Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1946 March

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Cookie Vending Profitable
NEW YORK-Cookie vending via ma-
chines initiated during the war, is now in
the p;ocess of expansion_ Lawrence Reiss,
president of Statler Distributors, Inc_, an-
nounces that his firm has approximately
1 200 cookie vendors now on location in
New York City and that follow-up in-
quiries show a very favorable response
from all concerned_ In some cases, cookie
vendors have been installed in locations
previously closed to candy and soft drink
vendors_
Statler Distributors uses "Sunshine Bis-
cuits," a product of Loose-Wiles Biscuit
Co. in their machines. The five-cent pack-
age~ carfy the trade name of "Niks" and
come in assorted flavors and types--clover
leaves fig bars, peanut butter sandwiches,
chocoiate covered grahams, etc. A similar
line is made by the National Biscuit Co.
and sold under the trade name of "Nabs."
Reiss' company is an affiliate of Statler
Manufacturers' Corp. which produces a
machine especially designed for cookie
vending. The nine-column vendors have a
capacity of 135 standard-size packets, but
are adjustable to smaller or larger pack-
ages.
Present locations for the machines include
beauty salons (Richard Hudnut), banks
(National City, Empire Trust), department
stores (Saks & Co., R. H. Macy & Co.),
publishing houses (Popular Science Pub-
lishing Co., Hearst Magazines), factories,
and business offices (Paramount Pictures,
Montgomery Ward, Boy Scouts of America
headquarters Fada Radio, Decca Distribu-
tors). A su'rvey showed 'an enthusiastic
response from company officials. Reiss feels
that all locations suitable for candy vendors
are also good for cookie vending machines.
This would include travel terminals, filling
stations, recreation centers, parks, etc.
Chicle Imports Up
TAMPA-The nation's jaws can soon
start moving again-imports of chicle are
increasing. Chicle (pronounced cheek-lay in
Spanish) is the basic ingredient of chewing
gum. In its crude state most of it comes
from Central America, principally Mexico,
Guatemala, British Honduras. Now that
more shipping space is available, imports
are being stepped up.
Chicle is made from the sap of the sapo-
dilla tree. The sap runs during the wet sea-
son which means that it may be collected
from July to February. The process of col-
lection is similar to that used in taking
rosin from pine trees. V-shaped cuts are
made in the bark of the tree trunk and a
gourd or receptacle of some sort is hung
under it to receive the sap which drains
out in about five hours. A tree may be
tapped once every five years-unless it dies
after the first tapping. A mature tree will
yield about five pounds of chicle per tap-
ping.
The men who gather chicle are called
chicleros. Working with a rope about his
waist to aid him in climbing the tall trees,
one chiclero can usually cut six trees dur-
ing a morning. Then he waits for the sap
to drain out and collects it in canvas bags.
The collected sap is placed in a large
kettle over a fire until the moisture boils
off. Solidified, the chicle is cut into blocks
and shipped to its destination.
The crude chicle is refined by chopping
it into small pieces and melting it. All stray
bits of bark are carefully removed and then
the dark, molasses-like liquid is mixed with
sugar products and flavoring oils. After
cooling, the chicle is rolled into thin sheets,
cut into individual sticks, coated with sugar,
and wrapped. Then we call it chewing gum
but it's still called chicle in Spanish.
COMO LO VEMOS DESDE AQUI
Resumen de los sucesos importantes
en la Industria
Aumentando los seTVlClOS ofrecidos a
nuestros lectores en los paises hispano-
americanos, la redaccion de ~A REV 1ST A
tiene mucho gusto en anunClar este nuevo
departamento que se incorpora en todos
los numeros venideros. Por medio de dicha
seccion trataremos de dades en castellano
las noticias mas importantes de cada nu-
mere de LA REVISTA con un resumen de
10 que esta pasando en los Estados Unidos
del Norte .y de 10 que se puede esperar
con respecto a maquinas y . materiales
nuevos de los talleres norteamericanos.
Esperamos que este nuevo servicio llegue
a ser de verdadero provecho para ustedes.
Recibiremos con gusto cualquier comen-
tario que les guste hacer.
ha iniciado un programa para alistar tantos
operadores, negociantes medianeros y distri-
buidores como sea posible, en el programa
de relaciones publicas que pronto sera fo-
mentado POI' dicha asociacion. CMI cree
que ya es hora de que la Industria diga a la
nacion los verdaderos hechos tocante a nu-
estro negocio-Ia magnitud, los datos de
empleo, la cooperacion durante la guerra,
los programas para la creacion de buena
voluntad.
National Automatic Merchandisers' Asso-
ciation (Asociacion Nacional de Mercaderes
de Maquinas Automaticas), asociacion de
operadores de vendedores automaticos, in i-
cio una campana para cobraI' fondos para
una actividad semejante hace algun tiempo.
