Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1937 October

$$$-PROFIT
is the chief aim in any bus iness , and MAKING MONEY is generally
man 's ch ief goal.
True, there are other things , but money so often contr ibutes to happ iness and well -being that
the w ise man invests whenever a sound opportunity is offered , and he 's careful firs t" to invest-
igate.
The Co in Machine Operator's soundest investment is in ve nd ing mach ines , and we 've investi -
gated the lines we carry. We know they are safe a nd hi ghly profi table . Why don ' t YOU in -
vestigate them : U - NEED-A - PAK CIGARETTE MACH INES (4- 5-6-8- 9 - 12-column l, MASTER
and NORTHWESTERN VENDORS, GUM and MINT VENDORS , MATCH and STAMP MA-
CHINES, PROPHYLACTIC and S~NITARY NAPKIN MACHINES , HERSHEY MACHINES. We
also carry the reliable M . Brodie Toy Packs, and KORN PARCH I ES- the most prof itable vend-
ing machine item in years .
VENDING MACHINE HEADQUARTERS
LOS ANCELES
DICK TYRRELL
1356 W. Washington
PR 0564

Special Articles:
Departments:
So You Think It's a Racket? ______________________________________ 13
Automatic Cigarette Vendors ' Association of Eastern Penn·
sylvania ............................................... , ............................................
Automatic Music ..................................................................................
Boston ....................................................................................................
Cigarette Merchandisers' Assoc!ation of New Jersey ....................
Cigarette Merchandisers' Association of New york ........................
Coined Comments Concerning Coinmen of Houston ......................
Detroit ......................................................................................................
Harris County (Texas) Phonograph Operators' Association ........
Hits on Discs..........................................................................................
Houston ..................................................................................................
Kansas CVy ..........................................................................................
Kutting the Korners with Karnofsky ........................................... _ .....
Modern Merchandising .............................................................. ~ ...........
Music Survey ........................................................................................
News from the Heart of America ......................................................
New York ............................................................. ~ ................................
Northwest Phono Notes ........................................................................
Oakland ..................................................................................................
Oregon Amusement Games Association ............................. _ ...........
Philadelphia ....................................................................... _ ...............
Philadelphia Coin Machine Operators' Association ......................
Phonograph Operators of Eastern Pennsylvania and New
Jersey ........................ : .....................................................................
Portland ...................................................................................................
San Francisco ........ -;-...........................................................................
Seattle ....................................................................................................
South Texas Notes.: ... .':: ........................................................... : ............
State Association (California) Formed at Fresno ............................
To the Editor .............................................................................................
Western Vending Machine Operators' Association of Southern
California ..........................................................................................
By H. L. MITCHELL
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Contests
First the Cigarette Manufacturers, Now the Coinmen.
CAMOA Builds Sales, Good·Will.
Keep the Nickels Rolling ________________________ ____________ ________ 17
Advises CHARLES H. OPPENHEIMER, President, De·
signers for Industry, Inc., and mentions a point that
will help to do iI.
A New Era in Penny Arcades ____ . ______________________ . ______ 23
By LOUIS KARNOFSKY
Purpose of State Operators' Meeting Fulfilled .. ____ 43
Clyde Lucas
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It can be spelled five different ways . . . but it still
spells Clyde Lucas, reports AL BRACKMAN.
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COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY ESTABROOK
Jean Rogers, this month's REVIEW'S cover·girl, who will soon
be seen in Universal's "Reported Missing'," makes a charming
farm·hand who would be welcome on any farm . How many
operators will now turn to farming as a side·line?
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RATE: 5c PER WORD
MINIMUM $1.00
NO CEN ERAL DELIV-
ERy ADS ACCEPTED


