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games and phonographs loan ed and pre·
sented wi'th the compl iments of AOLAC.
Included in the latest grou p was the Holly·
wood Guild and ,Canteen's thanks for 15
cases of milk; U. S. Naval Auxiliary Air
Station at 29 Palms a ppreciation of pin
ball machines present ; Army Air Forces at
Santa An a for h elp in repairing devices in
the Offi cer's Mess; and a letter of appre·
ciation for a check sent the Mount Sinai
Hospital and Clinic. Said Curley Robins·
son to the memb ership: " W!l are continuo
in g to donate pinball games and doin g our
utmost to comply with every d emand made
u po n \ us by th e army and navy for the
boys in the service. If you receive a re·
quest for recr eational equipment, you may
refer them to us and we will endeavor to
meet th eir requirements."
Chris Christensen, now in the army,
spent a portion of hi s furlou gh getting
back in harness at Southwestern Vendin g
wh ere h e was employed befo re his in·
duction.
Bud P arr and Charl ie Robinson re-
turned from a qui ck trip to Las Vegas
and Reno th e fi rst of the month and
Charl ie had a black eye to explain to the
nati ves. It seems th e boys encountered all
kinds of weath er, got off of th e road a
few tim es in blinding snow and , comfort.
ably ensconced in a Reno hotel decided
to celebrate th eir goo d luck by having a
few. Charli e go t a bit ahead an d Bud
suggested a cold shower. Not thinkin g to
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
58
FOR
APRIL
1945
Conae 0 .. Over!
You're more fhan welcome if' my new Liquor Emporium and we' ye some
mighty fine buys and special oHers on hard-fo-gef ifems for members
of fhe Coin Machine Indus fry. Jusf say: "Frank, whaf are fhe back-room
oHerings today? " We'll fry fo amaze-and serye you, fool Come on
oyer.
FRANK ROOT :LIQUOR STORE
3345 West 8th Street
Los Angeles. Calif.
Fitzroy 5190
test the water Charlie jumped in the
shower and turn ed the cold water on full
blast. What h appened aft er that must have
b een amusing to see. At least it was doing
this quick get· away that Charl ie landed
on th e bathroom fixtures, bl ackened hi s
eye and gain ed a cut th at took two stitches
to close. Latest news, March 14 : Bud ' Parr
and Charlie Rob inson left for Las Vegas
on a business trip. (Who' ll return with a
black eye this time?)
San Francisco
W hile M. Pollard Co., distribu tors; feels
the pinch of no Rock·Ola·s to be had, the
firm is still doin g a th rivin g busin ess buy·
ARCADE MACHINES
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Bally Rapid Fire Guns. Ea ... $200.00
Evans Tommy Guns. Each.... 150.00
Chicken Sams. Each ............ 125.00
Shoot the Jap. Each............ 1 50.00
Mutoscope Sky Fighter ...... 350.00
Mutoscope Ace Bomber ...... 395.00
Keeney Anti-Aircraft. Each 75.00
Mills 1-2-3. '39, FP. Each.. 75.00
Mills 1-2-3. PO. Each .......... 110.00
Mills Owls. Each.................. 90.00
Mutoscope Photomatic.
Late Model .......................... 1 .000.00
1 Voice Recorder .................. 500.00
5 Evans Ten Strike. Each........ 50.00
1 Scientific Baseball .............. 100.00
3 Wurlitzer 111 Bar Boxes.
New. Each .......................... .. 40.00
Sport Page. PO •• 1 Ball ......... . 60.00
Hawthorne. PO.. 1 Ball ........ .. 75.00
Track Record. PO .• 1 Ball .... .. 125.00
Pace Maker. PO .• 1 Ball ...... .. 80.00
All-American Derby. PO .•
1 Ball. New ............................ 300.00
All American Derby. PO .•
1 Ball. Used .......................... 200.00
One Way 5-Cent Super
Bell. FP .• PO ......................... 395.00
10 Buckley Track Odds
Daily Double. Late .............. 700.00
3 Mills 4-Bell Cabinets.
New" Each .......................... 32.50
3 Evans Lucky Stars. Each .... 295.00
5 Paces Races Red Arrow.
Each .................................... 265.00
1 Gold Cup ........ "................... 50.00
200 Mills Slots. ' Chromes.
Brown Fts.. Cherry Bell.
