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BARGAIN MART
RATE :
2c PER WORD . MINIMUM 75c
CASH WITH ORDER WITH ALL CLASSI-
FlED
COPY .
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ON
FORMS
1ST OF
C LOSE
EACH
AT
LOS
MONTH.
LOOK WHAT $2 .00 WILL DO-Send us
your Pok.O.Reels, Chicago Club Houses,
New Deals, " 21" Venders 'a nd Zig Zags
and let us convert them Into fast money
m a king cigarette machines with Mystery
Award. Only $2 .00 per machine. M. T .
Daniels, 1027R University Ave. , Wichita,
Kansas.
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WE CARRY a complete line of all t~e
latest floor and counter ma.chlnes. Big
variety of late model machInes at low
prices. List mailed weekly. MARION
COMPANY. 564 West Doug'las, Wichita,
Kansas.
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WE FU RN ISI:I all types of Tokens or
Checks for Pin Games Or Payou~ Tables,
Slot Machines. etc. Mailing List com·
plle.d . Coin . Counters, Name Plates.
Write for Circulars and samples •. SU.
PREME PROPUCTS CO., 333 N. Mich l ·
gan Ave., Chicago, Illinois.
DO YOU .POUNT PEN~IES AND NICK .
ELS ?
PRESTO" c~ln counter counts
and stacks 100 'pennles In 15 seconds,
also stacks. nickels. Fits the pocket.
Handy, rapid and exact.
Money reo
funded If not satisfied. Price $1 .50 each,
Postpaid . SUPREME PRODUCTS COM .
P~Ny, 333 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago,
illinOIS.
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MAILING LISTS: Newly complied of
buying operators and Jobbers from
coast.to·coast, or by states If desired.
2,500 names $5..00 5,000 names $9.00,
7,500 names $12.00: We guarantee our
lists to be up·to.date and accurate be.
cause of regular mailings, SUPREME
PRODUCTS COMPANY, 333 N. Michi.
gan Ave. , Chicago, JIIinols.
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PENNY and Nickel Aluminum Tube Coin
Counters. Stacks, counts, makes wrap.
ping easy. Fits pocket. 1c or 5c size
$1.00 each, postpaid. SUPREME PROD ·
UCTS COMPANY. 333 N , Michigan
Ave., Chicago, JIIlnols.
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NEW CENT·A·SMOKE PENNY CIGAR.
ette
Machines,
Seiling
Fast,
Bring
Large , steady
profits to operators.
Quant i ty price $4.·5 0 each. Send order
for sample . $5.00 finished in Black and
Gold .
Money back guarantee.
Late
Model Mutoscopes $65, Merchantmen
$90, 1c 20th Century Diggers $25. Like
new, l ate model cabinet cigarette ma o
ch i ne at 'Iow prices : 20 Nationals 6.26,
6 columns $49.50; 10 Rowe Aristocrats,
6 columns $65.00; 8 Goretta' s Model B
complete w ith sta nds, 7 columns $60.00;
25 Stewa rt &
McGuires, 6 columns
$38.50. All m a chines gu aranteed pe r fect
a nd
slug
proof.
NATIONAL,
2222
C h estnut St re et, Phil a d elphi a, Pa.
FP
5,000 T UBULAR WRAPPERS 55c PEFt
thousand f.o .b. Ch icago. Aluminum Coin
Counters, p enny and nickel, $1 .00 each,
Postpa id. Hech Nielsen , 1328 Congress,
Chica go .
FP
NEW PEANUT SHAPED CONFECTION.
Prize B a ll Gum 5 Star. 6 new, different
colo r s. Assorted sample box 60c post.
paid.
Hecht Nielsen , 1328 Congress,
Chicago.
FP
WANTED - 50
SEEBURG
HOCKEY
Games. Radio R i fles Bought and Sold.
Radio Rifle Film-new, spicy subjects.
Save $10.00 per thousand feet. I ntro·
ductory offer--Iow price on 800 hour
bulb - $2.50 each. Automatic Novelty
Company, 2047 N. Wanamaker Street,
Philadelphia , Pa.