COIN COUNTERS
FOR S A L E : - - - - . : . . . . - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - -
Penny and nickel aluminum tube coin counters. Stacks, counts,
makes wrapping easy. Fits pocket. lc or 5c size $1.50 each,
postpaid. Supreme Products Company, 333 N. Michigan An.,
Ch'
III
lcago,
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ROLLER BEARING CLIPS
Manufacturer sells to dealers Roller Bearing Clips. Reason·
SS-P]
able. H. Julius, 1758 62nd St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
10 Snacks 5c play $19.50; 50 ~nacks lc play $16.50; 25 Log
Cabin Dup!ex 1~ Peanut Machmes $7.50; 10 Columbus ~all
Gum Machmes: ltke new, lc $3.50.; 10 Walzer Peanut Machmes
$2.50; Robbms 2 - 1 Gum Machmes lc $3.50; 2 Northwestern
lc _ 5c Merchandisers, like new, $10.00; 10 Tom Thumb Peanut
Machines lc $2.50; 1 Caille lOc play, Commander, brand new,
$67.50; 2 Mills Q. T. lc play No. 6096, Blue Front $27:50; 1
Mills Q. T. lOc play, orange front, No. 9021, $47.50; 2 ShlPIn:an
lc Peanut Machines, like new, used one week $6.50; Robbms
2 _ 1 Vendor, like new, $8.50. Reconditioned cig~rette machines'--
of every description. Send for list. 1/ 3 deposit must accom-
pany all orders, balance C.O.D. X. 1. COIN MACHINE COM-
PANY 1351 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.
(O-C)
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FOR SALE : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibit Supply Company's Candy Vendor. On location 30 days.
Practically new . . Only $200.00. TROY SALE? COMPANY,
2356 West Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CaM.
(O-C)
ss-cn ot:
~ND CHECKS
.
We furmsh all types of tokens or ~~ecks . for pm. games r;r
payout tables, slot machines, etc. Madmg ltst compded. Com
Write for circular and Csah~ples.
counters, name plates.
Supreme Products Company, 333 N. Michigan Ave.,
lcago,
Ill.
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MAILING L 1 S T S S - - - - - - - - - - - - - -_ _ _
Mailing list newly compiled 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 because of regular mailings.
Supreme Products Company, 333 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago,
Ill.
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TOKENS
SLUG C A R D S ; - - - - - - - - - - - -_ _ _ _
Stop your slug troubles. Tried, tested, and used by hundreds
of operators throughout the United States. Attractively printed
on serviceable and long wearing cardboard. 20c per dozen.
lOc for postage and wrapping on any order regardless of size.
REVIEW, 1113 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles.
COIN COUNTERSi-------------_ _ _
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Do you count pennies and ni ckels ? "Presto" Coin Counter
counts and stacks 100 pennies in 15 seconds, also stacks nickels.
Fits the pocket. Handy, rapid and exact. Money refunded if
not satisfied. Price $1.50 each, postpaid. Supreme Products
Company, 333 N. MichiI;an Ave., Chicago, Ill.
SS-C
SLOT MACHINES REPAIRED------.- -_ _ _ _
Adjusted, percentage changed, converted to mystery pay. Re-
finished and made to look like new. Award cards, reel strips,
etc. Prompt attention to shipments. Write for prices. Ref-
erence: Any Los Angeles jobber. GRAHAM, 212 E. Palmer
Avenue, Glendale, Calif. Phone: Kenwood 1093.
(S-P)
WANT E D I - - - - - -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Buckley Treasure Chest Diggers counter models, Exhibit Model
E, F, G, Iron Claw Machines, Erie Diggers, International Photo-
matic 10c machines, Snacks 3-column peanut machines with
stands, candy bar machines, scales, peanut, chidet-gum ma-
chines. NATIONAL, 4242 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. (O-P)
FORSALE:-----_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Photomatic, latest model, used two months. Will discount
$150.00. FRANK RAY, Elks Building, Walla Walla, Wash-
ington.
(O-P)
FOR SALE:-----_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sacrifice $25,000.00 Stock Repair Parts, every description, Bells,
Venders, Pin and Counter Games. Specializing Rebuilt Slots.
COLEMAN NOVELTY, Rockford, Illinois.
(O-P)
FORSALE:-----_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Phonographs. Mills Dance Masters 5, 10, 25 cents, $60.00.
GUNN MUSIC HOUSE, Dearborn, Michigan.
(O-P)
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FOR SALE
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Special 2-in-l manufactured by D. Robbins CP., $10.00 each. 10
pounds Candy Peanuts, 1 gross Charms FREE. EASTERN, 350
Mulberry, Newark, N. J.
(O-P)
FORSALE-----_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Erie Diggers, $15.00; Ir9n Claws, $25.00; Merchan~men roll
chutes, $45.00; Mutoscope Diggers, $40.00; Hershey Bar Ad-
vance Duplex E $4.50; U-Need-A-Pak 8-column Cigarette Ma- "
chines, $22.50 each, lots of 10, $20.00 each; 10 Cent-A-Smoke
Cigarette Vendors, $4.50 each; K. O . Fighters, $25.00 each;
500 Peanut and Ball Gum Machines, $3.00 up; ~ O Jeffries
Sandwich and Pie Machines, $8.00 each. NATIONAL VEND-
ING MACHINE CO., 4242-44-46 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa.
(O-P)
FOR SALE : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Automatic Pay Tables: one each, Caliente, $60.00; Royal Races,
$50.00; Turf Champs, $45.00; Flicker, $30.00; Hi-De-Ho,
$37.50; all with ticket units. 3 Skippers, $25.00 each; 1
Frolic, $10.00. Novelty Games: 3 Track Meets, used 2 weeks,
$50.00 each; one each of following: Mercury, $37.50; HO!lle
Run, $25.00; Rickasha, $25.00. Two Keeney Targettes, hke
new, $98.50 each. One Paces Races, with check head, $175.00.
Two Ray's Tracks~ with cash and check heads, $225.00 each.
All of these machines look good and guaranteed in first dass
mechanical condition. Tenus 1-3 with order, balance C.O.D.
C. T. VANDERPOOL, Box 1402, Tucson, Arizona.
(O-P)
FOR SA LE
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4 Flap Chute Merchantmen Diggers, $25.00 each. 1 Stop &
Go, $10.00. 1 Electric Scoreboard, ticket, $25 .00. Stoner's
Latonias, $65.00. MILLER VENDING COMPANY, 615 Lyon
Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
(O-P)
STOP SLUG EVI L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Review slug cards will do it. Attractively printed on !asting
bristol. 20c per dozen, plus 10c for postage and wrappmg on
any order regardless of size. COIN MACHINE REVIEW,
1113 Venice, Los Angeles, Calif.
The Ideal
XMAS [ABD!
HOLLYWOOD
HOWLS
24 Snappy Ca rtoons in a convenient vest
pocket size , wi th your greeting imprinted on
t he back cover.
$3.75 pe r hundred
Sample 5c
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ORDER NOW

COIN MACHINE REVIEW
1113 Venice Blvd.
Los An geles, Calif.

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