Automatic Age

Issue: 1931 February

N a tio n a l M a g a z in e o f the Vending Machine In d u s try
Covering Automatic Machines and Coin-Controlled Devices of
Every Description
Published Monthly by
THE LIGHTNER PUBLISHING CORP.
0. C. LIGHTNER, President
WALTER HURD, Managing Editor
S t a f f C o n tr ib u to r s
M. T. Daniels
Walter Millsap
John Goodbody
Leon E. Frenier
Executive Office, 2810 S. Michigan, Chicago, 111. Phone Victory 1466
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Feature Articles in This Issue
LONGIN G G LANCE A T A U T O M A T IC F U T U R IT Y .....................
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By William Gersh
TH E T H E A T R E A N D TH E V E N D IN G B U S IN E S S ...................... .
By Max Schosberg
IN T E R N A T IO N A L ’ S C O N TR IBU TIO N TO TH E
SCALE B U SIN E SS ...................................
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H E N D R IC K — M U LT I E X E C U T IV E .........................................................
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S T A T IO N S. M. A. C................................................................... ....................
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IM POR TANCE OF TH E D ISTRIBU TO R .......... ................ ..................
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D O E H LER M A C H IN E S AR E R E A L M E R C H A N D ISE R S ..........
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C H A N C E TO SE E SLUGS L IM IT E D ! ................................................ .
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SO M E TH IN G TO SE E A T C L E V E L A N D ......... ....................................
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DRUG STORE TH E P E N N Y A R C A D E OF TH E F U T U R E ......
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Conducted by John Goodbody
By Horace A. Davis
ORIGIN OF A U T O M A T IC M E R C H A N D ISIN G B U SIN E SS ......
By D. M. Stupell
By William Gersh
OUT W H E R E TH E A U T O M A T IC W E S T BEGINS ..........................
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Conducted by Walter Millsap
TH E A U T O M A T IC M A IL B O X ............................................ .......................
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A SSO C IATIO N S N E W S D E P A R T M E N T .................. ...........................
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A U T O M A T IC C A N T E E N C O M P A N Y OF A M E R IC A --------------
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N E E D OF A C E N T R A L C LE A R IN G H OU SE ...................................
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By O. C. Lightner
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A u t o m a t ic A ge
IN D EX TO ADVERTISERS
F ebruary,
1931
We cannot promise the proper indexing of advertising copy received in our
office after the First of each Publication Month.
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Amer. A uto-D ispensers ........................... 187
Auto. Vend. & Spec. Co...........................188
A ja x Mfg. Corp............................................ 190
A utom atic Canteen Co., (Insert) ..........157
Am er. Chewing Products ..................22-206
Am erican Mint Corp................................... 41
Alam o N ovelty Co....................................... 55
Allen-H ough Carryola Co......................... 59
Atlas Indicator W orks ................... 8-60-215
A kro A gate C o m p a n y ...............................202
Autom atic, Inc.............................................. 214
Advance Machine Co........................... 10-214
Am es B ag Machine Co............................. 217
Autom atic Retailing Corp....................... 100
Amusement Machine Corp........................ 71
A. B. T. Mfg. Co.......................................... 72
Aspirin Machine Corp................................ 93
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Baird Lock Co.............................................. 140
Bantam Q Games Co.................................. 157
Block Marble Co........................... , ........... 208
Brewer & Sons, Chas. A ......................... 198
Brown Paper Goods Co.............................215
Benton H arbor Nov. Co............................ 221
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C. M. O. A .................................................... 126
Capehart Corporation .............................128
Chicky Mfg. Co...........................................136
Columbus Vend. Co.............................. 150-234
Churchill Cabinet Co................................. 153
Chicago Lock Co.......................................... 20
Continental Scale W orks ....................... 29
Caille Bros. Co........................................ 30- 34
Corbin Cabinet Lock Co............................ 50
Coconut Grove Cafe .................................197
Cincinnati Vend. Co...................................199
Classified A ds ............................................ 222
Coin-O -M atic Corp..................................... 110
Chicago Scale Co....................................... 112
CAMCO ....................................................83- 90
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Douglis <& Co., A. S...................................142
Doehler Vend. Machines ......................... 99
Daniels, M. T ................................................219
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E lectrojector, Inc.........................................229
Exhibit Supply Co..................................... 2
Em pire H otel ............................................ 218
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Flatbush Gum Co............................... 146-194
Field Mfg. Corp....................................28-148
Film ascope Mfg. C o r p ...............................235
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Jennings & Co., O. D .........................217-231
Junior & Co., Ltd., E. E ........................... 27
Johnson, E. N.............................................. 212
Jasper, E. W . S......................................... 104
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Klebba, H. J ............................................... 190
K eeney & Sons .......................................15G
Kelly Company .......................................... 197
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Lem ke Specialty Co.............................176-221
L orrac Products Co.....................................215
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Mutoscope Reel Co............................. 130-212
M eyercord Company ...............................192
Madorsky, B ...................................194-204-210
Mills N ovelty Co......................................... 18
Midwest Nov. Mfg. Co............................74
Myles, Inc., L. V .......................................... 66
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National Autom atic Machines ..............193
National Sales Machine Co....................... 54
National Vending Co.............................81-217
Norris Mfg. Co.............................................164
N orthw estern Corp......................................48
Peo Mfg. C o m p a n y .............................134-208
Perm o Products Corp.................................190
Parm ly Engineering Corp...................... 186
Payne & Co., H. G...................................... 198
Peanut Specialty Co...................................199
P ace Mfg. Com pany ...............................114
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Rockola Mfg. Company ..9-33-125-133-137
Robbins & Co., D..................... 32-56-143-212
Robo Sales Corp...........................................56
Rogers, D. A ............................................... 204
Rollbow Mfg. Corp....................................213
Rushour Company ...................................103
Seeburg Corp., J. P ................................... 4
Staar, Gustave ............................................ 156
Standard Am usem ent Co......................... 190
Seitz W orks .................................................. 46
Strong, Cobb & Co.....................................61
Signal E lectric M fg................................... 204
Simpson & Co., R. D.................................215
Southen Vending Co................................. 219
Specialty Mfg. Co........................................ 220
Standard-Johnson Co................................. 42
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Ten Ball Table Co.......................................200
Tecum seh Sales Co....................................213
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Gent Mfg. Co., W m ............................. 44-181
Gardner & Co................................................206
Gottlieb & Co., D ..............................106-216
Goodbody, John .........................................218
Genco, Inc...................................................... 95
Universal H andkerchief Mfg. Co........... 65
United F ig & D ate ............................... 199
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Vending Machine Co............................58-217
V. M. M. A .................................................. 220
H ercules N ovelty Co................................. 138
H am ilton Mfg. Co....................................... 174
H essner & Co., C. P ................................197
H echt, Cohen & Co.....................................198
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Ideal W eighing Mach. Co........................53
Individual D rinking Cup Co., Inc........... 25
International T icket Scale ....................35
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W ilson Mfg. Com pany ............................. 132
W h irl-O -B all Co..........................................144
W atling Mfg. Co..................3-5-6-7-189-191
W inton H otel .............................................. 185
W ettach, H arry .........................................202
W ant Ads ......................................................222
W isconsin N ovelty Co............................... 76
W . C. Steel Ball Co.................................... 91
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