Automatic Age

Issue: 1931 September

194
FOR SALE— SUPPLIES
IR O N
CLAW
AND
STEAM
S H O V E L O perators — Stop
usin g cheap slum in your m a ­
chines. H ig h e r c la ss prizes will
bring you the re p e a t play w hich
m ak es for volum e and profits.
O ur T en Dollar asso rtm en t (130
pieces) w ill convince you and
bring you back for m ore. S te in -
Service & M ercan tile C om pany,
1655 W . M adison Street, C h i­
cago. 111.__________ •
__________________
A T T E N T IO N O P E R A T O R S OF
5c D ig gers— $50.00 asso rtm en t
of m erch andise for $20.00. T h is
is special c lo se -o u t stock. Crane
E x h ib it & N o v elty C om pany, 176
E a s t 125 Street, N e w Y o rk City.
NUMBERED
BALL
GUM —
Special price during S e p tem ­
ber and O ctober, $4.00 per set
of 1,200 balls in five set lots.
D rilled B a ll G um , $25.00 per
case o f ten
thousand
balls.
D . E . M u rray, N o rth W a rr e n ,
Pa.
September, 1931
A u t o m a t ic A ge
W A N T E D — U S E D H O T E L E C ­ F IF T Y SE T S E X H IB IT P H O T O -
scopes com ic p ictures w ith
tric P e a n u t m achines. H . H .
H a rtm a n , J r., 5310 Sw iss A v e ., display sig n s, like new , to trade
for good girl P hotoscope p ic t­
D allas, T exas.
ures. C. T . Johnson, Jantzen
B each , P ortlan d , O regon.
W A N TE D — AD VAN CE MODEL
D T h u m b B all m achines. W ill
p a y cash. W r it e a t once. B o x F O R S A L E O R T R A D E — D IC E
S -4 , Care A u to m a tic A g e .
A d d er m ach in es, good incom e
producers; also A . B . T . and
W H E R E S P E N D IN G IS S A V ­ R ockola p en n y and nickel 3 -
I N G ” — P A R K E T , the new J acks. F a c to ry prices on W a t ­
B e ll
m achines.
N o r th ­
original S k e e - B a l l
m achine. ling
W r it e for circular and prices w estern operators g e t on our
m
ailin
g
list.
Silent
Sales
C o.,
for w e sell for less. H . Y ork e,
11521 T u scora A v e ., Cleveland, G orham B u ilding, M inneapolis,
M
inn
.
Ohio.
9-31
W ANTED
TO
BUY
USED
sm all typ e P erson W e ig h in g
Scales.
Spot
cash
paid
for
N a v co , Caille, A g a te , W a tlin g ,
Jennin gs, R ockola or a n y good
m ake. F or Sale— 65 H o o t-M o n
G olf
m ach in es
at
bargain,
liqu idating estate , m ake a n o f ­
fer.
P on tiac
N o v e lty
C o.,
M ason ic T em p le B ld g ., P on tiac,
M ich.
W A N T E D — M O N E Y TO B U IL D
a m achine. S om ething new .
O P E R A T O R S — W H O W A N T W ill go fifty -fifty w ith you.
the b e st line of novelties for E . E . K e rn , B raddock H e ig h ts,
their n o velty ven din g m achines. M d.
W e ha ve it w ith o u t a doubt in
430 item s
to suit an yb od y’ s
taste. P rices ju s t right, ranging W E S T E R N E R S N O T IC E — N E W
and second hand c o in -o p e r­
from 75c per thousand to $6.50
m achines
sold,
bought,
per thousand. Send for sam ple ated
traded
on the sq u are; repairs
asso rtm en t, 75c prepaid. C a ta ­
logue and price list on request. and supplies. W e s te r n A u t o ­
T h e B lock C o., 728 R oselaw n m a tic M achine E xch a n ge , 818
L a P la y a St., San F rancisco,
A v e ., P ittsbu rgh , 16, P a.________
C alif.
t -f-c
B U Y TH E M N O W FOR TH E
F a ll req u irem en ts an d save W A N T E D — U S E D W H I R L ­
m oney. N u m b ered drilled ball w inds. Spiral G olf or W h iz b a ll.
gum sets. $5.00. B a se b a ll sets, G ive lo w est prices. L . K ap la n ,
$6.00. In lots of ten sets, 50c 3021 F on ta in St., Philadelphia,
le ss per set. Send deposit w ith P a .
-c
orders.
