Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1942 July

Santa Barbara Licenses
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -This city
has recently passed a new vendin g machine
license amendment to the original pinball
li cense ordinance whereby all operators of
I c vending machines selling gum, candy
peanuts, etc., including I c weighing mao
chin es and other I c machines, that are not
prohibited by State Law, will be licensed
at $20.00 per year.
License fee is an occupational on e and
does not affect operators or location owners
having three or less machines of the I c
va riety.
(Copies of the ordinance are on fil e in
TH E R EVIEW offices. )
THERE'S ALWAYS A BETTER BUY AT "LEHIGH"
Late Used Free Play Games. All Packed In Brand New Cartons.
Scien t ific Base Ba ll...
75.00
T en Str ike ........................... ...................................... 59.50
T e n Pi ns __ ...............
59.50
Ch a ll enge rs (new)
37. 50
$69.50 EACH
Big Para de
Victo ry
Knockout
1940 1· 2· 3
Five -T en- T wen t y
~hu~~:;::;' M~~l~~) Picture ·Mac·t;inoi
$49 .50 EACH
Captain Kidd
Bol away
Ju ngl e
Show B oat
Argenti ne
Gun Club
Sn a ppy
$19 .50 EACH
St ratoli ner
$29.50 EACH
T railways
Sun Beam
Sea H awk
4 Diamond s
ABC Bowl er
L eag ue L ea der
Dupl ex
Sil ve r Spray
Oou ble Pl ay
FO R FIVE OR MORE GAMES
10 % .DIS COUNT ON ALL OROERS
WIRE OR AIRMAIL OROER & 1/ 3 DEPOSIT.
MENTION SECOND CHOICE.
ARCAOE EQUI P MENT
Moun tain Climber s (bran d new) .............................. $ 149 .50
. .................................. 199.50
Battin g Practice
................................
Brite Spot
Silver Skates
M et ro
L eader
St ars
Fl icker
Atten tio n
Dude Ra nch
Big Chief
Anabe l
Hig h Ha nds ................................................................ $ 125.00
S uper Bell s ............ ......................
. ............. 165.00
Chi co Hockey .............
WOW
Z ombie
All American
Rot ati on
Ba nd W agon
Broadcast
S por t Par ade
Repeat er
Fox H un t
Majo r '4 1
Red Head
Star Attraction
Leg iona ire
Tw i n Six
Hig h Hat
West Wind
Towers
NEW THREE SCORES New Ch a mp
Te n Spot
99.50
1531 N. BROAD STREET
PHILADELPHIA. PENNA.
I.EHIGH SPECIAI.TY CO.
ST. LOUIS
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CHICKEN SAM OPERATORS
"mT THE
SIAMESE RAT"
,ST. LO UIS-Jun e found a numb er of
notable changes in the coin machine in·
dustry in St. Louis. P rimarily noticeable was
-t.he giving up of vaca tions by many of
those operators who form erly left th e city
for less torrid reso rt spo ts by the first of
June each year. Tire conservation is on e
reason ; but th e demand for service and
lack of servi cemen has made it necessary
for most of th e boys to take tools in hand
and stay on their routes merely to keep
them active. Thus, a lot of form er "execu·
tives" are now comin g in with grease on
their hands and learning the intricacies of
pinball machin es and phonographs all over
again.
Players Stand in Line
to Shoot
Busin ess is unaccountably slow with pin.
balls, th e general consensus went, although '
those operators running phonographs also
found th e ni ckels collected more than com-
pensated. There has been a thirst for
music in every spot in the city of unpre·
cedented size, so that many straight pin·
ball men have elected to add a few phono·
graphs where available.
A new Wooden Composition
Figure and Legs - Figure re-
verses when hit, showing a Jap
on one side and Hitler on the
other side.
Chet Rogers, Vandalia, Illinois operator
who spends his evenings piloting a midget
racer at Missouri and west ern Illinois
tracks, will do his piloting for th e army
hereaIter. He was assigned to th e Rock·
ford quartermaster depo t- and of course
l Hitler and the Japl
A POSITIVE SENSATION
Unit consists of a new wooden com-
position fig ure wh ich reverses and
wooden legs as we ll as new scen e ry
processed in sixteen colo rs. All units
thoroughly checked and ready fo r
easy installa tion. Streamers for top of
machine reading " Hit The Siamese
Rat-Hitler and t he Jap" furnished
with each unit.
00 for complete unit F.O .B. San
Antonio. ;r erms : 50,/,o with
order, balance C.O.D. (payment in
full will save C .O .D. fee) . $10.00 each
for figures only (no scene ry).