Resumen de Sucesos
En La Industria:
Exhibici6n de
lon6gralos nuevos
Impedidos por huelgas en varias in-
dustrias suministradoras, los fabricantes de
maquinas automaticas se han retrasado
con sus entregas y solamente han podido
hacer entre gas esporadicas a varias sec-
ciones del pais. Despm\s de la reconversion,
las primeras maquinas que aparecieron
fueron juegos de novedades hechos, pOl'
la mayor parte, de madera. Pero de re-
pente todo se cambio porque la madera fue
colocada en 'Ia list a de arclculos criticos
y al momento casi todas las maquinas que
estamos recibiendo son de aceJo con muy
po cas cantidades de madera. Los tubos
de radio han sido otro articulo escaso y
esta escasez ha impedido las entre gas de
fonografos automaticos. Sin embargo, ya
se van disipando estas dificultades. A pesar
de todo, no hay duda de que durante el
ano de 1946 no habra muchas maquinas
nuevas disponibles para entrega fuera de
los Estados Unidos del Norte. Algunos
fonografos nuevos, principalmente los de
Wurlitzer, Rock-Ola y Aireon, seran en-
tregados en Mexico, pero la suma total
no sera suficiente para llenar la demanda
que existe para las maquinas nuevas.
CHICAGO - Para los distribuidores de
Wuditzer y de Seeburg, enero fue et "Mes
del Fonografo Nuevo." En varias de las
ciudades principales del pais, se descubrie-
ron las primeras maquinas de la epoca de
despues de la guerra. Wurlitzer presento
un nuevo fonografo auto matico con varias
bocinas auxiliares y cajas musicales para la
pared y para los salones de coctel. Seeburg
tarn bien concentro en un solo fonografo con
varios accesorios. Los precios varian de $700
a $800 en moneda del pais. Listos para ex-
hibiciones a fines de febrero y a principios
de marzo estan los nuevos fonografos de
Aireon y de AMI. En estos momentos Rock-
Ola, Mills, Bally, Gabel, Packard y otros
fabricantes todavia no han anunciado las
fechas para sus exhibiciones.
Maquinas Usadas
(De Segunda Mano):
Con la llegada del otono habra una
cantidad aumentada de maquinas usadas
listas para exportacion. Esta cantidad se
aumentanl constantemente en proporcion
con la produccion aumentada de maquinas
nuevas. Muchas de las organizaciones dis-
tribuidoras mas gran des en ambas costas
del pais estan pensando en el comercio
de exportacion y estan estableciendo de-
partamentos de exportacion, publicando
catalogos, etc. Los primeros articulos so-
brantes seran los fonografos, seguidos des-
pues de las maquinas para carnavales, los
juegos de destreza, los juegos de dinero,
etc. EI mercado extranjero no puede con-
tar con muchos vendedores automaticos.
NOTICIAS SALIENTES
EN LA INDUSTRIA
Pro gram a de relaciones
pubIicas
CHICAGO-Coin Machine Industries, Inc.
(Industrias de la Maquinas Automaticas)
Nuevos juegos automaticos
CHICAGO-En las salas de exhibicion de
los negociantes medianeros y distribuidores
de la nacion ya estan exhibiendose los pri-
meros juegos automaticos de pasatiempo.
Estos incluyen Goalee de Chicago Coin,
Total Roll de Genco, Stage Door Canteen de
Gottlieb, Victory Special, Victory Derby y
Undersea Raider de Bally.
Williams Manufacturing esta iniciando
entregas de Suspense, juego nuevecito; y
Pioneer Coin ya esta haciendo entregas de
Smiley, juego para mostrador, de precio
muy modico.
Vendedores automaticos
aparecen con Ientitud
NEW YORK-Los Vendedores automa-
ticos de cigarrillos, dulces y bebidas todavia
estan en las Hneas de produccion. En la
actualidad unas pocas muestras no mas han
salido de los talleres. Las entregas prometi-
das no fueron consumadas porque la huelga
de trabajadores en las fabricas de acerco
robaron los materiales a los talleres. La
huelga causo un retraso de cuatro meses en
la produccion de los vendedores automati-
cos.
Los que pretenden saber dicen que todos
los vendedores automaticos que sean fabri-
cados durante este ano ya han sido vendi-
dos, sin beneficio de una exhibicion, pol' los
distribuidores. La capacidad de las fabricas
no es suficiente para atender a la verdadera
inundacion de pedidos que han recibido.
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Awarded Game line
LOS ANGELES-Charlie Robinson, of C.
