THE COIN MA CH I N E J O U R N A L
July, 1933
V
Hot Spell Increases Play
C o n c e r n in g
th e
q u e stio n
of
hot
w ea th er a n d its e ffe ct o n a m u sem en t
m a ch in e p r o fits , A1 R e e se , a C h ic a g o
o p e r a to r , h a s a n in terestin g e x p e ri
en ce to rela te.
D u r in g a re ce n t to r
rid sp ell in C h ic a g o , w h en th e m er
cu ry
hung
arou n d
100
fo r
sev era l
d a y s, o n e o f A l ’s “ A ir w a y ” m a ch in es
m a d e m o re m o n e y th a n e v er b e fo r e .
“ I b o u g h t th e m a ch in e in M a r c h ,”
THE IMPROVED
QUESTION
MARK
A T SPECIAL
CLEARANCE
PRICES
R e e s e t o ld a g r o u p o f c o in m a ch in e
m en sw a p p in g e x p erien ces, “ a n d k e p t
it o n th is o n e lo c a tio n , a d ru g store,
ev er sin ce.
I t h a s a lw a y s g o t a g o o d
p la y , b u t la st w e e k
in
th e h o tte st
w ea th er w e ’v e h a d so fa r, c o lle c tio n s
fr o m th e m a ch in e w ere 20 p e r ce n t
a b o v e a n y p r e v io u s w eek .
W h o said
a n y th in g a b o u t a su m m er s lu m p ? ”
Jennings Working Overtime
O n e in d ic a tio n th a t bu sin ess in th e
c o in m a ch in e in d u str y is im p r o v in g
N O W
PR IC E D B ELO W
A C T U A L M FG. COST
r a p id ly a n d th a t th e o ld d a y s o f o p
era tin g a re c o m in g b a c k is th e fa c t
th a t 0 . D . J e n n in g s & C o m p a n y are
PR IC E W IT H LEGS
w o rk in g o v e rtim e , S a tu rd a y s a n d S u n
S IZ E :
d a y s in a n e ffo r t to k e e p u p w ith th e
36 in. Long
18 in. W ide
37 in. H ig h
d e m a n d fo r th e L ittle D u k e a n d th e
D u ch ess
m a ch in e s.
H . J. B u rra s,
A c c o r d in g
th e c o m p a n y
to
A C T
w ith p r o d u c t io n .
Ancients Used Salt for
Money
sta n d a rd .
a n te d a te d
th e
T O D A Y !
FORM ERLY $ 2 0 . 0 0
NOW only $10.00
One-third with Order—Bal
ance C.O.D., F.O.B. Factory.
SILVER STAR MFG. CO.
salt sta n d a rd in th e h is to r y
com m erce
PR IC E W IT H O U T
LEGS
The sensational Question Mark
machine must be off our floor
in 7 days to make way for
our new game. Here’s one of
the greatest money-makers
ever built at a price actually
below manufacturing cost. Or
der now.
are m a k in g e v e r y e ffo r t to c a tc h u p
of
NOW only $12.00
is o n e
th o u sa n d o rd e rs b e h in d , b u t th a t th e y
The
FORM ERLY $ 2 2 . 0 0
M A IN OFFICE
9510 Ditmas Avenue
BROOKLYN, N . Y.
g o ld
A s a m e d iu m o f e x ch a n g e
20
Ritner Street
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
salt w a s w id e ly u sed in m a n y a n cie n t
co u n trie s .
T h e M o g u l co n q u e r o r s o f
S y ria n p o r ts .
E v e n to d a y m u ch o f
of
B esid es b e in g u se d as m o n e y , salt
y e a rs a g o re g u la tin g th e sta n d a rd o f
in d a y s g o n e b y w as a p o w e r fu l d e
the c a ra v a n traffic in Sahara is la rg e ly
sa lt th a t w a s u sed fo r m o n e y . I n A s ia
v e lo p e r o f c o m m e rce .
B e in g essen tial
in this p r e c io u s c o m m o d ity . T h e o ld
a n d A fr ic a
to life , a n d u n a v a ila b le t o trib e s re
est r o a d in I t a ly is n o t th e A p p ia n
m o te fr o m
w h ic h th e
w a y , b u t th e “ V ia S a laria,” th e S alt
c o m p a r a tiv e ly rece n t tim es sa lt w as
su b sta n ce w a s o b ta in e d b y e v a p o r a
roa d a lo n g w h ich salt w as a n cie n tly
u sed a s a m e d iu m o f e x ch a n g e in th e
tion ,
ca rried fr o m th e e v a p o ra tin g p its at
Sh an m a rk ets in In d o -C h in a .
v e lo p e d
In d ia
m ade
d e cre e s
th o u sa n d s
ca k e s o f salt w ere fr e
q u e n tly u sed
fo r m o n e y .
U p u n til
T h a t w a s b e fo r e th e d a y o f v e n d
in g m a ch in e s.
F a n c y u sin g sa lt in a
tra d e
to
the sea fr o m
rou tes
w e re
p r o v id e
th e
e a rly
de
tr a n s p o rta
tio n o f salt, a c c o r d in g to a b u lle tin
o f th e W o r c e s te r S alt In s titu te .
O stia to th e S ab in e territory .
In d e e d , a c c o r d in g to h istorian s, the
F or
largest c it y in th e w o r ld , L o n d o n , w as
ro u te
first fo u n d e d b e ca u se o f the salt trade,
p e a n u t m a c h in e ; w o u ld b e lik e sw a p
h u n d red s o f y ea rs a ca ra v a n
p in g d o lla rs.
w as m a in ta in ed b etw e e n P a lm y r a a n d
th e b u lletin relates.
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