Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1943 October

Co. has a number of slots operating in
Ferriday, La., Wi ldsville, Lake St. John,
Wisner, Winnsboro, Sicily Island, St. Jos-
eph Newellton, while operators in Ferri-
day: Monroe and the other places in the
state also operate on an extensive scale.
Wadley Craig, well known operator of
the P. L Co., has taken a defense job with
the Higgins Co. in New Orleans and has
ALL MACHINES IN GOOD
turned over his operations to his bro ther,
SHAPE. RIGHT OFF LOCA-
Quincy Craig, who is on leave from the
TION - EVERY ONE COM-
PLE T EL Y
CHEC K ED .
U. S. Engin eers for three months.
CLEANED-AND READY TO
Private James C. Culpepper, son-in-law
MAKE YOU MONEYI
of Ham B. Nelson, well known Natchez
operator, is now on maneuvers in Cali-
ONE-BALLS
$24.50
I Thistledown ...................................................... $50.00
fornia. Private Culpepper, who has been
I Doughboy
I Band W agon
I Winn i ng Ticket .
. .... 75.00
2 Big Show
I Dixie
in the service over a year, was manager of
I Sport Page .......................................................... 40.00
I Formation
I Paradise
I Mill s 1-2-3 .......................................................... 40.00
I All Am erican
I Cross Li ne
the F and N Co. in Ferriday, La., and in
............... 90.00
I Pacemaker
I Stratoli ner
I
Score·a·
Line
2 H awthornes ...............
. .............. 40.00
Natchez, prior to his induction in the arm~d
9 E urekas. Each ......
. .............. ............... 35.00
for ces. He and Mrs. Culpepper are receIv-
$1 9.50
I Gold Cu p ......................... .
. .. 45.00
2 Turf Ch amps, Each .... _
................ __ .. 30.00
2 Rotation
Drum Major
ing congratu lations on the recent arriv~l
I Ascot Derby
. 29.50
I Rink
Joll y
of a baby girl, born at the Natchez Sani-
I Bally Bel mont .
15.00
I Short Sto p
Mr. Chips
I Commander
B ig Town
torium.
ARCADE EQUIPMENT
I M ascot
Powerhouse
I Ali Ba ba
Roxy
Frank J. Perrault, Jr. , service man of
Western Baseball
............................ $65.0Q
Blondie
I
Hol
dover
Bally All ey .............................................................. 34.50
the Sera mac Novelty Co. of Natchez, who
I Speed Demon
Exhibit Du ck Ray Ri fl e, aluminum
L ands l ide
2 Gottlieb Bowl ing
pedal st and
. 64.50
has been located at Camp Van Dorn,
Mississippi, with this co mpany for ~everal
FI VE-BALL FREE PLAY PIN GAMES
$29.50
months past, has been accepted III the
Big Chief
I Sport Parade I I(een-a-Ball
$14.50
Si l ver Skates
I Broadcast
I Gold Star
. U. S. Navy and has been assigned to th e
3 Double Feature I On Deck
I Chevron
2 Show Boats
Naval Air Corps. He has been se nt to
2 Triumoh
I Playmate
2 Y acht Cl ub
$44.50
I Towers
...
2 -'V:..:a:::c"'at" io"'n:,-_--,I~Punch
'
I Cad ill ac
Pensacola, Florida, for " boot" training.
Terms: 1,13 Deposit With All Orders. Balance S hipped C. O. D. or Sight Draft.
Frank was formerly stationed at Jackson,
Ro ute 23. At Passaic River
Miss. The owner of th e Seramac Co., also
Bridge.
Singa c. N. J_
called the Service Novelty Co., is Buster
Ail Phones: Little Falls 4-0784. Singae . N. J .
Williams who is also in the armed servo
ices and' is stationed at Shepherd Field,
Texas, where he is a member of {he army
nomah County Circuit Court which had
air corps.
operators in a quandry as to how and how
Richard S. Sanguinetti, operator of the
much to pay. State made no effort to col·
J and J Co. who was recently inducted
lect until matter is cleared up.
from Natchez, at Camp Shelby, Mi ssissippi,
NATCHEZ, Mississippi-Some CJtles of
is now stationed at Pensacola, Flonda,
LOS ANGELES - The local police
this state including Natchez now have a
where he is wi th the Naval Air Corps.
department is somewhat irked at local Ar·
curfew of 10 o'clock on week nights and
Thomas Piazza has taken over the man-
.cade oper1\tors and has indicated II mid-
midnight on Saturdays for locations wi th
agement of the Service Novelty Co.'s busi-
night closing hour will be established. Re·
"phonos," but despite this and the fact
ness in Natchez, Miss., succeeding Frank
cently organized California Penny Arcade
that in some localities the places close all
Perrault who has been called to the colors.
