Modern Houdinis Of
The Industry
W hen the war is over and new eq ui p·
ment, parts and ~upplies are available in
needed quantit ie, the I ndu try should
righ tfu ll y issue ci ta ti on placques to those
specialty organ izations wh ic h came into
the breach during the shortages a nd hel ped
operators keep their equipment operating.
T he time when new eq ui pmen t wi ll be
avai lab le is a long way off and all
thoughts of reconversio n have been shelved
as th e government pursues a program of
gett ing on with war and fo rgetting abo ut
what we're go ing to do after the war.
T herefore the operator must make hi s pres·
en t equ ipmen t reach over a n unkn own
period.
Years ago Ho udini main ta ined a magic
wo rkshop in the East where hi s i llusio ns
a nd master mag ica l devices wer e perfected
to amaze and am u e mill io ns of people. In
la ter years th e T hayer H ouse of Magic
in Los Angeles wa th e headquarters for
all types of mystifying gadge ts ranging in
pr ice f rom five cents on up to f ive thou·
sand doll a rs. Magic ians made th e spo t
port of ca ll for new tr icks a nd illusions to
add to th eir rou tin es a nd T hayer became
kn own th e world over.
Here in our own I nd ustry, and in Los
A ngeles, is such a n orga ni za tion, a nd each
day tinds it wav ing the magic wand over
tired and sick co in·opera ted eq ui pment-
on ly to have the mac hi ne usher fo rt h and
ready to go out and gather in the co in
the same as the day it left its or iginal
factory.
We were amazed by th is little gro u p of
artisan and upon investigation found the
oq::an izat ion cons isted of four ind ividua ls:
Bern ie Roberts, M. L. Hazelr igg, Fred
Kern and Bill Garne r. The men are co·
partn ers in Automat ic Electron ics and
a long w ith wa r contrac ts they have been
active on since Pearl Harbor, have founded
a depar tment to rehabi litate coin equip.
ment a nd give it th at new chance in life.
T he boys at Automa tic E lectro ni c don't
classify themselves as purely mechanics.
T hey've all had a fl ing a t opera tin g and
repa iring equ ipment, but i n their curren t
enter prise they are devot ing themse lve to
so meth ing more th an repair and main·
tenance. They, through the ir thoroughl y
equi pped mach in e hop, a re able to ma nu ·
facture on th e spot a ny part necessary to
put a mac hi ne back in ope rati on as good
as new.
W e loo ked a t a l ine·up of ma rble tab les,
P hotoma ti cs, Pa norams and other mach ines
on whi ch the fi rm had man ufactured spe·
c ia l parts which had worn ou t. Cali bered
and machined down to a th ousa ndth of an
inch, th e parts even urpas ed origi nal
factory parts install ed in the devices. Pre·
cision wo rk is their long su ite a nd ti me is
no t a factor when an important piece of
eq ui pment is involved.
Pr ide in work is reflected as th ey eagerly
show the various parts they have manu·
factured to place thousa nds of do llars
worth of equip men t back in permanent op·
eration.
A stroll throug h the shop will warm the
cockles of the heart of any machine· hop·
minded
ind ividua l.
About everyth ing
necessary to turn out a small or large part
i ~ on hand. All machines are nea tl y ar·
ra nged and fl uo rescent li ght ing is mo ullted
above each un it. The fl oors are sp ic and
~pan and a general feel ing of "pride in
everyth i ng we do" is in ev ide nce every·
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Black Paces Races ................................................................ $125.00
5c Brown Paces Races, Check Separator ...... .................... 225.00
5c Bakers Paces D.D., J.P., & Check Separator .. ...... .... 325.00
Sun Rays, Free Play ...... .. .................. .................................. 150.00
Watling Big Games, Clock Models, Free Play ...... .......... 110.00
Paces Saratoga, F.P . , P.O . Combination, Brass Rails .... 150.00
Paces Saratoga , Cash Pay ............ ...... .... .... .................... .... 125.00
Kentucky Clubs .. ................ ................... ............................... 110.00
Mills Rio ................................ .... .......... ................. ....... ........ 65.00
Keeney 7 coin head Kee Ball-fruit symbols-similar
to '38 Track Time ...................................................... ........ 125.00
Early Head Galloping Dominoe ....................... ......... ...... .... 175.00
New Supreme Rocket Buster ............ .................................. $395.00
New Pitchem and Catchem ...... .......... .................. .............. 235.00
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Large Watling Fortune Telling Scales.... .......................... 75.00
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20 Mills 12 Record Selective Music Boxes
PANORAMS
10 Mills Panorams .................................................... $360.00
