Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1945 May

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OPERATORS SERVICE
(JIMMIE RUTTER)
2307 WEST PICO BLVD.
DRexel 5015
LOS ANGELES 6, CALIF.
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Returning from these excur ions into pri·
vate life back to th e world of busin ess, Chet
said that nothin g could prove more elo·
quently Bill Wo lf' s confid ence in th e future
of coin ve ndin g machines than openin g thi s
very elaborate new bran ch. He then stressed
th e pioneer work so successfu ll y don e by
automa ti c phonographs whi ch may popu-
larize a tun e even befor e it is broad cast on
the radio. Rum and Coca Cola, a mash
hit, was gettin g its first inn ing via phono .
Th e explanation i simpl e. On e hea rs a
ca tchy tune over th e ra dio a nd th ere is
no way of havin g it repea ted to asce rta in
wh eth er one really likes it or not. How dif·
ferent with coin mac hines ! One may have
hi s heart's content- and th en still go out
and buy th e record to have on hand. The re
is corroboration of such state ments by Ed·
wa rd Hamm and R. M. Bird. Edward
H a mm , ma nager of Decca Distributin g
Corp., sa id: " Automa tic phonograph s are
doin g pioneer work. Th ere is no sure r way
to popul ar ize a new tune than by th e auto·
matic p honograph .'· R. M. Bird, manage r
of Leo Meyberg Co.'s record department,
distributor of Vi ctor·Blu e Bird records,
said: " We consider automati c phonograph
opera tors on e of our most importa nt ac·
counts." (Editor's No te: Why don' t th ey
treat th em tha t way, th en?)
In the showroom of California Amu se·
ment Co. may be found a large selec ti on
( considering th e tim es) of des irable equip.
ment, also a very effi cient se rvic e depa rt·
ment is bein g organized, under th e direc·
tion of Charles Faulkner, well·known to
th e industry for effi ciency a nd wide expe·
ri ence.
An old established firm , and goin g
stron g, is th e San F rancisco Branch of Jack
R. Moore Co., managed by Johnnie Rug·
giero . Main offi ce of the firin is in P ort·
land with bran ch es in Seattl e, Spokane,
a nd on e here. Th e San Francisco branch
ma inta ins an exce ptionally comprehen ive
re pair departm ent. Otherw ise the pi cture is
probably ide nti ca l '''ith a ny oth er organi.
zation in th e country. So it might be of
s pec ial intere t to stress th e persona l ele-
ment.
Johnni e Ruggie ro served for 14 month s
in th e Civil Air P a trol a t Laredo, Texas,
wh en he was return ed to civilian life. H e
was promptly re·instated in h is form er po·
sition. Johnni e h ad bee n with .l ack R.
Moore Co. for 14 years, and his wo rth to
the company was so thorou ghly proven th at
th ere was no doubt of hi s welcom e rece p·
tion to hi s previous position.
H a nk Maser, owner of H. R. Mase r Co.,
r ece ntly return ed from a two mo nths' tr ip
whi ch he took in ord er to sec ure additional
merchandise. Hi s efforts were crown ed with
success, and op erators from near and far
we re qu ick to avail themselves of th e op·
portun ity to get hold of more equipm ent.
H e re is a pa rtial list of callers who , ac·
cordin g to H a nk bought a "load of equip·
ment": Robert W. Durham, Ch ico; Francis
E. Turn er, Stock ton , who i pinch·hitting
for Roy Lamb ert, now in the A rmy; An·
thony Gianotti , San Jose; Hardin of Har·
din & ichols, Stockton ; Charlie C. Ch al·
man , Redwood City ; William Owen, Stock·
ton ; A. V. Meyer, Oakland, and Sa m Levin,
Wood land.
Clifford Maser and hi s wife are now both
with th e arm ed forces. Clifford, son of
H e nry R. Ma ser, form erly owned th e Mid·
west Music Co., in St. Joseph, M issouri.
W he n hosti l it ies cease, Hank plans to
open two bra nches-one in Seattle and one
in Lo s Angeles. Maser maintains an effi cient
servi ce departm ent, and is also r eputed to
be th e biggest dealer in slot machin es on
th e West Coas t.
John Chal man and Bud Choate, who
were employed here at Jack R. Moore Co.'s
shop, were indu cted into th e . S.
avy
at an interval of three, weeks-and found
th emselves reu nited three weeks later at
th e San Diego boot ca mp.
Gisela Ney
Conae 0 .. Over!
You're more than welcome in my new Liquor Emporium and we'ye some
mighty fine buys and special offers on hard-to-get items for members
of the Coin Machine Industry. Just say: "Frank, what are the back-room
offerings today? " We 'll t ry to amaze-and serye you, too! Come _on
o yer.
:FRANK ROOT I.IQUOR STORE
3345 West 8th Street
Los Angeles. Calif.
