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LAST MINUTE REPORTS-PREDICTIONS-FORECASTS and GOOD
OLD FASHIONED RUMORS COMPRISE THIS NEW REPORTING
SERVICE OF "THE REVIEW." THIS PAGE IS WRITTEN AS THE FINAL
FORMS GO TO PRESS ON THE 20th.
NEW EQUIPMENT DELIVERIES have been kicked into a
cocked hat. Added to the shortages of wood, copper and
other vital material have been a series of strikes
which really clip productien. To begin with the soft
coal strike reduced production to 24 hours a week.
Threatened railway strikes have resulted in delayed
shipments of essential materials available for suppliers
not wont to have shipments on sidings for weeks because
of strikes. National Labor Relations Board in Washing-
ton reported that 900 strikes, large and small, are
scheduled for the next 90 days on reports now on file
with the Department of Labor. An all-time high, arid
far from pleasing to manufacturers.
COIN
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.EVIEW
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JUNE
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PHONOGRAPHS: The field is completely upset. An inventory
at the Aireon plant resulted in wild rumors being
circulated that the plant was closed. This is not the
case and manufacturing is now under way to fill the
orders for 22,000 instruments now on hand. In Chicago,
Mills announced that it would not attempt to buck
current shortages and would forget about its new
phonograph until 1947. Packard promised deliveries of
their new phonograph in June and one other manufacturer,
who has already announced his line, has been stopped
by patent infringements, according to rumors afloat.
Three other national manufacturers with eyes on this
field are reported to have put their models in moth-
balls until the supply picture clears.
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
JUNE, 1946
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American Vending Corp ......................................... 39
Associated Operators of Los Angeles
County. Inc . .......................................................... 76
Automatic Coin Machines and Supply Co ..... 31
Automatic Instrument Co ............. Front Cover. 71
Badger Novelty Co ..... 6. 14. 30. 44. 58. 64. 68. 69
Badger Sales Co .... _ ... 6, 14. 30. 44. 58. 64. 68. 69
Baker Novelty Co ..................................................... 2O
Blackstone Coin Packer Co ................................... 82
Block Marble Co ................................................ _ ..... 34
Buckley Music System. Inc ..................... Cover IV
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California Music Operators' Ass·n .................... 43
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Clark Distributing Co ............................... Cover III
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Coin Machine Acceptance Corp ......................... 62
Coin Machine Service. ___ ..................... __ ................. 97
Coinmatic Distributors .......................................... 7
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Eagle Coin Machine Co ......................................... 54
Eastern Electric Vending Machine Corp ......... 85
Empire Coin Machine Exchange ........................ 28
Evans. H. C .. and Co ............................................. 12
Excelsior Record Co ................................................. 65
Exposition Games Co ................. ............................ 21
GFG Skill Games. Inc ............................................. 29
General Music Co ..................................... COver IV
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Gross. Stanley S .. & Associates ....... _ ............... 20
Gutshall. Jack. Distributing Co ..................... 45. 73
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Ideal Novelty Co. ............
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Illinois Lock Co ......................................................... 12
Independent Lock Co ............................................. 19
International Mutosc~e Corp ............................. 3
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K and M Service ...................................................... 68
RECORDS: The exodus of small record companies continues
and the discontinuance of the cheape~ labels is
certain. Shellac has reached an all-time high and six
bits looks to be the lowest price on discs within the
next few months. It is not improbable that the buck
figure will become standard by the first of the year.
Laymon. Paul A ..... 9. 11. 12. 16.20. 22. 23.24. 26.
28. 30. 31. 33. 34. 44. 48. 58. 64. 66. 70. 84. 90
Lazar. B. D .. Co ......................................................... 32
Leuenhagen" W. H .. and Co ... ............................ 88
Maestro Music Co ........................................ _ ........... 56
GAMES: Mighty small deliveries ahead. Skee Ball games
seem to have best chances. Still the supply is 'way
short of the demand. Slots, Consoles, etc. are also
short.
Monarch Coin Machine Co ................................... 33
Murdock. George R .. & Associatea ....... _ ........... 53
Navarro, Caaa ................................... _ .................. __ .35
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Merge Studios ....................................................... _ ... 44
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Nelson & Michael ...................................................... 78
Nickabob Co ..................................... 61. 70. 78. SO. 86
Nickahob Sales Co ......................... 61. 70. 78. 80. 86
Northwest Corp. . ..................................................... 36
VENDING: Don't underestimate this field. A tremendous
future is here and only shortages are hampering·its
Osborn Distributing Co ......................................... 75
Pacific Coast Distributors ...................................... 77
normal development. Rowe, National, U-Need-A and
DuGrenier are not even thinking of a Candy Vendor because Packard Mig. Corp ............................................ _ ..... 49
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of candy shortages. American Vending and Coan Manu-
Peckham. Harrison ............... _ ................................. 38
facturing will deliver limited production on some
Permo. Inc . ............................................... _ ................. 66
Perso~al Music Corp ................ ............................ ... 57
excellent models to fill in. Stoner Univendor is not
expected to be back in production until Fall and maybe Quality Pictures Co ................................................. 26
RCA Victor ................................................................ 67
early Spring. Shortages again. Rowe plans a Cigar Vendor Ra·Mal
Machine Shop .............................................. 24
Re·Sharp Needle Service .......................... 46. 48. 58
but it is also on the shelf. Two other Eastern Manu-
Robinson. C. A .. and Co •...................................... 10
facturers are waiting for supplies to build like
Rock·Ola Mfg. Corp ................................................. 52
vendors. Beverage Vendors are retarded by material
Sam. G . B ................................................................... 11
shortages and beverage shortages resulting from sugar
cuts. Lots brewing here. More than a dozen national
manufacturers will eventually be active in building
Solotone Corp. . ...................................................... 55
Beverage machines.
Telotone Corp . ........................................................ 47
Mfg. Co ....................................................... 14
OLD EQUIPMENT: As ~e've warned for months - hang on to ", United
Universal Match & Subs. Co ............................. 36
it and keep i t operating. A good trade-in price will
Viking Specialty Co.. Inc ................................ _ ... 40
be yours when new equipment is available for distribu-
Weidman National Sales Co .............................. 18
Western States Dist. Co ....................................... 27
tors are building foreign markets that will result in
Williams Mfg. Co ...... ......................................... ... 24
Wolf. M. S .. Distributing Co ......................... 50. 51
a benefit to you. Look to mid-1947 before you can
Wolf Sales Co.. Inc. ............................
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purchase what you need and drive off with it .
Zeigler Insurance Agency....
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