Automatic Age

Issue: 1938 August

August, 1938
AUTOMATIC AGE
On the Sidewalks of New York
Don’t Overlook the
_____ Value of Pennies_____
A
fe w
w ere
y e a rs
m o re
sance.
M an
penny
le s s
D e p r e s s io n s t a r t e d
h arder,
n ic k e ls
m any
w ho
had
le s s
been
th e
little
to
q u a rte rs ,
becam e
r e d ic u lin g
a
m a c h in e s
c o n s id e r e d
a
n u i­
H o w e v e r , lit t le b y lit t le a s O ld
little
it
ago
or
97
respect
and
p le n tif u l
and
in
penny
squeeze a
d im e s
th e
h a b it
s ta rte d
and
to
w oke
of
g iv e
up
to
t h e r e a l i z a t i o n t h a t f iv e p e n n i e s m a d e
a
n ic k e l,
c h in e s
fifty
and
w e re
c e n ts
th a t
w h ile
ta k in g
a
in
w eek
n ic k e l
te n
th a t
m a­
n ic k e ls
m any
or
penny
m a c h i n e s w e r e t a k i n g i n f iv e h u n d r e d
to a t h o u s a n d p e n n ie s a w e e k a n d in
som e
to p - n o tc h
lo c a tio n s
it
w as
not
u n u s u a l f o r a p e n n y m a c h in e to ta k e
in
as m u c h
de g re e s
show
me
th a t
in to
as
$25 p e r w e e k .
m any
of
boys”
penny
be
m ade
penny.
w a itin g
fo r
to
a lo n g
you
ta k e
th e
le a p .
th e y
say
“he
T here
n°t
one
th e
be
a
Do
w o rth
°r
in
h e s ita te s
th re e
of
y e a rs
to
c h in e s
fo r
is
to
fo r
lo s t .”
o f p e n n ie s
th o u g h
to u g h e r,
lo o k
in
p e o p le
w ill
o r q u a rte rs .
m a c h in e s
in
p a s t tw o
th e
have
fo r
e d u c a te d
good
Here's an ideal location for what Dave Robbins declares is the ideal
bulk vender—his “2-in-J .”
be p a id
th e
d is t r ib u t o r s ,
a tio n
m a c h in e
c h in e s
s h o u ld
S ta te
th e
lo o k in g
fo r
A m e r ic a n
g iv e
m ore
te n s io n
o f t h e i r b u s in e s s in
to
a c q u a in te d
le t u s
J.
ex­
B e lg iu m .
w ith
such
know .
V.
J .,
pay
a ll
C o u n ty
agent
P a ., J u l y
p in - b a ll
is
of
now
th e
in
b e in g
n ck
H.
m ade
The
on
each
r e m it
p e n a lty ,”
C ity ,
th e
p in - b a ll
th e
ta x
M r.
N.
m a­
and
F a r r e ll
J .,
J u ly
m e e tin g
o r d in a n c e
r e a d in g
to
of
w as
by
s a id .
1 3 .— A t
th e
C ity
on
b a g a te lle ,
p in
am usem ent
m a c h in e s
200
fe e t
of
a
He —
T h e ta x m u s t
be
to
p la y
a llo w e d
and
w it h in
s c h o o l.
a d o p te d
o r d in a n c e
p e r ta in in g
to
b u s in e s s
to
are
th e
on
fir s t
r e g u la tin g
lic e n s e s
You
f ix ­
and
fix ­
Y o u ’d
be
d i d n ’t
la .,
M rs.
have
J u ly
E.
2 8 .— O n
W .
any
lu c k
E r ic k ­
u s in g
w o rm s , c ra w d a d s a n d cheese. T h e n
s h e p u t c h e w in g g u m
o n th e h o o k
and
bass.
g o t a tw o - p o u n d
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if
you
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s o rt o f g ir l.