Associa tion is practically stale-mated with
day Sunday, business is still booming in
Piazza has a brother, D. N., who is in
littl e interest shown in the group by local
the Magnolia state.
the Seabees and is located at the present
op erators. As a result the closing order
Operators including the F and N Amuse-
time in Alaska.
will probably come through without op-
ment Co., Seramac Novelty Co., Eidt's
Bill Eidt, owner of the Windmill Amuse-
position from the Association despite the
Novelty Co., operated by Bill Eidt, Lee
ment Co. and one of the largest opera-
fa ct that midnight to 2 a. m. are generally . Delaney, J. O. Modisette, and others de·
tors in this section, has returned from a
the peak hours in downtown Arcades. At
clare thei r business was never better. A
recent buying trip to Monroe, La., and
a special recent meeting called to discuss
number of army camps have aided the
Jackson, Miss., where he boup;ht a num-
the problem only five operators put in an
coin machine business in the state as there
ber of new coin machines. Bill was re-
appearance.
cently discharged from the army because
are soldiers in these camps from all over
the nation and all are good· coin machine
C L EVELAND - Peter Lukich was re-
of bad health.
patrons.
Frank J. Eid t, brother of Bill Eidt, who
elected president of the Cleveland Phono·
was assisting his brother in the operation
graph Merchants' Association at a recent
Slots arc not permitted to operate at
meeting. Other officers re-elected included
of the business, is now stationed at Camp
many places in the state, but across the
Jack Cohen, vice-president; George De- . river in Louisiana tbe slots do a "land
Rucker, Alabama, followinp; his recent in·
duction at Camp Shelby, Mississipi.
Frieze, treasurer, and Leo Dixon, secre-
office" business. Ham. B. Nelson, operator
tary. Board comprises Sanford Lavine, Rob-
Harold M . Case
of the Ferriday and Natchez Amusement
ert Perrin, Hyman Silverstein, Harry Lief
and Gary Weber_
SELLING FAST. HURRY!
GOOD GAMES! '
GOOD BUYS!!
JERSEY SPECIALTY CO.
COIN
MACHINE
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OCtOBER
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MISSISSIPPI
MONT GOMERY, A l a . -
A I a-
barna's strict liquor laws which prohibit
use of music and dim lights where whiskey
is sold, have ·been temporarily modified for
spots catering exclusively to members of
the military. Civilians can be admitted to
these chosen few spots only when escorted
by military personnel.
Runyon Has Tubes
NEWARK, N. J.- Runyon Sales Co. of
this city has one of lhe largest stocks of
radio tubes for various types of coin-con-
trolled equipment to ~e found in the coun-
try today.
'
Herman Perin, Runyon salesmanager, has
men on the road scouring the country for
the hard-to·find tubes that have ca used op-
erators so many worries in the past.
"If you are up against it for tuhes," says
Perin, "we may have just what you want."
We
S pecialize
IN GUARANTEED. REBUILT
SLOTS, CONSOLES Dod RACES
Satisfaction or'Money Refunded
- PA RT'S and SUPPLIES

BAKER NOVEI.TY
co.,
1700 W. Washington Boulevard
CH ICAGO 12, ILLINOIS
Men tion of THE COIN MACHINE REVIEW is your b e st introduction to our advertisers
Inc.
