Automatic Age

100
August, 1938
AUTOMATIC AGE
A Million Nickels In
Portland Meters
w o u ld n o t j u s t i f y th e e x tr a h ir e .
b ig g e s t b e n e f it i t h a s
m a n k in d
is
s h o r t e n in g
e v e ryo n e
in
th e
th a t
it
has
th e h o u rs
a
little
g reat
The
b e s to w e d
upon
h e lp e d
in
o f w o r k , g iv in g
m ore
t im e
o u td o o rs .
to
And
spend
s h o rte r
h o u r s h a v e b e e n th e g o a l o f m a n fo r
p O R T L A N D ,
1 0 .— T h e
T he
o n e - m i l l i o n t h n i c k e l , c o lle c t e d f r o m
a p ile
som e
m o to r is t
w ent
th ro u g h
in
th e
lia m
o ffic e
T h is
le c te d
by
th e
of
A dam s
m is s io n e r
O r e .,
R.
J u ly
a
p a r k in g
c o u n t in g
C ity
E . R ile y
m eans
th a t
fro m
lo o k e d
th e
W il­
w h iie
c ity
th e
s id e
th e
h a n d lin g
120
days
has
to
r e m a in d e r
have
been
m e te r c o m p a n ie s a n d
h e ld
by
th e
c o n tr o l.
The
e x a c t, a n d
w o u ld
m ake
if
a
c ity
th e
fo r
la id
lin e
s id e
1 2 .8
by
m ile s
h a v in g
been
in
fo r
th a t
duced
S u p p ly
w ill
s tre e ts
on
sam e
c o u n c il
d e t e r m in e s
th e
r e m a in
b a s is
w h a t to
on
u n t il
do
has
been
D u r in g
th e
next
fe w
d is tr ib u to r s .
set u p
m o n th s
s a il
fo r
A fte r
th a t
he
on
be
fa c to rs
not
m a c h in e s
g a m b lin g
th re e
it
m ade
in d ic a te
s e r io u s ly
re ­
are
m a in t a in e d
a g r e a t v o lu m e
w as
r e a r in g
on
its
c h in e s .
h in d
le g s ,
Jan u ary
to
r e p la c e
w o r ld .
The
vanced
th a t
c r e a tin g
arg um ent
such
th e
b u s in e s s
had
d e v ic e s
been
ad­
had
b y d e p r iv in g m e n o f t h e ir jo b s .
The
c o in
m a c h in e
it s s h a r e o f a b u s e .
8.50
had
c o m e in
fo r
r e a lly d o n o t c re a te a n y f o r m
of un­
e m p lo y m e n t.
is
A
c o in
m a c h in e
c le r k .
c o n v e n ie n c e
by
b e in g
shop
In
th is
1005 B R O A D W A Y ,
k e e p in g
R O C K F O R D , IL L .
ho urs.
a
person
a v a ila b le
m anner
on
d u ty
lo c a l
at
n ig h t
T h is
som e
w o u ld
c h o ic e
a c tio n
a llo w
in
it
de­
deem s
c o in
e lim in a te
gam ­
T h e s e c o n d w o u ld
m a c h in e s ,
b ill w o u ld
w h ile
th e
g r a n t o p tio n s
a ffe c tin g
“ N e a r ly
everybody
n ie s ’ n o w a d a y s ,”
p r e s id e n t
of
any
fo rm
e verybody
new
‘B a lly
th a t
p la y s
says
B a lly
“and
Com pany,
has
seen
c o u n te r
one
of
‘p o ­
M o lo n e y ,
M fg .
w ho
P o n ie s ’
i t ’s
th e
Ray
th e
our
gam e
c la s s ie s t
m a c h in e s
ever p ro d uce d .
th e
It
has
eye-appeal a n d
a ll
lig h t- u p
spark ­
f la s h
of
o n e - s h o t b a c k b o a r d , y e t i t r e q u ir e s
th a n
space.
It
a
square
fo o t
h a s a ll th e
ta n ta liz in g
suspense
m a c h in e — a n d
of
c o u n te r
f a s t a c tio n
of
p le n t y
a
of
and
r e a l- t y p e
race- horse
a p p e a l, in c l u d i n g t h e W in - P la c e - S h o w
id e a
w h ic h
has
been
such
a
tre m e n ­
d o u s h i t i n t h e p a y o u t p i n g a m e c la s s .
A lth o u g h
O N LY
$ 4 .5 0
E A CH
ju s t
r e c e n t ly
r e le a s e d ,
op­
e r a to r s a re p a r k in g ‘P o n ie s ’ o n p le n ty
c o u n te rs .
th e
A t
v o lu m e
le a s t
orders
so
we
we
have
ju d g e
by
a lr e a d y
r e c e iv e d .”
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to
of
n i c k e l - d im e - a n d - q u a r t e r
le s s
1 / 3 d e p o s i t , c e r t i f ie d c h e c k o r m o n e y o r d e r
m u s t a c c o m p a n y a ll o r d e r s . B a la n c e s h ip p e d
C . O . D . v i a e x p r e s s u n le s s o t h e r w i s e s p e c if ie d .