Samples Sold with Money Back
$15
Guarantee
If you convert a Chicken Sam, insist
on th e Siamese Rat Un it.
WE HAVE JAP CONVERSIONS FOR
BALLY SHOOT THE BULL AND
BALLY RAPID FiRE-$15.00 EA.
Man ufactured Exclusively by
Harold W:' Thompson
(SEEBURG DISTRIBUTOR )
415 Carolina St .• San Antonio. Texas
~ALL FREE
$10.00
Ava l on
Bang s
B ig Six
Hi gh Li ght
Head li ner
Klick
Py ra mid
Ri nk
Rebou nd
St op & Go
Sup er Charger
Sup er Si x
was immediately put to work operating a
jeep.
The Missouri Amusement Machine Op·
era tor's Association at the regular monthly
meetin g h ad a new topic to di scuss-the
tra din g back and forth, or barterin g, of
machines b etween operators who have
found this system helps to revitalize in·
com e on the routes. Meeting at the De So to
Hotel, the g roup of members voted to puh·
lish for each other's b enefit a com plete list
of machines on h and whi ch they would
be willing to tra de for other equipment.
"Th ere are lots of machines on on e route
barely payin g their way while th ey would
be profitabl e on another" prominent opera·
tor J ack Beckman said, "and when two
of th e operators find th at th ey can ex·
change machines to benefit both, mllny
probl ems are solved. Our id ea is to make it
possibl e for any of us to barter or trade
with cash for machines which we feel we
can use, providing we have somethin g to
offer in r eturn." "Horse tradin g" of this
type has fl ourished during th e past few
weeks. Al Lindauer of South St. Louis has
changed three pintables for one old phono·
graph and two pintables and reported that
th e change netted him $40 in the first
week , while Elmer Selinghaus, with whom
he made th e deal, also showed a better
profit.
The association also di scussed th e annual
picnic, which will come up in July this
PLAY-DON'T
PASS THESE UP-READY TO OPERATE-
S porty
$27.50
Side Kic k
Tw in kl e
Zip
B roadcast
Dupl ex
Leader
Pan Am eri ca n
Parad i se
B a nd W agon
Bi g Ch i ef
Boom T own
Crossllne
Fli cker
$14.50
Chief
B ig T own
Box Score
Doubl e Feat ure
Foll ow Up
Fa ntasy
Fifth In ning
Gems
~::~g
$39.50 EACH
South Paw
Commod ore
Pl ay Ba ll
Leag ue L eader
Metro
Power H ouse
Roxy
Triumph
T opp er
Re d WH ite &
Blue
$19.50
Cham ps
Gun Club
$89.50
M aj or 's '4 1
Sea H awk
W est Win d
$37.50
Atte nti on
Barrage
Vog ue
$74.50
Bosco
B ol away
Towers
V en us
ABC Bow ler
Wow
Z omb ie
Spa r ky
Ca ptain Kidd
S pot.A·Ca rd
S ky Blazer
$47.50
Str at -o-li ner
Sa lute
An abel
Di xie
L andslide
Sky L i ne
$64.50
Sun Bea m
Seven UP
Wild Fi r e
Gold Star
Mr . Ch ips
Pl ay Mate
$57.50
Star Attract i on
Sp ot Poo l
Texas Mustang
B ig Para de
Kn oc kou t
Vi ct ory
Zig Zag
TOKENS FOR METAL TYPER-$25.00 PER M
ARCADE EQUIPMENT
_
ONE·BALLS
3. way Gr ippers .................... $ 17.50
Bl uo Grass ......
Si ngl e Gripp ers .................
Hi Dial T en P i ns...
Sport Specia l .......
Cl ub Troph y .......
9.50
69.50
COli/SOLES
. ....... $ 139.50
99,50
. .......... 189.50
Ba ll y Bi g Top
........... $ 79.50
Ju mbo Parade ..
Pace Sarat oga, Conv. .
. ..
12 Rap id F ires.
139.50 Go ld Cup
... 49.50 Silver Moon PO ...................
Mills P u nc hin g Bag ............ 89.50 '4 1 Derby ...
229.50 Su per Bell ...........................
7 Ch icke n Sa m ( J a pC on v.) 79 .50 Mill. Owl .............................. 89.50 Hi Hand
......
Met a l Typer ...•.....
69.50 . Mill. '40 1·2 ·3.
. .... 94.50 Bally Club Bell ....................
Ki cke r & Catcher.
22. 50 '40 1. 2· 3 (I or 5 ba ll ) .... 99.50 S ilver Moon FP.............