Mutoscope and the War Effort
By
ELIAS E. SUG'A RMAN
t.o turn the pages .of a calen-
I F dar y.ou in were
.order t.o measure the time that
has elapsed sin ce the Internati.onal Mut.o-
sc.ope C.orp.orati.o n was c.onverted fr.om a
fact.ory specializing in c.oin-.operated amuse-
ment devices t.o a war plant, the transiti.o n
peri.od w.ould be small indeed_ Yet t.o us at
Mut.osc.ope, wh.o think in terms .of acc.o m-
plishm ent, it seems like many years ag.o
tha t Mut.osc.ope, u nder a peacetime ec.on.o-
my, was turning .o ut in ra pid- fi re fash i.on
such items as P h.o t.o matics, S ky Fighters,
Ace B.ombers, Drive M.obiles and many
.o ther c.oin-contr.olled items fa miliar t.o the
trade_
Mut.osc.ope is t.oday- as th e carnival
spieler w.ould put It- a genuine, 100 per
cent, 14-kara t war plant_ With all the fix-
ings an d s.o methin g m.ore besides_ The c.om-
pact buildi ng and auxiliary stru ctures at
Eleventh Stree t near 44th D rive in the
great industrial area .of L.ong Island City
is playin g an imp.o rtan t part in win nin g
the war_ At least in .ou r humble .opini.on,
which has b een su pp.orted .on .occasi.o n by
uns.olicited statemen ts .of c.ommendati.on
from .o fficials .of vari.ous branch es .of .ou r
nati.on's armed services_
When William Rabki n t.o.ok .over what
was then kn.own as the Internati.onal Mut.o-
sc.ope Reel C.o_ in 1920, he must have kn.own
that s.ome day he w.ould b e included in
the select c.om pany .of lea din g manufactur-
ers caterin g t.o th e needs .of the c.oin ma-
chine indust ry_ T he st.ory .of the success
.of Mut.osc.ope is t.o.o well kn.own in th e
trade t.o bear re petiti.on h ere. Yet he eQuId
n.ot have visualized that in ab.o ut 21 yea rs
the entire picture w.ould be re painted a nd
a c.ompany that h ad been dev.oted t.o fab-
ricati ng devices t.o a muse milli .ons w.o ul d
be using the self-same machin e t.o.ols (with
many .o thers add ed) t.o supply instru ments,
parts and devices th at f.orm part .of the
l.o ng and lethal a rm .of Uncle Sam in his
struggle t.o extermin ate threats t.o .our way
.of livi ng in every n.o.ok and cran ny .of a
tired and bleeding w.orld_ Such are the f.or-
tunes .of war and s.o in geni.o us are th.ose
wh.o bel.ong t.o th e race th at inhabits m.ost
.of th e N.orth American c.ontinen t. F .or
Mut.osc.ope is n.o t a separate, detached en-
tity_ Bill Rabkin's c.ompany is a micr.oc.osm
n.ot .only .of the United States but .of the
w.orld .of free peo ples.
H ere, in the c.omparatively small s pace
.occupied by .our plant, are descendants .of
practically every nati.o nality a nd race. Th ere
are all kinds .of cultures, r aces a nd creeds
thr.own t.ogether, living harm .oni.ously and
dedicated t.o the sin gle purp.ose .of d.oing
everyth ing with in th eir p.ower t.o prese rve
th e kind .of life the ir f.orebearers visual ized
when they emigrated here and which they
have co me t.o rec.ognize as the .only life
t·hat caters t.o the di gnity .of man.
Th anks t.o the f.oresight .of Bill Rabkin ,
Mut.osc.ope was n.o t as un prepared f.or th e
tra nsiti .o n as were .ou r f.orces in Pearl H ar-
b.or .on the fa teful day .of December 7, 1941.
It did n.ot take the sl.ogan , " Remember
Pearl H arb .or !" t.o awaken Mut.osc.ope t.o
its duty a nd resp.o nsibility in the w.orld
crisis. T.o be m.ore exact, it was many
m.on ths bef.ore th e Nips sneaked u p .on
P ea rl Harb.or a nd .other .outp.osts in th e fa r
P acific that Mut.osc.o pe began m.oving things
ar.ound t.o prepare f.o r a war set-u p. Wh en
th e bl azin g headlines .of Ja p treachery were
being read by sh.ocked citizens, Mut.osc.ope
was already engaged in making precisi.on
instruments f.or the li'rankf.ord Arsenal. In
the same plant P h.o t.otnatics were still c.o m-
ing .off the assembly line. S.o were Dri ve
M.o biles, Sky Fi ghters, and Ace B.o mbers
but Mut.osc.opers (as ·.our empl.oyees like t.o
call th emselves) were already gettin g a
taste .of things t.o c.ome. Each time a shi p-
ment .of Ph.ot.omati cs and .oth er .of .o ur
" babi es" left th e pl ant there was m.ore than
.one wistful glance directed at th e packing
cases and far back in the th.oughts .of th e
.onl.o.okers was the nagging questi.o n, " H.ow
mu ch l.on ger?" Th e Ja ps supplied the an-
swer .on December 7.