The
B lock
C o.,
728
R oselaw n A v e ., P ittsb u rg h , 16, W I L L P A T C A S H F O R U S E D
5c
Coin W a ll B o xes.
Any
m ak e. R o y H a ze lrig g , M a rc e -
O P E R A T O R S , L O O K ! M IN T S , ltne, M o.
$6.00 per case, 10 case lots,
single case, $6.50; new nickel
Pool T ab les, $35.00, used ones, W A N T E D — IR O N C L A W O P E R ­
a to rs w ho h ave been using
$17.50; A risto c ra t Club G am es,
slum
and com plaining
$75.00. W ill trade ab ove m a ­ cheap
ab
ou t bad b usin ess. G e t our
chines
for
dim e
or
quarter
prize
a sso rtm en t
(130
Jackpot or B ells. B . & M . Sales $10.00
C om pany, 2763 W e s t 17th Street, pieces of high class m erch an ­
dise) and see for yo u rself w h y
O klahom a C ity, O klahom a.
w e are supplying 7 5 % of all
operators. S te in -S e rv ice & M e r ­
M ETAL
N O V E L T IE S
FOR
O perators u sin g n ovelty v e n d ­ cantile C o., 1655 W . M adison
ing m achines. Send for illu s­ Street, C hicago, 111.
trated catalogu e and m a n u fa c ­
turers prices, or $1.00 for 2
FOR SALE OR TRADE
g ross
assorted
sam p les.
The
B lock C om pany, 728 R oselaw n
A v e ., P ittsb u rgh , P a.
W IL L SE LL T H E F O L L O W ­
in g m achines for $450.00, or
trade for Y u Chu gu m , or trade
W ANTED TO BUY
for R oy A . Stringer or M ab ey
H o t P eanu t m ach in e s: 49 C ig a -
W A N T E D — 150 W H I R L W I N D S re tt U n its, 9 A . B. T .’ s, 8 E le c ­
or
other
Spiral
m achines, tric D ucks, 5 Card m achines, 28
state price and conddition of Candy m achines, 20 5c p ackage
and M int
m achines,
6
sa m e ; also G ottlieb B a seba lls. G um
G eo. J. K eppler, 21624 D etroit H o n e y D ew G um m achines, 10
H oney
D ew
G um
m achines,
R d., R ock y R iver, O.
needs globes,
2 M atch
m a­
CAN
USE A.
B.
T . P O O L chines, need globes, 4 cases of
parts,
alum
inum
castin
gs,
e
tc.,
T ab le s, F ilm ascop e, B a s k e t­
lc
Gum
m achines,
needs
balls, Coin Phonographs, Radio 4
Rifles and Scales on T ab le Golf. globes, 20 H a n ce P e an u t m a ­
E.
L.
C onnally,
G reesbeck, chines. H . H . H a rtm a n , J r.,
T e x a s.
5310 S w iss A v e ., D allas, T e x a s.
© International Arcade M useum
W IL L TR A D E
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chines for M ab ley or R oy
Stringer H o t P ean u t m achines.
H . H . H a rtm a n , J r., 5310 Sw iss
A v e ., D allas, T e x a s.
W I L L T R A D E 3 -J A C K S F O R
a n y other penny m ach in es on
accou n t
of
closed
territory.
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WHY WE FIRST CHOSE AUTOMATIC AGE .............................
B y Biod L ie b e r m a n
TH IS IS A 2,000 Y E A R OLD B U SIN E SS! ..........................................................
By Joseph J. Betz
14
THE OPERATOR’S PLACE IN THE S U N .......................................................
18
An Editorial Statement
STATION S. M. A. C. COLUMN ........... ...........................................................
31
By John Goodbody
THE PUBLIC MUST BE SOLD ......................................................................
44
CO-OPERATIVE ADVERTISING TO SELL ROBOT MERCHANDISING ... 56
By A. A. Snyder
BUILDING THE TRADE WITH THE BASIC VENDERS ..........................
59
By Walter W. Hurd
NEWS FROM THE CANDY TRADE PRESS .................................................
83
WHERE THE AUTOMATIC WEST BEGINS .'............................................... 113
By Walter Millsap
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ARTICLES ON INVESTING IN VENDING MACHINES .................. 129-149
CATALOG LISTING OF BASIC VENDING MACHINES .................... 153-171
PATENT AND TRADE MARK DIRECTORY ................................................. 187
AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING TO MAKE ADVERTISING
MORE EFFECTIVE ................................. ...................................................... 175
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