Automatic Age

Issue: 1927 December

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the entire exhibition hall of the
Stevens Hotel. This ingenious
device was displayed by the
W m . Gent Vending Machine
Company of Cleveland, whose
a d v e r t i s e m e n t appears else­
where in this issue.
Beyond question M r. Gent
had one of the most interesting
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Another device which shov^
uncommon ingenuity and wh1
is sure to make new history 1
the coin-operated device field 3
ter it is placed on the mark6
was the Phot-O-Dime p i^ u^
taking machine, which delivef
a photograph o f the custom^ 1,1
forty-five seconds.
The sitter deposits a
poses, pushes the button afl
The Wm. Gent exhibit which shows
the new automatic electric rifle range
and popular exhibits at the con­
vention. The automatic electric
rifle range was a sensation and
M r. Gent is to be congratulated
on his ability to create and per­
fect to such a high degree this
new and different shooting gal­
lery. The rifle range was a
two-gun outfit, though any num­
ber of guns may be used. It oc­
cupied a space of approximately
four and one-half by twenty-
two feet. The guns may be fired
only upon the insertion of a
penny. W hen the trigger is
pulled, an electrical contact is
made at the base of the rifle
stand and the shot is recorded
on the target.
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waits till the bell rings.
then sees the photograph beifl»
developed and in but a few sec
onds the picture is deliver
complete. No attendant is r0'
quired. The mechanism is 110
complicated and it looms
a
prospective fool-proof machifle'
The high degree of interns
shown in this device at the co*1'
vention permits us to forecas
unprecedented popularity whe^
it is placed on the market. 1
has been perfected just a shor1
time ago and will soon be man­
ufactured in quantities. Plans
o f the company at present are
to sell the machines direct
operators with territorial Pr° '
tection and not under the leas'
ing plan.
The price they ai#1
to sell these Phot-O-Dime ma­
chines at are low, and they
should meet a ready popularity^
The designer of the “ Hoot-
M on” golf game, which is ad­
vertised and mentioned else­
where in this issue, A . M. Wal-
zer, displayed the new game at
the convention. W alzer report-
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time operators, Nathan Kallet,
A . C. Fearing and C. W . Clark.
Rabkin conducted a highly in­
teresting display cf more than
twenty-five machines
that he was very much en­
thused over the interest people
^splayed in this skill-requiring
^ m e of golf. It is now being
^ade in quantities. One o f the.
Barnes has been in operation for
s°ttie time in the Morrison Ho­
tel lobby in Chicago.
Chester-Pollard Company was
Represented with their football
Same and new golf game, and
^veral other devices. Mr. Hain-
ert, who had charge of the ex­
hibit, expressed satisfaction at
the interest displayed by the
Park owners in their games.
Another new game at the con­
tention was the “ scientific G olf”
Same exhibited by the Skill
Game Co., Inc. This is a coin­
controlled game in which the
figures wield actual golf sticks
and drive a regulation size golf
ball. It is a competitive game
best played by two players. The
feature of the game is the speed
With which the games are
Played. This game will be fur­
ther announced in an early issue
—- an interesting fact is that the
designers of this game are old­
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The International Mutoscope
Reel Co., Inc., was represented
with an array of coin-controlled
machines suited to amusement
parks. President W illiam Rab­
kin and an assistant had charge
o f the exhibit.
The boys re­
membered the smokes Bill Rab­
kin had promised, but he will
surely need quite a supply when
our own convention meets in
February.
A . E. Gebert was on hand
with about twenty-five of the
Advance Machine Company’s
best machines. These included
some new ones, most important
of which was the cigarette ven-
The Advance Machine Co. featured a
cigarette vendor and several
other new machines
dor, which has just been per­
fected. M r. Gebert declared that
as fast as new kinds of machines
were needed they were easily
produced by applying the same
coin control and principles of all
the Advance machines.
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