(See MUTOSCOPE, Page 16)
ARCADE MACHINES AND SUP·PLlES
ALL
MACHINES
FACTORY
REBUILT - MOST
ARE
BEAUTIFULLY
REPAINTED
BETTER THAlli NEWI WE STILL HAVE THE MOST EXTENSIVE SELECTION
OF ARCADE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE. GOING FASTI ANY PART
FOR ANY PIN GAME OR PENNY' ARCADE MACHINEI
. . _
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Doraldina
(Grandmother) with Life -Size Figure, Large Floor Size Machin e. Beautifully
R.painted, Wax Figur., R.tou ched Exp.rtty, Looks Lik. New ............................................................
Gottlieb Moving Targ et on Beautiful Floor CabineL ...............
g~~~!~h~nut:~i!~i~~;.':¥II~:wAI'l:,~d~~~it~a~t:ns'\z.)'::::::::~:::::::: ........... :::..........................
Sci.ntiflc Bas.ball (Upright) ...
.......
...................... ..............
Goofy Golf. Roll Down, High Score, Beautiful Back. Light Up, 6'x2 ' ...........
. .......................
Educated Dog, Roovers (Animated Figure) Fortune Teller. ..........................................
Chicken Sam converted to Battle Royal ....... $12!'i.00
Radio Rifle. .......................
............ 75.00
Supr.m. (To Tokyo) Gun.................... . ....... 300.00
Light House Grip, very attractive...
125.00
Exhibit Aviation HI-Strlk.r........
150.00
Exhibit Bicycle Trainer...
IIS .OO
Exhibit Chinning Rings................
17S.00
Exhibit Foot Ease Vitalizer...............
75.00
Exhibit Grandfather'S Clock Grip.........
125.00
Exhibit Hi-Ball (Att. R.paint.d>... ...
89.50
Exhibit K.O. Punch.r.... ......................
150.00
Exhibit Over the Fence................
8S.00
Exhibit Punching Ba g Trainer ...................... 22S .00
Exh ibit Star Strik.r...................
125.00
Exhibit Striking Clock Grip...
125.00
Ball Grip ......................
125.00
Barnhardt Dial Strlk.r..........
125.00
Combination Grip & LIIL ............................
85.00
Electric Shocker, floor size cabinet..........
65.00
Knockout Fight.rs (2 play.rs)
16.' .00
Lift.r ...................................................................... 60.00
Milia Large Size Floor Size Elec. Shocker ... 1,';0.00
Mill. Punching Bag...
150.00
R.d Top Lift............................................
85.00
Ro •• nleld Grip & Lilt, Larg. Dial............
9'.00
Ro.enleld Grip & Lilt, Lit. Up Tower...
95.00
Seeburg Hockey
7S.00
M utoscope Hurd Ie Hop.
4S.00
Mutoscope Windmill Grip...
I?".OO
Mutoscope Thioaraph ...
16!;.00
~~:gg
110.00
109.00
IIO.M
Aeromatic Basketball ............... ..............
$
Exhibit A.trology (12 Slots) .............
Exhibit Color 01 Ey.s '(12 'Slots) ..
Exhibit Color 01 Hair (12 Slots>.
Exhibit Floor Size Card Vendors.
Exhibit Horo.cop. (12 Slots) ......
. .........
65.00
55.00
55.00
55.00
25.00
55.00
Klssom.ter ......................................... 225.00
Love M.t.rs, Each.....................
25.0n
Mystic Ey...................
. ........... 2?5.PO
Palm Card Vendors..
60.00
Radiogram .
.........................
225 .00
Ramas.e............................................ . ... 200.00
h
Exhibit
Exhibit
Exhibit
Exhibit
Exhibit
Exhibit
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~~~::ic~~I~Gt S~Ft:I~0~~~3:re)~. 'FL"size:::':: Ig&~ 8g
Happy Hom. ..................
Human Analy.t .....................
Little Wizard Fortune Teller..........................
Love Letter (Vends Paner Fortunes) ........
~1~s~~~e~J~~rF:r~~ueneT:.~!~er::::::::::::::......
