How would you like to have a fine new looking Blue
Front with light cabinet, club handle, single J.P.,
knee-action levers and other improvements? Here's
what to do: Take that old faithful Blue Front of yours.
You know what it has been and what it has done.
It can
do more and better. Send or bring it in and say "Give
this Blue Front a Graham Special - - - - Yes, Graham,
give it the works." You will have as good, or better,
machine as it is possible to buy in the market today!
By bringing your machine up-to-date you will be able
to meet competition, make more money and hold that good
spot. You can have gratifying results at a nominal cost.
B. B. GRAHAM
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
Phone: Citrus 1-1093
212 East Palmer Avenue
Glendale 5, California
61
FOR
way of equipment or saleable goods vend-
able in machines. Our record of achieve-
ment as distrib utors in the 11 weatern
states will stand us in good stead to do a
good job for any line we may take on.
Right now we are anx ious for merchandi,c
which may be offered for sale through vend-
ing machines. Suppliers will find us readv
to handle and stock their lines in hu;::~
quan ti ties."
* * *
. . . Smokers wonder why the OP A is
rationing unimportant commodities like su-
gar and butter and not bo theri ng its little
head about the distribution of cigarettes.
OH1arlrn JJrry
1860-1944
Charles Fey, the inventor of the Bell
type slot machine, passed away No-
vember 10 in San Francisco at the age
of 84. Death was not unexpected for the
grand old man of the slots had been in
failing health for some little time.
Back in 1887 Charlie, as he was affec-
tionately known by the trade, perfected
a device he called the "Liberty Bell."
Actually it was the first bell machine
and little did he realize then that he
had created a device which was to gain
international popularity . . . which was
lo become the foundation .. . the very
backbone . . . of a great industry.
Throughout his lifetime Charlie was
continuously busy at his workbench in-
venting, repairing, perfecting and just
tinkering for he loved to work with tools,
loved lo bring ideas lo a working real-
ity, loved lo create, and most of all ..
share the benefits of his work with his
fellow man. Although Charlie Fey in-
vented dozens of machines that would
have made almost any other inventor
a fairly well lo do man, Charlie was
content lo take a modest mite, live pru-
dently and glory in the knowledge he
was sharing ideas and inventions des-
tined to make life easier and more en-
joyable for others.
Yes . .. Charlie has gone but the me-
mories of him, his deeds. his inventions.
his accomplishments, and his all-around
generosity will live on and on in the
hearts of hundreds and hundreds of men
in this industry.
DECEMBER
1944
. . . Old Gold has tossed aside the dou-
ble wrapped for freshness idea and now the·
apple honey to guard 0. G.'s from dryness
is joining the list of other discards. New
advertising theme in newspaper copy is
based around the theme: "Why Be Irri-
tated?" Possibly th e ad writers haven't
tried to buy a pack at half a hundred cig
vendors.
A. F. PAR/NA
Parina In Harness
SAN FRANCISCO-A. F. Parina is back
in the harness again and in charge of the
management of R. A. Parina and Co. To-
gether with brother Dick; Tony is faying
plans for the post-war years and the time
when the Parina organization will be able
to distribute several lines to their many
operator-customers in the West.
"With the years ahead in mind," said
Tony, "when we will be able to cover the
trade extensively, we are building up our
orga niza tion and getting ready for the time
to come. We are open for anythin!! in the
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WILLIAMS
MANUFACTURING COMPANY
161 W . Huron St., Chicago 10, Ill.
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