Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1939 March

American Public
PACES-RACES-CHEAP
Al CONDITION - SERIALS OVER 5,000
30 TO I WALNUT CABINETS USED VERY LITTLE
CHARLES PITTLE
NEW BEDFORD, MASS.

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Park and is set in the midst of tropical
gardens planted with the mos t colorful
of flora. The building is one of the most
beautiful to be found in Cuba. In the
cons truction of the building over 65 var-
ieties of onyx, jade and marble were
u sed. All of the floors are of marble and
terrazzo and only mahogany has been
u sed for the woodwork.
In the floor at the center of the build-
ing, a large diamond has been set, a
donation by the workmen. It is set in
the center of a compass design and is
the zero mile post of Cuba.
Everyone seems to take pride in their
homes and insist on line materials and
workmanship. Along the waler front
drive one finds many homes built with
no space between. They have iron
grilled windows with s hutters and large
carved mahogany doors, wh'ich give the
impression that no one lives in the
neighborhood. When one is admitted
they find luxurious dwellings with beau-
tiful patios in the rear or center of the
buildings.
In 1587 Morro Cas tle was constructed
by the Spanish. Coral rock was quarried
out for the moats and there was built the
jortress of Cas tellode las Ires reyes Del
Morro-Castle of the Three Kings of
Morro. The moat is crossed by a draw
bridge. All about are prison-like rooms,
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Kentucky Clubs ·············- - - -$ 95.00
1938 T rac k T i mes ............................... 129.50
Red Head T rack Ti m••- - - - 73. 50
Grey H ead Track Tim es _ _ _ _ 49.50
T rip le Entries ····· · · · · - - - - - 159.00
Derby Day Sl ant T op .. _ _ _ _ 43.00
Derby Day Fl at Top ..................... - ..... 33. 00
T rack Odd s ·····················-······-····-······· 87.50
T anforans ................................................ 27.50
Dark Horses ··············•··•··---- 23.00
Ex hi bit Races ·······························-······· 32.50
Derby Day Console (Gottlieb) - --··· 29.00
Zetas ···············································-······· 32. 50
Bally Tu rf Special ................................ 43.00
3 Pamco Rosemonts ·····················-········· 26.50
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Gran dstands ............................................
Seablscults ..............................................
T histledown s ····················•··-············· .. ·-·
Sportpages ..............................................
Fairgr ounds ............................................
Fleetwoo d, ..............................................
Hawthornes (floor samples) ···-·········
S toner's Ch a mp ·····-····························•
Klon dikes ................................................
Big Race ................................................
I •2·3 (new) ............................................
1.2. 3 ( 10 days ol d) ···-··············-· .. ••••
1-2-3 (r eversed model ) ......................
Ball y Stables ..........................................
Bally En try ·················•··························
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vaulte d roofs and dark re cesse s. Whe'n
th e Morro was occupied by a garrison
the s harks g a thered he re for garbage
thrown into the sea and it is among the
traditions of Morro that through the s ea
passage the bodies of Cuban prisoners
were cas t to the sharks.
The s tone building on the harbor sid e
is a well equipped signal service sta-
tion, the semaphore with its flags and
signals announces to the town the ap-
proach of ships. Below the cas tle on the
harbor side are the guns of the battery
of 12 apostles.
There are many cigars made in Cuba
and many modern factorie s are to be
found there. Havana has interesting
stores where fine clothing, jewelry, furni-
ture and art may be found . In contrast
to this, one may find a cigar s tore and
saloon on almos t every corner. It was
interesting to note , that there are no slot
machines or similar devices in Havana,
however, in the s uburbs and around the
beaches a few slot machines may be
found , as well a s some novelty games .
I noticed two ten-record Wurlitzer
phonographs in Havana and a World
Series marble game near the Capitol.
At the beach near Playa de Mari-
anoa one may find beautiful cas inos
where the many games of chance are
open to the public. Fine boat clubs and
public bath houses with beaches that
may be compared to the famous Waikiki
of Honolulu are available to the tourist.
Many days may be spent visiting the
spots of beauty and interest. There
seems to be no limit to the trips that one
might take. Thus, it was with some
misgiving that I prepared to leave the
grand city of Havana and return to the
States. One never says good-bye for
they know that they will always want
to return again.
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reported vending
machine conscious.
CHICAGO.-The American public is
ve nding machine conscious today, de-
clares H. F. Burt, head of Autornat
Garnes. He points to the fact that scores
of items are sold to millions of people
every day through this quick , easy,
profitable method of distribution.
"One of the line features about such
a business," he asse rts , "is that when
machines are placed at strategic points
they cons titut e what might be termed a
corps of sale smen who are working
cons tantly day and night for the owner,
without pay, and turning in all the prof-
its. Many are attracted to this profitable
business as a part - time proposition,
since machines are serviced in s pare
:irne, thus giving the owners an extra
income.
"The small investment required for
the machines and merchandise is with-
in the reach of practically everyone,
enabling a man to go into a business
of hi s own on comparatively little cap-
ital. It offers advantages which most
other kinds of business do not have:
There is no rent to pay, for instance,
no losses from 'bad accounts,' no ad-
vertising expense, no payrolls to meet.
And the scale of operation can be as
large or as small as the owner wishes.
The more machines he has working for
him the bigger his total profit, of
course ."
Burt declares that the Silver King
vendor was designed with the thought
in mind of making operation simple, at-
tractive, profitable, and almost self-en-
larging. It is his belief that this ma-
chine is "without an equal in its field."

