T he A
u t o m a t ic
Machine Vends Lead
Pencils Stamped
with Buyers Name
Lead pencils a t five cents each and
stam ped with y ou r name are distrib
uted autom atically b y a vending m a
chine that is operated easily and can
be placed w herever such outfits are
needed.
T he prospective buyer, b y
p ressin g a system o f levers, sets up
the type inside that prints his name.
This is done in such a w ay that errors
m ay be corrected b efore the im pres
sion is made, and the entire nam e is
stam ped at once. T he m achine holds
300 pencils, does n ot easily g e t out
o f order and occu pies but little space.
An Inspiring
Coincidence
T h e publishers o f T H E A U T O
M A T IC A G E
also publish several
oth er trade publications and som e
tim e a g o we received the follow in g
letter:
W e n otice in a sample c o p y o f
y ou r publication o f January, 1925, on
page 15, som e referen ce to vending
m achine m anufacturers. W e are in
terested in various types o f vending
m achines fo r certain parts o f our
business, and w ould appreciate it v ery
m uch i f you w ould furnish us with a
list o f fo u r or five o f the best vend
in g m achine m anufacturers.
SCH U N EM AN & EVAN S,
St. Paul, Minn.
This con cern is rated ov er one
m illion dollars and it was one o f the
instances that cam e ab ou t w hich in
spired us to look into the vending
m achine industry as a possible field
fo r a trade paper.
T w o native baseball team s at
B uenos A ires have been Organized.
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Vending Machine Oper
ators Advertise
A n attractive
lithograph
being
show n in all o f the coaches o f the
C hicago Elevated R ailw ay is excitin g
considerable
fav orable
com m ent.
This particular display card is one o f
a series bein g run b y the Universal
V en din g C om pany to prom ote the
sale o f peanuts from their elevated
peanut machines. The co p y fo r the
current poster is ex ceedin gly clever.
It show s in a disappearing effect
g row n-u ps and children at the circus
feed in g elephants and in bolder color
a reprodu ction o f a scene enacted
hourly, that o f elevated patrons fe e d
in g peanuts to pigeons gathered
around peanut m achines on the ele
vated platform s. T he current litho
graph is particularly appropriate this
m onth inasm uch as a large circus
happens to be visitin g Chicago.
New Concern
A lth ough the C hicago Slot M achine
E xch a n ge has been in business fo r
on ly about a h a lf year, it is said they
are n ow the cou n try ’s largest job b ers
o f coin operated m achinery.
This
success is due unquestionably to the
strenuous Mr. P ace, the m anager o f
the E xchange. Mr. Pace was fo r
m erly sales m anager f o r tw o o f the
large coin m achine m anufacturers.
New Postcard Machine
General M anager G ebert, o f the
A dvan ce M achine Com pany, Chicago,
111., m anufacturers o f vending ma
chines o f all types recen tly returned
to the city from a successful sales
trip to D etroit. M. G ebert reports a
very enthusiastic reception on the
part o f the trade over the new post
card vender the A dvan ce is m anufac
turing.
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