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LIGHTNING STRIKES
New Group
TRADE WITH A FLASH Hold Meeting
CHICAGO.-Exhibit's new pin~.)--------·------
game is proving itself of a worthy
representative of this fine old
manufacturing concern. This is
the first pin game that these peo-
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CHEYENNE, Wyo.-This city
instantaneous reception. Beautiful has established a tax of $10 per
in its appearance, colorful in deco- month on aU types of coin-oper-
ration, it is an absolute departure ated machines.
from all other designed games
that are now on the market.
Slot machines are allowed to
Exhibit has dared to be differ- operate on cash and locally es-
ent and in so daring, they have tablished operators are handling
brought the operator something the business satisfactorily.
new for his location. Heretofore,
from a distance of ten feet, it was
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impossible to distinguish one pin
?"ame from anothe~. This r.esulted II
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go up and examine a game in
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order to know whether there was
LOS ANGELES-.lhe Larner
a new game on location.
Amusement Games is one of the
Not so wIth LIGHTNING. Once busiest firms in the city with a
it e?.tel's a location everybody that heavy rush reported for their re-
?-rr~:es or departs from that store I created amusement games.
1S mstantly aware that a new
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game has been placed on location.
e rm make., a speclal y 0
This is just as important as any' changing Mill's Official machines
other part of a pin game.
into a table somewhat resembling
- Exhibit is bringing to the oper- the popular ball ejecting models.
ator a machine that is deluxe in '
every department. To feel the
touch of the plunger, the ease of
the lift and to watch the balls roll
smoothly and silently over the
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glass like surface, is to feel the
PORTLAND _ The Western
thrill ?f playing a beautiful and Novelty company is building a
expensIve game.
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Although pin games are all 90 new game here that IS really fas-
per cent alike, the 10 per cent dif- cinating.
ference is what makes one game
Although just introduced to the
a success and the next game a operators the machine is catching
failure.
on admirably and no doubt hun-
Exhibit is building into its 10 dreds of them will be sold within
per cent everything that years of the next few weeks.
manufacturing
experience
has
taught is of appeal to the player.
Actual tests on location have
proven the success of these efforts.
Cheyenne, WyO., .,.
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Broken Leg
Chicago Coin
to Invade Coast
LOS ANGELES.-William A.
Burke of the William A. Burke
Company, has a broken leg as a
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souvenir of a recent trip to Cata-
CHICAGO-G. Wolber of the lina Island.
Chicago Coin Machine Co., is plan-
In climbing one of the mountain
Jiing a campg,ign up the Pacific
Coast in a large way with the passes Mr. Burke slipped and in
Knickerbocker game that adds the falling broke his leg.
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score just like an adding machine.
Mr. Wolber said the demand for
Knickerbocker in the country east
of the Rockies has been so insist-
ently strong that it precluded the
CHICAGO.-The Bally Manu-
real opening of the Pacific Coast.
Now facilities have been created facturing company announces that
and Knickerbocker is to be pushed ROCKET, their automatic pay-out
pin-game, is now available with
to the limit.
The
Negotiations are still pending a check-separator device.
for the actual representation, but coin slot will take both nickels
all the rest of the work has been and the specially des i g ned
trade
checks.
All
done and is ready for the inaugu- ROCKET
nickles, howe v e r, are thrown
ration of the Knickerbocker.
aside into the main cash-box, only
You can keep this publication the checks passing int<.. the pay-
coming to you each month by pat- out tube. The automatic rewards
ronizing our advertisers and men- are, therefore, always paid out in
tioning THE REVIEW in buying checks, each of which is worth
5 cents in trade.
from them.
LOS ANGELES.-A new organ-
ization, the Southern California
Amusement Jobbers Association,
composed of the manufacturers,
distributors and jobbers of coin-
operated amusement machines,
held a dinner meeting at the Hotel
Rosslyn Wednesday evening, June
6th.
The meeting was given over to
general talks and discussions and
Edward Blumenthal of the Irving
Bromberg Company spoke briefly
on "Why We Should Organize."
Sol Gottlieb followed with a dis-
cussion on "Who Should Be
Classed as Bonafide Jobbers," and
Herb McClellan of the Pacific
Amusement Distributing Company
spoke on "What the Manufacturer
Wants the Jobber to Do." Another
talk on "What We Can Do for the
Jobber" was given by Joe Orcutt
of the California Games Company.
Abe Chapman of the Gans Com-
pany attended the meeting and
announced the entry of his com-
pany into the field of jobbing and
distributing and Jack McClellan
of the National Amusement Com-
pany, also a new jObber-distrib-
utor, addressed the gathering on
"Our Position as Distributor-
What We Propose to Do for the
Jobber and Operator."
The next meeting of the group
has been set for June 13, at the
same spot. Will P. Canaan acted
as chairman.