CMA Elects
NEWARK, N. J.-The following officers
have been elected to head the Cigarette
Merchandisers Association of New Jer-
sey for 1939. John Sharenow, president;
Max Jacobowitz, vice-president; Michael
Lascari, secretary; Leonard Ziegler,
treasurer; A. Breeze, sargeant-at-arrns.
Leon Eskin, Jack Grout, Michael Herman,
Mrs. Babe Kaufman, Mrs. M. L. Lewis,
Samuel M. Malkin, Charles W. Stange
and Harry Zink comprise the Board of
Directors.
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Spotting the N. Y. Operators
By IRVING SHERMAN
"Are we going places? You bet w e
are! ", say the phonograph lads. They've
doubled the quarters of the Automatic
Music Operators' Association at 250
West 57th Street. Private offices for the
executives have been arranged, another
girl for the switchboard added and two
more outside men taken on. In one year
over 98 % of the phonograph operators
have joine d the Association and more
are coming in. Incidentally, Al Bloom
has been made office manager and
James Hicks, chief outside man.
Bert Lane, of Seaboard Sales, is a
local boy making good. Since leaving
George Ponser Bert has picked up a
trick or two about selling coin machines .
"You let the machine talk for itself,"
says Berl. "Halfway through you see the
operator bleary eyed from listening and
then you hop right over and close the
deal."
New York operators have been won-
dering what was holding up the Viva-
dou perfume machines. Investigation
disclosed that the laboratory was busy
straightening out mechanical wrinkles
and expects to have the machine ready
in another month.
Lou Rose is eyeing 'em again .. . a
sure sign that business isn't bad. One
of the real pioneers in the coin machine
business, Lou has been associated with
Billy Gibson, Benny Leonard, Abe Attel
and many others of the sport and fight
game at various times.
Martin Berger, the Clark Gable of the
cigarette crowd and talented president
of the CMA, is in Philadelphia for a
spell. Spellbinder, orator, executive and
good fellow all around . . . that's Ber-
ger to a T.
, Babe Kaufman is in the news again
. . . this time on· joining CMA. The
"Babe" is going in strong for cigarette
machines.
Irving Silverman, latest recruit of the
CMA, is a shooting double of Al Lip-
shay, assistant to Joe Fishman of the
Amalgamated Vending.
"Red " Johns on , cigarette operator, is
at the controls. "Boys," he says, "we're
out of gas and losing altitude fas t. Man
the parachutes! " The location: New Jer-
sey. The spot: About five thousand feet
up in the air. The plane starts to dive.
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It comes down fas ter and faster. The
ground is only a few hundred feet away.
"Mercy," shrieks a voice fumbling in the
plane. What happened? For the sequel
to this thrilling escapade s ee next
month's column.
Back from sojourns in Florida, land of
the warming sun and hotter eyefuls
(California, please d on 't delete) oper-
ators are getting down to business.
Lee (Big Fellow) Rubinow gets sadder
and sadder as the Automatic Music
Operators' Association gets more power-
ful. Maybe it's because Lee feels that
after this there 's no m ore worlds to con-
quer. As president of the Association,
and its untiring organizer, Lee got a big
kick out of bringing order from chaos.
Did y ou know Harry A. Can Opstall is
a singer? Basso at that!
The New York World's Fair has every-
body excited. Gum, apple and cigar-
ette machines of sleek modern design
harmonizing with the motif of the Fair.
The boys are commenting on the
steady progress being made by Mike
Munves and his Acme Vending. Munves
recently took over the business from L.
Silverstein and Al Perlman.
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Philadelphia Coin Machine
Operators' Association
Percentage Regulators
Made of case hardened steel, with
steel rollers. They fit perfectly on the
star wheel of Mills, Pace, Jennings
or Caille machines.
When ordering, state make of ma-
chine, also whether 10 or 20 teeth on
star wheel.
PRICE
50c Each; $5.00 per Dozen
$32.50 per Hundred
M. T. DANIELS
1027 University Avenue
WICHITA, KANSAS
President-MARTIN MITNICK: Vice-President
FRANK ENGEL: Financial Secretary-BEN
HANKIN: Secretary-JACK BRANDT: Treasurer
-B. STEIN. Offices, Schaff Building, Philo•
delphia.
By HARRY BORTNICK
The m ost important affair of its kind
ever presented by the local a ssociation
will be the gala banquet at Benny The
Bum's , Philadelphia's m ost imposing
night club, on Sunda y , March 12th. At
this event all operators a nd their wives
will be present as well as leading exec-
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utives of all the manufacturers and dis-
tributors. Entertainment will be pre-
sented from all the clubs and theatres
in the city to make the banquet one long
to be remembered by operators in this
city.
At the banquet the newly elected offic-
ers will be inducted into office with ap-
propriate ceremonies, and while the en-
tertainment committee promises that
speeches will be held to a minimum,
the executives will be permitted to say
a few w ords.
Congratulations are due the enter-
ta inment committee for their efforts to
insure that everyone will have a delight-
ful evening. The committee members
are: N. Chodaker, chairman; David Kul-
la; Frank Engel; A. Foster; A. Spiegal
and Frank Urban.
The entire membership of the "Organ-
ization is now affiliated with the state
organization.
The membership has been consider-
ably increased and new members are:
A. Foster, J. Gillespie, B. Jaffee, H. Mar-
goiis, C . Moye, H. J. Nawman, B. K. Selt-
zer, W. Weinstein, H. and J. Zazlow, A .
Benoff, H. Rickhardt, S. Glassman, J. L.
Harm and N. Jaffee, Rqy Laundrey, Elias
Mendelsohn and L. Brown, George Sil-
verman, S. Snyderman, J. Silverman.
With this increase in membership the
Associa tion claims that it has practically
every machine in the dty bearing an
Association label. In only a few years
this organizati on has become one of the
most p owerful and influential operators'
groups in the entire country.
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