Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1942 October

OSED GAMES
2 Anabel ........... .. .. ...............
1 All American ................... .
1 Argentine .... _....... ........ ....
Bandwagon ........ ..............
Gold Star ..... .... ... ............
Blondie ._ .... __ ............ ..........
Hi Hat ..... ........... ..............
Legionnaire ........ ..............
Major 1941 ......................
Metro .. .............. ................
2 Pan American .. ................
1 Red , White and Blue... .....
Salute ..................... ...........
Sport Parade .... ...... ........
Stratoliner ......................
Seven Up .... .. ...... ...... ........
Showboat ............ ............
Ten Spots .................... ....
Ump ............. .....................
West W ind ......................
Zig Zag ..................•... ......
Zombie ....... .......................
Sporty .............. ................
$20.00
30.00
60 .00
30.00
27.50
17.50
45 .00
60.00
45.00
30.00
52.50
30.00
40 .00
35 .00
40 .00
40 .00
55 ,00
45 .00
30.00
55 .00
55.00
35 .00
15 .00
each
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NEW GAMES
Defense ..................... .... . $1 22 . 79 each
Gun Clubs ........................ 98 ,70 ..
Home Runs ...... ................ 107.70
3 Victor y .. ...... ..... .. ..... ......... 109.09 ..
4 Yanks ................................ 119.82
4 Zig Zag s .......... ........ ........ 99.29 ..
COIN
M ACHINE
REVIEW
8
LONG BEACH COIN
MACHINE COMPANY
FOR
OCTOBER
1942
·/ {IlIfJIlJ eit~
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (RC)-This col·
umn, probably the last you will see from
this correspondent for some time, is more
of a "good-bye" letter than a news account.
We wanted to get around in Kansas City
and tell all our operator friends so-long
before we left but circumstances prohibited
us from completing this objective. So now
we are in camp.
However, before we left we were able to
learn that Boss Berkowitz of Universal
Manufacturing Co. has completely recov·
ered from his emergency operation for ap-
pendicitis and that his firm's equipment is
working night and day on the ever-growing-
more-popular jar games.
Steve O'Hara is back in Kansas City
after a trip and job in the South_ While in
Tulsa he worked for Charles Hillinger of
the Star Amusement Co. He says that mu-
sic is going over great down there and that
guns are getting a lot of attention. Although
his plans aren't certain, Steve believes he
may go back to the Oil State sometime in
the near future. His headquarters late in
August was the United Amusement Co.
The operators who were making bets that
Carl Hoelzel would soon tire of the worry
and work connected with running an up-
and-coming farm seem now to be out of
pocket for not only is Carl still very much
interested in the rural side of the picture
but now numbers among his assets on hand :
1,000 chickens, 150 hogs, and 100 head of
cattle. And what's more, he's growing hi s
own feed . All the talk about meatless days
doesn't worry him a bit_ He says, "I've got
all I want running around on the hoof."
Ed labowsky, now daytime manager of
Wonderland, has brought back his work
bench and any local operator who would
like to see what a few converted electrical
parts can do to add new interest and life
to heavily played equipment, that has been
working on an 18-hour-a-day basis, should
look in on Ed. Tommie Thompson is night
manager and offers a prize to any operator
who can point out a good-looking waitress
in the 12th and Grand area that he can't
name, address and telephone number.
Operators in the Kansas City area are
now breathing easier since the new "Per
Unit" City ordinance has become effective
requiring the $10 stamp for tables and the
$5 for phonos. At first it looked like these
stamps might be of the $25 variety.
Most local distributors report that they
are still able to fill orders- on at least good
used equipment_ And word is making the
rounds that Vendo Manufacturing Co., now
in war production, will shortly be awarded
the muchly prized Service "E" for excel-
lence in service in war production_
Arcade men throughout the area are very
happy because they are having one of their
best hot-weather seasons. Most of them re-
port that they are at least breaking even,
which is something many of them have not
done during summer months in the past,
and a few report rather good profits which .
is very unusual. And all th is with their
best season just ahead.
Rural operators are the ones with a legiti-
mate kick. Transportation has become a
serious problem for them and most city
headquarters firms are cutting down on
their rural operations. And added to this is
the fact that many, before excellent loca-
tions, are now just so-so with traffic falling
off at a rate to be expected.
Vendor and peanut operators are also
pulling in their nets in many areas. Trans-
portation and the fast rising prices of pea-
nuts and confections are given by most of
them as reasons.
