Automatic Age

Issue: 1937 February

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AUTOMATIC AGE
February, 1937
Bartlett Builds
Plant Addition
W. D. Bartlett, pioneer operator
and manufacturer of amusement ma­
chines in Florida, has joined the in­
creasingly large number of manufac­
turers who are expanding their busi­
ness in anticipation of a banner year
in 1937. He has purchased the lot
adjoining his factory on Northeast
54th Street in Miami and will build
a substantial addition to the plant.
Work will begin immediately.
The present plant on 52nd Street
is well equipped and manned by an
efficient crew of mechanics, building,
overhauling, and repairing. It re­
quires 18 trucks and trailers, as well
as 11 autos for collections and de­
liveries in the county, to handle the
large volume of business which the
Bartlett firm does.
While Bartlett is a manufacturer,
he does not put any of his machines
on the market. He builds solely for
his own use. The inventor and builder
of the Miami Digger, Bartlett has
290 licenses for slot machines, 22 for
Evans’ Galloping Dominoes, and 16
for Paces Races. He has 18 batteries
of diggers with representative carnival
companies of America, as well as
hundreds of them in operation in
Dade County.
Bartlett also has some of the best
locations in the vicinity of Miami,
namely the Jack Dempsey Hotel and
Bar, which he has exclusively, the
Royal Palm Club and the Hippodrome
Bar.
F oreign Coins In Cash Box;
W ho Gets ’Em ?
O H O U L D an operator discover a
number of foreign coins along
with American coins in the cash box
of his machine, has he the right to
include the foreign specie in the loca­
tion’s share and keep the spendable
coins for himself?
with the allocating of foreign coins,
it was necessary to draw up a new
agreement which contained a clause
indicating that the location owner
was to be paid his share of the intake
in only United States pennies.
According to Mr. Cavey, both
parties returned to his office a short
time later to report that by mistake
some one had inserted a two and
one-half dollar gold piece in the ma­
chine. The location owner wanted
his share of the $2.50. However, Mr.
Cavey states, he was finally able to
convince the location owner that he
had no right to any part of the gold
piece, since the contract clearly stipu­
lated that he was to be paid in “only
United States pennies.”
When such a situation arose in
Milwaukee recently in connection
with the collections from a penny
gum vending machine, both the loca­
tion owner and the operator sought
legal assistance in deciding the
matter. Attorney John M. Cavey of
Milwaukee, who was called upon to
iron out the situation, told A u t o ­
m a t ic A ge that since the contract
between the complainants did not
stipulate any procedure in connection
Babcook A pprehended by G-Men
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T>OLLA J. BABCOOK, of Quincy, Illinois, who was wanted on a
charge of using the mails to defraud, was arrested by federal
officers at Los Angeles. He was returned to Illinois and indicted for
using the mails to defraud, by a grand jury in the federal court at
Springfield, January 26.
Babcook was charged with fleecing persons of money, who had
answered advertisements he had inserted in various trade journals,
offering coin machines and pin games for sale at reduced prices.
The postal authorities received complaints that several persons had
forwarded checks to cover deposits on machines. The checks were
cashed by Babcook, but the merchandise was never received by the
complainants.
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N O T IC E
Classified co lu m ns are for disposal
of used m achines only. A d v e rtis e ­
m ents offering new m achines w ill
be accepted fo r d isp lay sections
only. A ds offering second h and
m achines w ill not be accepted if
m achines have not been in p ro d u c­
tio n by th e m a n u fa c tu re r a t least
90 days, except In the event of
closed te rrito ry .
FO R SALE— SECOND HAN D
ALL MAKES PENN Y SCALES BOUGHT,
sold and exchanged. World’s leading
manufacturers, clearing house and oper­
ators. Scales only. No other machines.
Pennyway System, 151 E. 126th St., New
York.
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USED COLUMBUS A, lc, $3.35; N EW
Columbus A, lc, $4.70 each, lots of 10:
Columbus M, lc, $4.85, In lots of 10; Used
Northwestern, $6.75: same, new, $8.75
each, lots of 10. Turner, 6644 Cottage
Grove, Chicago.
