secretary of NATD. And along with Bob
came his two shadows at Rowe, George
Seedman and John Mill. We had a very
pleasant visit, but I was very much de·
pressed to hear that our dear friend John
Moran, the grandest guy in the Coin Busi-
ness was showing his age more than usual.
. lohn is sixty-five years young, and I hadn' t
thought of him as being slowed up by it, so
1 hope the report is just a temporary
matter. John is Ace of Aces in selling
vendors for the Rowe Mfg. Co. I hope
that by the time he gets to be seventy, he
will r eally get into his stride. Also in
town was the top salesman and right-hand
man to the vice· president and general man·
ager of National Vendors, Mr. Kantor.
Here is an outfit that will be a heavy
factor in the sales of cigaret vendors in
this country from now on, and men like Al
Weideman of Detroit will be the fellows to
put it over. Hadn't seen Weideman for
five years and he looks great.
The National Automatic Merchandising
Association or more familiarly known as
NAMA with headquarters in this town pre·
sided over by the very personable and
efficient Clint Darling, plus the capable
help of assistants like Tom Vaughn, Tom
Hungerford and the returned Naval lieu·
tenant Frank Newman, have launched a
Publicity relations campaign for the bene·
, fit of vending machine operators and the
J ndustry. They are soliciting funds for
the Publicity Relations Chest, and the
first year's goal of sixty thousand dollars
COIN
$48,000 is
MACHIH! is looming up very close.
already in the bag. Boys, let me tell you
REVIfW
this is the first BIG step in the right direc·
tion for the Coin Business and it isn't a
privilege or a good deed, it is a MUST to
get in on this fund. Send your check to
NAMA, 120 S. LaSalle St., Chicago 4.
FOR
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The first new amusement devices are
appearing on the show·room floors of the
distributors about town. Chicago Coin's
Goalee, a sure fire winner if I ever saw
one, is as beautiful a piece of mechanism
as can be found anywhere before or after
the war. The player appeal is terrific,
and two can play at once, a competitive
game of amusement·table-hockey . . . with
all th e thrills of the rea l McCoy. It's a
money maker, men! Also I saw the new
Total Roll by Genco. Another number
that is going to push the sales up sky high
like the old tables years ago that broke
all records. I could mention a half dozen
old time tables that knocked the lid off
all previous takes, and I'm telling you
this is another one of those numbers.
I travelled out to Jack Keeney's new
factory, and it's a dilly. He took over the
former Majestic Radio factory of a half
block square, and the interior is being
remodeled to contain sumptious offices
for the boss and his assistant Jim Ryan
and a gorgeous new show room being done
in the very latest style with hidden fluor·
escent li ghting, concealed heating and all
that latest stuff. The walls are paneled
in real h~est to God walnut, and that
cost real hay, folks. But aside from that,
when moving is complete, and the factory
gets going it will be a model for any fa c·
tory to shoot at. The very best of rna·
chinery and equipment is being installed
and newest methods for achieving mass
production qui ckly, and easily, are being
used. Keeney has some unusual machines
to present to the coin world soon, and it
will be in this setting that they will be
made.
Used machines of all kinds are still
selling like hot·cakes. With the delays
by strikes in steel and plastics, new rna·
FEBRUARY
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M-O-N-A-R-C·B Q·U·A· .. ·I·T·Y
IS T-O-P·S
THOROUGHLY RECONDITIONED 1-BALL MULTIPLE PAYOUT TABLES
Falrm.nt ............................ $495.00
J~:.:18ruii .. :::::::::::::::::::: ~~~:~
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Sport King ............. _ ......... 275.00
K.ntucky ....... _ ................. $275.00
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K •• n.y Fortun . ....... _ ....... 200.00
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Santa Anita ................. _ ... $165.00
~~~~~I~aUI~I~·I~ ii'.c· •• ::::== I ~g:gg
Mill. 1·2-3 _ .•... _ ............ _.
69.50
READY FOR LOCATION-1-BALL MULTIPLE FREE PLAY TABLES
'41 Derby ............ _._ ......... $350.00
Club Tr.phy _ .... _ .. _ ... 325.00
I
Sportsman ....... _ ................. $29500
Blu. Gra .• _ ...... _ ....... _ ........ .195.00
Mill. '40 1·2·3 ............... _. 99.50
I Sport
Dark Hora . ....... _ ............... $195.00
Special ............. _ .. _. 175.00
FOR SPECIAL SLOT MACHINE VALUES ••• WRITE
THOROUGHLY RECONDITIONED AUTOMATIC PAYOUT CONSOLES
Bakers Pace.. D D J P .... $265.00
Bakers Pace .. J P rem.t. 345.00
Bally lIoliem ........... _ ....... 145.00
Bally HI Hand 25c .....•.... 295.00
Bally Bell, 5 & 25.......... 125.00
Bally Club B.II •....... _ ....... 245.00
Bally R.yal Draw ............ 105.00
Cal I. R.ule' t. 25c ....... _. 275.00
Ey. '~O Pac.r ............. _ ..... 29'.~0
Ey. Lucky Lucr • ................ 150.00
Ey. '41 Bangtall JP ........ 295.00
'40 Domino • ............. _ ....... 175.00
Ey. RolI.t. Jr ............ _ ..... $125.00
'41 D.mln.s JP 5 • ....... _. 295.00
'41 Domino. JP 25c ... _ .•.•• 475.00
J.nn. Silyermoon ............ 145.00
J.nn. D.rby Day 51......... 65.00
Jonn. Bobtail ............. _ ..... 125.00
J.nn. Golf Ball 25c.......... 195.00
K.eney Super B.II 5c ... _. 310.00
Sup.r Bell 25c .................. 395.00
4.way Super 3/5 & 25 .... 650.00
Sup.r Bell Tw. 5 & 5 .... 395 .00
Super Bell Tw. 5 & 25 .. 495.00
Super Bell Tw. Comb.