But, on the whole, the picture is good
since transportation worries are also limit-
ing the coin machine players to the more
congested areas and giving operators an
opportunity to douhle up on the better
spots. The development seems to be that
total inco me from the coin boxes is more
or less stabilized with expenses about the
same, and in some cases less than formerly
STOP!
I WANT TO BUY:
Sky Fighters
Drive Mobiles
Rapid Fires
Defenders
Chicken Sams
Ace Bombers
Super Bombers
K. O . Fighters
Texas Leagues
Late Model _Card Vendors
Western Baseballs
Kirk Night Bombers
Keeney Air Raiders
AND
All other kinds of legal
arcade equipment
One piece or one hundred
Send your list, g iving quantity
and price wanted
Empire , Coin
.Machine Exchange
2812 w_ NORTH AVENUE
CHICAGO, ILL .
HUmboldt 6288
with reduction in route expenses that have
been achieved.
So lon g. We'll be seei ng you- IN THE
ARMY.
B. K. Anderson
Anderson at Camp Roberts
LOS ANGELES- As this issue of THE
REVIEW went to press, word was received
from th e former Kansas City correspondent,
B_ K. Anderson, who is now in Company C,
84th Infantry, at Camp Roberts, California.
U·NEED·A·PAK
CIGARETTE -MACHINES
LATEST MODEL, CENTRAL DELIVERY
U·NEED·A·PAK CIGARETTE MACHINES.
LIMITED STOCK-FIRST COME-FIRST
SERVED!
Net Price
1 5-Column ............ $125.00
9·Column............ 104,00
7· Column............ 86.50
F.O .B. San Francisco
WRITE FOR COMPLETE PRICE LIST OF
USED CIGARETTE MACHINES, ALL
TYPES AND MODELS AVAILABLE.
R. A. PAR INA &. CO.
156 NINTH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
OPERATORS! Workmen's Compensation Insurance!
$25.00 DEPOSIT WITH POSSIBILITY DIVIDEND REFUND OF $5.00 10 $ID.OO
Why Pay More? Get Details Now!
Inc. J929
Zeigler Insurance Agency I "Inc.
54J S, Sp ring St •• MIchigan 096J
Specialists-Co in Mach ine hi dustry
Mention of THE COIN MACHINE REVIEW is y our b es t introduction to our advertisers.
Los Angeles. Calif.
... BRAND NEW MACHINES-Buy Now While You Can Get Deliveries 111
ABT Target Challenger .............. ........ $ 35. 50
Baker Pacer, 5c Play ...... ...... .............. 299 .50
'Bally Long Acres ............................ .... 325.00
Groetchen Columbia, Rear Pay.... .... 87. 50
Keeney Super Bells .............................. 239 . 50
Double Steel Safe.... ........ .................... 95.00
Mills Three Bells .................................. 675 .00
Mills Four Bells, 5c, Latest Model .... 485 .00
Mills Folding Stands ............................
6.50
Mills Box Stands ............................. ,.... 15.00
Mutoscope Sky Fighter ...................... 300 .00
Northwestern Stamp Vendors-3-3c
fo r .. l0c. and 4-1c for 5c, ea ........... $ 29 .50
Pace Race, 5c Play ........ .......... .......... 335 .00
Pace Race, 25c Play .......................... 375.00
Pace Race, 5c Play, Jackpot ........ 375 .00
Vest Pockets, 5c, Brand New...... .... 57.50
Watling Fortune-Telling Scales ........ 150.00
SPECIALS IN BRAND NEW MACHINES
Evans Jackpot Dominos .................. .... $399.50
Mills Jumbo Parades, .£ash Pay ........ 129.50
Mills Jumbo Parades, .conv ............... 148.50
SLIGHTLY USED PHONOGRAPHS
10 SEEBURG 1-942 MODEL 8200 with REMOTE CONTROL.
15 No, 950 WURllTZER, 5 ROCK·OlA COMMANDOS.
Operators and Jobbers, Write for Prices,
We Guarantee You Cannot Tell These Machines From Brand New.
FLOOR SAMPLES, GUARANTEED NEW, NEVER ON LOCATION.
