Pacific Northwest Chatter
By LOUIS KARNOFSKY
48
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
If some nimble-witted inventor will
produce rub berized w a lls, we know of
one coinman who will be mighty grate-
ful for the innovation. He is handsome
Frank Allen, -manager of Decca's Seattle
branch. When you add together such
factors as expanding business volume,
expanding record stock, and expanding
force of employes, you get but one re-
quirement: more floor space . . And with
every square inch occupied, Allen is
wondering whether he ought to call in
Mandrake the Magician and have that
worthy manufacture a couple hundred
additional yards out of thin air or
whether he ought to s tart a search for
rubberized walls. Allen states that dur-
ing the past lour months, the volume of
sales of the Seattle office was greater
than at any time since the branch was
esta blished.
Bert Farmer, top man at Superior Dis-
tributors, is a very disillusioned young
fellow. Bert had always believed in the
saying that "everything comes to him
who waits ." During a buying trip in
San Francisco in early December, Bert
dropped in at the Music Box for relaxa-
tion. The headline attraction was Sally
Rand, famous fan dancer. For three
solid hours Bert sat there and waited
pa tiently-waited for Miss Rand to drop
one of her fans. Well, she didn't even
drop a feather, and that 's the reas on
Bert n o longer believes in mottoes. Dur-
ing his stay he renewed acquaintance
with a former employee, Al Shockett,
now employed in the Sportland Sport-
shop.
Al Mu ir, American Record's genial
Seattl e manager, broke a twenty-year
record last m onth and his wife smashed
a mark that had stood for eighteen
years, but those records are not the
kind Al would like to see broken; in
fad , he would have been a happier
ma n had · they remained intact. It all
started with his busines·s trip to Port-
land. At the time of his visit, Portland
was having weather which, when occur-
ring in California, is called by their
citizens "slight saturation." In other
words, it was raining like all get-out
and the wind blew and howled. Muir
returned to Seattle with a bad cold, and
for the first time in twe nty years he was
confined at home for a week. While he
was recovering, his wile, who hadn 't
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M. ·a RODIE ·co.
2182 Pacific Avenue
been ill for eighteen years, was seized
with . an attack of acute appendicitis .
Rushed to -the hospi tal, she was oper-
ated upon and well on the road to re-
covery before Al could shake off his
cold. Muir is now a solid believer in
that old saying: "When it rains, it
pours," and he hastens to explain that
he is not referring to the California
weather, either.
Coinings on the Cuff: Talk of reces-
s ion, depression and the like doesn't
interest Fred Lave ll of Spokane, who
has increased his m u sic and game op-
e rations 50 % during the las t six m onths
. . . Firs t and finest Christmas tree on
the Row: the one in the show room of
Northwes t Sales which was daintily d ec-
orated by Helen McAdams.
Fred Fields, the Northwest's Wurlitzer
repre sentative, is back on the firin g line
after being downed for ten days with
the flu . . . Setting the p a ce for game
operations in the West, the state of Mon-
tana is riding a high peak . . . Most
appreciated of the New Year resolu-
tions: that of Mary Casperson, former
office worker at the Wurlitzer office,
w ho is doing a pinch-hitting role at
Decca Distributing while Ge n evieve De-
Long is recuperating from a recent ill-
ness . Says Mary: "In 1939 I res olve to
extend more· courtesy and • coopera tion
lo news papermen, particularly coin ma-
chine reporters."
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A.B .T. Target Skill-new type .................. $12.50
A . B.T. Target Skill--old type.................... 6.00
Airway ................................... : .......... ; ........... • 19.50
Ballyview ...................................................... 55.00
Big Richard-payout ............ ..... : .................. 12.50
Classic .......................................................... 22.50
Chuck-A-Lette-console .............................. 55 .00
Exhibit Play Ball ...... ............ .......................... ·49 ;50
Foto Finish .................................................... 30.00
The Favorite-console ................................ 65 . 00
Gottlieb's Daily Races ...................... .......... 17.50
Go.Iden Wheel ............................ : ................. 25.00
Lightning ................................... '. .................. 22 . 50
Skooky .......................................................... 12;50
Spokes-never used ...... ................................ 45.00
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Merchandise Machines
Robbins 2-in• 1 Vendors .......................... .' ..... $ 8. 50
Master le Bulk Vendors.............................. 5.50
Northwestern De Luxe Penny-Nickel Bulk
Merchandisers-just like new ................ 14.00
Cigarette Machlnes--oll standard
makes .................................................. $20.00 up
Automatic Stores-4-compartment
vendors, with stands ........................ Make Offer
Kunkel Hot Popcorn Vendors .... .......... Make Offer
Snacks Merchandisers ...... .................. Make Offer
ALL TYPES OF COUNTER GAMES
Bargains -In Used Phonographs-All Makes and
Models.
Coin Wrappers .......................... 50c per thousand
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Gardner Salesboards
Knife Boards
Gay Games
Original Jar Deals
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"I hear you're a three-letter man?"
"You mean I excel in three branch es
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I.O.U.'s ."
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E. WASHBURN
1513 W. Pico Blvd .
1519 N. Central Ave.
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PHOENIX
AMAZING!·
Los Angeles, California
January 3, 1939
Coin Machine Review
1113 Venice Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Attentioll! P. W. Blackford, Publisher
Dear Mr. Blackford:
I have been agreeably surprised by the results from the two
page advertisement which we ran in the Decemb er issue of the COIN
MACHINE REVIEW. We expected results on the Pacific Coast ·as a
matter of course, but the amazing thing is this :
We received inquiries from twenty-five states, from Panama,
South America, Mexico, Canada and Cuba!
The letters are still pouring in, and in such nu mbers that we
are hard-pressed to know how to handle the prospective business
created. Our plans originqlly contemplated h a n dling only the Western
States for the present year, but it is very eviden t that we ca n and
should go much beyond the p oint formerly decid ed upon.
Thanking you fo r y our splendid cooperation , we are
Cordially yours,
FROSTEEZ, INC.
Robert Lloyd, Sa lesmanager
First public announcement of this brand new machine .appe!Jl'ed
in the December REVIEW. The quantity of bona fide. inquiries
amazed everyone. YOUR ADVERTISING, TQQ_;_if it is properly
planned and rightly timed, will bring you. RESULTS! Next time,
try the REVIEW-F1RSTI
Long Beach, Cal.
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