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POCKET C O IN C O U N T E R NEW EST
IN V E N T IO N
P. C. Smith, well known to the
operating trade, has invented a hand
coin counter which he calls the
“ Presto.” The counter consists o f
two pieces, one is an auminum
frame with a wide-flanged mouth to
1'eceive coins. The other is a solid
piece o f wood through which four
handling the sale o f the Presto coun
ters from his own address, 901 La
fayette Parkway, Chicago. The illus
trations which Mr. Smith furnished
fo r our patent depai’tment show how
handy this device is. Although an
nounced only ten days ago the sale
o f the Presto has run to several gross
showing a demand fo r this item. One
Chicago operator bought six fo r his
route.
holes have been bored to receive 25
pennies each. The holes penetrate
through the block so that all the
operator has to do to count his pen
nies is to scrape them into the mouth
of the little device, slide the block o f
wood out and lift it up leaving fou r
stacks o f 25 pennies. F or a useful
accessory to the vending machine
business this Presto counter is cer
tainly a novel device and the price
has been set so low that it is cheaper
than a good screw driver and just as
necessary.
Mr. Smith is sales manager fo r the
Exhibit Supply Company, but is
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large country towns o f England. All
farm laborers and boys gather in the
streets o f the nearest towns and wait
fo r someone to employ them fo r the
next six months. A fter the question
o f wages is settled and a shilling giv
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