X. L. COIN MACHINE CO., INC.
1353 Washington St., Boston, Mass.
at
c o n s is t
“Everybody Like to
Play Ponies”
a
M achine. A steady m o n e y -m a k e r. Can
bar or co un ter or fastened to w a ll.
w id th 6". top depth 7% ", bottom depth
25 lbs. G u aranteed A-1 condition.
w ill
g a m b lin g .
lin g
G uaranteed
m a­
in tr o d u c e d
and
w h a te v e r
c o u n t ie s
agrees
M achine.
s e s s io n
th e m .
a ll
a lte r n a te
a fte r
saves
f o r a s m a ll e m e r g e n c y b u s in e s s w h ic h
H ershey
be
d ra fte d
c o in
not
it
Look at these Bargains!
lc and 5c Hershey Machines
w ill
T h e fir s t b ill w o u ld
I t r e a lly o ffe rs th e c u s to m e r a
D. & S. NOVELTY CO,
has
a ffe c tin g
b lin g in a n y f o r m .
a s u b s t i t u t e f o r t h e s e r v ic e s o f a s a le s
1 /3 D eposit, B ala n r« C. O. D.
D e tr o it
L e g is la t u r e
le g a liz e
B u t t h e s e d e v ic e s
D eLano,
b e s t.
been
te c h n o lo g ic a l u n e m p lo y m e n t
F.
o f tw o a lte r n a te b ills a n d a t h ir d o n e
t e r m in in g
in
in
T hese
of
m a c h in e s
C arl
L e g is la t iv e C o u n c il's
p r o p o s a ls
spread
4 J E N N IN G S D U T C H E S S , 1c
P lay. Each ....................................... 20.00
O N LY
$ 3 .5 0
EACH
to
p la c e s w h e r e a la r g e
o f th e
th e
F U T U R IT IE S , 5c P lay.
................................................... 30.00
5c H ershey
be s t on
H e ig h t 26",
10", w e ig h t
of
m e a n s w e r e b e in g s o u g h t to c u r b th e
M IL L S B L U E F R O N T S , in 5c,
10c, 25c P lay. E a c h .......................45.00
1c
is
u n le s s in
R e p r e s e n t a t iv e
E u ro p e .
W a y b a c k in 1932, w h e n u n e m p lo y ­
Real B arg a in !
A -1 condition.
u s u a lly
see
Michigan Plans Coin
Machine Bills
he re
Coin Machines
Create W ork
th e
W A T L IN G T W IN J. P., 1c
P lay. Each ..................................... 14.50
m an-pow er
c h a ir m a n
m ent
20
to
m ust
th e s e
b u s in e s s .
d is tr ib u to r
th e
15 M IL L S S A F E S T A N D S , N ew .
Each ...................................................
R e p a ir s
A ll
of
th e m .
M IL L S
Each
has
in
p ro d u c ts
w o r k in g
E u r o p e a n d is a l r e a d y d o i n g b u s i n e s s .
about
M IL L S C H E R R Y B E L L S , Used 3
W eeks, 25c P lay. Each .............$60.00
Som ebody
a s c a le p r o d u c i n g
E x h ib it
s e r v ic in g
W henever
p ro p er
on
new
in fa llib le .
and
c o m p la in ts
num ber
A
th e
SUMMER SALE
in
of
fo r
w ill a g a in
m e te rs
not
th e
S ta te s .
not
body.
C o m p a n y o f C h ic a g o , h a s r e tu r n e d to
fo r e ig n
The
is
flo o d
p r o m p tly .
H o p p e , f o r e ig n
h a lf th e m o n e y h a s b e e n
over
hum an
e x h a u s te d .
E u ro p e
E x h ib it
o f th e
th e
a
are
o v e r h a u lin g
m a c h in e
r e p r e s e n ta tiv e
1400 m e te r s w ill
tu rn e d
j u s t lik e
a lm o s t a y e a r, H a r r y
its
c o m p a n ie s .
m a c h in e s
need
t h a t t h e s to c k i n t h e m a c h in e s is n o t
H o p p e w ill b e in c o n s ta n t to u c h w it h
th e
C o in
They
f o llo w s .
c o s t $ 5 2 ,5 0 0 w h e n p a i d f o r a n d a b o u t
to
m a n y , m a n y y e ars.
h i g h , 5 9 5 2 .4
a
A fte r
o w n e x p e n se s a n d f o r th e e x p e n s e o f
t r a f f ic
m ile
Harry Hoppe Returns
From Europe
c o l­
t r a f f ic t h e r e .
th e
a
m ake
o rder
m e te rs
O f t h i s a m o u n t , $ 2 3 ,2 0 8 .6 7 h a s b e e n
p a id
th a n
w o u ld
lo n g .
on.
1434
th e y
be
n ic k e ls
Com ­
in o p e r a tio n in th e d o w n to w n d is tr ic t
d u r in g
m o re
fe e t to
m a c h in e
T re asure r
y e s te id a y
$ 5 0 ,0 0 0
m e te r,
1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0
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