Club Bells. Write . 5/ 10/ 25/ 50
10 Buckley Diggers and
Cranes. Each ...................... 60.00
2 Mills Hi Boys. Each ............ $ 75.00
25 Mills Green. Blue. Gold.
Each .................................... 65.00
10 Mills Glitter Gold QT .. 5
Cent. Each ........................ 130.00
15 Mills Glitter Gold QT •• 1
Cent. Each ........................ 75.00
10 Mills Green 5 Cent QT.
Each .................................. 65.00
10 Mills Blue 5 Cent QT. Ea. 90.00
2 Nickel. One Dime. One
Quarter Rolotops With
Stands ................................ 500.00
25 Single Cabinets Slots
Stands. Mills. Each........... 30.00
15 Double Slot Cabinets.
Mills. Each ....... ~ .... . ...... ..... 80.00
30 Weighted Mills Safe
Stands. Each .................... 25.00
60 New Relays for Mills Four
Bell Machines. Each ..........
3.00
5 Jennings Good Luck Con-
soles. Each ........................ 50.00
150 Mills Standard Slot Ma-
chine Handles. Each ......... .
2.00
25 5/ 10/ 25 Cent Wurlitzer
Boxes. Each ...... , ................ . 25.00
3 Mills Empresses. Each ....... . 310.00
2 Mills Thrones. Each .......... .. 275.00
5 Packard Wall Box Brack-
ets. Each ............................
3.50
1 Packard Juniper Adaptor 39.50
3 Mills Dice Machines. 25
Cent Play. Each................ 75.00
10 Columbia Bells. Chromes.
DJP •• Convertible. Each.... 80.00
1 Seven Way Caille Slot ...... 100.00
3 Pace Slug Proof. 5/ 10/ 25.
Good as New. For Three .515.00
25 Free Play Pinball Ta bles
WYOMING NOVELTY COMPANY
540 E. Yello wstone
CASPER. WYO.
Phone 542
in g and selling used equi pme nt. Th e show·
room is a very pleasant sight conta inin g
a lot of desirable merchandise. Also a
large, effi cient repair department is main·
tained wh ere two days' se rvice is given,
according to P ollard.
In the good old days wh en gas and
tires were plentiful , Royal Amusement Co.
and Grosso Amusement Co. were a reg·
ular meetin g ground for operators from
many counties. Th e contacts are still kep t
up but visits a re scarce and far between.
It was a pleasant sur prise when Albert
Rozario , biggest opera tor in Sonoma and
Ma rin County of phonographs, dropped in.
Royal Amusement, own ed by Mardi e F ere,
and Grosso Amusement, headed by Mr. and
Mrs. Grosso, are ind epe n,dent twin estab·
lishm ents, sharin g the p remi ses a t 445
Turk St. Mainstay of th e business is oper·
atin g phon og raphs, but phonogra phs are
also rented for occasions lik e weddin gs,
banqu ets and parti es. Most of the phono·
.graphs h andled are W urlitzers, but th ere
is also a good representa tion of Rock·Ola.
Louis Grosso and Mardi e F ere jointly
sponsor a semi.pro, class AA baseball tea m
which won the first game in a three ga me
series fo r the league champion ship. The
next game is to be pl ayed in the near
futu re. The team had been invited to par·
ticipa te in the annual benefit contest a t
th e Seals Stadium in which almost a score
of top·ranking tea ms meet in co mpetition.
Royal Amu sement and Grosso Amuse·
ment are also co·sponsors with Dan Newell
of a 30 minute radio program, Sports
P a rade, heard over station KSAN Sunday
evenings.
Gisela Ney
Denver
Wolf Reiwitz of the Wolf Sales Co. has
just return ed from a trip to Salt Lake City.
He reports th at J. A. Stevenson, Consoli·
dated Amuse ments is remodeling his shop
a nd offi ces. Wh en completed, he wilI have
one of th e most mod ern offi ces in the
Rocky Moun tain region. Stevenson will
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