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PHONOGRAPH
B A R G A IN S — U S E D
Seeburg Selectophones an d Sympho-
nolas. A lso M arb le Tables a n d C o unter
M achines. A ll m ac h ine s reconditioned.
F o r in fo rm a tio n w rite C. G. H illigo ss
Co., 617 W . Douglas, W ic h ita , K an sa s.
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M IL L S S E L E C T IV E D A N C E M A S T E R
P h on og ra ph s, No. 879 an d 880, $110.00
each. O ne-third cash w ith order. Theo. A.
Lee, P . O. B ox 642, L o uisville , K y.
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F O R S A L E — M IL L S D E W E Y S , $50.00;
Color C o u n te r M achines, $25.00; P a y o u t
Tables, T rojon, D eLuxe, $15.00. M a n y
others. R o c k p o rt N o ve lty C o m pany, Rock-
port, Texas.
3-37
W E H A V E A F E W W U R L IT Z E R P-12
pho no g rap h s to sacrifice a t $150.00 each
an d one Seeburg Selectophone a t $90.00.
W r ite for our com plete b a rg a in lis t of
a ll types o f m achines. M a rio n C om pany,
W id iit a , K an sas.
3-37
E X C E LLE N T U SED PA Y T ABLES—
Sp o rtsm an , visible, late st model, $7.50;
others $4.50 up. P o rce lain R o y al Scales,
$23.50. Low est prices on a ll k in d s of good
used
m ach ine s.
DeLuxe
Sales,
B lu e
E a r th , M in n .
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F O R SA L E —SECON D H A N D C O U N T ER
m achines. Send s ta m p for list. H . & H .
N o ve lty Co., D e p t. A , P o n tia c, 111.
3-37
C O U N T E R G A M E S , P IN G A M E S — 250
a t from $2.00 up. W r ite for lists. W e
buy, sell, exchange a ll types coin-operated
m achines. Need B o w l Lite-A -Lines a n d
N o rth w e stern vendors. C o lu m b ia n V e n d ­
in g C o m pany, B ox 404, Parsons, K an sa s.
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C E N T - A - S M O K E C IG A R E T T E V E N ­
dors, $4.50; Claw s, D iggers cheap; P e a ­
n u t, P istac hio , Spotted B a ll G u m V endors,
$2.75 u p; C o lum b u s P e a n u t Vendors, $3.00.
N a tio n a l V e n d in g
M a ch in e
Co.,
4242
M a rk e t St., P h ila d e lp h ia , P a .
3-37
F IF T E E N M IL L S F U T U R IT Y S , 5c P L A Y ,
used 2 weeks, $75.00 each; 25 M ills W a r
E a g le Bells, 5c play, $55.00 each; 1 C aille
D oughboys Side V endor, 5c play, like
new, $40.00; M ills L o ck an d K ey, $10,00;
1 P ace B a n ta m Side V endor, 5c play,
$22.50; M ills N ew M ystery C herry Side
Vendors, 5c Rlay, $91.50; 13 1936 W u r litz e r
S im ple x Ph on og raph s, like new, $165.00
each. W ill p a y cash for M ills m achines,
so send y o u r m ach ine s to us. D & S
N ovelty C o m pany, 1005 B ro adw ay, R o c k ­
ford, 111.
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R E C O N D IT IO N E D P H O N O G R A P H S —
A ll G u ara nte e d A - l— Seeburg, Jr . A u d io ­
phones, $49.00; Rock-O las, $165.00; W u r ­
litz e r P-12, $175.00; M ills D ance M aster,
$110.00; Seeburg Selectophone, $110.00;
Seeburg S y m p h o n o la (H ig h S e rial), $175.00;
Seeburg D e L u x e M odel “ D ,” $200.00; N ew
Rock-O las, $235.00. 1/3 deposit w ith order,
b ala nce C .O .D . O. & M. D is tr ib u tin g Co.,
28 W e s t B ro ad w a y St., M uskogee, O kla.
2-37
N O R T H W E S T E R N M E R C H A N D IS E R S —
Reconditioned, lik e new. L a c q u e r finish,
$4.75; porcelain, $5.75. Stands, $1.25. F .O .B .
Chicago. R a ffle V e n d in g Co., 907 L aw rence
Ave., Chicago, 111.
