Automatic Age

Issue: 1942 March

W A N T E D TO BU Y
I WANT TO BUY—KEENEY SUPER
Track Times; Mills Bonus.—Charles
Pittle, New Bedford, Mass.
P4/42
WE PAY $40.00 FOR 616’s. $80.00 FOR
24’s, $10.00 for 616 and 24 cabinets;
can also use mechanisms, amplifiers,
parts for these models. Quote lowest
price in first letter.—Laredo Exporting;
Co.. Laredo. Texas.
P3/42
WANTED FOR CASH OLD BATTERY
Operated "Dewey’s”, Old Obsolete Slot
Machines, Old Arcade Machines, Auto­
matic Pianos, Lifters, Pullers, Lung
Testers, Band Organs, Music Boxes, any
condition.—Boyer, 2700 Wabash, Chi­
cago.
P R IN T IN G
_______________________________ ,__________________________ /
PRINTED LETTERHEADS, ENVE­
lopes, business cards, parcel post
labels—Any item—250. $1.00; 500, $1.50;
1000, $2.50. Prepaid. Stumpprint, South
Whitley. Indiana.
P4/42
SA LESM EN W A N TED !
MEN WITH SUCCESSFUL RECORDS
in the sales of groups of merchan­
dise vending machines, postage stamp
vendors, and amusement devices to new
operators. Must be free to travel by car
or train; obtain locations for machines
sold. Distributors’ percentage basis.
Some of our men make to $1570 00 year.
We are in position to make immediate
deliveries on all orders. If experience
and honesty are your qualifications,
write for full information.—Shipman
Manufacturing Co., 1326 South Lorena
St., Los Angeles. Calif.
SALTY VICTORETTE IS
NEW VENDING ITEM
Anticipating the operator’s
interest in new vending mer­
chandise, as well as the need for
the operator to increase his
gross profit from vending sales,
the introduction of “Salty Vic-
toretts, was made after location
tests proved its appeal.
“Our new product, Salty Vic-
toretts, is good news for the
operator,” said Harold Schaef,
head of Victor Vending Corp.,
Chicago. “This new merchan­
dise has been tested on loca­
tions, and is the fastest moving
item we have ever known. The
fact that the public likes Victor-
etts, means faster and better
sales for the operator.
“A generous portion of 35 to
40 pieces can be vended for 1
cent, returning 75 cents per
pound to the operator. This high
return means better profits for
the operator. A ny m achine
which will vend peanuts will
vend Victoretts. Victor’s model
V vendor holds three pounds of
Victoretts.”
MILLER IN SHIP SHAPE
AFTER H O SP ITA LIZATIO N
George Miller of the Northern
Distributing Company, Oakland,
California, d is tr ib u to r s for
Rock-Ola Manufacturing Cor­
poration, recently spent several
days in the hospital but is now
up and around- again like'.his
old self.
George Miller is one- of the
best-known men in the phono­
graph business due to his in­
tense association work in the
Northern California area. He
has done a great many fine
things for the association and
music business as well, and is
doing a fine job selling phono­
graphs for Rock-Ola!
RUPERT GOES T O ARMY
Jack Rupert, head of the Key­
stone Music Company, Vander-
grift, Penna., left to join the
Army February 23. Jack is one
of the largest operators of all
types of equipment in Eastern
Pennsylvania.
A TTEN TIO N
P h o n o g ra p h
O p e r a to r s
Used Records
. . .
I w ill pay spot cash fo r a ll your used
records In lots of 2011 or more.
1941-1942
Stan d ard type only, R eceived In good co nditio n,
not warped or scratched.
6c E A C H FOR 1941 and
1942 USED RECORDS
S H I P Y O U K R E C O R D S , any q u a n tity 200
or
more
by
M O TO RTRU CK.
CH EAPEST
RO U TE.
C .O .D .
W IL L
PAY
BY
CH ECK
TO Y O U R
O RD ER.
A LSO T H E
M O TO R­
T R U C K T R A N S P O R T A T IO N .
A L S O P A Y IN G
Y O U 6c each for a ll your used records you ship
In good co n d itio n ; m ust not be scratched or
w arped and guaranteed a g ain st breakage.
USED RECORDS ACCEPTED
fo r 6c each
VICTOR
BLUEBIRD
DECCA
COLUMBIA
BRUNSWICK
VARSITY
VOCALLION
OKEH
STANDARD
IM P O R T A N T : Send postal or le tte r g iv in g num ­
ber of records In your shipm ent, also in s tru c tin g
M O T O R T R A N S P O R T CO . to accept check made
p ayable, to you fo r any amount of records
S H IP P E D
A N D R E C E IV E D IN GO OD O R ­
D E R . A ls o in s tru c t them to p e rm it inspection
of records upon d e liv ery.
