Automatic Age

Issue: 1931 December

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A u t o m a t ic A ge
W ANTED
TO
December, 1931
M ISC E L LA N E O U S
BUY
W A N T E D — USED P E N N Y
target practice Ball Gum m a­
chines. Give details and best
price. Roy’s Confectionery, 1301
9th St., S. E. Roanoke, Va.
LO C A T IO N
AGREEM ENT
Blanks nicely bound (SxlO’/fe^
Suitable any type machine $1.25
hundred prepaid. Includes two
line rubber stamp name and
address. R. S. Barton, 55 East
W ashington St., Chicago, 111. -c
NO TICE O W N E R S OP ID L E
machines! W ill buy your m a­ F ILM ASCO PE B A S K E T B A L L ,
chines on the installment plant.
like new, in original cartons,
Must be late machines and 9 lc play, 1 5c play, $27.00 each,
priced right. W h a t have you to including stand, 1 or all. In­
offer? A - l reference furnished. spection allowed. 1-4 deposit. R.
Joseph Heger, 1108 Burlington Snyder, 1720 Cedar St., Allen­
Ave., Worthington, Minn.
town, Pa.
W A N T E D — G O TT L IE B B A S E ­
balls and W hirlwinds or other
Spiral machines.
State price
THIS A D GOOD FOR $1.00
and condition of same. Harold
Mail this ad with one of your
Pearce, 2130 Brown Rd., Lake­ old Spiral Fronts, any type, and
wood, Ohio.
we will ship you a sample Front
of that New Fascinating Game.
W A N T E D — M IL LS JACKPOT SCOTCH GO LF for only $1.75
Front venders, state price and with this ad. W rite for descrip­
condition; also steel stands. A tive circular.
M A R K E P P MFG. CO.
Zapp Mfg. Co., 1518 First A ve.,
1315 Cleveland H ts. Blvd.
Dallas, Texas.
Cleveland, Ohio
2-32
W A N T E D TO B U Y — USE D
standard
Johnson
Penny
Counter, must be in number one
condition. Also priced right. Dan CASH W A IT IN G FOR N E W OR
used Thom Thumb W atling
Cohen, 748 East Market St.,
W eighing machines. Give in
Louisville, K y.
first letter, quantity, date of
W A N T E D TO B U Y — M ILLS purchase, and best price. A d ­
No. 801 Phonographs. Give se­ dress Box 300, care Automatic
rial number and lowest price. Age.
Box 912, care Automatic Age.
FOR T R A D E — M IN IA T U R E
Pool Tables, in good condition,
W ANTED
for
Mills Jackpot venders, in
A N Y M AC H IN E S YOU H A V E .
W rite us stating age, condi­ good condition. See Table on
tion, description.
Best prices Page 58, April Automatic Age.
guaranteed.
Budin Specialties, A. Zapp M fg. Co., 1518 First
Inc., 845 Dumont Ave., Brook­ Ave., Dallas, Texas.
lyn, N. Y.
S E N SA T IO N A L OFFE R — K ID -
die Mutoscopes, $20.00 each;
M AC H IN E S W A N T E D — A .B .T .
Game Hunts, Larks, Pin tar­ penny operating Moving Picture
machines,
in good condition; a
gets, Puritan Bells, 3 and 5
Jacks, 5c Mint Machines. Su­ modern reel with each machine;
equipped
with
meters; 10 B a t-a
preme Vending Co., 557 Rogers
A ve., Brooklyn, N. Y.
-c Penny Baseballs, $2.85 each; 4
Roll Skills, $1.50 each; 2 Blue
W A N T E D — A N Y N U M B E R Bird Pin Target Gum, $5.00
used Advance Duplex E m a­ each; 2 Exhibit Batter-up Gum
chines.
L.
E. Frenier,
3327 vendor, $5.00 each. 1-3 cash,
Rhawn St., Holmesburg, Phila­ balance C.O.D. D and C M a­
chine Co., 815 East Monument
delphia, Pa.
Ave., Dayton, Ohio.
W ANT,
PENNY
V E N D IN G
and Amusement machines. All W E H A V E S E V E R A L K IN D S
kinds. Counter size only. Good
of new one-cent and five-cent
working order and cheap. Also machines. Great money-getters.
used 36 inch stands. Joseph W rite for circulars and prices.
Heger, 1108 Burlington Ave., Meyer W olf, 1212 S. 5 th St.,
W orthington, Minn.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
DRILLING
M AC H IN E S
FOR
Drilling Ball Gum, made of
high grade steel machined to
perfect proportions and dimen­
sions. Each outfit is complete
with motor and necessary w ir­
ing attachments ready to plug
in socket and drill. A great
value for $37.50. One-third with
order, balance express C.O.D.
Right-O Products Co., North
W arren, Pa.
ERIC W E D E M E Y E R , IM POR­
ter - Distributor,
170
Fifth
Avenue,
New
York.
Pacific
Branch in Los Angeles. Our
Automatic
Sales
Department
specializes in an ever-changing
variety of item for Iron Claws
and other excavating machines.
W rite for weekly circular.
W H IR L W IN D
AND
OTH E R
Spiral Fronts machined out
to order, $1.25 each. Expert
workmanship,
quick
service.
Atlas Machine Co., Rnckville,
Md.
W IL L T R A D E T H R E E D E C A -
Disc Phonographs, with W eber
Amplifiers, O’Neal Speakers, 20
20x40 composition ball, K ue-Poo
(Miniature Pool) Tables, for
penny Gum venders, or will sell
Phonographs for $75.00 each;
Pool Tables, $20.00 each. S. F.
Ewing, Bude, Miss.
OFFER A M O N E Y -M A K E R TO
Jobbers, with satisfactory ra t­
ing, The Famous Edwards Grip
Tester, on consignment with
exclusive territory. Very attrac­
tive, built right and patented.
A good seller and a real money­
maker for the Buyer. W rite or
wire. Edwards Novelty Com­
pany, 606 1st National Bank
Bldg., Fort W orth, Texas. 1-32
W IL L
TRADE