ONE·THIRD de posit wi t h order, ba la nce C. O.D.
EMPIRE COIN MACHINE EXCHANGE
89.50
11 9.50
124.50
2 19.5J1
179.50
239. 50
11 9.50
28 1 2 W. NORTH AVEN \:, E
Chicago, III.
HUmboldt 6288
Mention of THE COIN MACHINE REVIEW is your best introduction to our advertisers.
year, and the all-important problem of ob-
taining good servicemen_ The first of the
"schools" for new servicemen which the
association will foster will be assigned to
a prominent distributor's shop, according
to the group. Twenty promising youngsters
have b een signed up for the course, during
which th ey will be paid for learning and
apprenticed for part of the day to veteran
mechanics still on duty.
Carl Trippe of Ideal Novelty Co. was
wringing his hands nervously over the ton-
sillectomy which Marlene, his little daugh-
ter, underwent in June. At this writing she
is resting comfortably!
Arcade operation is kee ping Ideal on th e
run.. The help si tuation is at its worst h ere,
no mechanics available for service, and
few cashi ers remaining more than a few
days. ,In ad dition, bus service to many of
th e" -amuseIt\eo;t parks in which th ey ar p
located has been disco ntinued to save rub-
ber. Consequently, so me of the formerly
crow ded arca des in th e city are full of "out
of order" signs and disconsolately emp ty
during th e day. Ideal is running seven
arcades with only two or three service
men.
Earl Bowman is now service manager for
McCall Novelty Co., h elpin g Andy McCall
keep hi s abnormally large route in order.
Earl, who for several years operated a
phonograph repair shop of his own, is
dazzled by th e sudden demand on his serv-
ices from all directions.
Barney Frerichs of Arrow Novelty Co.
is vacationin g in a h ouse trailer, obeying
an ambition he has nursed for years. How-
ever, he will spend th e vacation only a few
miles from home, he says.
Abe J effers, president of the Cigarette
Merchandiser's Association which finally
won out in its fight to ha v~ the two-cent
St. Louis city tax dropped, is vacationing
with Harry Davi es so mewhere in the South.
Harry who usually spent two months in
Florida, was disgruntled to find that the
army has occupied his favorite s pot.
Friends suggested that h e read newspapers
in the f"ture.
Sam Kleiman, formerly h eadin g the Al-
lied Novelty Co. in Chicago, has been ap-
pointed phonograph salesman for Ideal Nov·
elty Co. The firm received a large shipmen t
CONSOLES
BELLS
Genuine Factory Rebuilt!
Blu e Fronts
5c········$135.00
i:g:gg
Brown Fronts
~~':'::::::
5c ........ $149.50
Roman Head
25c ........ $ 129.50
Chro me Bell s
-5c ........ $189.50
Chrome Bell,
25c ........ $1 94.50
Gold Chro.,e
25c ........ $194.50
Mystery Bells
5c ........ $119.50
IOc ........ 121.50
25c ........ 124.50
Bon us Bells
5c ........ $189.50
Melon Bell
5c ........ $ 149.50
IOc ........ 152.50
Cherry Bell
IOc ........ $ 189.50
BRAND NEW BELLS
~ ~~c G8~1d C~h~~.::::::::::$~~Ug
=lii: ~~ ~r:~·c:~:~i.::::::::::: m:~g
m:
Mill s 10c Club Consol • ......... 284.50
Mill. Ie Smoker B.II.....
64.50
BRAND NEW
SPECIAL!
4 Pan Americans
2 L eag ue Leader
2 B. II. Ho p
I Dou bl. P lay
Sky Line
Po lo
Biondi.
Progress
~~~~1.at.H.aii ·::::::: i~::~g
Fre. Play ......................
Comb. F. P. & P. O .....
Pace Saratoga, P. O.........
Saratoga. F. P. & P. O .....
Keeney Triple Entry.
I
79.50
159. 50
139.50
79.50
124.50
69.50
139.50
97.50
39. 50
44.50
Keeney's For tune ............ $229.50
Gra nd National. J.P .......
Pace maker, J . P.
Grandstand. J. P. ....
Thistledown. J. P .
Hawthorne. J. P. ....
S port P age ......
CURVED GLASSES
NEW KEE P ' E M BO MBI NG
Sea Bisc uit. J .P.
FOR TEN STRIKE
No Tax Counter Sensation
Mills ' Vest Pocket Bells
Sample ................................ $18.75
Chrome .........
. ........ $
$2.50 EA.
5 or more, ea.....
16.75
Blue &. Go ld
10 or more, ea.