T W E N T Y M IL L S F U T U R I T I E S , 5c
play, used 2 weeks, like new. Single
m ach ine , $75.00; in lots o f 5 or m ore,
$70.00 each; 1 C aille Do-Boy, 5c play, like
new, $40.00. 1 Je n n in g s V ic to ry E s c a la ­
to r F .O .K ., 5c play, $40.00. 1 P ace B a n ta m ,
5c play, $25.00. M ills m ach in e s w ith J a c k ­
pots, 5c play, $15.00. A p p ly y o u r silent
slots to w ard b o w lin g gam es, p a y tables.
D & S N o ve lty C om pany, W h o le sale D is ­
trib u to r s o f B usiness S tim u la to rs , 1005
B ro ad w ay, R ockford, 111.
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E L E C T R IC S H O C K E R S , $3.00; A. B. T.
T arget Skills, $3.00; Photoscopes, $10.00;
V istascopes, $4.00; A d van ce F loor Stands,
$1.50; also others. C. A. Berg, 871 N . L a
Salle, C hicago, 111.
CANADIAN OPERATORS: 400 USED
pins, slots, automatic and counter
games at close-out prices.
Condition
guaranteed.
Ontario Coinomatlcs, Box
362, Ft. Erie, Ont.
2-37
FOR SALE CHEAP. BALLY ONE BALL
pay tables. Slot machines, Paces Races,
Snack Vendors and other machines. Write
for prices. Charles Pittle, New Bedford,
Mass.
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12 M IL L S S E L E C T IV E P H O N O G R A P H S ,
nickel slots, $25.00 each. 42 W u rlitze rs,
P12-12-412. M a k e u s a n offer. O ne o r all.
M axw ell M u sic M a ch in e Co., 695 E . 141
St., B ronx, N ew Y o rk.
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F O R S A L E — 22 A U T O M A T IC P H O N O ­
graphs. 10 M ills Selective, 12 M ills and
C a peharts. A ll in good p la y in g order.
W ill
ta k e
$1,000.00 for lot.
W . /B.
C hauncey, 93 F ro n t St., N ew b urg h , N . Y.
S A L E — N O V E L T Y G A M E S — 3 “ L IG H T S
O u t,” $18.50 each; 4 M ad-Caps, $15.00
each; 4 P unch e tte s, $3.50 each; 2 T o r­
pedoes, $10.00 each; 2 S a n d y H orses, $5.00
each; 4 Bolos, $35.00 each. O ne-third d e ­
posit, b alance C .O .D . A verbuch, 230 4th
A ve., N ., N ashville, Tenn.
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February, 1937
PREAKNESS,
$90.00;
SW EET
“ 21,”
$80.00; B a lly D erby, C hallenger, A ll
Stars, R o u n d Up, $35.00; B a lly B e lm o nt,
$60.00; College F o otball, $90.00; M u ltip le ,
$40.00; Bonus, $32.00; M ad-Cap, E le c tro ­
pak, $19.00. O ne-third certified deposit.
Snyder A m use m e nts, 108 S o u th Seventh
St., A lle nto w n, P a .
F O R S A L E — 200
m akes, lc an d
5c play, never
Sales C om pany,
O hio.
U S E D JA C K P O T S , A L L
5c play. 25 Q. T. Bells,
unboxed, cheap. W a y n e
207 P in e St., G reenville,
FO R SA LE — 5 SK E E ROLLS, GOOD
condition, $125.00 each. P e n n y A rcad e
M ach in es B a rg a in . J. B erni, 927 A n n St.,
N o rth B ergen, N ew Jersey.
M IL L S D E W E Y J A C K P O T , $65.00; W A T -
lin g Ja ck p o ts, $50.00; W a t lin g 45, $35.00;
W a t lin g 25c B ig Six, $35.00; C aille D e ­
tro it, $35.00; M ills T roubadors, $175.00;
H ig h Boys, $125.00; Gabel, Seeburg Jr.,
C a pe h art, $50.00. F in e co nditio n. W m .
C ollins, Jobbers, 804 Green St., P h ila ­
delphia.
