Automatic Age

Issue: 1937 May

146
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CONSTRUCTION
S I Z E : 7 " x 7" x 14"
$5-
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Each
V e n d s
E v e ry th in g
Peam its, Candies, Pistachio
T o y s , Prizes^ Ball Gum, etc.
C a p a c ity :
balls of gu m , ®/
Nuts,
5 l bs. of b u l k
merchandise.
800
or % " dia.
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1/3 Cash— Balance C.O.D.
Pioneer Vending Service
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M ayor o f N ew
463 Sackm an St.
Brooklyn, NT. Y .
T yfA Y O R LA G U A R D IA , o f New
York, has ordered the police de­
partment to put an end to the penny
candy “ racket” . This racket consists
in the practice o f selling penny candy
or gum to children through the lure
o f prizes to lucky purchasers. The
prizes range all the way from pennies
to pennants.
The candy gambling has been espe­
cially prevalent in the vicinity o f pub­
lic schools. Candy and confectionery
stores especially have been a fruitful
source fo r this type o f gambling. The
Mayor, upon being informed o f the
prevalence o f this type o f gambling,
wrote to Police Commissioner Valen­
tine, instructing him to put an end to
it. The police, follow ing the M ayor’s
direction, will issue warnings fo r a
week. A fter that period o f time, shop­
keepers found selling candy and gum
o f the gambling variety, will be ar­
rested.
A fter receiving Mayor La Guardia’s
letter, Commissioner Valentine sent
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Take-in:
No. 720— W E T
T ake-in :
720 Holes
@ 5 c __$36.00
720 Holes
@ 10c_$72.00
Average
P a y ou t. 20.22
Average
P ayout- 40.44
Profit
$15.78
P rice
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$ 3 .4 8
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an order to all precinct commanders
to inform all manufacturers, jobbers
and distributors that the manufacture,
sale and distribution o f candy for sale
by “ gambling methods” shall cease.
All retail candy sellers were ordered
notified to discontinue the sale.
The Mayor vehemently attacked
this type o f racket in his letter,
charging that this method o f selling
candy especially “ exploits children
who are unable to protect themselves.”
“ The amount o f return received
from the expenditure o f money is made
to depend upon chance,” he said. “ It
is clear that the practice is o f a
reprehensible sort which the common
law and criminal statutes have long
deemed to be contrary to public pol­
icy.”
The Mayor explained that one me­
thod o f candy gambling consisted in
the display o f a number o f pieces o f
candy, a few o f which have a penny
concealed inside their wrapper. A n­
other gives prizes fo r pieces o f candy
with colored centers; white centers
bringing no return.
Lucky purchasers o f colored ball
gum are also rewarded through the
receipt o f prizes, usually pennants.
There is a type o f candy which has
its purchase price, ranging from one
to three cents; inside the wrapper.
The Mayor charged that candy sold
in this way is either smaller than that
sold legitimately, or is o f an inferior
quality.
“ I have conferred with educational
and social welfare authorities on this
subject,” said the Mayor, “ and they
are in agreement that this practice
encourages and engenders gambling
in children.”
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Mechanism and delivery chute
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May, 1937
AUTOMATIC AGE
Congratulations to Eddie Samplin
and Frances Friedman. They were
married on Wednesday A pril 28th at
a Brooklyn Temple and later attended
a dinner in their honor in the grand
ball-rooms o f one o f New Y ork’s
smartest Hotels.
Their honeymoon
will be spent amid the palms and
breezes o f Key West, Florida. Eddie
is well known in the automatic field
and possesses a charming disposition,
while Frances reflects a sparkling
personality full o f vivacity. Good luck
to you both.
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AUTOMATIC AGE
May, 1937
Brown to Head
Portland Office
George N. Brown, form er Olympic
walking title holder, has been appoint­
ed general manager o f the Square
Amusement Company office, Poi'tland,
Maine.
A1 Schlesinger, o f Pough­
keepsie, N. Y., announced the appoint­
ment.
