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Automatic Age

Issue: 1940 August

AUTOMATIC AGE
for A U G U S T , 1940
The W orld's First Coin Machine Magazine— Covering Autom atic Machines and Coin-Controlled Devices of Every Description
2810 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Telephone VICtory 1466
F R AN K C. PETRINE
Editor— Advertising Director
ROBERT E. DILLON
Assistant Editor
VOLUME 17
NUMBER 1
ADVERTISING RATES furnished upon request. Copy
suggestions for advertising prepared without cost or
obligation. Forms close 15th of preceding month.
SUBSCRIPTIONS: Yearly subscriptions $1.00 in United
States and Possessions. Foreign subscriptions $1.50.
Single copies 25 cents.
CONTRIBUTIONS: Editorial contributions from our
readers are always welcome. AUTOMATIC AGE is for
the trade only.
AUTOMATIC SHOTS
By Frank C. Petrine ............................................................................................15
HOW MONEY WENT OUT OF CIRCULATION
By Prof. Edward R. Davis ................................................................................. 17
THE REAL AMERICA
By James T. Mangan ..........................................................................................20
INCREASE PROFITS WATCH COLOR
By Dave Bond .........................................................................................................74
COIN MACHINES CREATE COIN DEMAND
By N ellie Taylor Ross ..........................................................................................25
HOW TO DETECT COUNTERFEIT MONEY .............................................................. 26
FER OR AGIN
By James S. Pooler ..............................................................................................27
COIN MOVIE MACHINE OBSERVATIONS
By Arthur Price .................................................................................................... 30
A WORD TO REFORMERS ..............................................................................................31
FOR THE GENERAL GOOD
By E. E. C lark ...................................................................................................... 30
WALTZ ME AROUND AGAIN, WILLIE .................................................................... 35
FABULOUS REWARDS FOR RARE COINS ................................................................ 33
THE MUSIC SITUATION ..............................................................................................40
THE CIGARETTE TAX PROBLEM ................................................................................. 47
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KEEPING IN TOUCH .................................................................................................. .’ .54
THE BATTLE OF WITS
By Frank C. Petrine ................................................................. ............................85
INFORMATION, PLEASE
By Robert E. Dillon ................................................................................................62
MANUFACTURERS’ MART ..............................................................................................66
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT .................................................................................................. 70
NUTS, CANDY, CHEWING GUM ................................................................................. 74
ASSOCIATION NEWS ......................................................................................................80
NEW PATENTS
By Ken C. Shyvers ..............................................................................................84
RECORD-AGE NEWS ........................................................................................................ 82
AUTOMATIC AGE DIRECTORY ................................................................................... 92
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS ..................................................................................... 93
ADVERTISERS’ INDEX .......................................................................................................94
Published by
THE LIGHTNER PUBLISHING CO.
2810 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
O. C. Lightner, President
© International Arcade Museum
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
It’s only a nickel . . . but it’s yours!
Keep those coin machine nickels ----
dimes and quarters, too!— in the box
where
they
belong
until
YOU
get
around to collecting them!
These ILCO locks say no-no to light
fingers!
you.
They guard your profits for
That’s because they’re double
rugged to resist forcing and picking,
built
that
way
especially
for
coin
machine service.
Plenty of Ops say that Ilco locks
are the best protection they’ve ever
had!
Insist on ILCO LOCKS for your
machines . . . and stop worrying!
N o . 4082S C a b i n e t L o c k .
5 pin t u m ­
bl er, solid br a ss c y l i n d e r . C a m m o v e ­
m e n t 90°.
A h i g h q u a l i t y lock t h a t
i ns u r e s s a f e t y a n d p r o t e c t io n .
N o . 4750 N E W I M P R O V E D H E R C U -
L O C K — k e y w a y p ra ctica lly p ic k -p ro o f.
W r e n c h -p r o o f cylinder.
D o u b l e sided
k e y w i t h s h o u ld e r .
E x tra heavy spur
w a s h e r , r e t a i n i n g s c r e w a n d k ey . C a m
m o v e m e n t 90°.
I n d e p e n d e n t L o c k C o .
© International Arcade Museum
http://www.arcade-museum.com/

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