Automatic Age

Issue: 1931 March

A u t o m a t ic A ge
158
F O R S A L E — Q U A N T IT Y OF
G o ttlie b H u sk y G rip m ach in es
a t $3.75 in lo ts o f 10, or $3.50
fo r la rg e r q u a n titie s ; w ill c o n ­
sid er in e x ch a n g e , N ation al,
R u sh ou r
C ig a re tte
m ach in es
or A d v a n c e 4-C olu m n C ig a rette
m a ch in e s o r C olu m b ia P eanu t
m a ch in e s. B o x M -7, C are A u t o ­
m a tic A g e .________________________
A M A Z IN G
B A R G A IN S !
RE­
b u ilt S lot m a ch in e s; B ells,
$20.00 to $40.00; Side V en d ers,
$22.50 to $45.00; F ro n t V en d ers,
$30.00 to $45.00; a n y m ach in e
equ ipp ed w ith J a ck P o t, $12.50
e x tr a ;
F ro n t
V e n d e rs
w ith
B a se b a ll
a tta ch m e n ts ,
$10.00
e x tr a ; all m a ch in es lo o k like
n ew
an d
g u a ra n te e d ;
state
w h e th e r Je n n in g s or M ills p r e ­
fe r r e d ; o n e -th ird d e p o sit r e ­
qu ired . O. D. Jen n in g s & C o m ­
pan y, D ep t A .U .C ., 4309 W . L ak e
St., C h ica g o, III._________________
FOR SALE— LA RG E NUM BER
of
am p lified
c o in -o p e r a te d
M ills P h o n o g ra p h s ; la te st m odel
in g o o d c o n d itio n ; th e se m a ­
c h in e s a re slig h tly u sed a n d can
b e b o u g h t a t a g r e a t re d u ctio n
an d o n a tim e p a y m e n t ba sis
if c re d it w a r r a n ts; w r ite o r w ire
a t o n c e a s th e y w ill n o t last
lo n g ; sp e cia l lo w p ric e fo r cash.
B o x M -6, C are A u to m a tic A g e.
T E N S E C A S M A L L S IZ E P E N ­
n y sca le s lo n g c o in b o x fu lly
a u to m a tic, used b u t sh o rt tim e,
a re lik e new , p e r fe c t con d ition ,
both finish and m e ch a n ica lly ; 5
bran d n ew P e n n y A b b o tt Coin
C ou n tin g
m ach in es,
slig h tly
used, 1 an d 5 c e n t F iv e J a ck
m ach in es, n e w e st an d la te st
m o d e ls; 5 G ottlie b B a se b a ll m a ­
ch in e s ; 5 W h iz -B a ll m ach in es,
S in gle
an d
D ou b le
M ach in e
S a fe s ; 500 F o ld in g S ta n d s; all
m a ch in e s g u a ra n teed , y o u r m o n ­
ey b a ck if n o t satisfied. S ch u b b
& C om p an y , 6359 F o u rte e n th ,
D etro it, M ich.____________________
FOR SALE— SUPPLIES
IR O N
CLAW
AND
STEAM
S H O V E L O p era tors — Stop
u sin g ch e a p slum in y o u r m a ­
ch in e s ; h ig h e r cla ss p rize s w ill
b r in g y o u th e r e p e a t p lay w h ich
m ak es fo r v o lu m e an d p rofits;
o u r ten d ollar a ss o rtm e n t (130
p ie ce s) w ill co n v in c e y o u an d
b r in g y o u b a ck fo r m ore. S te in -
S erv ice & M e rca n tile C o., 1655
W . M a d ison St., C h icag o.______
W ANTED
— IR O N C L A W
O p era tors
who
have
been
u sin g ch e a p slum an d c o m p la in ­
in g a b o u t ba d bu sin ess; g e t our
$10.00 p rize a ss o rtm en t
(130
p ie ce s o f h ig h cla ss m d se .) an d
see fo r y o u r s e lf w h y w e are
su p p ly in g 7 5 % o f all op era tors.