F O R S A L E — S P O R T S M A N , C L E A L IN G
house, $10.00; C aliente, $10.00; Je n n in g s
H u n te r,
$10.00;
F ly in g
T urfs,
$12.50;
M ulti- P lay, $25.00; A uto co u nts, $10.00;
A u to W h ir l, $10.00; G ru b Stake, $50.00;
T rans-Pacific, $25.00; D a ily Races, $25.00;
M u ltip le , $35.00; F lickers, $45.00; B ig
Ben, $35.00; C hallenger, $35.00; G a llo p in g
P lu gs, $35.00; D a ily L im it, $25.00; S k ill
Roll, $25.00; S u nshine B aseball, $25.00;
H ia lea h , $35.00; C a p ta in K idd s, $30.00;
B ig R ich ard , $30.00; B o nan za, $15.00;
Rodeo, $10.00; E x h ib it B aseball, ticket,
$10.00. T he above m ach ines are all in
first-class condition. H a lf cash, balance
C .O .D . F irs t come, first served. Y endes’
Service C om pany, 1813 W . T h ird Street,
D a yto n, O hio.
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C L O S IN G O U T — 5c C O L U M B U S P E A ­
nu t, $3.00 each. R e c on d itio ne d an d re­
sprayed ready for y o u r best location.
C ash w ith order. E a ste rn , 350 M ulberry,
N ew ark, N . J .

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S C A L E S — C A S H W A IT IN G F O R W A T -
lin g T om T h u m b , R ock-O la a n d D o ctor
H e a lth Scales. A n y co nd itio n. S ta te lo w ­
est prices. Jaeger, 1011 45th St., B ro o k ­
lyn, N. Y.
F O R S A L E — T E N M IL L S D A N C E M A S ­
ters, 12,000 to 14,000 series, in perfect
condition, $100.00 apiece, F .O .B . P h ila ­
delphia. M odel A m u s e m e n t Co., 3633
W a ln u t Street, P h ila d e lp h ia , P a.
PACES RACES — E X C ELLE N T M E C H ­
a n ic a lly a n d in ap pearance; la te serials
$200.00 an d up. A lso la te s t M a g ic F ingers,
like new, $175.00; a n d Ir o n Claw s, Models
F . & G., $45.00 a n d up. S te in Service &
M e rc antile Co., 1655 W . M adison Street,
C hicago, Illino is.
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S P E C IA L S A L E O F T H O R O U G H L Y R E ­
co nditio ned P in an d C o un te r Gam es.
Challengers,
$30.00;
M ultiples,
$27.50;
G roetchen’s “ 21,” $8.00; R o u n d Ups, $25.00;
P e n n y Packs, $7.00; P e n n y Smokes, $6.00;
N ew Yorkers, $10.00; S u n s h in e B aseballs,
$25.00. N ew O rleans N o ve lty C om pany,
238 D ryad e s St., N e w O rleans. L a .
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C L E A R A N C E S A L E — B L U E B I R D $59.50;
S k y h ig h (tic k e t) M u ltip le $45; B a lly
D erby, A ll Stars, C h alleng er (N ew ) H ia ­
leah $42.50; P a ri M u tu e l $40; D a ily Races,
M u lti- P la y $37.50; S u n s h in e B aseball $35;
A lam o , A ir L an e , S k y h ig h , P a m c o G a l­
lo ping P lugs, W e ste rn Races; P a m c o
Speedw ay $29; S u nshine D e rby $25; D o u ­
ble Up, D a ily D ouble $17.50; Prospector
$15; B o n a n za $12.50; T o ta lite $10; F ifty
G rand, C h am p s $8.
A ll in A - l Shape.
F irs t come first served. 1/3 D eposit— B al.
C. O. D.
A u to m atic- M ark e p p Co., 2340
B e lm o nt, C hicago, 111.
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R O T A R Y ’S $135— B A L L Y R O L L S $115—
A - l Shape. R e al barg ains. 1/3 deposit.
Bal. C. O. D. R u s h orders to The M a r ­
kepp Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
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A - l— R E C O N D IT IO N E D , L I K E N E W C i ­
g are tte m ach ine s o f every description.
P rice d rig h t. W r ite for list. X . L . Coin
M a ch in e Co., 1351 W a s h in g to n Street,
B oston, M ass.
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