the a u t o m a t ic a g e
Vol. l
C H IC A G O , A U G U S T , 1925
Can Defrauding M a
chines Thru Use of
Slugs Be Stopped
by Legislation?
This interesting query was put to
a reporter f o r the A U T O M A T IC
AG E recen tly by Mr. Frank H. V og el
° f the Colum bus V en din g Com pany,
Columbus, O hio. In raisin g the ques
tion, Mr. V og el stated that to his
best kn ow ledge no practical coin de
tector has so fa r been invented and
f or this reason the m anufacturers are
skeptical
about pu tting
m achines
built to take in m ore than a penny on
the market. I t is a w ell know n fa c t
that the m atter o f slu g gin g m achines
^ u s e s m ore g r ie f and loss to both
the operator and m anu factu rer than
any o f the fifty-seven varieties o f
trouble the average m achine is sus
ceptible to.
This condition can be
remedied, thinks Mr. V o g e l, through
legislation w hich w ould m ake the use
pf slugs instead o f legal coin, w ith
^ te n t to defraud, as serious an
°ffense as coun terfeiting. A n article
ls being prepared on this tim ely sub
je c t fo r the A U T O M A T IC A G E b y
Mr. V og el and it will ap pear in an
early issue.
Novel Weighing
Machine
A new penny w eigh in g machine
drops ou t a tick et w ith the date o f
the month and year, y ou r w eigh t and,
pn the reverse side, y ou r fortu ne. I t
ls a fine appearin g m achine and gets
800(1 p,ay-
L (o S O S !
© International Arcade Mus^Bm' /
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Vending Machine
Operator Leaves
Fortune to College
U nder the w ill o f the late A rtem as
W ard, H arvard university w ill profit
b y every cent dropped into the c h o c o
late and gum pen ny-in -th e-slot ma
chines and into the w eigh in g ma
chines in the In terborou gh subw ay
and elevated stations and will receive
incom e fro m news stands in the sta
tions and the advertisin g signs in the
cars.
A ft e r leaving his son, A rtem as
W ard, Jr., $1,000,000 in trust and
m aking oth er bequests, Mr. W ard de
vised the residue o f his estate to
H arvard university. It consists prin
cipally o f A rtem as W ard, Inc., w hich
con trols the In terborou gh subw ay
advertising, news stands, and m er
chandising privileges. H arvard also
receives the Ideal C ocoa and C h oco
late corporation and the Listerated
Gum corporation . The valve o f the
estate is betw een $2,000,000 and $3,
000,000.
The descendent was the g rea t-
grandson o f Gen. A rtem as W ard, w ho
w as graduated from H arvard in 1748
and w as the first com m ander in ch ief
o f the colonial armies.
Nickel Electric Fan
The southern cities are filled with
electric fan m achines w hich are
placed in all hotel room s and operate
an hour fo r a nickel.
T h e y g et a
g o o d play and are apparently m on ey
makers.
The operating con cern is
located in M emphis.
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