Bally Club Bell, 5c .............. ................ $219.50
Chicago Coin Hockey ........ ................ 215.00
3 Keeney Super Bells, 5c Cony. with
Mint Vendor ...... ...... .................. ...... 239 .00
2 Keeney Super Bells, 25c Conv . .... 259.50
Bally Long Acre, Console .............. .... $269. 50
, Groetchen Chk. Sep. Gold Award
Columbia Bell ................................ 82.50
Keeney Super Bell, 5c Cony. Mint
2 ~::~~y .. s~p~~ ii~ii; .. ;:;;;i~ .. N·i·~·k~·I .... · 182.50
C. P ..................... ............................ 259.50
5 Keeney Super Bells, 5c Conv ..... 239.50
Mills Jumbo Parade, Cash Pay ........ 125 .00
Mills Four Bells, 4/ 5c .... .................... 445 .00
Reconditioned and Refinished
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Mills Jumbo Parade, Free Play........ 77.50
Mills Jumbo Parade, Cony. Vend ..... 139. 50
Seeburg Selec:tomatic Wall Boxes .... 14 .50
USED MACHINES-RECONDITIONED AND REFINISHED
1
2
5
1
CONSOLES
Keeney Triple Entry ...................... $ 99.50
Keeney ' 38 Skill Time.................... 79.50
Keeney Kentucky, Slant Head.... 89 .50
Mills Four Bells, 5c .. ...... ................ 295 .00
2 Mills Square 8ell, CP.................... 49 . 50
2 Chicago Coin Double Safes........ 60.00
10 Mills Jumbo Parade, Free Play,
Blue Cabinet, Series 6558 ............ 107.50
6 Mills Jumbo Parade, Free Play,
Late Style Coin Head.................. 87.50
1 Pace Race JP, # 6088, 25c ...... .... 199. 50
1 Pace Race Jackpot Red Arrow,
# 6182, 25c .................................. 209.50
2 Pace Race, # 5881-5895, 5c ........ 132 .50
1 Pace Race Red Arrow , # 6319 .... 199 .50
1 Pace Race Red Arrow. 25c,
# 6583 .......... ........ ................ .......... 225 .00
SLOTS-Reconditioned and Refinished
1 Jennings lc Duchess , # 1712 ........ $ 19. 50
Mills 5c Cherry Bell, # 432000 .... 110.00
Mills 5c Melon Bell , # 430000 ...... 110.00
Mills Bonus Bell, 5c ...................... 190.00
Mills 5c Red Front........................ 85 .00
SPECIALS
25
25
5
I
Super Bell • • 5c Conv .. SU .................. $142.50
Dom inos , JP, Lig ht Ca b., SU ............ 282.50
Supe r T rac k Times, SU ...................... 300. 00
Wu rlitzer 950. 1942 Md ., Bra nd
New, Never Unpacked .. __ ............ ____ ...... Wr ite
10 Mill. Jumbo Parades. Conv. FS ......
10 Mills Three Bells, Like New,
Hig h Serial s ..........................................
Watli ng Big Game. CP......................
J ack pot Dom inos . Brown Ca binets.
Factory Reconditioned ........................
I Kee ney Subm ar ine. Like New ............
149.50
475.00
82. 50
225.00
187.50
ON! BAL.L CASH PAYOUTS
8 BailY Jockey Club . .................. $285.00
4 Ba lly Kentucky ...................... 250.00
I Bally Santa Ani t a .................... 135.00
3 Tu rf Kings ................................ 285.00
I Kee ney Fortun e Conv. , Cash
or F.P . ...................................... 225.00
1 Watling lc Rolatop Cherry,
#89217 ................ ............ .. ...... .... 29 .50
2 Watling lc Twins Jackpot.
# 163891-T52595 .......................... 25 .00
2 Mills Blue Front, 5c Play, Club
Handle, # 445249-# 445256 ........ 125 .00
1 Mills 10c Blue Front. # 389392.... 90 .00
2 Mills 10c 9.T., # 11724-19602 .... 37.50
7 Daval Penny Packs, Latest Color
Orange & Black. # 36577-37104-
37259-37256-39055-39053-39047
7. 50
FIVE BALL GAMES
Bally Mystics .... .................................. $ 29.50
Bally Reserves .................................... 17. 50
I
WANT TO BUY
Mills Th ree Bells. Give Ser ia l Numbers.
Gu aranteed co nditi on, lowest cash price.
I
ONE BAL.L. FREE PL.AY
2 : a ll YI Long Acre., Floor
$26950
I .4at~:rliy· .. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 225:00
I Keeney Conte.t . Fl. Sa mpl e 100.00
We GU arantee Th e.e Machine. To Be
Clean an d in Perfect Con diti on.