S te in -S e r v ic e & M erca n tile Co.,
1655 W . M a d ison St., C h icag o.
M ARBLES! M ARBLES! TH E
h a p p y co m b in a tio n o f bea u ty,
q u a lity an d p ric e all fo u n d in
the
fa m o u s
a ss ortm en t
of
D A N D Y M A R B L E S ; th ey b rin g
r e su lts;
$22.70
p er
case
of
10,000 F. O. B . a n y sh ipp in g
p oin t in U. S. A .; n et ca sh with
ord e r; sam p le lo t p o stp a id $1.00.
G. C. S h u ford In d u stries, P . O.
B o x 93, A u stin , T e x a s.
NUM BERED
BALL
GUM —
S in gle set, $5.00; ten sets,
$4.50;
BASEBALL
SETS—
S ingle, $6.00; ten sets, $5.50;
b e a u tifu l c h a r ts fo r each , 25c;
a b so lu te s a tis fa ctio n ; all ord ers
m u st be a c co m p a n ie d b y c e r t i­
fied c h e c k o r m o n e y order. T he
B lo ck C om p an y, 724 R osela w n
A v e., M t. L e b a n o n , P ittsb u rg h ,
Pa.
F O L D IN G S L O T S T A N D S , $3.50
e a ch ; S teel slo t m a ch in e Safes,
D ou ble, $36.00; S ingle, $28.00;
M in ts p er 1000 p a ck a g es, $7.50;
B all G um , 5000 B alls, $7.00; slot
m a ch in e L o ck s , $1.25 e a c h ; all
a b o v e su pp lies are n ew and
g u a ra n te e d . S ervice C oin M a ­
ch in e C om p an y, 2037 C h a rleston
St., C h ica g o.
W ANTED TO BUY
W IL L B U Y — P E A N U T A N D
G um B all m a ch in es; also h a ve
9 B ig e lo w K a n d y K a b in s, $8.00
each, or w ill trade. D oh n ey
Sales & V en d in g , 8051 C a r p e n ­
ter St., C h ica g o , 111.
March, 1931
FOR SALE OR TRADE
S A L E O R T R A D E — 3 A . B. T.
S harp S h ooters, $10.00 e a c h ;
5 A . B . T . T a r g e ts equ ipp ed
w ith C allison am u sem en t d e ­
v ice , 5 c e n t o r 1 cen t, $10.00
e a c h ; 20 A . B. T. T a rg ets, 1
cen t, $10.00 e a c h ; 3 B a k er M o v ­
in g D u ck ta rg ets, $20.00 e a c h ;
1 M a je s tic M o v in g ta r g e t w ith
stand , $30.00 ea ch ;
10 V e s t
P o ck e t B ask etb a lls, $3.00 e a c h ;
8 R oll Skills, $1.50 e a c h ; 15
A . B. T . P o o l T a b le s w ith
stan d s,
$30.00
each ;
w ant
E rie D ig g ers. W . W . Gill, 4109
C anal St., N ew O rleans, L a.
W A N T E D T O T R A D E — 22
C olu m bu s 5c m ach in es, s u it­
ab le fo r n u t m eats, ju m b o p e a ­
nuts,
etc;
p e r fe c t co n d itio n ;
w ill tra de fo r C olu m bu s l c p e a ­
nut
m a ch in es
or
w ill
sell.
A rn old B a d t, 592 P ip e sto n e St.,
B en ton H a rb or, M ich.__________
F O R S A L E O R T R A D E — 40
A d va n ce
V ista sc o p e s ,
used
a b o u t six m on th s, $12.00 e a c h ;
10 A . B . T. B illiard Skills a t
$25.00 e a c h ; w ill ta k e M ills,
Jen n in g s o r W a tlin g late m odel
J a ck P o t ven d ers. A d d re ss P . O.
B o x 252, L in co ln to n , N. C._______
W I L L T R A D E 13 A . B. T . 5
sh ots fo r on e c e n t T a rg et
S kills fo r th ree J a c k P ot V e n d ­
ers or C ash J a ck P o ts ; m u st be
late m od els and in G O O D c o n ­
d ition .
N orth w estern
A u to.
P ia n o C o., F t. D od g e, la._______
W I L L E X C H A N G E 50 M IL L S
F ron t v en d ers fo r Jen n in g s
c o in -c o n tr o lle d R a d io s; all m a ­
ch in es a re re a d y fo r loca tion s.
B o x M -8, C are A u to m a tic A ge.
