' re int r 5t d in
se ing a " d ynamic promotion ,"
take a look at what Tournament
oc cer is doing with their Quarter
illion Dollar Tour .
DukeDinex
7902 K08tner
Skokie, m,
) want to thank the editor of Play
M eie r for allowing Dynamo orp .
the privilege of responding to the
a love letter onccrning an adver-
tis ement we initiall ' ran in Play
M eier in the June is ue , and which
we plan to run in addi ti ona l future
is sue s .
Th primary point to the ad and
the k y to th r a on wh Dynamo
is in the fussball manufacturing
bu s iness is indu try demand . Prior
to the original 0 namo tabl , no
legitimate coin machine op rator or
di tributor could pur has what has
be ome known a the " T xa tie"
table . Thu . we at 0 namo , ha e
the right to claim we originated the
availabilit . of thi t Ie table to th
oin machin indu tr .
We recognize and thank Mr. Bob
Furr of Tornado for pro iding the
basi inno alion which enable the
Texas t Ie table to elevat table
o cer from a game to a sport , the
basic of whi c h are ontro ll ed
offen e and defens .
[n ddition . we feel we have made
me very signifi ant and innova -
ti e contribution that ha (' nabl d.
the operator to realize a larger net
profit from op rating fussball ma -
hines . pecifi ally : a hard , long-
la ting , rough . urfaced ball ; one
pi ce abinet with lide out play -
field ; drink ra k built in on top or
off the end ; ball banks mount d to
enab le quick rep lacement , distinc-
tive butcher blo k paneling; and the
mo t ignifi ant of all . a functional
" no cheat " ball drop mechani m. It
i. accurate and fair to tra e the
ance try of almo t a ll of the
indu try' " Texas sty le " tabl s to
the 0 namo tabl , a man of our
own inno a ti ons ha e been in Iud d
in the e particular tables .
Lastly . our Research and De ign
Di i ion is const.antl s eking new
and impro d design prototyp
to
improve plavabilit for the players
( onlinu don pag 95)
TV COCKTAIL TABLE
Featuring the Game
SIZE:
WEIGHT:
32" x 32" x 29"
(81 em x 81 em x 74 em)
1481bs.
(67 kg)
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1, 2, 3 or 4 Players
Free Game Option
19" Motorolla Monitor
Electrical Counter
Isolated Cash Box
Joystick Controls
Attractive All Mica Cabinet
Durable Construction
Hinged, Locked Top Opens for Service
Top Also Detachable
1 Quarter for 1 Player Against House
or 2 Players Against Each Other
• 2 Quarters for 3 Players Against House
or 4 Players Against Each Other
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