Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1941 December

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dreamed up by one of our fr iendly neighbors- you dec id e how
fri endly after you've had one:
Lei's Tipple
Panama Cooler
I jigger dry gin
Y2 ounce Panama Punch
I ounce apricot brandy
juice Y2 lemon
Po ur into shaker, a dd crac ked ice, shake, pour unstra ined in to
co lli ns glass. FiJI with syphon water, garnish -with a rind-less
slice of lemon fl oated on top of the drink , one sprig of mint.·
P anama Pun ch is a green syrup- do not substitute green creme
de menth e in thi s drink as it cha nges the taste entirely.
LOU FAVORITE,
Washington, D . C.
Here's one I pi cked up from so me of the newspa per boys-for a
glorious "evenin g", or still better, " th e mornin g aft er" try:
Morning Glory Fizz
This Month-
In this concluding installment the
blue bloods of the Industry let down
their hair and reveal their favorite
drinks. Just look at Taylor's Saratoga
Brace-Up or maybe Art Dawes' unique
Moe-Hee-Toe will have you smacking
your lips.
No matter where yo ur favorite track is, win or lose, after a race,
you'll feel better with your belt buckled over a
Saratoga Brace-Up
Mojito (Moe-Hee-Toe)
3 ounce grape brandy (domes tic)
I scoop vanilla ice cream
I ounce curacao
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Shake very well, po ur into coll i ns glass, fill with syphon water.
GORDON TAYLOR,
Mills Sales Co., Ltd.,
Oakland, Calif.
I'm getting tired of those Los Angeles fellows braggi ng about the
wonders of Hollvwood Boul evard. Here's what a Boulevard Pick·
M e-Up looks like in San F rancisco:
Boulevard Pick-Me-Up
I teaspoon powdered sugar
I - egg
I jigger rye or bourbon
Add cracked ice, shake well. Strain into a high ball glass, fi ll
f rom syphon. If you desire, you can add dashes of ei th er Angostura
hitters or absinthe substitute.
BOB WALKER,
Coin Machine Review's
San Francisco Representative.
With all the La tin-American styles going strong, from women's
gown s to mo vies, I'd like to add my bit with this co ncoction
break as "long-pig" for th e cannibal tribe.
.My t~o u g ht~ found words. "It was a
miracle, I said.
"God, it is too good! " said Rom as he
clas ped his hands around th e back of his
neck and grinned with his white teeth.
The sky seemed to be growin g lighter. I
looked at th e dawn and couldn' t beli eve
it. I too k my eyes off the horizon and
looked down into my lap, hoping to stea d ~
my sight against the dark cloth of my
breeches. I waited like this for a mo-
ment, then looked up again. Yes, the
dawn had come - it was real, and so were
we - and we were safe.
It was to me one of the most horrible
ex periences I've ever encountered - and
I've .had many oth ers in the out of the way
places of the world - for thi s was th e
single time in aJI my South Sea travels
that I viewed th e disgusting reali ty of
cannibalism. I've never had any special
desire to explore Mall'iita again. I had
come closer than I :wanted to bei ng the
piece de resistance of a -cannibal feast, an d
had come out with nothing worse than a
bad scare. That was enough for me - I

was more th an sa ti sfi ed.
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Once a girl went shopping in an antique
store. She bought some petticoats.
I teaspoon powdered sugar
juice Y2 lemon
white of I egg
Y2 ounce absinthe substitute
I jigger rye whiskey
Add cracked ice, shake and strain into a hi ghball glass. Fill
from syphon. This has long been a favorite the morning aft er.
Scotch whiskey is oft en used.
The Coin Machine ,Journal '
HARVEY CARR, Editor,
After I had tasted this, I knew what the Indians had th at I didn' t
have-up until then- a
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I j igger Bacar di white
juice Y2 lime
m int sprigs
I teaspoon sugar
Squeeze juice 1;2 lime into hi ghball glass, add suga r and stir
until juice is sweetened. Add cube ice, jigger Bacardi, fiJI fro m
sy ph on. Ga rnish with mint s prigs.
ART DAWES,
San Diego, Calif.
Wan t to know what it feels like to flo at through the air- without
wings- ? Yo u'll find oul_ Just try a
Haynes Flyer
2 sprig s mint
juice of I lime
teaspoon honey
2 jiggers gold (dark ) Bacardi
Mix lime juice, honey, and leaves from mint s prigs in shaker.
Add Baca rdi , fin e ice_ Shake, pour ( do not strain ) into large
highball glass , garnish. Fill from syphon, then top with dash of
heavy rum. (Leave top of mint sprigs for decoration.)
CARR OLL VETTE R ICK,
O. D. Jennings & Co.,
Chicago, Ill.
Daval's Tax-Free Games
Get Big Acceptance
CHICAGO- Tax-free beca use th ey a re
not coin-o perated, Daval Co.'s new Ma rvel
a nd American Eagle counter games have
brought an unprecedented res ponse in tele-
phone calls, letters and wires requ estin g
furth er information, acco rding to AI S.
Douglis, who says that "It seems th at just
all at once everyone around th e country
discovered that our 'not coi n operated'
ga mes were really worth the consider:ltion
they hadn' t previously been given.
"We feel that this idea has opened th e
path to all the trade for one of th e best
means of operation. Operators have been
telling us that th e location owners like thi s
non-coin-o pera ted machine idea better than
a nything th ey have seen in a long time.
"Players can play to thei r heart's con-
tent. They have no coins to insert. If the
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storekee per wants. to charge them, just as
he cha rges th em for the use of a ping-
pon g, billiard tabl e or bowlin g' alley, that
is his busin ess, and as one of the fixtures
he can do so without the a pplication of
federal, state or city taxes.
" Th e s uccess wh ich these machines are
enjoying is due in great part to the fa ct
that many lea din g operators have suddenly
discovered th at this idea may become in-
strumental in opening up many heretofore
closed territories. Many others are coming
in every day askin g us qu estions about the
method of operation. We are ready with
answers to any questions the operators may
have, and we are her e to help them in
every way possibl e to grea ter in come on a

