May, 193 1.
THE AUTOMATI C- WORLD
Sixty
SHOOT - A-B
THE SENSATIONAL ELECTRIC BASEBA
The Greatest of All Coin-Operated
Here Is Your Opportunity to Cash in on Big Profits
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See the lights flash, hear the buzzer, n o electric socket required-operates on
dry cell C battery. Can operate machin ~ anywhere whether they have electri-
city or not .
How to Play Shoot-A-Ball---Four Can Play for 5c
The game is played in the following man ner : By drop-
ping a nickel in the slot a n d turning the handle you are
delivered a.utomatically twelve balls. With a cue t he
game is ready to be played. The balls are divided up
according to the number of players. You place a ball
at the end of the chute. With a skillful stroke you
shoot the ball up the incl ine, which t r avels according to
the speed of your shot. If the ball misses the one base
hit, the two base hit and so on, it automatically b ecomes
an out and the ball disappears, ringing a bell indicating
out. If the ball is shot into any of the top holes, which
indicate hits, an electric light is flashed on and a buzzer
is sounded. indicating or recording the hit. There are
twelve little miniature men. Before shooting the ba.ll
UP into the chute you place a man on the diamond at
Horne Base, which indicates "Batter Up." If you make
a hit, you move the man to first base, second base, or
thir·d base, according to the hit, and continue to shoot.
On a.ll hits you get another shot, as the ball is automatic-
ally returned to you. A score is kept and the player
making the most runs wins the game. Remember, four
can play this fascinating game. Never before such real
entertainment given for a nickel.
Actual Size of Machine and Specifications
M achine is 30 inches wide, 51 inches lon g, 32 inches hi gh . L egs a re adju st abl e. put on b y four bolts.
Fin ic;hcd in beautiful lacquer blue and golden orange. T h ree color score l'ccor din g dev ice at top of machin e.
B aseball diamond scene at front of m <1Cilin e in three colors. Comple te pla y ing in structions. Sil"np1 e. and
instantl y played. Top of machine is made of meta l, ducoed ill green, representing a baseball diamond
covered wi th heavy g lass . All shots v isible to p~ayt: r . Complete equi pll1 ent inc ludin g two c ues , chalk, glue,
ex tra ti ps furn ished with each mac hi ne. Shi pp ing weig ht ap prox im ately 140 Ibs. Ru sh in your orde r. 1m ·
l11ediate deJi very . Made of hardwood.
Finished in Beautiful Lacquer Blue and Orange
GUARANTEE
WARNING
Ten-Ball Table Company, Inc., are taking
all necessary steps according to law to pro-
tect their right on "Shoot-A-Ball" machines
through U. S. Patent Office, and will start
court proceedings against any person, com-
pany, or corpora.tion attempting to dupli-
cate or off.er for sale "Shoot-A-BaU" ta-
bles. Only one original-we make it.
Guarantee-If for any reason whatsoever you do not find our
"Shoot-A-Ball" Electrical Baseball Machine a.1l you anticipated as a
money-getter you can return your trial machine within 7 days after
delivery, and we will refund the full pu rchase price promptly (less
only express charges) and you may keep all the money taken in by
the ma.chine for the seven days.
Order Now-Be the First in Your Territory With
This Money-Maker
Tn order th ~lt you may know you are dealin g with a reputabl e concern whose
GU ARA NT EE " as good as gold. we refer yo u to both Dun & Bradstreet and the
Sa n A11 tou io National B ank in O Uf city.
WIRE YOUR ORDER TODAY
601-603-605 SOLEDAD ST.
TEN BAL