A. Robinson & Co., and Bud Parr, of Gen-
eral Music Co., are back from a flying trip
to Chicago and announce that their respec-
tive firms have been awarded exclusive dis-
tribution on "Lite League" for the state of
California. Game is entirely new and has
no pins, plungers or balls. It may be opera-
ted anywhere for it is of the skill type and
is finished in a streamlined cabinet with
deep, natural maple molding in full rich
color.
Robinson has also added the Bally games
line to the extensive list of products jobbed
by his firm.
Commenting on the trip East Charlie re-
vealed that Jennings hopes to have a pro-
duction of 200 machines a day very shortly.
The Super DeLuxe is really clicking and
Robinson is seIling the machines as fast as
deliveries are made. During the actual man-
ufacturing procedure at the factory each
machine is automatically played 5000 times
-a fact which is in evidence by the lack
of any operating difficulties when the new
machines are placed on location. The Rob-
inson firm is exclusive distributor for J en-
nings in this area.
Eastern Elec. Names Blake
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FOR
MARCH
LOS ANGELES - C. A. Blake, well
known cigarette merchandiser salesman of
the Pacific Coast, has been appointed dis-
tributor of the 11 Western states for the
"Eastern Electric" cigarette vending ma-
chine now on display at the Blake Sales
Co., 1028 W. 9th St., Los Angeles 15.
In the cip;arette vending machine busi-
ness for the past 14 years, Blake originally
was Pacific Coast manager for Stewart and
McGuire, Inc., New York City. Later, he
was with another nationally known cigar-
ette vending machine manufacturer. In his
association with Stewart and McGuire,
Blake had the distinction of writing the
largest single order for cigarette vending
machines ever written in the cigarette
industry. This was for 3,000 machines, all
of which were delivered. MeanwhiJe, he
organized the corporation that bought the
machines and found locations for all of
them in Los Angeles.
In these two ventures he has taken in a
partner, Irvin Part of Cash Wholesale To-
bacco Co., the largest cigarette, tobacco
and candy wholesalers of the Pacific Coast.
While on a recent visit to New York
City, Blake inspected the "Eastern Elec-
tric." "In my opinion, and from my 14
years of experience," says Blake, "it is
the machine--and practical in every re-
spect. It has long been the operators' dream
to have a machine on location where the
customer could merely drop his coins in
the slot, press a button and get his cig-
arettes. In the East, I talked to many
operators and have found the consensus to
be that all machines will eventually be
electric."
Parts Dept. Amplified
LOS ANGELES-The Parts Department
at Badger Sales Co. is being enlarged to
care for a tremendous increase in stock
now in the process of arriving and being
shelved for the coin machine trade. New
facilities have been provided for the ampli-
fied line and March 15th one of the best
known parts men in the business wiII arrive
from the middle West to take over the
manap;ement of this enlarged service.
"We have a terrific demand for parts for
all types of machines and we intend to
take care of all of the operator's needs,"
says Bill Happel. "There will be no sliding
scale, snap judgment figures on costs. For
the first time operators will enjoy wholesale
prices, plainly indicated on established and
printed lists, on all items.
"We are authorized distributors for Coin
Machine Parts Supply, Inc., known as
CaMP AS, and we have made contracts with
Eastern tube manufacturers to aid us in
taking care of our parts and supplies busi-
ness which is growing by leaps and bounds."
Bare Slot Banditry
LAS VEGAS, Nev.-Uncovering of a
gang of slot machine burglars operating
in several states may be the result of the
recovery in Fresno, Calif., of 7 of the 10
slot machines stolen from merchants here
recently, Chief of Police Thompson reports.
Lead to the machines in Frespo was
obtained when an investigator began check-
ing the license number of an automobile
which passed through the checking station
at Yermo, Calif., with slots in it. Warrants
for 3 persons have been issued by local
police but only one, a woman, had been
picked up by Fresno authorities on Febru-
ary 5th.
Special investigator acting for the oper-
ators traced the license number to Modesto
and then to Fresno. In Fresno he picked
up the trail of the asserted burglars and
found the 7 machines in a garage. Evidence
of other machines and the operation of a
ring of slot machine bandits throughout
the West was reported by the investigator.
* * *
The prairie tourist, marveling at New
England's scenery, asked a New Hampshire
farmer where all the rocks came from.
"The great glacier brought them here,"
the native replied.
"Well where is the glacier now?" de-
manded the tourist.
The farmer drawled, "It went back for
more ~ocks. "
'946
Things Are Happening FAST!
The Wraps Are Off a Lot of New Equipment-Long-Heralded Machines of Revolutionary Design
Embodying War-Developed Inventions and Improvements Are Reaching the Market.
John Q. Citizen Is Demanding the Best for His Money.
Are YOU Keeping Pace with This Flood of Events?
Operators, Distributors, Machine Manufacturers, Record Manufacturers-All
Must Adjust Themselves to New Methods of Operating, New Equipment, New
Products.
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