She —
d i d n ’t
to
m e r c a n tile
*
lo o k in g
$20,
not
A p p lic a tio n s
li c e n s e
S ta te ta x
is
tr ip ,
p e n a lt ie s .
He —
w i t h a $ 1 .5 0 f e e a d d e d .
w ill
o f f e e s o f m e r c a n t i l e li c e n s e s a n d
of
m a c h in e
son
B ranch ,
P e rso n s u n d e r
16 w ill n o t b e p e r m it t e d
an
a p p r a is e r
f is h in g
fe e
passed
li c e n s e
b a s e b a ll,
r e g u la tin g
y e s te rd a y .
ta x
h a v in g
$10 f o r e a c h m a c h in e .
in g
o n e a c h m a c h i n e , P a t-
F a r r e ll, m e r c a n tile
r e v e a le d
and
W est
a
D e p a rtm e n t o f R e v e n u e
a d jo u r n e d
in g
C a m b r ia
D e p a rtm e n t
R e v e n u e to a s c e r ta in i f th e
h a s b e e n p a id
ta x ­
License Pin Games,
Phonographs
r e a d in g
1 3 .— C h e c k u p
m a c h in e s
S ta te
a
C o u n c il
B e lg u im .
Pennsylvania Checks
Tax Payment
Jo h n s to w n ,
of
g a m e s a n d m u s ic b o x e s , t h e fe e to b e
w ant
A n Iowa Fish Found
to Be Chew-sy
a
of
w i t h o u t d e la y , o r t h e y m a y b e f o r c e d
to
m a r b le ,
w ho
are
m e th o d
u n s a tis fa c to r y
to
f ir s t
are
you
w as
r e c e ip ts
w a s in s t it u t e d .
C o u n c il a n
houses
h o u s e s , p le a s e
th e
th is
“ S to re k e e p e rs
an
W e
but
pro ve d
A tla n tic
A G E:
on
p r e s e n t f l a t c h a r g e o f $ 2 1 .5 0 f o r e a c h
m a­
Wants American
Machines
L a s t y e a r th e re
c e n t ta x
e a c h m a c h in e , w h ic h w a s p a id b y th e
a m u s e m e n t.
A U T O M A T IC
per
th e
penny
b y th e s to r e k e e p e r o p e r a tin g
m a c h in e .
fo u r
tim e s
penny
o p e r a tio n
P u b lic
be­
tim e
p e n n ie s w h e r e t h e y w ill
th o u s a n d s
p la c e d
w h ile
h e s ita te ,
s p e n d n ic k e ls , d im e s
The
been
lin e
is t h e
even
little
spend
th a t
have
penny
th o u s a n d s
and
c o u ld
o f th o s e
not
w ho
are
c o m in g
h u m b le r
and
ju m p e d , n o w
c ir c u la t io n
to
c o n v in c e d
th e
fe n c e
in
by
w ere
s o m e th in g
fo re
fr e e ly
are
th e
So
have
t h a t p le n ty
c o lle c tin g
s till o n
m ay
becam e
and
N o w , if you
com e
“you
m a c h in e s
th e ir o w n
are
th e
Oh
y o u ’d
th in k
so.
W e ll,
th in k
say
even
IT’S TOPPER . . . 2 TO 1
W rite us fo r details and low prices.
w e ’r e
so
so
even
squared,
if
I
th e n .
d i d n ’t
say
Carl A. Hooper
549 S . S e c o n d S t., L o u is v ille , K y .
so .
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http://www.arcade-museum.com/
August, 1938
AUTOMATIC AGE
98
It
is
s tra n g e
w hat
a
f a s c in a t io n
th e s e p in b a ll m a c h in e s e x e r t o v e r th e
averag e h u m a n .
Mickey Mouse Venders
In Production
''p H E
fir s t
n e w ly - f o r m e d
c o in
m a­
c h in e e n te r p r is e th is y e a r in K a n ­
s a s C i t y , M o . , is t h e H a m i l t o n
p r is e s , I n c .
th e
A . T . H a m ilto n , h e a d
com pany,
p h y s ic ia n s
E n te r­
as
has
th r e e
a s s o c ia t e s .
of
p r o m in e n t
D r.