F O R S A L E O R T R A D E — 60
la rg e
S eeb u rg
A u d iop h on es
an d 32 S eebu rg Ju n ior A u d io ­
p h on es; w ill sell w h ole lo t ch eap
or tra de fo r la test G abel E n te r ­
tainers.
T exas
N o v e lty
C o.,
B eau m on t, T ex a s.____________ 7-31
MISCELLANEOUS
W A N T TO B U Y P E A N U T AND
Gum
m ach in es.
B o b P a ce,
B o y le B ld g ., L ittle R ock , A rk.
W ANTED
TO
B U Y — 20 I N ­
d oor S trik e rs; a lso fe w J e n ­
n in g s T a r g e ts ; g o o d co n d itio n ;
lo w e st o ffe rs g e t order. Joh n C.
M orin s, G en D el., D en ver, Colo.
S E E P A G E 140; R E A D A B O U T
the rem a rk a b le T O IV E N D E R
m ach in e. M arble V e n d in g C orp.,
3477 T h ird A v e ., N ew Y o rk C ity.
___________________________
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DON’T F A IL TO SEE OUR A D
on P a g e 110 fo r m on ey sa v in g
b a rg a in s on m a ch in es, b oth new
an d slig h tly u sed ; M arbles, a l­
w a y s as lo w a s $18.00 ca se o f
10,000. L e m k e
S p ecia lty C o.,
D etroit, M ich .
-c
M A R B L E S ! M A R B L E S ! U SE
M A J E S T IC S IN Y O U R M A ­ W I L L P A Y C A S H F O R Y O U R
used
a u to m a tic
m a ch in e s ;
C H IN E S
AND
LAUGH
AT
C O M P E T IT IO N , A N D T H E 2 state c o n d itio n an d low est p rice 1,000 N E W M A R B L E S F R E E
F O R A C E N T M E N A C E ; B O Y S in first letter. R. W . F oster,
w ith ea ch M O G U L M A R B L E
G L A D L Y P A Y A C E N T E A C H C oles R oad , M idd letow n , Ohio. M A C H IN E ; p e r fe c t co n d itio n ;
F O R M A J E S T IC S O R P U R E E S
m a y b e u sed inside or o u tsid e;
A N D COME B A C K FOR M ORE!
c o s t $15.00 e a c h ; p rice, $7.00
$28.00 C A S E O F 10,000. B L O C K W A N T E D — A D V A N C E GUM e a c h ; slig h tly u sed ; c a p a c ity
B all
m ach in es,
M odel
D;
M A R B L E CO., 4919 N . 8th ST.,
m u st b e in g o o d con d itio n and 1,200. H a rry B lock , 4919 N. 8th
P H IL A D E L P H IA , P A .
v e r y reason able. B o x M -9, C are St., P h ilad elp h ia, P a.____________
A
u to m a tic A g e .
O P E R A T O R S ! ! ! !
O P E R A T O R S ! B E F IR S T IN
A r e y o u u sin g P e n n y P lay
y ou r te rr ito ry w ith th e In ­
E r ie -D ig g e rs , Iron C law s, W in d ­ W A N T E D — A D V A N C E D U ­ d oor
S trik er
an d
M in iatu re
M ills a n d F e rris W h e e ls ; “ M a s­
P L E X E 5c and 10c M A ­ G o lf B all G um v en d or, m ad e b y
t e r ” N o v e lty V e n d e rs B U Y Y O U R C H IN E S S IM IL A R T O T H O S E D. R ob b in s & C o., 28 -A D o d -
SL U M D IR E C T ; L a rg e A s s o r t ­ B E IN G U S E D F O R C A N D Y vvorth St., B rook ly n , N , Y . T h ese
H A N D K E R C H IE F S , tw o la test m a ch in es a re R E A L
m e n t N o. 1000 o v e r 300 A tt r a c ­ B A U S ,
tiv e N o v e lty Item s, $1.00. Jew el S A N D W IC H E S ,
ETC.
W IL L m on ey g e tte r s !
N o v e lty C o n fe ctio n C o., 30 E ast P A Y C A S H F O R A N Y N U M ­
20th S treet, N e w Y o rk . “ In the B E R . B O X 38, A U T O M A T IC
(S ee A d d ition a l W a n t A d s P a g e
h ea rt o f th e to y m a rk e t.”
AGE.
3-31
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