more insured basis."
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NEW YORK - Are we getting results?
You bet we are, said New York coinmen
as the cops closed in and nabbed one of the
niftiest slug sources in years. A gang of
five, all with an eye on easy money, were
caught red·handed making nickel cheaters.
Arraigned before Federal Judge John W.
Clency, they asked for counsel; but reliable
sources assert the government really has the
goods on this outfit.
Local outlets receiving a little shock in
the close·up of the Mechanical Mfg. Corp.,
at 245 Fifth Avenue may want the low·
down. The petition to organize, we have
learned, was on a voluntary basis. Court
records disclose that Mechanical listed lia·
bilities, exclusive of capital stock at
$44,536, assets at $63,786. What this com-
pany needs is a little time; if it gets it, it
will be in there pitching again.
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Re: that court test in Queens County
which · seems to be distressing the trade-
it must be kept in mind that these have
been going on for years. The premise that
the mere possession of a game is, ipso facto,
a violation of the law, sounds quite jarring,
but that the higher courts will sustain such
a brief remains to be seen. Deferred until
March 16, we will see then what the Appel-
late Division has to say about this test case.
.A.re we on the right track? Movie ma-
chines are hitting their stride, but what
about subject matter? All right, so kid dies
won't go near theIR! But there are a lot of
children hidden in most of us and such
subjects as The Turkish Jerk flashed on the
screen simply dives back to the odorous
days of the side-alley arcades. The industry
has enough to worry about without getting '
the public aroused on this point. Why can't
it be kept clean and make money, too?
Unless the movie people can answer this
they'll be sorry, so help us .
Congrats are due Willie Levey, Lucky
Skolnick and Hymie Budin in the forma-
tion of the Budco Co. which is hot-footing
the trade with some bright surprises. Budin
has been around the coin machine business
long enough to sleep it. Lucky Skolnick
can always call 'em, and as for Willie Le-
vey, put him down in your little blue book
as the bright boy who has master-minded
more than one good route.
Note to the vendor crowd: Have you seen
those nifty peanut vendors in the subway?
Bright and sparkling and humming fairly
constantly. It begins to look as if the mer-
chandisers are really coming into their own.
Like everything else, the machines move in
cycles. A few years back the vendors were
on the skids, today you bang your shins
against them. It's all in the cards. Man-
power is' diminishing; designers are slant-
ing towards greater eye-appeal. Moreover,
priorities tend to em phasize the essential
industries only.
The reconditioning trade keeps ringing
the bell. Now it's Dave Robbins; he's been
unloading cigarette vendors in fair quan-
tities and claims there's a real demand for
these machines. From Acme Sales we hear
that this firm is expanding and will soon
be represented in Venezuela as well as other
South American markets.
Bob (Gentleman Bob) Hawthorne of Du
Grenier has additional competition these
days. Known as one of the few aviators in
the business, Bob must now admit to the
lone eagle company, Sandy Warner who
bats 'em out for Seaboard Sales. Sandy has
just gained his pilot's license and already
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a blood-curdling defy has been hurled along
"The Row." Sandy has challenged Bob to
the double barrel, the Immelman roll, and
what have you? We're dizzy already.
Well, they keep on doing it, despite what
we married guys tell 'em. Latest victim was
Bernie Beder of Mike Munves. Beder, who
has never done. anyone any harm and al-
ways had a nice word for the boys, walked
the plank under the orders of Miss Muriel
Kass. But Beder took it like a man and last
word from the honeymooners' camp is that
the benedict is bearing up well, considering.
Have you heard the latest? They're form-
ing a bowling team among the operators
and want the wives to do the same. Coin-
men have asked us to pass the word along.
All those who love to send the pins roll-
ing, get in touch with the Amalgamated.
Business must be good, what with that
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long trek of operators hitting for Florida.
Irving Somers, Joe Beck, Robert Simon, Al
Lovejoy, "Doc" Wiston and others were
vacation bound. Some of the boys plan to
visit in Chicago and won't be back in town
until the end of January.
This town's het up about the impending
Chicago get-together at the Hotel Sherman.
This year some of the wives are coming
along, too. Inquiring "how come?" among
the trade we were told that many of the
smarter operators feel that machines should
appeal to women as well as men. They want
the ladies to give the works the glad-eye
and then report on their conclusions. If
wifie thinks it has the goods, friend. hus·
band will come across on the dotted line.
Is this a gag? Not if you talk to those in
the know who will tell you that behind not
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