B u fo rd
as
v ic e - p r e s id e n t
co n ce rn
d is tr ib u tin g
is
th e
H is P a ls n e w
and
M ic k e y
and
M ouse
M ic k e y
L itt le
o f th e
M ouse,
P i g s , e tc .
D is n e y c h a r a c te r , as
D o n a ld
The
D uck,
T hree
c h a rm s w ill be
m a d e o f w o o d to a t t r a c t th e a tte n tio n
of
c h ild r e n .
A t
on
th e
th e
but
as
15 p e o p le
soon
as
are
p ro ­
of
b a ll
and
p in b a ll
s im p le
th e re
m ay
B u t th e u ltr a - m o d e m
is
w ith
fo r
c o n f e c t io n s
th a t
w ill
s te a d y
us
th e
m a­
has
no
p r a c tis e d
h a n d le th e d is t r ib u t io n
candy
i s a ls o
th e
now
p la n n e d to
It
s te p s u p
th a n
of
w ho
I t l ’s a l l p u r e , u n a d u l t e r a t e d l u c k !
S in c e
t h e m a c h in e s .
AS OTHERS
SEE US
and
p a tro n
be
th e re
le ts g o t h e
is
no
doubt
fo r
w orks.
th a t
th e
la t e s t ty p e p in b a ll m a c h in e s a r e
o u t-
a n d - o u t g a m b lin g
con­
tr o l
over
th e ir
d e v ic e s , s o m e
p la c e m e n t
s h o u ld
be
e x e r te d . W e b e lie v e t h a t a n i n d i v id u a l
w h o is o l d e n o u g h t o b e a c c o r d e d t h e
One
of
th e
m o n s tr o s itie s
For
s lo t,
of
a
m e re
th e
age
fiv e
p a tro n
are
th e
p a n ie d
b y b iz a r r e
re m o te
tr ip lin g ,
or
in
grace
th e
to
th e
c ity .
in je c te d
tr e a te d
p la y o f flic k e r in g lig h ts
a
e la b o r a te ly
w h ic h
c e n ts
is
of
in
a
a
d is ­
o fte n a c c o m ­
b u z z i n g n o is e s a n d
p o s s ib ilit y
even
of
d o u b lin g ,
m u lt ip ly in g
h is
“ p r iv ile g e s ”
s h o u ld b e
of
i F o r t h e V e n d in g
M a c h in e O p e r a t o r s
b a ll
p u b lic
a
ta v e r n
o p p o r tu n itie s
m oney
he
so
can
be
m ake
a
p in ­
d e s ir e s .
on
No
served
over
in
th e
a t­
“ o ld
fo o ls .”
B u t s te p s s h o u ld b e ta k e n t o
p ro te c t
our boys
age
fro m
change
g ir ls
o f school
in to
s p e n d in g
lu r e d
in
th e s e
h e a r tle s s
“m e­
p ic k p o c k e t s .”
suggest
p la c e d
and
b e in g
on
th a t
th e
m a c h in e s .
They
p la c e s
w h ic h
Beloit
( W is .)
r e s tr ic tio n s
lo c a tio n
of
be
p in - b a ll
s h o u ld b e lim it e d to
c a te r
o n ly
to
a d u lts .—
Journal.
Pin Game Issue
to High Court
T a lla h a s s e ,
$ 5 .0 0 each
6 for $ 2 5 .0 0
If all 6 bought at one time.
Ju n e
C o n e ’s c a m p a i g n
p in
gam es
court
NO. 2
Eveready 4 Compartment Bulk Vender
1.1. —
in
th e
G le n n
o rder
E.
