Automatic Age

Issue: 1935 November

141
AUTOMATIC AGE
November, 1935
Ace Locks are made' in a wide va­
riety of styles for every purpose, cab­
inet locks, padlocks, drawer and panel
locks. Many leading coin machine
builders are using them as standard
equipment on their games.
New German Regulations
Spur Use of Venders
As a result of legislation passed
last year which removed restrictions
in connection with the use of auto­
matic vending machines, their use in
Germany has notably expanded, ac­
cording to advices from Consul A. N.
Styne, Hamburg, made public by the
Commerce Department.
Retail stores, it is pointed out, are
now permitted to sell their wares
from automatic machines after the
regular closing hours and also on
Sundays and holidays.
Only such
goods, may, however, be disposed of
via the machines as are customarily
sold by the store itself.
Among items now sold through the
machines are coffee, candies, groceries,
butter, cheese, fruit, sausages, canned
fish, handkerchiefs, cigars and flash­
light batteries. The items being sold
in this manner are steadily increas­
ing, it is pointed out.
As a result of the increased de­
mand, many German plants manufac­
turing automatic vending machines
which formerly were in financial dif­
ficulties are now reported to be work­
ing on a profitable basis. Government
orders have, in this respect, been also
°f great help as the Post Office De­
partment has placed substantial com­
mitments for stamp and stationery
vending machines and the State Rail­
ways is reported to be increasing the
number of its ticket selling automats,
the Consul reported.
The German Labor Front to which
nearly all German workers belong has
been appeased as sales are only made
after store hours so that no increased
unemployment can be claimed from
the use of so-called “robot salesmen,”
the report states.— U, S. Dept, of
“It takes more than words to make
‘bank vault security a reality’ said
Mr. W, C. Shinn, president of the
company, during a recent interview,
“but in the Ace Lock it is a physical
fact.”
“The reason why the Ace offers
greater protection is clearly evident,”
said Mr. Shinn. “The key is unlike
any you’ve ever seen before, not the
usual flat kind with the milled grooves,
but a tubular key, notched at the muz­
zle. It fits a circular keyhole, en­
gaging seven pin shaped tumblers ar­
ranged around the circumference of
the lock cylinder, each tumbler oper­
ating at a different depth. This is
the same principle that locks a bank
vault door” is Mr. Shinn’s argument.
“Here is a unique departure in lock
engineering, yet the Ace Lock is not
new . . . distinctly not an experiment.
Two years of satisfactory service has
proved its features,” Mr. Shinn de­
clared.
Professor: “Mr. Jones, you’ll never
accomplish anything without making
an effort. Many a man has learned
to swim only after being pushed into
the water. Sometime, Mr. Jones, at­
tempt some seemingly impossible task
and you’ll be surprised at the result.”
Professor (the next day): “Where
is Mr. Jones today?”
Student: “The poor boy went and
followed your advice. He tried to
learn how to fly by jumping off a
cliff.”
YES
S I R !
We can furnish Full Size
Electric Diggers for less
than $100.
Write
AD-LEE C O M P A N Y
821 S. Wabash
CHICAGO, ILL.
M A Y W E SUGGEST . . .
CHOCOLATE PEANUTS
CHOCOLATE RAISINS
CHOCOLATE MINTS
in addition to our regular vending line of confections for operators who
wish to increase their earnings through the fall and winter season?
Samples Upon Request
PAN CONFECTION FACT O RY
(N A T IO N A L C A N D Y CO., IN C .)
341 W. E R IE STREET
Comm%erce.
“Bank Vault” Principle
In New Lock
CHICAGO
The National Stand!
Weight only 17 lbs. Price, $1.75 each in small
lots. Cash with order. In lots of 25 or over,
$1.50. 1/3 cash with order, balance C.O.D.
Carried in stock for quick shipment.
T h e F in e s t A d j u s t a b l e a n d
Solid bars of metal, interlocking in
close fitting sockets all around its
circumference, make the bank vault
door impregnable. This is the prin­
ciple of the new Ace Lock, featured
in current advertising of the Chicago
Lock Company, Chicago, Illinois.
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AUTOMATIC AGE
142
November, 1985
tributors with care, and require that
they maintain certain standards.
Are They Guaranteed?
For a third question you might ask
whether or not a used game is guar­
anteed. And just what that guarantee
means. It is easy to advertise guar­
anteed used games, but look into the
guarantee itself.
For instance, does the firm allow
the operator to return any used game
within five days if it is mechanical­
ly defective? Any reliable company
allows this privilege.
The next time you order used
games, use the above as a yard-stick
and you will really make some good
buys. After all, a good buy is a good
game at the right price— but be sure
it’s a good game!
How Much for Used Games?
By C. A. B o w m a n , General Coin Machine Corporation
117HAT about average locations that
are entirely without games? Or
those that have only one?
Many operators are inclined to
sniff at these three - dollar - a - week
spots, but they can be made profitable
with used games. There are hundreds
of used games offered every day,
ranging in price from $4 to $20 and
up. And these are just the thing for
fair locations provided caution is
exercised in the purchase of used
games.
Perhaps, as you have glanced
through the A utomatic A ge you have
noticed a variation in the price of
used games. On one page a game
may be listed for $7.50. On another
page it may be advertised for $10.00.
Isn’t this food for thought?
Now, it does not mean that the
lowest priced game is always the
worst buy. Nor the higher priced one
the better buy. Price is no indication.
It merely serves as a general sign­
post. I f the low priced game is adver­
tised by a reliable jobber with whom
you have done business before, then
the chances are that the game will
be worth the money.
Where to Buy Them?
But if you are not acquainted with
that particular firm, ask yourself a
few questions. For instance, “Is this
firm a jobber exclusively?” I f so, the
chances are that the game will be in
fair condition inasmuch as the total
income of a jobber is derived through
the sale of games, over and over
again. And in order to keep steady
customers, the jobber must sell good
used games.
Another question might be, “Is this
firm the recognized distributor of a
large manufacturer?” I f the answer
is “yes,” then again you may be fairly
certain of getting a good game, for
large manufacturers choose their dis­
F ir s t w i t h t h e L a t e s t
Venders, Bells, Pay Tables, Counter Games
and many others.
in exchange fo r the latest P in Gam es, P ay
T ables, P hon og raph s and an y new or re b u ilt
e q u ip m e n t carried or d is trib u te d by us.
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“You say your husband there has
a dry sense of humor?”
“Yes, it dried up years ago.”
As Distributors We Are
W E W ANT TO BUY
Mills Escalators and other late
Venders and Bells
FO R CASH
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An ancient car chugged painfully
up to the gate at the races. The
gate-keeper, demanding the usual fee
for automobiles, called:
“A dollar for the car.”
The owner looked up with a pa­
thetic smile of relief and said:
“Sold.”
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