PERSON
W eighing
Scales, for Mills
Jackpot Front venders. C. R.
Spencer, 290 W . Market St.,
Warren, O.
FOR S A L E — 20 W H IR L W IN D
machines, with W hoopee e x­
tra fronts,
and
10 Gottlieb
Miniature Baseball machines, all
in perfect condition, guaranteed
satisfactory. Entire lot s a c r -
ficed at $4.00 each. This is a
rare bargain. A ct quickly. The
Block Company, 728 Roselawn
Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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In the January Issue
will appear material on skill and amusement ma­
chines which^was omitted from this edition due to
lack of space.
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TH E COIN M ACHINE E X P O S IT IO N ...................................................................... 12
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V E N D IN G M ACH INES A T THE W O R LD ’ S F A I R .............................................
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D IVID IN G THE IN D U S T R Y ....................................................................................
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A B AC K W A RD GLANCE W TH AN E Y E TO THE F U T U R E ......................
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33
A TW O Y E A R COURSE IN THE COIN M ACHINE FIE L D ........................
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41
W H A T PRICE A U T O M A TIC M E RCH AN DISIN G .............................................
By Wm. Gersh
55
THE O P E R A T O R ’S QU ESTIO N B O X ............................................................... ......
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75
THE V E N D IN G M ACH IN E IN THE T H E A T R E ...............................................
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P A T E N T D E P A R T M E N T ..........................................................................................
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A RE YOU OVERLOO KIN G SCALE LO CATIO N S? ........................................... 105
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DON’T GO TO BED ..................................................................................................... 135
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THE LO C ATIO N ’ S COMMISSION ............................................................................ 143
By H. I. Drollinger
A U TO M A TIC M A IL BOX .......................................................................................... 149
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