BOWLING LEAGUES
10 Slightly used BOWLING LEAGUES-9 ft . Skee Ball .. .... S215 .00
MISCELLANEOUS SPECIALS:
2 Wells·Gardner 5c Selective Bottle Drink Vendors, both $650 .00
175 Advance Duette Peanut and Candy 1 c Vendors
(extra parts) ...................... ...... ........................................ 395 .00
(Complete but as is on above)
SLOTS:
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25c Mills Blue Fr onts ..... .......... .................. ........ .... ............... Write
5c Watling 3/ 5 Rollatops ........................ .. .......................... $ 95.00
10c Watling 3/ 5 Rollatop Club Console ..... ....................... 165 .00
25c Caille 2/ 4...... .............................. .......... ........... ............. 75 .00
25c Caille 3/ 5 ...... ...... ........ .................. .................. .............. 110.00
Columbia G.A. Cigarette Symbols............... ..................... 65.00
5c Jennings 5c Blue Skin ................................................ .... 150.00
Jennings 1 Star Chief ...... .......... ............................. ............. 125.00
Jennings 5c Triplex ...................... .. ...................................... 150.00
Bally Twin NickeL ... ......... ..................... .................. .... ........ 175.00
Shoot the Chutes ............................................................... : .. 125.00
Keeney Submarine Guns ........................ .................. ............ 165.00
Anti·Aircraft Guns ...... .......... .......... .............. ........ .............. 75.00
World Series .......... .......... ................................................ .... 95.00
Kirk Blow BaIL .... ......... ............... ...... .... ................................ 110.00
Gottlieb Skeeballette .................................................. ...... 85.00
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Wurlitzer Rotary 24-Victory Model R.C .......... ....... ........ $475.00
Rockola Imperial 20 .............................................................. 185.00
Wurlitzer 24-Seeburg R.C. Hideaway in orig. cabinet .. 195.00
Gable 20 record lite·up ................ .................... .................. 265.00
Rackola 5c Wall Boxes...... .......... .................... .............. ...... 17.50
Rockola 5c Bar Boxes...... ............................ ........................ 17.50
Brand new Rockola 5c late Bar Boxes...... ........................ 35 .00
These are exceptionally' clean-ideal for export or your weaker
locations-some have IIte-ulD sides anti nrill~-"'onsi ~tin9 of DO RE
MI'S, SWING KINGS, DANCE MASTERS, ZEPHYRS!
$95 .00 for straight models-S110 .00 for lite·ups.
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ARCADE EQUIPMENT:
CONSOLES:
X·Ray Poker-latest model .................... .. ............................
Goofy Golf .......... ................ ......... ....... .. ................ ..............
Bowl·a-Bomb-9 ft. Sloee Ball .... .......... .......................... ....
Buckley Deluxe Diggers, factory rebuilt ...... ......................
Genuine Upright TALKING SCALE-calls out your
weight automatically .. .......... .......................... ..................
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110.00
215.00
100.00
165 .00
METAL TYPERS
Groetchen Metal Typers Complete with
5,000 New Aluminum Metals .............................. $250.00
GOLD CHROMES
NICKEL-DIME or 9UARTER ONE CHERRY GOLD CHROMES-
REBUILTS-WITH A BRAND NEW FACTORY GUARANTEE-can·
not be told frorn originals in appearance or operation!
Write for special prices I
PIN GAMES:
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Victories ...................... $95 .00
Sparky .......................... 39.50
Landslides ............... ..... 49.50
Jun91es .... ................ .... 75.00
LegIonnaires ................ 65.00
'41 Majors .................. 65.00
Champs .............. .......... 55 . 00
Lite-a-Cards ................ 65 .00
Speed Demon .............. 45 . 00
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Stratoliners ............ .... $49.50
Genco Big Chiefs .......... 49.50
Sky Blazer .................... 79 . 50
Gold Stars .................. 45 .00
Wild Fire .... ............ ...... 49 . 50
Wings ............... ... ........ 45 .00
ABC Bowler ...... .. ........ 55.00
Repeater ...................... 45.00
Twin Six ...... .................. 50.00
SLOT SAFES:
12 Mills Single Door Double Slot Safes ..... ............... ................ $40.00
6 Mills Single Door Single Slot Safes .. .... ............ ............. ..... 25.00
These Safes Lack Keys But Have Locks and Are Real Values!
TERMS; '/2 Deposit with ALL ORDERS-Balance C.O.D.
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FEBRUARY
1945