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Issue: 1939 July

The World’s First Coin Machine Magazine
A U T O M A T IC A G E
Covering Automatic Machines and Coin-Controlled Devices of
Every Description
JULY, 1939
Vol. 15
No. 12
Features in This Issue
Established 1925
Page
S O R T IN G C O IN S W IT H T H E E D I T O R _________________ 11
C O W G IR L O P E R A T O R M A K E S R A D IO A PPE A RA N C E _13
TEN Y E A R S A GO _________________________________________ 14
O. C. L IG H T N E R
President
V E N D IN G SU CCESS R E Q U IR E S P E R S E V E R A N C E
By W. R. G reiner ____________________________________ 15
C O M M E N T BY JA M E S T. M A N G A N ON
A R T IC L E “T E N B IL L IO N N IC K E L S ” ___________________ 17
ON T H E R E C O R D _________________________________________ 21
C A R R O L L E. V E T T E R IC K
Editor— Adv. Director
AN O P E N L E T T E R TO SAM L U B E L L
By Harry H u rv ic h ___________________________________ 33
SHOP AND SH O W RO O M
A News Review of New Coin Machine Products___34-35
M A R T IN J. M R A Z
O D D FA CT S— U N U S U A L E V E N T S ______________________41
Ass’t. Editor
T H E L E G A L O U T L O O K __________________________________ 45
N E W PA T EN T S
By Ken Shyvers ______________________________________59
F O R A M U S E M E N T O N L Y ________________________________ 64
Staff Contributors:
A U T O M A T IC A G E D I R E C T O R Y _________________________ 66
JO H N G O O D B O D Y
KEN SHYVERS
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AUTOMATIC AGE
July, 1939
IN D E X TO ADVERTISERS
JU LY, 1939
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Advance Machine Co........................
American Chewing Products Corp.
Atlas Novelty Co...............................
Autom atic Amusement Corp..........
Autom atic Games .................. 20, 27,
58
60
28
31
31
B
Badger Novelty Co.............................
Bally Mfg. Co......................................
Blackstone Coin Packer Co.............
Brewer & Sons, Chas. A ................
32
44
46
54
R
Hamilton Distributing Co................
Hanson Scale Co.................................
Harlich Mfg. Co................................
Cameo Products Co........................31, 39
Candy Crafters, Inc...........................
19
Central Stand Mfg. Co....................
63
Chicago Lock Co...............................
43
Columbus Vending Co. ...B a c k Cover
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Illinois Lock Co.................................
Independent Lock Co........................
53
24
J
39
19
Monarch Coin Machine Co..............
Moseley Vending Machine Co. . . .
38
18
E
Eastern Autom atic Mdse. Co.........
Ellman & Zuckerman ....................
Exhibit Supply Co............................
49
46
26
National Coin Machine Exch.........
National Dispenser Co......................
Norris Mfg. Co. ...............................
Northwestern Corporation ...........
Nut Packers Supply Co., Inc.........
23
37
20
56
54
Ohio Specialty Co..............................
36
P
Germack, John N ...............................
Globe Printing Co...............................
Gottlieb & Co., D...............................
Grandbois Co., U. G........................
6
61
22
59
Townsend Mfg. Co; ..........................
T rim o u n t Coin M achine Co............
51
5
V eeder-Root, In c..................................
7
V ending M achine Co..........................
16
V ictor V ending Corp..........25, 33, 41, 57
V ik in g Specialty Co............................. 48
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M fg. Co................................ ....61
Mfg. Co................................. ....30
Coin M achine Co., Inc. .. 47
T ransform er Co................ ... 18
Products, In c...................... ....19
Products Co............................. 46
V
N
47
21
Self-Serv
S h ip m a n
S im m o ns
S tan d a rd
Superior
Suprem e
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Dalkin Co., A......................................
Doran Trading Co.............................
Robbins & Co., D ..............15, 31, 40, 65
Rock-Ola Mfg. C orp.................. 40A-40B
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Jacobs Novelty Co.............................
Japan Importing Co..........................
c
49
19
42
Pan Confection Factory .................
Peanut Specialty Co................ .........
Penny King System ........................
29
62
50
W ilcox Mfg. Co., W . W ................ 59, 62
W oodstock T ypew riter Co................ 50
W u rlitz e r Co., Rudolph ..................73-80
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Zenobia Co., In c....................................
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