AUTOMATIC AGE, $1.00 per year. Published bi-monthly by Automatic Age, Inc., 4021 N. Melvina Ave., Chicago. Entered as
second class matter February 20, 1943, at the Post Office at Chicago, 111., under the Act of March 3, 1897. Printed in U.S.A.
N e w I n v e n t io n s F o r e c a s t B r i l l i a n t F u t u r e
a n d E x te n tio n o f A u t o m a t ic V e n d in g
The inventive ability of the
American people has b e e n
greatly stimulated in r e c e n t
years, and it is indeed signifi
cant that a number of develop
ments are centered around ma
chines for automatic vending.
After Victory, these develop
ments will be speeded up, and
many new innovations can be
expected. Each will further the
idea of operating automatic
vending, and this convenient
method of merchandising will
win public acceptance.
Following is a letter which
indicates things to come and
any manufacturer interested in
the outline m a y contact the
party by writing to Automatic
Age. Such inquiries will be for
warded.
Q u i t e through accident I
happened across a copy of “ A u
tomatic A g e” for November-
December, 1944, and a f t e r
reading every line contained
therein am convinced that a
better stroke of luck could not
have happened me.
For some time now my bro
ther and I have been endeavor
ing to get in touch with a man
ufacturing concern interested
in a revolutionary type of vend
ing machine and since you ap
parently cover this entire field
perhaps y o u will be k i n d
enough to assist us in making
the proper connection.
My brother has completed
and has patents pending on an
electrically operated machine
which will accept any coin up
to a dollar, making the proper
change in pennies, and will au
tomatically deliver from one to
a dozen items of canned or bot
tled merchandise. The machine
is adjustable to any size pack-
CPL. RALPH A. PETRINE
1 91 6- 1944
The Secretary of War through the
Adjutant General, Washington, 1). C.,
notified Mrs. Jenny Petrine on Janu
ary 4, 1945 that her son, Corporal
Ralph A. Petrine, was killed in action
seventeenth December 1944 in Ger
many. Ralph had been in the service
of our country since June 1941. lie
was a member of Company A, 774th
Tank Battalion. This devastating war
has placed Its cruel hand upon a
youth who looked to the future with
high hopes. Ralph looked forward
with zest to returning to a post
awaiting him as managing editor of
Automatic Age. Although the destiny
of these tragic days has stilled his
voice, masked Ills smile, and removed
his animation — he will be forever a
l o vi ng memory to his sorrowful
mother and devoted brothers and
sisters: Angela, Mary, Agnes, Frank,
Anthony, Marie, Carmela, Joseph, and
Daniel (Ylc).
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age thus affording the automa
tic sale of any product which
can be packaged. W hile the
working model can be loaded
with up to four cases of goods,
depending on the size of the
merchandise, it is also possible
to equip the device with an en
tire stock of merchandise, it is
also possible to equip the de
vice with an entire stock of
goods on the same floor or in
an adjoining stockroom, over
or under the machine. The lat
ter use, of course, would mean
that a battery of machines
would be installed to put pur
chasing on an entirely auto
matic basis with the insertion
of a coin.
Another machine is in pro
cess of completion which can
be adjusted to vend any pack
aged article from a pack of
cigarets to the largest box of
soap chips, or any size can or
bottle, which makes for a vari
ety of sales but is not electri
cally operated.
I should like to get in touch
with a manufacturer who could
produce the machines when
war-time restrictions permit
and should be pleased to fur
nish further details to you or to
anyone whom you may recom
mend with the object of pro
duction in view.
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