S to n e
m a c h in e s
T e r r e ll
fro m
in
s ig n e d
p r o h ib it in g
c o u n ty
T he
case
th e
change
fro m
cam e
F lo r id a
and
here
C o in
H a r o ld
as
such
u n t il th e
a r e le g a l.
a tto rn e y s
M a c h in e
Ex­
V . G r a n t a p p e a le d
a n o r d e r b y w h ic h C ir c u it J u d g e
H . B . F r e d e r ic k o f D e L a n d
a
a
S h e r r if f
c o n f is c a t in g
V o lu s ia
c o u r t d e c id e s w h e t h e r t h e y
DE LUXE CHARM PACKS
The highest grade assortment money can buy.
NO LEAD! - NO JUNK!
7 5 c per gross
and
suprem e
to d a y .
superse das
fo r
G o v e rn o r
a g a in s t m a r b le
echoed
J u s t ic e
S.
Sells 4 Different Nuts, Candy, etc.
$ 6.00 each
5 for $ 2 5 .0 0
If all 5 bought at one time.
te m p o ra r y
in ju n c tio n
d i s m is s e d
a g a in s t
th e
s h e r iff.
T he
WE PAY POSTAGE on our DeLuxe charm packs when
full remittance is accompanied with each order.
superse das
ju n c t io n
c id e s
th e
u n t il
NEWARK, N. J.
o p e ra te s
th e
suprem e
as
an
in ­
co urt
de­
a p p e a l.
*
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if
to
th e
h is
in te r e s t
t e m p t in g
5 Column National No. 5 Cigarette Machine
EASTERN AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISE CO.
accorded
m a c h in e
E A M C O ” S P E C IA L N O . 1
350 MULBERRY STREET
p a tr o n iz in g
s q u a n d e r in g
th e ir
m o n e y to a h ig h e r d e g re e .
of
h a s r e a c h e d th e a g e o f d is c r e tio n a n d
W e
“ E A M C O ” S P E C IA L
th e
ty p e ,
t h e c a r e le s s e f f o r t o f a c a s u a l v is it o r
S tre e t.
c h a n ic a l
TIPS
m a c h in e ,
p lu n g e r
hand
th e
p r e s e n t tim e
p a y r o ll,
ty p e
o p e r a tio n
th e e a r lie r
H o lm e s
e s t a b lis h m e n ts
is p l a n n e d t o h a v e t h e c a n d y m a d e i n
In
th e
e le m e n t
f ir s t f lo o r a n d b a s e m e n t o f a b u ild in g
f lo o r s
it
th e
o f o n e o f th e s e g a m e s .
te s t
a t 727-729
c r e a tio n s
th e f o r m
on
b e d is p e lle d
o f s k ill c o n n e c te d w it h
of
e s ta b lis h e d
s tr e a m lin e d
L a te r
som e
c o n s id e r a t io n
been
m o d e lle d
D is n e y .
is
m ore
has
th e
o f W a lt
th e r e
th e
c h in e s
a l l b e e n d e s ig n e d i n c o - o p e r a tio n w i t h
a r tis ts
th a t
w h ic h
th e s e
ty p e v e n d in g m a c h in e s .
T h e c h a r m s a n d th e m a c h in e s h a v e
to
c h in e
of
D r.
m a n u f a c t u r in g
tim e
m a­
C a r l B r a n t S c h u t z w ill b e a d ir e c to r .
The
th e
th e o r y )
M a n u fa c tu re
u se d in
serv e
e a s ily
ta k e s
one
added.
c o u s in s ,
w ill
can
have been.
th e
t r e a s u r e r , r e s p e c tiv e ly , w h ile
if
S o m e h o w , t h e r e is a
(w h ic h
d u c t io n s t a r t s 25 m o r e p e o p le w i l l b 3
H a m ilto n a n d D r . H u g h G . H a m ilto n ,
and
b e lie f
*
*
m going to show you some ex­
pert kissing this evening, honey.”
“Is that so? Are you taking me to
see Clark Gable or Robert Taylor?”
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