Automatic Age

Issue: 1926 October

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ing weighed and promptly spent his
cent.
“ See that?” exclaimed the drug­
gist.
“ He saw you getting weighed and
so he did it. He probably had no in­
tention of doing so and doesn’t know
why he did it. That’s one reason why
sales run into such figures. Irve seen
a crowd of 15 line up before a scales
just because the first one happened
to
attract
attention.
Somebody
stopped to watch; then three or four
got around and the next thing we
had a crowd blocking the aisle.’
Since the introduction, last year,
o f the scale which issues a printed
ticket giving the weight and date in­
stead o f the old familiar dial, which
everybody within gunshot could and
did read, business has picked up
amazingly. In fact, it never was bad.
Now it is better—and then some.
The old-style dial machine was too
public for a person whose generous
proportions might send the hand
climbing into the three century alti­
tude. How many snickers have come
from onlookers when some buxom
belle stepped coyly on the platform
and straightaway the hand shot
around to 300? Patronage from the
heavy-weights under these conditions
never equalled that from the slims
and mediums.
With the advent of the ticket-
issuing scale which makes weighing a
purely private ad painless operation
for said heavyweights and the big,
unexplained interest of the general
public in its daily weight, the lowly
copper has grown into a beautiful
golden stream, pouring slowly but
steadily into storekeepers’ coffers.—
Providence Journal.
Wants Grip Tester
“ Will you kindly put us in touch
with source that make the grip tester,
a machine that’s selling at $15.00 or
$25.00 each.
POGESKY BROS.,
Mt. Carmel, Pa.
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Wants Coin
Operated Telescope
AUTOMATIC A G E :— We are at
this time looking for the m anufac­
turer of a slot machine device to be
attached to a telescope for use of
the public so that funds may be col­
lected automatically from the use of
the above mentioned instrument.
SCHIFFMAN JEW ELRY CO.
Greensboro, N. Car.
Wants Aluminum
Finish
“ Can you tell me the kind of finish
to use on Aluminum Castings for
vending machine which are exposed
to the weather? We want to pre­
serve the aluminum appearance, but
do not know just what finishes have
stood the test of time. We are con­
sidering transparent lacquer or alum­
inum paint.
Any information you or your read­
ers can furnish will be gratefully ap­
preciated.
H. C, CARD,
Production Engineer,
Care of Taft-Pierce Mfg. Co.
Woonsocket, R. I.
Wants Ticket Scales
The Automatic A ge: Could you
advise me o f the manufacturers of
Ticket Scales? The Ticket Scale,
gives your fortune on one side o f the
ticket, and weight and date on the
other. I am interested in these
scales, and would appreciate any in­
formation you can give me along
these lines.
JOHN R. SEARS.
242 Tenth St., S. E.,
Washington, D. C.
Incorporated
Handy Distributing Corporation,
Dover, Del., Manufacturing o f vend­
ing machines; capital, $25,500.00.
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Want Ads
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WANTED — An experienced mint
machine operator and location man,
one who knows how to meet the pub­
lic. If you have your own car, and
can finance yourself to get started, I
Will furnish all the up-to-date ma­
chines and mints required on a 50-50
basis. Here is an opportunity for
the right man. Good territory, you
must furnish a reference. Address
S. C., A utomatic Age.___________O-N
FOR SALE— Stereoscopic views for
Advance Vistascopes $1.00 per set,
Lucky postal card vender with cards
$7.00, Pistol Jack Pot machines
$15.00 each. Postal card venders
filled with cards $5.00 each, modem
1-2-3 ball gum machines $4.00 each.
Geo. Gittins, 1041 Kin Kin Ave., Mil­
waukee. Wis.______________________ O
Chicago operator has new plan.
Place your idle machines to work.
Will buy them. Place them or trade.
Here is OPPORTUNITY.
How
many idle machine have you on hand
at home not working which you
WISH were out getting the money.
Can use and place 500 machines. Will
buy, sell or trade. Welfare Novelty
Association, 6400 Ellis avenue, Phone
Midway 3888, Chicago, 111.__________
OUT OF BUSINESS— Good buys
for quick buyers. One 5c Bell,
good cond'tion, $40 00. one 25c Bell,
good condition, $75.00; Two penny
targets, $7.50 each; one penny weigh­
ing machine, $30.00; one Holcombe
and Hoke Electric Butter Kist Pop­
corn and Peanut machine, good con-
ditino, cost nearly $900.00 delivered,
our price $450.00. One half deposit
balance collect. Casinos Pool Parlor,
Kulpmont. Pa.______________________
FOR SALE— 150 late model 5c Hot
Peanut machines, never out of
original cases, a rear buy; good on
any location. Will sell one or a
dozen—what do you offer. Will ship
one machine for inspection. Box S.
M. AUTOMATIC AGE.
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WANT
TO BUY— Second hand
Mayflower machine for cash. H.
H. Baer, 4816 Washburn Ave. S.,
Minneopolis, Minn.” S-O-N.________
FOR SALE— New Caille Superior
Bells 25 Cent play, also Caille Vic­
tory Bells 5 and 25 cent play. These
machines less than 6 months old can­
not be told from new. Machines in
A -l condition fin'sh and mechanical.
Discontinuing operating. Will sell
cheap for quick sale.
Machines
shipped in original cases will allow
examination. Stands for machines
$3.50. Schubb & Co., 1208 Fiftenth
St., Detroit. Mich._________________ O
ATTENTION OPERATORS — We
manufacture and have 600 new
candy, peanut, or pie vending ma­
chines of latest design, vend'ng thirty
cartons each, such as have been suc­
cessfully operated in two large cities,
priced especially low for quick sale.
If interested, write The Keyless Lock
Co*., Indianapolis, Ind. _______ S-O.
A REAL BARGAIN— $110 buys the
following twenty machines, F.O.B.,
Roanoke, Va.; 1 Hance Cold Peanut
Machine, 1 Hance Hot Peanut Ma­
chine, 3 Regina lc music boxes, 1
one cent Tickle Gum machine, 2 one
cent Ball Gum machines, 1 specialty
one-cent Target, 2 Shootoscopes, 3
Five cent Exhibit Lucky Photo Ven­
ders, 1 Boyce one-cent Wee Gee, 2
one-cent Drop Picture machines, 2
one-cent Ball Gum Machines, 1 Five-
cent Mill Target Practice— Terms 25
percent deposit with order, balance
C O.D. Roanoke Specialty Co., Box
2M. Roanoke. Va.
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W ANTED TO BUY—Amusement
machines such as Base Ball, Pic­
tures, Ten Pins, Over the Top, Elec­
tric Shockers, Fortune Machines, etc.
Give full description and when
bought new with lowest prices for
cash. Merchants Co-operative Asso­
ciation, 1114 Fidelity Bank Bldg..
Memphis, Tenn.
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