1/ 2 Cash Deposit Must Accompany Orders on all West Coast Shipments, Balance C. O . D. Prices Subject to Change Without Notice .
Above prices effective October 17.
MOSELEY VENDING MACHINE EXCHANGE, INC.
00 Broad St .• Richmond. Va.
IICUJtCh
HOUSTON, T exas - Operators ·C. M.
Robertson, F. C. Smi th and Paul Janke,
treated at the Hou ston Operators social
meetin g and party at Southern Select b eer
warehouse on Sept. 3rd. As usual most of
the op erators and servicemen in the City
were present to enjoy a fin e spaghetti sup·
per , plenty of Southern Select b eer, and
learn a few thin gs helpful in phonograph
operatin g.
William P eacock acted as master of
ceremoni es. Representatives of the local In-
ternal Revenue offi ce and City Tax offi ces
were present and informally discussed som e
things connec ted with phono graph operat-
in g and loca tions.
A large P enny Arcade was open ed in th e
East End section of Hou ston Sept. 4th.
Owners are Frank and Billie Saenz and
Mr. and Mrs. Grafton Nuckols, all form erly
with Rogers Greater Shows. Frank Saenz is
manage~, with Billie Saenz as cashier.
Nuckol s is workin g in a sh ipyard until
business improves enough to j ustify hi s
active connection with th e firm.
Quite a number of active coinmen went
hAd S .
d'
S
b
.
mto t e rme
erVlce unng eptem er.
Th e list includes: Opera tor Al Janke,
Navy ; H. M. Crowe, R & A Distributin g
Day Phone 3-4511, 3-4512; Night Phone 5-5328
Co. Manager, Navy; Operator Jack Arm-
strong, Army ; Operator J. J. Boyd, Army;
Opera tor George Hubbard, Army; Opera-
tor Ted Mahavier, A rmy; Don Morrison,
record salesman for Straus-Frank Co.,
Army. A few more, including H arold Long,
Commercial Music manager , have ex-
pressed intentions of enlisting shortly.
Operator C. W. Robertson open ed a nifty
drive·in and dance cafe on the North Side
ea~ly in September. He reported busin ess
good and improvin g.
Ernest Gates, owner of Gulf Sta tes
Amusement Co., smacked i'nto a bit of
labor shortage recently. His brother, E. W.
Gates, went to work in the shipyard. Next
day hi s service man, J. T. Chadwick, suf-
fered a broken foot and could not drive a
ca r for weeks. Meantime George H ubb ard
who replaced E. W . Gates as an operator
went into the Army. Th en Russell Merritt,
service man, b ecame ill with th e flu and
was off two weeks. Last report was that
Ern est and his wife, who also is secretary,
were still present, well, carryin g on their
work ; and perhaps a bi't glad they are not
owners of, say a several million doll ar
con cern.
Most local op erators and distributors do·
nated to the limit in the nationwide scrap
drl· ve. At Galveston over 100 slot machl' n es
were add ed to th e pile.
John C. Wright
United In Full Swing
CHICAGO.- Des pi te th e fact that Uni ted
Manufacturing Co. is one of the newest
organizations in th e game refurbishing
fi eld, th e firm reports that every part of
its business is runn ing smoothly and reo
fu rbished gam es are b eing shipped to all
parts of th e coun try.
"It is because of the smoo th fun ctioning
of all departments of our fa ctory that we
are able to make the stepped·up deliveries
we have b een making since our first week
in this business. Orders and reorders ar e
coming in faster every day. Without prop-
erly co-ordinated departments, it would be
. impossibl e to make gam es over in th e skill·
fu l manner we are noted for and yet give
delivery on them as quickly as we do. Too
fast returning of games usually me ans that
som e part of the work has been given the
once over lightly treatment, but that never
happens in our plant. Midways and Sun
Valleys are going out faster than ever."
Mrs. H. R. Perkins Passes
CHICAGO- Funeral services were held
at S t. Matthew's Episcopal Church in
Evanston, October 3rd for Mrs. Harold R.
Perkins, who passed away suddenly on
September 30th.
Survivin g are her husband, who is con·
n eeted wi th the Buckley Music Systems
and Buckley Tradin g Post, and three chil o
dren, Shirl ey, John a nd Carol P e rkin s.
Mention 01 THE COIN MACHINE REVIEW is your best introduction to our advertisers.
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
9
FOR
OCTOBER
1942

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