Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1944 December

Miracles are being performed dai ly at
the well-equipped shop of Automati c Elec-
tronics in the heart of Coin Row. Firm
specializes in making parts necessary to
return electrically operated coin machine
equipment back to operating. Shop is able
to make any part, regardless of how intri-
cate, and with the present shortage of parts
has been able to help many operators re-
turn hundreds of machines to profitable
operation. All work is done by experienced
precision craftsmen. Drop in, and be
amazed.
Bill Leuenhagen is right on his toes
when it comes to calendars for 1945. Bill
is passing out a neat number. Next month
an added treat is promised in the shape
of a nifty plastic business card case-
something all operators can use.
"A good soldering iron is something that
has been mighty hard to get in the past,
but we've got them now and they're sure
swell." So said Lucille Laymon in sum-
marizing the advent of Dura-Heat at the
Laymon establishment.
Jack H. Keeney, Chicago manufacturer,
arrived in Los Angeles on the 14th.
San Francisco
Business has held steady in the bay dis-
trict in the past month. The election is
over, the boys have paid off their bets, and
everyone is getting ready for a bang-up
1945.
R. A. Parina of R. A. Parina & Co., at-
tended the national meeting of the Na-
tional Automatic Merchandising Asso cia-
tion i'n Chicago in October. The group will
sponsor a $25,000 public relations pro-
gram during the coming year and Dick be-
lieves it will go a long way towards ac-
quainting the public with the ins and outs
of automatic vending.
L. B. McCreary, general manager at E.
T. Mape Music Co., has been in and out
of the office to Stockton and Los Angeles
to check with the other branches of the or•
ZINCO
SPOT-A-
NUMBER
POCKETS
WILLIAMS
MANUFACTURING COMPANY
161 W. Huron St., Chicago 10, Ill .
WHY PUT YOUR MACHINES
IN MOTH BALLS?
Thousands of pieces of coin-operated equipment are now in storage
for need of an important part that would put them back on location, cash-
ing in on the present spending spree. We are equipped, with precision
equipment and competent craftsmen, to BUILD and CREATE the necessary
parts your equipment might need. Under WPB authority we have needed
prioriti es for repair parts .to keep your electrical equipment in operation.
MUTOSCOPE PHOTOMATICS
We can bring your old machines up to the equal of the last model pro-
duced before the war. We have an experienced mechanic able to do a com-
plete revamping job on your Photomatic mechanism, install the proven new
delayed developing mechanism, and other worthwhile and trouble-free im-
provements recently perfected.

PANORAMS
We invite your inquiry on any Panoram operating troubles. We are man-
ufacturing special fibre gears, bushings, etc., for Panoram mechanisms and
can CUSTOM BUILD any special part unobtainable in the regular outlets.
COME IN AND SEE US WHEN YOU ARE IN LOS ANGELES. LET US
SHOW YOU THE WORK WE ARE DOING AND THE MULTIPLE WAYS
IN WHICH WE CAN SERVE YOU!!!
AUTOMATIC
ELECTRONICS
Los Angeles 6, California
West Pico Boulevard
2801-2803
CPA. 4111>
ganization.
M. S. Wolf and C. A. Garton, of Cali-
fornia Amusement Co., arrived in San
Francisco the first week in November to lo-
cate a bui lding to establish a branch of
their organization here. Firm has distrib -
uting offices now in San Diego and Los
Angeles. Garton will manage the local of-
fice when it opens.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maser, of the H. R.
Maser Music Co., are planning on spend-
ing the holiday season in Chicago and the
middle west. Hank will combine business
with pleasure, do some extensive buying
and also take care of post-war business and
plans.
Viking Specialty continues to be one of
the busiest spots in town with operators in
for the many special services the firm is
providing to keep vending operators in
business during the war months.
Another busy spot is Expositfon Games
Co. where Johnnie Wilson has worked up a
terrific business in supplying slot machine
parts to operators all over the nation.
Jo.hnnie had the foresight to accumulate
an unusually large stock of slot parts and
operators have found his stock "a port in a
storm" during the current parts shortage.
Portland
None other than Corporal Louis Karnof-
PUT TBE NIPS IN A l'IX
.BUY A BOND IN TBE SIXTH!
T~e pu rcha se of bond s today m_e ans just that much more sa ved for t he equ i!') me nt yo u
will ~ ant to buy whe n t he wa r ts over. We , here at Viking , wi ll be ready to offe r you
th e cream of t he cro!'" when tha t happy day returns.
Right now we must ma ke the most of what we ha ve; and we are d ed icated to d oin g
our utmost to he lp you kee p you r prese nt e qu ipm e nt op erating . W e ha ve a fa irly
ad e quate stoc k of cha rms , key rings , co in wrapp ers , coll e ctio n books, Fl exo Too ls
and various typ es of ve ndi ng d evi ce s. W e are an xio us to be of se rvic e to you . W oni
you contact us today ?