5 & L ............................. $495.00
Super Bell Tw. Comb.
5 & 25 ........................... _. 595.00
Sup.r Tracktlm • ............ 295.00
Mill • . Thr •• B.II •.............. 895.00
Mill. Four B.II ............... 395.00
I:iCL ..
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Pac .. Rac •• (brown) ......
Pac •• Tw. Reel, 5 & 10 ..
Pac •• Tw. Rool. 5 & 25 ..
Pac •• Saratoga 5c..............
175.00
325.00
395.00
99.50
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D:lr~"e
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READY FOR LOCATION-Thoroughly Reconditioned Free Play Consoles
Bally Club B.II .......... _ ... $245.00
Bla Gam. Tot •.............. _ 135.00
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Bally Big Top ....... _ ........ _. $109 . ~0
SIIY.rmoon Tot ••...... _ ...... 119.50
I Sup.r
Jumb. Parade F.P •... _ ..... $IIO.oo
Bell Comb •....... _ ... 310.00
Special Slat Machine Values, Arcade Equipment, Auto-
1 & 5 Ball F.P. Pin Games, l-Ball
P.O. Consoles,
WRITE FOR LISTS :matlc
Multiple P.O. Tables.
TERMS: 1/. Deposit, Balance C.O.D. or Sight Draft
MONARCH COIN MACHINE CO.
1545 N. Fairfield Ave.
ARMitage 1434
Chicago 22. III.
chines of all types will not be ready for
an additional three months to what was
promised last Fall. So boys. hold on to-
your old equipment, and buy what used
stuff you can lay your hands on. It will
be a long long time before you will get
your share of the new ones .
Several manufacturers in town have just
about thrown up their hands in frustra-
tion. No lumber for cabinets, no plastics,
no steel. What·the·hell to do next. Half
the lumber on hand in all yards, and
there isn't any amount to speak of, is al-
located for new homes . . . which of
COUlse is a sound idea . . . but th at puts
our boys out of business for a while. So
gedllemen, let me caution you again, hang
on to your old machines, buy all the used
ones you can get, and don't expect new
ones till next fall or late summer. It isn't
a bright picture, but it IS the picture, and
there is no use kidding ourselves or act·
ing like ostriches. In the cigaret vendor
field, of which I know most of what's go·
ing on, I can assure you that there is
hardly a used machine for sale. The new
ones that are promised for February de·
livery will be pushed back, back, till April
or May, and I'll be glad to get a small
portion of my needs by that time. So I'm
making arrangements to rebuild and repair
all the old babies I've got. See you next
month.
Operators, Jobbers
Discuss Problems
LOS ANGELES-A trail blazing meeting
of the Associated Operators of Los Angeles
County was held on Thursday noon, Jan.
10, at the Mayfair Hotel. Of real signifi·
cance was the announcement that this is
the first of a series of monthly meetings
for jobbers and the board of directors
where discussions will be held for the
mutual benefit and understanding of both
groups.
At the meeting, a representative group
of operators engaged with dealers and
factory representatives in a lively discus·
sion of merchandising problems that are
arising with the advent of new coin games
and post·war prices. While such a get·to·
f(ether has been spoken of for a long time,
this was the first occasion at which oper-
ators as a group were able to lay their
troubles and their "beefs" on the cloth
and get the dealers' views as a whole.
Curley Robinson presided, and kept the
questions and answers going. Many present
at the meeting expressed the belief that
similar meetings throughout the country
would be of very definite value to oper·
ators and distributors.
Present for the board of dirpctors were
Tom Catana, Verne Moore, and Fred Reilly.
It was also announced that a general
meeting of associated operators was tenta-
tively scheduled for Thursdav, Jan. 24.
WANTED:
25 ROCK-OLA 1939
COUNTER MODELS
ALSO WANT
The Following Rock·Ola Phonoqraphs:
Supers - Master. - Deluxe.
Standards - Monarchs - Windsor.
and
Wurllners and SeebuNJs
Write U. Your LIst
NATIONAL COIN MACH. EXCH.
1411-13 Dlversey
Chicago 14, III.