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PHONOGRAPH OPERATORS: WRITE, '
Phone or Go in Person and Ask Your
Record Distributors for our newest fox.
trot song release. "Days of Joy Have
Come to Stay." Phone your radio station
to play it or hear Lorenzo Flennoy's Or·
chestra over station KMTR. It is the
" Four Black Birds" special song. Hear
them. Guadagno·Davls &
CO., Inc.,
646Y2 North Western Avenue , HoUy .
wood, Calif.
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MACHINES IN PERFECT CONDITION
for Sale. J un lor Flying Colors $10.00
each. Penny Packs with registers. $10.00
each .
Exhibit's Select Ems-Twins-
Spel.its--Showdowns-I. O. U.'s-Horse
Shoes, $5.00 each. Sweet Sallys $3.00
each. Bal'ly Rangers automatic payout
$50.00 each. Full refund If not satisfied.
Y4 deposit. Eli S. Harris, 98 N. Kana ·
wha St ., Beckley, West Virginia.
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COINS .. INDIAN RELICS. BEADWORK.
Books, Minerals. Curios. Catalogue 5c.
10 different foreign coins, 15c. 4 flint
arrowheads, 20c. 2 flint blrdpoints, 15c.
30 different named minerals, $1.00. 2
different Confederate Bills, 15c. Indian
Museum, Northbranch. Kansas.
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SUPPLIES, REFILLS, AND MACHINES
for Prophylactic Rubber Vending Ma ·
chine Operators.
Write for details.
Artee Co . Upper Darby Pa.
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VENDING MACHINES.
NEW. NEAT,
~ At~ractlve, Compact and Comp~ete.
SUitable. for
combs,
handkerchle.fs,
cigars, cigarettes. candy, etc. Capacity
25 to 50 packages. !VIanufactured by us
for Individual. requirements , $6.00 up,
each I n quantities. F. D . Moulton, Box
1591, Hol'lywood, Calif.
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NEW FACE IFOR SPORTSMAN (JEN.
.
nlngs) m.akes. a new machine out of
y!'ur orlg",!al Investment. Just pull the
PinS (nothing el.se), paste NEW FACE
on, reset the plns--presto a new mao
chine for $5.00 with 3 hours work. A
kid can do it. How many can you use .
Write A. C. Butters, No. 1225 W. Mit·
chel·1 St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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BARGAINS.AUTOMATICS _ 3 Eclipse,
like new, $27.50; A. B. T. Triple Bank,
can't tell from new. $25.00; Equity, new
model, $25.00; L i berty Bell, 8 ball like
new, $22.50; Rex, perfect condition.
$19.50; Transmitter , practically new,
$16.50 ;
Target,
brand
new, $15.00;
Sportsman, $17.50 ; 4 Big Leaguers, au·
tomatlc payout improved model practi.
ca'lIy new, $29.50. SPECIALS : Action,
Sr .. $12.00; Angle Lite, same as new,
$10.00; Tlck . a.Lite, 10 ball ticket game,
like new, $17.50; Checkers, Rockellte,
Castle· Lite $7.50 each; Time, Merry Go
Round. Beacon, Skyscraper, Subway,
Live Power, Blue Ribbon, Drop Kick ,
Radio Station, Golden Gate, Scoreboard,
Flying Trapeze, Shooting Star, Show·
boat, Grid i ron, choice for $6.00 each.
Home Stretch, practically new, $17.50.
All in A·1 condition. Whiting Amuse·
ment Company, P. O. Box 205 Galves·
ton, Texas.
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COIN
MACHINE
Contents
SPECIAL FEATURES
He Used To Be ..........................................
Show Sidelights ........................................
A 22·Year J ob of Putting Restrooms
On A Paying Basis ................................
Boomer Bill ................................................
Coin ·Operated Vending Devices 2200
Years Old ................................................
Bulk Merchandising Offers Opportunity
Winchel! Digs Up Low Down on Hit
Tunes Once Shelved ..............................