15.75
Green ....
MI LLS GO L F BALL VEND ORS. Like New. 10c or 25c ....................................... $194.50
~
114.50
149.50
Keeney '38 T rack T ime .. 11 9. 50
Evans Bangtai ls. Red ......
Ga ll op ing Dominos
Brown Cabinet
Black Cabln.t
Jenn. Bobtai l. Tota l
Jenn. Fast Ti me, F.P .... _
J.nn. Lib.rty B.II . Flat
J.n n. Liberty Bell . SI.....
$197.50 EA.
89.50
89.50
7·5.00
59.50
59. 50
49.50
59.50
39.50
34.53
24.50
TER M6 : 1/3 Deposit. Balance C. O. D.
NOVE TY CO ••
2200 N. WESTERN AVE ., CHICAGO, ILL.
ASSOC [ATLAS AUTOMAT IC MUSIC CO , 3939 Grand R, ve ,Av e , DETROIT . .
OFFICES ATLAS NOVELTY COMPANY, 2219 Fifth Ave ., PITTSBURG - _
of Rock-Ola phonos from th e Rock-Ola
warehouse stock in May, and surprised local
ops with an energetic sales campaign. The
shop is turning out used reconditioned
phonographs as fast as possible, but these
are insufficient to meet the demand.
The Associated Phonograph Owner's
Association reports that membership at-
tendance has fallen off badly as operators
hustle night and day to keep their routes
at peak. New address of th e association
headquarters is at Roy Haas' home at 644
Vassar in Un iversity City, it was emph a-
$3 9.00 Ea.
2 Star Attraction
I Snappy
I Towers
2 Capt. Kldd
4 Horoscope
2 Twin Six
2 Dude Ranch
2 Com modore
2 Merry-Go-Round
2
2
2
2
$29.00 Ea .
4 Silver Skates
~a~~r. ':i~h G~~~~··p.(i::::: in~g
Big Gam •• F. P ................. 11 4.50
Mill. S Qu are B.II........
79.50
Mill. J u mbo Parade
PAYTABLES
MILLS MYS TER Y B EL LS
Knee Act ion, Dri ll Proof
Club Handle . 5c. 10c. 25c
ANOTHER SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED!!!
ACT
UICK!! THEY SELL VERY FAST!!
Any 3 Differ ent
Games fo r $39.00
or $15.00 E'a ch
Mill. 4 Boll •• 5c
Serials ovor 1800 ......... $375.00
Koon.y Su p.r B. II ............ 219.50
Groetchen Sugar King.... 49.50
$49.00 Ea.
2 BOlco
4 Jung le
$69.00 Ea.
2 Venus
2 S pot -a -Card
I Power H Quae
I Roxy
I Lucky
Any 3 Different
Game s for $54.00
or $19.00 Each
sized by Lou Morris, president-since many
out of town operators have beeen hammer·
ing at the door of th e former office on
Market St. Rigid economy prevails in all
association activities.
Ted Key, operator from Farmington, Mo.
was in St. Louis during June. Rural phono
business stays good, he sai d, but th e lack
of defense industries is slowly making
ghost towns of many of the smaller ci ties
outside the St. Louis industrial area.
Earl Tharp is spendin g a vacation fish ·
ing in Minnesota. H e's one of the few opera-
tors with new equipmen t on th e routes and
goo d enough tires to make this possible.
John Winklemann, another phonograph op-
erator, took a hasty vacation Sou th which
was over befor e it sta rted according to his
description.
Morris Weinstock, East St. Louis opera·
tor, is in the army. grea tly to his surprise.
Now 38 years old and with four children,
Weinstock a ttempted to enlist in navy,
marines and army, was told hi s health was
not up to it, and that he would not be
drafted. Four days later he was inducted.
Mrs. Weinstock will continue his routes,
and so n Tommy, 14, will service his ma-
chin es.
R obert A. Latimer
2 Score-a- Line
everyone's got a nickel for
2 P lay Ball
2 Formation
3 School Days
2 B ig Town
2 Bordertown
2 R.d. Whit •• Blu .
BROTHER BILL
On Columbia : CHARLIE SPIVAK
I Stars
I Metro
$24.00 Ea.
2 F I •• t
I Broadcast
$34.00 Ea.
2 Majors '4 1
$44.00 Ea.
4 South Paws
JERSEY SPECIALTY CO.
Route 23, Newark Pompton Turnpike
Next to Passaic River Bridge
SINGAC. N. J.
Phone: Little Falls 4·0784
TURN NOW TO
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JULY
1942

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