U N LES S YO U A C ­
C E P T T H E S E C O N D IT IO N S Y O U M U S T N O T
S H IP .
ON LY SH IP 1941-1942 USED RECORDS
IN GOOD CO N DITIO N TO
GEO. J. REID,
2624 W . S T A T E S T R E E T
M IL W A U K E E , W IS .
TWELVE MONTHS
of Essential Information
We could not write a better “ad” telling why it is to Y O U R
IN T E R E S T to keep your subscription to Automatic Age in
force— than the following letter received from an Oklahom a
operator:
I am enclosing $ 1.00 to cover subscription to Automatic Age for the
coming year.
I am an operator of a chain of vending machines and like to keep up
with the latest, but had let my subscription expire.— C. H. I.
Please enter my Subscription to
$ 1 .0 0
A U T O M A T IC A G E for one year.
Enclosed
(Canadian and Foreign Countries $ 1 . 50 )
Check □ New Subscription
Check □ Renewal Subscription
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March, 1942
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AMA DISTRIBUTES POSTERS FOR
"SERVE IN SILENCE'' CAMPAIGN
An outstanding example of
community leadership and ser­
vice was made by the Amuse­
ment Merchants’ Association,
San Francisco. It undertook the
official distribution of posters
throughout northern California
in conjunction with the “Serve
in Silence” campaign now being
carried on.
This particular poster was
originally produced by the
Standard Oil Company for use
in its own organization as a
caution to its employees, inas­
much as they are handling large
governmental contracts of a
confidential nature.
It so happens that as a mem­
ber of the Red Cross Publicity
Committee, Sid Mackin, AMA
managing director, sits in meet­
ings with Mr. P. H. Patchin,
a Standard Oil director, serving
with the same group. At one of
the meetings the necessity for
furthering the dissemination of
educational material such as the
“Serve in Silence” posters was
brought forth. To do this, of
course, presented a problem, as
there was no budget to cover the
cost of distribution.
“It seemed to me to be an
excellent opportunity for the
coin machine industry to once
again work out a problem,”
Mackin stated. “I requested a
special meeting with Mr. Patch­
in and our printer, Mr. Harry
Borden, and was successful in
developing a plan whereby the
paper stock was furnished by
one of the paper houses, and the
printing done by the Borden
Printing Company, and the
Amusement Merchants’ Associ­
ation officially accepting the re­
sponsibility for d is tr ib u tio n .
Thus the program was accom­
plished without any direct cost
whatsoever.
“We have successfully distri­
buted thousands of these posters
throughout northern California
with the cooperation of the As­
sociation m em bersh ip . The
members are not only distribut­
ing them to their locations but
are also carrying them into any
and every place of business
where such literature is needed.
The distribution of these posters
by the Association has afforded
the industry a marvelous oppor­
tunity to make a visual showing
of its coverage, and the program
is creating a tremendous amount
of constructive recognition for
the industry in this area.
&
PHILADELPHIA ASSN.
TAKES FIRM STAND
ON RECORDS
That members of the Phono­
graph Operators Association of
Eastern Pa. and New Jersey are
definitely opposed to the use of
questionable records, was firmly
asserted. This association, rep­
resenting by far most of the
automatic phonographs in oper­
ation in its territory, has put
thumbs down on all smutty rec­
ords, and also is opposed to the
use of so-called advertising rec­
ords.
“The music machine industry
has established itself on the use
of legitimate music,” comment­
ed Jack Cade, business manager
of the association, in expressing
the sentiments of music opera­
tors here on smutty records.
“Such records are not legiti­
mate. They belong to the back
alleys and degenerates. There
is absolutely no place for them
in the music machines or in the
music machine industry.”
AMERICAN C IG AR ETTE
WELL REPRESENTED
IN ARMY
PANTHER INSTALLS WALL BOXES IN FORT WORTH INN
Patrons of the popular W ayside Inn of Fort W orth, Texas can now play the W urlitier to
their hearts1 content without moving from their seats. Panther Novelty C o ., music merchants,
have just installed 45 Model 125, 5, 10, 25c wall boxes in this beautifully furnished location.
Panther officials and the W ayside Inn owners are equally jubilant over the immediate reaction
on the part of the patrons. Collections went up the day the wall boxes went in.
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AUTOMATIC AGE
Sam Strahl, official of Amer­
ican Cigarette Machine Co.,
Pittsburgh, Penna., prominent
distributing firm, paid high trib­
ute to three of his co-workers
who left late in February to
join various branches of Uncle
Sam’s armed forces.
“This month, the American
Cigarette Machine Co., loses
three valuable men, John Jason
to the Army, Phillip Subbot to
the Coast Guard, and George
Christ to the Air Force,” Strahl
said. “These men will be as val­
uable in their line of duty with
Uncle Sam’s forces as they were
in our concern, of that we are
sure.”
March, 1942
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