~~f~~!~g T~I~!:,s ~~ro~~~f~(·F·C ·P,;-O·dei)·::·····
45.00
115.00
15.0'1
75.00
Igg:~~
'~~:~ri
Chicken Sam
9;.00
85.00
8S.00
IS.oo
Small I d.al Scal..... ...... ................
35.00
Aero Basketball ..........
61:0.00
Baffl. Ba.k.tball ..............
............................ 45.00
Scl.ntiflc Battl~g ~ractic.
......................... 115.00
Rockola World Series........
85.0 ....
~Ug Western Baseball, Deluxe. ............ .........
12".1"'0
79.50
30.00 W.st.rn Bas.ball, 1939......
95.00 Atlas Bas.ball ...........
.... ... .............. .
76.00
Evans Ten Strike..........
4 9.~O
Evan. Ske.ball ....
95 .00
Rockola Ten P-ins..
........
49.5'1
Exhibit Bowling AII.y.............
85.0U
Sk.e-B.II-Ett., Gottlieb ................................. 65.no
Scl.ntiflc Sk •• Jump....
85.00
for descriptive circular.
Casino Golf
.................................
4~ . 00
Ch.ster Pollard Golf ............
...................... 85.00
Ch.st.r Pollard Football ..................
95.00
Ch •• ter Pollard Rac.r (2 Players) .......
150.00
~~~g~cr~·"sp~~~lm!~~'V.;·ri·ii . .. p;:iz .. io;: Skiii
Ku. Ball. u •• d....................................
Stoner's Derby (lor 2 Play ... l..
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WITH MUNVES'
"TRAP THE JAP"
* Most
sensational
conversion.
50
* Nicest looking pare! conversion on $14
Complete
* It market-com
pays to reconvert th e
Jap and
Munves way!
Background
* Write
350.00
50 .00
Teller Viso-Graph Fortune .... ,..................
Kirk Astrology SCal................
Watling Low Model Scale..........
Watling Floor Model Scales...
W:.~:rnRo~~e~p~~~·iie·s ~····Fioor ··caii·lneL~····
~~'.~
Kue Ball-Billiards In Pin Ball Form. Played with a Billiard Stick Instead of a Plunger.
A Fasci nating Competitive Game. A Big Money Maker. Legal Everywhere. Each ................ $ 50.00
COUNTER GAMES
Criss Cross or Bingo ....... $
Electric Shocker, New...
Electric Shocker. Used....
Flipper
Holly Grip .
Hom. Run
Hula Hula. N.w...
Kicker & Catcher . ...
9.00
29.S0
12.!l0
9.00
12.50
15.00
10.00
19.50
Kill the J.p..... . ............. $
Kill the Jap. New...
Pikes Peak
Pingo (Lik. Hoops) .
Poison the Rat. New
Poi~on the Rat, U •• d......
Sco.ot.r ... ........
Skillarett. .................
25.00
32.S0
IS.OO
15.00
25.00
17.50
12.50
15.00
Skillar.tt.. New ............ $ 25.00
2!'.flO
12.50
Spitfire ................................ 12.50
~ida~lteaguer. Keeney' s ~~: g~
Totalizer ..........................
25 .00
U. S. Stamp Mach .......
2~.On
Victory ..
9.00
Snacks, New
Snacks-3 Columns '
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THE BACKBONE OF THE PENNY AflCADE
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Mutoscopes, Moving Picture Machines, Complete with Reels and Signs...
. ....... $ 4S .00
Drop Pictures, Caille. etc . (Stereoscopic), with Views ................................. ~ .......... ·····...........................
40.0.0
P.ek Show ............ $29.50
S. I.ct-o-View. ( N.w) ............ $39.50
Advance Movl. Shows............
24.50
Photomatic. Late Model. write fo r price _ Photomaton , thoroughly overhauled........................
1.250.00
......
...
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...
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Money Order or Certified Check. '13 Deposit, Balance C.O.D .
FREE-Complete Machine or Supplies Price List.
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MIKE MUNVES
520 WEST 43RD ST.
(Tel. Bryant 9-66771
We Have Been Buying
and Selling Machines
Since 1912
NEW YORK CITY
Proprietor, there's something wrong here!
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COIN
MACHINE·
REVIEW
13
FOR .
OCTOBER
1943

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