Mister, I Wan t to Make a Record ..........
Music Must Be Merchandised ................
25
28
29
37
48
54
68
69
91
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
February, 1936
F IR M
PAGE
A
A.B.T. Mfg. Go ..... 5, 51 , 53, 57, 63, 64,
Advance Automatic Sales Co .................
Advance Machine Co .................................
Adva nce Machine P roducts ......................
Astro Vends, In c...... ............................
95
93
94
48
48
B
Bally Mfg. Co ....................... :.8, 9, 10, 11,
Chas. A. Brewer & Sons............................
M. Brodi e ....................................................
Irving Bromberg Co ............................... 62,
Bureau of P ower & Light.. ........................
]2
38
52
93
68
C
Capehart Corp . ...................................... 86, 87
Chicago Lock CO ......................................... 101
Coin Machine Exchange ............................ 58
D
Daval Mfg. Co ............................... 3, 4, 55, 56
F
Chas. Fey Mfg. Co., Inc ............................. 60
Folger Photo Servi ce................................... 17
G
John Gabel Mfg. Co ............................... 70,
Garden City Novelty Co ...........................
Gardner & Co .............................................
Genco, In c. .. ..............................................
General Mer chandise Dist. Co .................
Golden Gate Novelty Co ....................... , ....
D. Gottlieb & Co .......................................
Sol Gottlieb Co ...........................................
The Graham Co ...........................................
U. G. Grandbois Co ...................................
Groetchen Tool Co ................... 45, 46, 97,
H
Holdsworth Print Shop .............................. 31
I
Illinois Lo ck Co......................................... 7
L
Paul A. Laymon ...................... 32, 38, 49,
Lincoln Novelty Co .....................................
Long Beach Coin Machine Exchange....
Roland E. Loop ..........................................
M
Mellos P eanut Co .......................................
Miller Vending Machine Co ...................
Mills Novelty Co ....................... 21, 22, 23,
Mohr Broth ers ............................................
N
Natio nal Sales & Distrib. Co .....................
REVIEW
58
54
18
17
52
64
24
19
39
P
P acifi c Amusement Mfg. Co ................... ..
......................................... .inside fro nt cover
Permo Products Corp ................................. 88
R
D. Robbins & Co ......................................... 18
Rock·Ola Mfg. Corp ................................... ..
..................... .inside back and back covers
DEPARTMENTS
Automatic Music ............................... : ...... 65
A. M. A. of Iowa ........................................ 50
Association Dir ectory .............................. 59
Believe It or ' Nuts ...................................... 62
Bits About 'Em .......................................... 85
Cal. Music Operators' Assn ..................... 85
CAMOA Corner ........................................ 49
Editorial Page ............................................ 20.
Here's What Music Ops Say .................. 92
Hits on Discs.............................................. 88
In the West... ............................................. 60
Modern Merchandising ............................ 47
Music Survey .............................................. 91
National News Notes ................................ 17
Northern California Chatter.. .................. 40
Personality of the Month ........................ 49
Puffs from the Smoke Pack .................... 57
Questions and Answers on Patents ........ l00
Raps and Rhapsodies ................................ 39
R EVIEW'S Legal Index............................ 41
W. V. M. O. A. News ................................ 52
71
40
61
13
47
59
27
14
50
50
98
S
J . P. Seeburg Corp ................................. 66,
Standard Transformer Corp .....................
Stoner Corp. .. ............................................
Supreme Products Co ........................... 31,
67
96
93
49
T
Tr imount Coin Machine Co ..................... ..
.................................... 33, 34, 35, 36, 94, 99
.
V
The Vendex Co ........................................... 48
Viking Specialty Co ................................... 16
W
Werts" Novelty Go., Inc ............................... 28
Western Distributors, Inc ......................... 93
Western Vending Machine Co ................. 62
W. W. Wilcox Mfg. Co ............................. 28
B. A. Withey ................................................ 5]
Rudolph Wurlitzer Mfg. Co ................. 72, 73,
74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84'
Z
Zeigler Insurance Agency, Inc ................. 85
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