January , 1933
THE
W a tlin g W o rk in g N ig h t S h ift
on O rders
One indication of prosperity in
the Coin Machine industry is the
news that W a tlin g M anufactur
ing Co. is operating a night shift
in several departments. One shift
is busy day and night on the
new W a tlin g penny ball gum
tw in jackpot vendor.
T he profit sharing pin game
department, according to John
W atlin g , is snowed under w ith
orders, w hile the fortune telling
scale is holding sway in the
scale department. “I t should,”
says John, “since it is the only
one of its kind on the m arket.”
N e w D igger Excites In te re s t
The new 20th Century D igger
announced last month by the
E xhibit Supply Co. has created
a great deal of interest among
operators who have been m ak
ing inquiry regarding the ma
chine. L ike Iron Claw, its pred
ecessor, this new penny digger
is backed by the E xhibit repu
tation for live w ire amusement
machines.
N o Pins in P ro sp e rity Games
W h ile no descriptions have
been broadcast by Prosperity
Coin Machine Corp., Baltimore,
covering their three new games,
Aristocrat, Prosperity and Pic
cadilly, operators are showing
keen ’interest in these machines.
According to D . J. W h ite ,
manager, the new games w ill be
to coin machines what the model
A Ford was compared to the old
model T .
The machines w ill be shown
at the exposition in February.
O ffers O perators N e w
Service
The R C A V icto r Co., Inc.,
have introduced a new service
on records of radio broadcasts
for operators.
This new service, coming from
one of the oldest and most suc
cessful record manufacturers, is
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MACHI NE
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One of the display rooftis of Chicago Coin Machine Exchange. S. Walberg, S. Censberg
and Louis Koren are in charge.
an indication of how strongly
phonograph operators are com
ing back.
N e w M an ag em en t fo r Ace
N o v e lty
H a rry Steinberg has assumed
sole ownership of the Ace N o v
elty Co., Chicago.
T h e new
management is developing a new
game to be announced at the
show.
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N e w F a cto ry fo r A . D . P.
The A. D . P. Coin Machine
Co., which recently brought out
the new game, Bentravato, has
moved into a new factory at
4700 W . F ifth Ave., Chicago.,
where production is under way.
V a llile e Joins P a rris h
J. E. Vallilee, form erly of the
V end -R ite System, has been ap
pointed sales manager for the
Parrish Corporation, which has
just announced the new model
Parrish merchandise vendor.
The new machine is adjustable
to a variety of products, and is
equipped w ith the Parrish coin
chute and slug ejector, said to be
one of the best devices of its
kind on the market. The chute
and slug detector is also being
sold to manufacturers for use on
games and other machines.
M a c h in e Concessions B ein g L e t
fo r F a ir
Concessions for coin operated
machines for the Century of
Progress, W o rld ’s Fair, have be
gun to be let, according to in
formation emanating from au
thoritative sources.
V ic to r
Street car ticket vendors have been in
stalled on street corners of Paris, France.
A lready one official has ar
ranged for the operation of 200
scales; while a Bausch and Lomb
operation has arranged for early
installation of 47 telescopes. Six
of these view finding instruments
wall be placed in each of the two
sky ride towers, while 35 others
w ill be placed at advantageous
points on the grounds. Machines
w ill be in operation prior to M a y
first.
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