Brown received his training in the
coin machine business at the offices o f
the Square Amusement Company,
Poughkeepsie, where he spent some
months preparing fo r his present job.
“ The coin machine business is the
modern business o f America,” Brown
said. “ It is a business that offers the
sort o f live action that Americans
want.
“ This is really and truly an Ameri­
can business. It is the sort o f busi­
ness that Europeans couple with us
when they think about us. It is effi­
cient. It is speedy. It brings the
public what they want right to their
doorstep.
“ There is no doubt in my mind that
the northern part o f New England is
going to eventually become one o f the
most important coin machine terri­
tories in the country. It is a part of
the country that has been built upon
solid and fundamental American ideals
and when this part ofthe country ac­
cepts machines the rest o f the country
is sure to follow.
“ I am happy and proud to have
been given this opportunity by Mr.
Schlesinger to prove my ability and
at the same time to help the industry
to further itself in a truly American
section o f the country. I hope to be
able to duplicate for the firm and for
the operators in this industry what I
did at the Olympic games, and I only
hope that the boys will give me the
opportunity to do so by letting me
serve them.”
Michigan Firm Using
400 Snacks
C. H. Potter, form erly a partner
in the Freeland Specialty Company,
and Robert Maskell, Wayne, Mich.,
operator, have established a new jo b ­
bing business in a store at Wayne,
some 18 miles west o f Detroit. Com­
pany is being formed under the name
o f the Michigan Snacks Company, and
will both operate and job throughout
the State. About 125 machines have
been received and a m ajority have
been placed in operation.
“ We plan to place about 400 on
location,” Potter said. “ We will sell
machines, as well as operate them.
The ones we have had out so fa r have
proved very good and returned a sat­
isfactory dividend.
“ We have decided to operate in a
more stable field, as well as in the
amusement field in which we have
form erly been active.”
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N on -B re ak a bl e in Shipping
P rice $13.85 in
lots o f I to 5.
$13.45 in lots of
6.
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$2.00
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THE BASEBALL DEAL WITH A WALLOP!
B a ll
Thos e magic words the umpire shouts
P la y
c a n
mean nickels in the cash registers of
your location, which in turn m ea n the soft folding
of bills in your wallet— that is Mr. Operator if you
are using P L A V B A L L , Superior’s Ne w Baseball Deal.
P la y B a ll Is N o M in ia t u r e
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a 9 7/s by 16i/4 inch seal payout card. Al m os t as big
as the scoreboard behind center field. Plenty of Play
Appeal and Plenty of Winn ers .
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The 2280 H o l e T h i c k
lilliiv ll. o
1 1 1 Hi D L A L
Board is Filled with Tip
Board
Style
Tick ets .
Each
Combination
repeats
12 times.
.
Five Comb ina tion s— 60 open numbers— each receive 50c.
Five Co mbinations— 60 open numbers— each receive 25c.
One Combination— 12 open numbers and last sale on
board each receive one baseball seal in lower part
of Payout card.
Lo w er part of payout card contains 72 seals (13 pull
off) which cover awards as follows:
57 at $1: 1 at $2; 1 at $3; 1 at $4; 1 at $5; 1 at $6; 1
at $7; 1 at $8; 1 at $9; 1 at $10; 1 at $11; 1 at $11;
1 First B a se ; 1 Second Ba se ; 1 Third B a s e ; 1 Home
Run.
.
Base A w a rd s choose one of respective seals in di a ­
mond which contains seals as follows:
4 First Base (3 at $1; 1 at $5).
4 Second Base (3 at $2; 1 at $10).
4 Third Base (3 at ?3; 1 at $15).
1 Ho me Run $25.
Board T a k e s in. 2280 Sales at 5c ...................... $114.00
Board Pays Out ( Av era ge) ...................................
75.94
Profit (A ve ra ge ) ......................................................... $ 38.06
Thick Board with
Easels— Pay Out Card with Sew ed-on
Baseballs and Easels.
SUPERIOR PRODUCTS INC.
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