Automatic Age

Issue: 1939 January

H i t h in tw o s h o r t y e a r ^ C o l u m b i a B e ll h a s f o u g h t it s w a y to th e
to p o f B r il m a r h i n e p o /jfiila r ity ; to d a y t h o u s a n d s o f p le a s e d o p e r a ­
to rs a d m i t w i t h f r a n k f r l m i r a t i o n t h a t C o l u m b ia h a s s e t a n e n tir e ly
n e w s ty le in B e ll m a c h in e c o n s t r u c t io n , a n d t h is n e w d e s ig n h a s p r o v e n
its s u p e r io r it y in
a s n { ( * h i n g s a le s s u c c e s s n e v e r e q u a l l e d b e f o r e .
To you — this can m ean only one tl
p o in t com parison w ith C o lu m b ia , cl
thousands of operators have chan;
th rillin g new C olum bias.
Before you buy any new Bell, m ake a point-for-
feature w ith feature, and discover for yourself why
away from the old-type conventional Bell to the
1e r r i t o r y
a fte r
te r r ito r y h a s
been opened
to
C o lu m b ia »
h e re a r e so m e o f th e re a s o n s :
C o lu m b ia has a m p ly d em onstrated its great earning
capacity; its a b ility to get the play side by side w ith any
other Bell.
Rugged Com pactness m akes it ideal for operation in re­
stricted territory; its silent o peration is appreciated
where discretion is necessary.
2
C o lu m b ia is a favorite w ith the p u b lic ; b e a u tifu l, trii#
lines, easy play in g a ctio n, fast s p in n in g , lively reels*
flashy Jackpots get the players lin e d u p . Pays o u t sm oothly
on the 3-5-10-14-18-20 M ystery C o m b in a ­
tio ns; double Jackpots pay alternatingly*
refill a u to m a tic a lly .
5
C o lu m b ia can be converted fro m Nickels
to Q uarters, D im es or Pennies— rig h t on
location. Y o u get service o f fo u r m achines
for the price o f one.
4
Coins played last are p a id o u t first, after
having passed th ro u g h visible escalator *
giving you com plete slug protection.
C o lu m b ia is precision b u ilt , every step
*
o f its p ro d u c tio n supervised by experi­
enced tool engineers; it sets new wear endur*
ance records. Backed by a Factory Guarantee
w hich gives you real protection.
W ith all these qualifications*
C o l u m b i a is r e a s o n a b l y
priced, therefore we repeat'
BEFORE YO U BUY
C o m p a r e w ith
C^oHumli#
eum
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m .c o m /
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~ 1 U 'n n
j
CIGARETTE BELL
Hundreds
°f operators
were
mterviewed
by us
u r itij
CONCEALED
PAYOUT
j*1 an effort to develop a Bell w hich could
e operated safely u n d e r the m o st d iffi­
c ult conditions.
Th eir
* practical

suggestions were incorpo­
rated in this new “ Concealed Rear Pay-
0111 m odel o f o ur C o lu m b ia Bell, oper-
a tin S as follows:
Instead o f the custo m ary Bell F r u it C o m ­
pilations, its reels have the well k now n
^ lgarette S ym bols; reward card reads 1-2-3­
D 7 Packs o f Cigarettes, based on N ickel p lay .
.
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No
rewards o f any k in d are p a id o u t in f r o n t ,
Ut Su° h rewards are directed in to a locked cash
^ P u r t m e n t , b u i lt in t o th e rear steel d o o r.
A t a n y d e sire d t im e , p a y o u t in
front can be restored by t u r n i n g
a certain valve in I he coin dis­
charge tube.
P la y e r R e c e iv e s m e r c h a n d is e A w a r d s
en
player lines up a winning combination, he receives packs
C|garettes from the location.
Reel strips can be changed from
cigarette sym bols to fru it sym bols,
e m p lo y in g the novel 3-6-9-12-15-21
rewards a n d cold award pay out.
g
in turn can reimburse himself for such rewards from this
P *81 locked compartment, for which he has the key.
co ^ US C°^ns
8° *nto the separate operator’s cashbox, whose
tents are divided between operator and location.
- -
anije In O ilier (kuins
l * o ld A w a r d F a s c i n a t e s P l a y e r s
Wh
Playe ^ Ce^S ^ ne UP on Jackpot combination (Three Wings)
jQr
receives in addition to 7 packs of Cigarettes a
caik
,° ^ ^ ward Token, usually redeemed at $3.00
cash value.
ther
eve
C*
Award magazine holds six tokens,
at least three tokens on display,
time aftCr G ° ld Award has been won three"
f u lle r ThlS represents an ideal, "ever-
ackpot, the best come-
IOr sustained p lay.
Tlile opt ruled pri mari l y 0 1 1 Nickels, this
special C o l u m b i a can be converted i n ­
s ta n tly to si raii: 111 1 )i m e. O n a il er or Penny
play, necessary eonver^ion p a rts are in-
«'1 11 P u ll Ci
T his concealed pay<
ha d w ith a s m a ll coin
in fro n t, for the reti
or m u tila te d coins.
/e r O p t io n a l
?1 o f C o lu m b ia m a y be
cup
As a n alte rnative, you m a y o b ta in this Bell w ith th<
P u ll Cash drawer illu s tra te d , especially h e lp fu l wht
m a c h in e is converted to fro n t p a y o u t, yet discre-
il A r c a d e M u S e w r r a n t 8 to b e m a > n ta in e h t t p : / / w w w . a r c a d e - m u s

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