VIKING SPECIAi.TY COMPANY
530 Golden Gafo Avenue
sky, former REVIEW Seattle correspondent,
and his buddy, Corporal Pugle, visited us
in Portland. They are two swell fellows
and we all enjoyed their visit.
"Bertie" Kristo! is still in the hospital
. . . and hubby Max is a mighty worried
man these days. Those of us who know
Bertie know how much she helped her
hubby . . . and we all miss her cheery
smile at the Montgomery Gardens th ese
days. She surely has all good wishes for
her speedy recovery.
Friends of Vern Helbig of Roseburg,
Oregon, will be surprised to learn that he
again has to go to the hospital for a short
time. His wifie Gladys surely is a brick!
Mr. Tipley, son-in-law of George Coombs
of Condon, Oregon, has just been inducted
in t he service.
Wil bur Jones has just purchased the
C. B. Cable route at Albany, Orego n.
Jones has great expectations for a large
operation after the war is over.
Percy Bucknum of Eugene, was a Port·
land visitor in November. Other visitors in-
cluded Percy Hargood, Ernie McGee and
Bert Schuler from the Coast.
R. M. Waggener of Coin Machine Ac-
ceptance Corporation, Chicago, was a vis-
itor to Portland and Seattle.
Edmund F. Mair, "Ted" to his friends,
former President of CMAC of Chicago,
was a recent visitor to the Coast, stopping
off in Portl and for a day en route from
Seattle to San Francisco.
E. M. Bush of Marshfield, Oregon, was a
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Coin Machine Row welcomes with open
arms-Morrie Dickinson. Morrie has been
released from the Merchant Marine and
is now back with his first love, the coin
machines. Morrie is well known for his
humor and good nature and will be found
these days in the shop of the Puget Sound
Novelty Co.
Surprise of th e week - John Michael
visiting on th e Row. John seems to have
a pronounced aversion for coin machines
since he went in for dairying. Seems like
old home week with John around.
Irv Stept has sold his place in Seattle
and intends to make his future home in
Los Angeles. Looks like Al Brashem will
have to give up the horses for a while
and take Irv's place on the route. Cly
Newton has also left the northwest. Sorry
to see Irv and Cly leave and everyone
hopes they will be happy in th eir new
hom es.
In lin e with the proverbial beanstalk,
th e Puget Sound Novelty Co. has grown
and grown . . . practi'cally overnight . . .
and now offers one of the largest and
finest distributing houses in the Pacific
Northwest. All operators, distributors and
manufacturers are invited to inspect their
new and attractive showrooms as well as
th eir modern equipped Shop and Parts
Department. Th e practicability of the
shop will particularly interest the opera-
tors who are now able to obtain the best
of service. When in Seattle, don't fail to
visit them.
George Austin, genial operator from
Pasco, Washington, in Seattle for a few
days combinin g business with pleasure.
While in town he visited at Jack R. Moore's
picking up parts and suppli es for the
route.
J. A. Clark in from Yakima; came over
the mountains to look over equipment on
Coin Row.
Bob Farrell tripping it in from Oak
Harbor and way points.
Bert Beutler and Chuck Barnett of the
Jack R. Moore Co., week-ending in Port
Angeles and visiting local operators in
that section. Bert has been batching this
month while his Missus is back in Ken-
tucky; however, Mrs. Barnett went along
to chaperon the trip.
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1944
visitor recently. This is now City of Coos
Bay.
The Roland E. Allens have adopted a
daughter and have named her Barbara
Jean. She is seven months old.
Ed Polaske has taken over Marty Fibi-
ger's route in Portland.
Friends of Charlie Fey, that grand old
man who invented th e original Bell ma-
chine, will be grieved to learn of his pass-
ing on November 10th. To those of us who
knew him personally we feel we have suf-
fered a great loss . . . he was kind to
youn,:?; as well as older people and his place
on Mission Street in San Francisco was a
landmark si nce his footprints were worn
through to th e seco nd flooring where he
had stood at hi s bench for 40 years.
This writer, togeth er with hubby and
children and friends, Al and Marion Mor-
rison, employees of Jack R. Moore Co.,
Portland Office, expe rienced a rather har-
rowin11: night when the Morrisons' boat, Th e
Kazani , went aground on a sand and rock
shoal in the Columbia River. After spend -
for
Bally THORO~REDS
Keeney SUPER BELLS
Etc.
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DISTRIBUTOR
Los Angeles 15
1503 West Pico
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ing all night and half a day wa1tmg for
the tide to go out and come back in, we
were rescued by a fisherman, and the men
later by the Coast Guard. The two chil-
dren thou ght it was a grand lark ... how-
ever, it wasn't nearly so funny to the folks
at home nor to the folks at the office .. .
including the Coast Guard, of which Mr.
Cusso n is a Warrant Officer. But they say
the fishing is better now and so are the
ducks . .. so we will go again . . . better
luck next time.
L. Helen Cusson
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He: "Yep, by looking into a girl's eyes I
ca n tell exactly what she thinks of me."
She: "That must be very discouraging."
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Bob : Say Herb, do you like Ping Pong?
don't.
Herb : You don't? I think it's fine.
Bob: Fine! Why, how is that?
Herb : Well , you and your girl play, and
when you miss the ball yon and your girl
look for it under the table.
Bob : Yes, but where is the fun?
Herb : The fun is under the table, with
your girl.
ZINCO
"SPECIAL"
SCORING
POCKETS
WILLIAMS
MANUFACTURING COMPANY
161 W. Huron St., Chicago 10, Ill.
EVERY PARADE MUST HAVE A LEADER
and in the repair and maintenance of Consoles, One Balls, Vest Poct,ets and Chicken
Sam Amplifiers we relinquish the lead to no one. Once you've tried Globe Electronics
you'll not be satisfied elsewhere. We invite you to come in today.
REMEMBER-
A LL EQUIPMENT INSURED AGAINST FIRE AND THEFT WHILE IN OUR SHOP.
GLOBE ELECTRONICS
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