Paul Henry
Now Benedict
LOS ANGELES.-Paul Henry
of the D. Gottlieb company, re"
signed the rank of bachelor on
May 19th and married Miss Kay
Cook in Los Angeles. Following
the ceremony the couple went on
a short honeymoon trip to Coro-
nado and Agua Caliente.
They are now at home to their
friends in Los Angeles and THE
REVIEW, voicing the wishes of
·ts re ad er,
s ext"'nds
every hope
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for happiness to them.
Totem Pole
New Rocket
Baffles Officials
Check· Separator
Like Ne"v
Few at Attractive Prices
JUNIORS
SENIORS
National Amusement Co.
2345 West Washington Blvd.
LOS ANGELES
Phone PArkway 1033
OPER.A TORS-THANK YOU!
For your fine response to our previous ad in "Pacific Coin Ma-
chine Review." We are now equipped to handle any size order
for conversion of Mills Official tables into a progressive scoring
machine, featuring bell and our exclusive development using
ONE-INCH MARBLES
(saUlt" si:r.e as fh-c-foot :ru:lchi,nes). It ·will Imy you to look into this
mnclline, IUr. OlH'rntor! The })riee is donal'S less thnn others are
clHlrging for an inferior job with Hnlnll bnlls. If yo.,. hnyeu't any
IUilis OffiCials ·we "'ill nlso filell the CODll)lcte Dlll('hine at a 10,,,'
l)rice that will amaze you. Also we ",viII buy 2()O Mills Officials )0-
cally. Come o,'er :tny ,veek-llny after .. p.lll. HUll nIl dny SlIondnys. to
Larner Amusement Games
347 WEST 87th ST.
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LOS ANGELES. CALIF.
Expresses Appreciation of
Pacific Coin Machine Review
During the past month the fol-
lowing letter was received from
Mr. Leo J. Kelly, sales manager of
the Pacific Amusement Mfg. Co.,
office in Chicago:
Pacific Coin Machine Review,
1029 West Washington Blvd.,
Los Angeles, California.
Attention: Mr. Paul Blackford.
Dear Mr. Blackford: We hasten
to extend our sincere thanks to
you for the splendid co-operation
you have given us in handling our
advertising in connection with our
CONTACT game. We like to give
credit where credit is due, and ac-
cordingly we are sure that the tre-
mendous sales volume that we
have been enjoying in the western
section of the United States is due
in a great measure to the splendid
CHICAGO-The officials of the
Rock-Ola Mfg. Corp. are still in a
daze trying to figure out the hiero- ,
glyphics on a totem pole sent in by I
J. D. Roberts of the Western Dis-
tributors in Seattle to Mr. Rock- I
Ola in appreciation of the out-
standing equipment being manu- ,
factured by the firm.
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coverage the PACIFIC COIN MA-
CHINE REVIEW has given us.
Your REVIEW is serving a good
purpose in the coin machine field,
and consequently we are taking
this means of saying "Congratula·
tions" and sending you our best
wishes for your continued success.
Keep up the good work.
Cordially yours,
PACIFIC AMUSEMENT MFG.
COMPANY,
Leo :T. Kelly, Sales Manager.
This letter of Mr. Kelly's is par ..
ticularly appreciated inasmuch 8.!f
very seldom are praises heaped
upon a coin machine editor. It
makes life a trifle more worth liv ..
ing sometimes to know that your
efforts are appreciated in some
measure.
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Caille nickel and dime play Superior Bells or J ack-
pots. Mills Bull's Eye Side Vendors, Bells and FOK's.
Also Escalators in nickel and dime play. State lowest
price, serial number and general condition in first
letter.
Jobbers Form
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21 Cullen Hotel Bldg.
Salt Lake City, Utah
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MOHR BROTH·ERS
Phone
WY.0252
5615 W. 4th Street
Los Angeles
California
Slightly used, good mechanism a?d
cabinets. Blue Ribbons, :$22.50; AIr-
way, $12.50; Monarch, $12.50; Jig
Saw $16.50; Uockola 'World's Series.
$30; Black Jack. 21 VenCler, $13.50;
Big Bones, :p.50·; Roletto, $12.50;
Solitaire, $5 . 00; Fields, 3 Jacks nick-
el, $5.00; Rockola penny, 4 Jacks
gum vender. $15.00; Magic Clock,
$5.00; Sweet Sally cigarette and
numbered
dial,
~12.50;
Dealers'
Choice, nickel, $10.00. 1-3 depos it
with order, balance C.O.D., F.O;B.
\Vichlta. Kansas. SUDJect to prlOr
sale.
Electrovend automatic c9in
operated pop corn machine. ideal for
parl<, theater or store. A money-
maker; write for information.
61D North
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