Automatic Age

Issue: 1928 December

T h e A u t o m a t i c A ge
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“Not Worth a Rap”
Refers to Coins
Often when we wish to say a thing
is useless or valueless we say it is
“ not worth a rap.” One would nat­
urally suppose that “ rap” in the
phrase refers simply to a quick,
sharp blow on something' with the
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knuckles, says the Kansas City
Times.
Etymologists, however, say it orig­
inally referred to a small copper coin
widely used in Ireland during the
reign of George I (1714-27). Its in­
trinsic value was only about half a
farthing, but it passed for a half-
penney.— Newspaper Clipping.
Frey’s Dictionary of Numismatic
Names contains the following:
“ Rap was a counterfeit coin in cir­
culation in Ireland after the regular
coinage had ceased in 1696. The
nominal value of the rap was a half­
penny, but intrinsically it was not
worth even a farthing.
“ Swift, in his Drapier’s Letters,
1724, says: ‘ Copper halfpence or
farthings * * * have been for some
time very scarce, and many counter­
feits passed about under the name
of raps.’
“ The expressions ‘not worth a
rap,’ ‘I care not a rap,’ etc., can be
traced to the insignificant value of
this coin.”
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DO YOU COUNT PENNIES?— The
Presto Coin Counter counts and
atacks 100 pennies in 15 seconds.
Fits the pocket. Price $1.00, cash
with order. Money back if not O. K.
P. C. Smith, yOl Lafayette Parkway,
Chicago.
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FOR SALE— 20 Exhibit Play Ball
machines, $9.00 each; 10 Jennings
Targets, $7.00 each; 5 Exhibit Pho­
toscopes, $15.00 each; 4 slightly used
Ertel Fortune Telling Ticket Scales,
$170.00 each. Term s V& deposit with
order, balance c. o. d. Connecticut
Novelty Company, 48 Stuart
Norwalk, Conn.
IF YOU do not feel like buying ma­
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Ave.,
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chines, we have Mills and Jen­
nings Venders and will make you a
commission proposition if you have
the territory. References required.
Gans Company, 307 Crocker Street,
Los Angeles, Calif.
10-29
W ANTED— To buy five hundred
late model Mills and Jennings
Bells and Venders. Will pay spot
cash for good equipment. Let us
know what you have to sell. Keeney
& Sons, 700 East 40th Street, Chi­
cago.
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MR. OPERATOR— The “ New Jack­
pot” is now ready for delivery.
Can be attached to any Mills ma­
chine in half hour’s time. Perfect
operation guaranteed. Easy to in­
stall. This machine is making a big
hit everywhere it has been tried out.
If interested, write or wire for photo
description and prices. G. W. Wil­
son, 3736 Jackman Road, Toledo,
Ohio.
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MANUFACTURERS, ATTENTION
— Let us represent you in the Chi­
cago district. We buy legitimate ma-
ch.nes outright, or will sell to jobbers
or dealers for you on percentage
bas s. Bernard Automatic Merchan­
dising Co., 1955 W. Taylor St., Chi­
cago.
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NEIW NO VALUE CHECKS—Fin­
est ever produced. 500 @ $5.00;
1,000 @ $7.50; 5,000 @ $35.00. Dean
Novelty Company, 406-8 W. First
Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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FOR SALE— On account of closed
territory, Mills Front Venders—
good mechanical condition, with no
value checks, at $60.00. One-half
with order, balance C. O. D. Sub­
ject to your inspection. Alabama
Mint Company, Post Office Box 156,
North Birmingham, Ala.
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MILLS AND JENNINGS Side Ven­
ders, perfect condition, aluminum
tops, $40.00; a few low serial, $30.00;
Mints, case, 1,000 rolls, $10.00; new
no-value checks, $10.00; Exhibit
Playball Targets, slightly used, $9.00;
Exhibit Postcard Venders, 5c slot,
$6.00. Southern Confection Co., I l l
E. Marshall St., Richmond, Va.
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WANTED TO LEASE— On com­
mission basis, any kind of legal
machines for this territory. Mercan­
tile references. Southern Nut Co.,
245 So. Fourth St., Memphis, Tenn.
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operated machines. Quality work
guaranteed. We buy, sell and ex­
change all makes of slot machines
from any part of the country.
Uneeda Slot Maclrne Service, 28
Sherman Ave., Brookfield, 111.
5-29
FOR SALE— Numbered Ball Gum—
$7.00 set of 1,200 balls. Ten sets,
$6.50. Lower prices in quantity lots.
Goodbody, 72 Vanbergh Ave., Ro­
chester, N. Y.
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W ILL BUY — Advance Model “ D”
Ball Gum Machines for spot cash.
Good venders only—no junk. Feit
Brothers Box 1975 Paterson, N. J. 12
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