Automatic Age

Issue: 1928 August

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dise o f the highest grade through its
vending machines, such as Chiclets,
Dentyne chewing gum, Bakers choco­
late, Park & T ilford chocolate, Clu-
ett, Peabody & C o’s. A rrow-Pac
brand handkerchiefs, etc. will prevail
in respect to all merchandise sold
through the “ Autosaleshops” .
Opening o f No. 1 shop July 4th
was a big success. They estimate
over 10,000 people were in the shop
during that day; the venders made
nearly 5,000 individual sales.
Loots Peanut Machine
and Gets Six Years
A sentence to serve six years in
prison was imposed upon the man
who looted a peanut machine be­
longing to the Thos. Carr Amuse­
ment Co. o f Celeron, New York,
owners o f a large penny arcade.
Teacher: “ I have went, That is
wrong, isn’t it?”
Johnny: “ Yes, ma’am.”
Teacher: “ W hy is it w rong?”
Johnny: “ Because you ain’t went
yet.”
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Mans Efforts in
Reducing Labor
In announcing the combination o f
companies which operate
throughout the country automatic
machines from which various articles
and merchandise is delivered to any­
one dropping money into them, the
promoters intimated they have a vi­
sion o f the time when there will be
automatic department stores, with
electric men or “ R obots” acting as
salesmen, A t the pace the mechani­
zation o f industry and business is
proceeding, machine operated stores
do not seem like the fantasy o f a fic­
tion writer. E lectricity has already
made housekeeping a mere matter o f
pushing a button, if all the devices
which can be employed are installed
in the home.
A fter having been a drudge to his
necessities fo r centuries, man is now
bending his thoughts to saving him­
self labor. He has reduced the efforts
he once had to put forth to produce
what he wanted and is cutting down
his hours o f work.
several
Notice to New York Operators
All Operators in New York, Brooklyn and environs are
requested to meet in Room 207 Times Building, New York, on
Monday Evening, August 20th, at 8 :0 0 p.m. for the pupose
of organizing a local branch of the Coin Machine Operators
Association of America.
Addresses will be made by Hugh
Elsasser, Dave Robbins, O. C. Lightner, publisher of Auto­
matic Age, and others. There is no obligation of any kind.
Listen to the talks and if you are sold on the idea of organiza­
tion, you can join and become a charter member at minimum
cost.
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Harry E. Anderson, Boston, is
Pioneer in Sandwich Field
ne by one the different types o f
com machines have reached the prac-
ICa stage and taken their place as
^ Permanent part o f the industry.
e names o f different men are asso-
cia ed with each machine as its in-
^ or> sponsor or special champion.
°r many years the trade has gone
Painful experimental stage
1 sandwich machines. Dozens of
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will eventually succeed and there is a
proven field fo r the sandwich ma­
chine.
One man in the field deserves sig­
nal recognition fo r the work he has
done in developing and perfecting
the
sandwich
machine
and
he
is Harry E. Andercon o f the First
National Sandwich Shops, Inc. o f
Boston, Mass.
machines being assembled at the First National Sandwich Shops,
Incorporated Plant
sky 0fteiS ^ave blazed across the blue
schemes, a
a »tui
score e
Str> L- ^'rich-quick sciicjiico,
" ■ S^ar^s are under indictment
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anc* hundreds o f doubting-
l0mases among the operators have
got coin
.
But
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and
in th t*lere are plenty who believe
ne future
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Und°ubtedly has a place in
ant oneUStly &n<* Wealthy anc* perm­
it fills ^
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for a a need. If there is a reason
ything f or anything to exist it
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He deserves a lot o f credit fo r
sticking to it and spending a lot o f
money experimenting and perfecting
a practical machine. In the early
stages the manufacturers admit­
tedly turned out a lot o f imperfect
machines; some were little more
than junk.
Mr. Anderson bought some o f
every one, put on the market, and
finally contracted fo r coin devices
made by a standard manufacturer
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