Fitzroy 5190
1945
rOB SAJ.E
1 25c Bonus B.II , D. P. C.H.K.A., # 445447 .................. ........................................ ........ $450 .00
4 5c 3/5 War Eagl • • , Glitt.r Gold ............................................................................ 175.00
2 10c 3/ 5 War Eagl.s , Glitt.r Gold ...... ...................................................................... 200.00
1 25c Brown Fran', C.H . S.P . , Ilk. n.w .....................................................................• 300.00
10c Edraordinary, c l.an , GII".r Gold .................................................................... 2 00.00
5c Victory Chl. f, us.d 30 day • ........ ............. _ ....................................................... 2 50 .00
5c Blu. Fr ont, Ilk. n. w ...........................................................................................• 250 .00
10c Bonu., original .......................................................................................... ............ 300. 00
4 25c J.nnlngs Goos. Necks, Glitt. r Gold ................................................... r. ••••••••••••• 100 .00
Sc and 10c Watling Blu. Seals, Glitt.r Gold , Pace Bantams, Glitter Gold , and
Mills Goos.ne c ks. Will take old machin.s in for parts. Spe c ialty SOc and $1.00
plays .
CASEY BENSJ.EY
BOX 65
PINEDALE, WYOMING
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SHOTS OF THE NEW C. A. RO BINSON
BUILDING IN LOS ANGELES. Upper le ff
shows the front portion of the d isplay floo r:
upper center is exterior vie w of entire bu ild-
in g; upper right is Robinson 's private o ffice.
Lo wer le ft is the salesboard departm ent on
t he menanine. Lower center reveals the ext en-
sive repair and refinishin g d e partm ent and
lower right is another view of the sho wroo ms
a s they face M agnol ia street.
Denver
The Denver War Production Board an-
nounced recently that compliance with
government "brownout" orders has now
reached 100 percent. Taverns and amuse-
ment places have cooperated conscien-
tiously.
L. Shulman, owner of Modern Music
Co., reports that his company is making
preparations to do a good distributing job
for several manufacturers after the war.
Already Shulman has made arrangements
to move to a brand new location where the
company will have proper repair and dis-
play facilities and adequate space for
expanding the business.
Frank Negri, who wa formerly sales
manageJ;" for the Blackwell Distributing Co.,
has JOIned with Modern Music in the same
capacity. Frank has been in the music
business for over 12 years.
Frank Mazone, who is well known to
operators throughout Colorado, Wyoming
and New Mexico, will take over as man-
ager of the new distributing firm. Frank
has been in the business for 13 years.
Between Mazone and Negri, with their
years of experience, and with Shulman,
who has operated in the Eleventh St. loca-
tion for 15 years, approximately 95 percent
of the operators in these three states are
well-known to them and Shulman is of the
opinion they should do a good job for any
postwar product they will handle_
Shulman said that in the new location
they will be ab le to further expand their
service and repair department, although
wi th the 7 men now in the service repair
department, they have been able to do a
very good job in keeping equipment coming
for operators in the three-above mentioned
states_
In addition, the company operates over
300 pieces of equipment in the Denver ter-
ritory and, altogether, has 18 peop le in its
employ.
L. S. Anderson, owner of the Star Vend-
ing Machine Co., has recently received a
new shipment of machines and is busily
preparing for the. spring business. He hopes
to do a banner business this summer with
taverns and amusement places and expects
to take on more business in the postwar
period, and is already making place for
new accounts_ At present he is experienc-
ing some trouble in getting parts for
repairs.
Wolf Reiwitz, of the Wolf Sales Co., left
Denver April 7th for a business trip to
Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Los
Angeles.
Kings U-Select-It CaI1;!ly Service, op-
erated by Mr. and MrJ>, D. J. King, repre-
sentatives of the Coan ' Stettland Co., Madi-
son, Wis., in the Denver area for the past
five years, have specialized on installing
their candy vending machines in manu-
facturing plants that have large numbers
of employees with whom the machines
have been very popular. Their popcorn
machines are in demand by drug stores.
The present cigarette shortage has cur-
tailed business somewhat for the National
Cigarette Service Co., distributor for Na-
tional Vendors, Inc., but 1. H. Singer,
owner, reports that business in the repair
department continues without any let-up.
All makes of machines are repaired or
rebuilt in this department and it is doing
a good job at keeping present installations
in working order.
The Canteen, operated by J. L. Chappell,
a branch of the Automatic Canteen Co. of
America, headquarters in Chicago, makes a
specialty of installing Canteen Vending
Machines in defense plants. Mainly, these
plants are some distance from the city and
the machines are an appreciated conven-
ience by employees in getting their candy
bars and gum supplies. Chappell has been
in the candy vending business since 1929,
and in his present location since 1935.
Frances Conrey
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