VENDING MACHINE
HEADQUARTERS
FEATURES:
Public Confidence .......................................................................................... 21
The Owl Drug C o. uses inspection posters on scales in its stores to
build public confidence. By LUCIUS S. FUNT.
Greetings .......................................................................................................... 27
The coming year and what it holds for the industry; thoughts on the
future; greetings from leaders in the Coin Machine World.
On Your Guard.............................................................................................. 31
A view of operators' difficulties from the legislative sidelines. Cali-
fornia Assemblyman JOHN PELLETIER urges unselfishness in an
interview with H. L. MITCHELL.
1938 Calendar Rep roduction........................................................................ 35
A picture is reprinted-without the calendar-by tremenous popular
demand.
Come to the Show.......................................................................................... 37
No " pet" machine-no favorite brands
of merchandise here-it is our aim to
have what you want-when you want it
-a varied and complete line of vendors
-and the fixtures, parts, merchandise,
supplies, etc., for t he ir proper operation.
MASTER TOY VENDORS
SILVER KING VENDORS
COLUMBUS VENDORS
NORTHWESTERN VENDORS
VICTOR VENDORS
TOM THUMB VENDORS
U-NEED-A-PACK CIGARETTE
VENDORS
Groetchen Counter Games
Urges JAMES T. MANGAN.
25,000,000 Pennies .......................................................................................... 41
By MORRY TANENBAUM.
Pennsylvania Pin-Ball Problems .................................................................. 66
By BERNARD R. COHN, Counsel for the Philadelphia Coin Machine
Operators' Association.
Ideas .................................................................................................................. 87
Being a portfolio of thoughts on how to increase the "take" on y our
phonographs, gathered by H. L. MITCHELL.
Special Vendors for:
I c Cigarettes
I c Hershey Bars
5c Hershey Bars
Ic Matches
Stick Gum
Ball Gum
Handkerchiefs, etc.
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DEPARTMENTS:
Amalgamated Vending Op erators' Association. ..................... ........................ .................... .......................
Automatic Cigarette Vendors' Association 01 Eastern Pennsylvania....
Automatic Music.
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Chicago.............................
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Forum & Aginum................
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Hits on Discs ... _.....................................................................
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Houston................... .........................................
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Kansas City ........ _.................................
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Kutting the Korners w ith Karnolsky....... .................... ....................................
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Los Angeles .......... _............................................. ................................................................. ...............................
Modern Merchandising..................................... ......................................................................... ...............................
Music Survey .......... _.....
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News from the Chambe r of Commerce.
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News from the Heart of America................ ........................ ................................................................................
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Oakland. ... _ .... _ _ ....... _................... .........................................................................................................
Oldies ................. _ .... _._ ... _ ... _......................
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Omaha ...................... _ ... _ .... _..................... .................................. ....................... ......................................
Philadelphia ................ _ .... _._............ .....................
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Philadelphia Coin Machine Operators ' Association ... :...................................................................
Phonograph Operators of Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.. .................... .......................
Portland .......................... __ .......... _ .. _.:.............................. .....................................................................
Quick Looks ..................... _ .......... _.................
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San Francisco ................................... _ .... _ ..... _..........
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Seallle ........... _ .... _ ... _ ........ _ .. _ .......... _..............................
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Western Vending Machine Operators' Association.......
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Coin Wrappers
Coin Counters
Key Rings
Brodie Toys
Toy Dressing Tools
Collection Books
Sales Record Sheets
Globes, Parts
Wall Brackets
Stands
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Salted Nuts
Boston Beans
Pistachios
Ball Gum
Rainbow Beans
Hershey Bars
Korn Parchies
Chick Gum
and many other items
JANUARY COVER
Direct color photograph by
Charles E. Kerlee & Associates
Process plates by
Metropolitan Engravers, Incorporated
MI LLS-VI KI NG
The COIN MACHINE REVIEW for January, 1938, Vol. 5, No . 7. Published monthly a t 1113 Venice
Boulevard, Los Angeles, Calif. Paul W . Blackford, editor and publisher: Herbert L. Mitchell ,
associate editor. CHICAGO OFFICE: 35. East Wacker Dnve ,. C. J. Anderson, manager: R. P.
Nuyttens, assistant manager . Representahves m all pnnclpal cities throughout the United States
and Canada. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 25c per copy: $1.00 per year: 3 ye ars for $2 .00; $1.55 per
year foreign . ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION.
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