Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1946 November

1947 SHOW: We're going to discontinue
giving hints on things to come in the
way of new equipment for the mail is
getting too terrific. A surprising
LAST IIINUTI IIPOITS - PIIDICTIONS- POUCASff ■■ti amount of new ideas will be on display
NOD OLD PASHIONID IUIIOU COIIPIISI VHS NIW at the CMI Show and any and all other
IIPOmN• SDYICI OP "THE IIYIIW." THIS ·,A.I IS shows which might be held at the same
WalfflN AS THI FINAL FOIMS •o TO PIISS ON THI 20tll. time. CMI Show is sold out . and rumors
are bot in the east that new manu-
GDERAL BUSIDSS CONDITIORS show ··slight·
facturers are not satisfied with the
improvement. Sales are •way off in job-
CMI Shut Door Policy and will band
together tor a display elsewhere.
bing and distributing headquarters and
Rumors only, but they could be true.
the general consensus ot opinion seems
Anyway, the biggest and best will be
to be to hold tight and see what the
the CMI Show.
1947 Show will bring. In fact one
influential and powerful Music Opera-
SUPPLIES: Short. Lots of complaints
on the inability of factories to
tors• Association declared a 90-day
supply parts to keep old equipment
embargo on new machine purchases
going. Operators claim manufacturers
running from October 1st to January
are holding back on parts to force
1s t-and making it stick, too. Theory
new equipment orders. Fact of the
is that phonos must come down to a top
ot $750. Karket picture is plenty dis- , matter is that manufacturers find it as
difficult to get materials tor paJ-tS
turbed n new games. Jobbers have
as tor components on new units. Due to
been offering machines costing as high
clear shortly.
as $525 tor $375 and not to keep up a
SERVICE MACHIDS: An expansion in this
sales volume front either. They just
field is ahead. The announcement of
won't sell, and operators will not
the new shoe-shining machines has cre-
buy at such high figures. Example: A
ated tremendous interest. Years back
$975 mechanical wonder in a bowling
these machines were shunned. Today
game which is practically going begging
America is coin-conscious and a good
because of the price.
shiner at a nickel a shoe will get the
REW EQUIPMENT DELIVERIES: Slow. As
coin .
stated here previously there isn't much
PHONOGRAPH RECORDS: We told you two
hope ot volume delivery until after
months ago to look for a 75c price.
the 1947 Show. But hearken to this
Two weeks after Victor, Capitol and
prediction: A year from now-:yessir,
Majestic announced a raise from 50 to
October 1947-salesmen will be out in
60 and Decca was reported to be ready
the field selling automatic equipment
to make the jump. Watch that 75c
and there will be a complete reversal
figure-IT'S THE GOAL!
of the buyer-seller situation. Learned
OLD EQUIPMENT: Hang on to it and keep
minds in the business feel it might
it working. We're practically still at
be even earlier, but count on the
war insofar as a sufficient amount of
fall of 1947, and plan your activity
new equipment is concerned.
accordingly. It's going to be
plenty competitive and plenty rugged.
PHONOGRAPHS: Regulars are making
steady deliveries and satisfying most
operators. Rumors are that present
instruments will be continued in 1947,
tor the most part, with the possible
addition of one or two running mates.
Aireon has introduced a hideaway
requiring a very small area. Pac
will formally introduce the
phonograph next month with
advertising program. The P
principle will be incorpora
new instrument. To keep th
straight: In August we me
•Wurlitzer promotion for 19
• be directed toward selling
struments now on location
general public as purveyors
best in popular music.• A
the I. Q. of the operators
for some thought the line
Wurlitzer was going to sel
Nothing is further from th
and hence this enlightenme
concerned the ambitious bi
campaign Wurlitzer is purs
operators win patrons for
music.
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Como Lo Vemos Desdi Aqui
compaii.ia subsidiario, Bath Iron Works
Manufacturing Corporation, que fabricani
las maquinas. Se ha comprometido por
confrato con U. S. Vending Corporation de
Chicago para el desa rroll o de los modelos
de la maquina.
Viking Tool & Machine Corporation,
Belleville, New Jersey, pronto lucira su
maquina nueva para vender palomitas de
maiz. Al insertar 10 centavos, 2½ onzas de
maiz caen en la sarten y 60-70 segundos
mas tarde sale de la maquina en un sa-
quito el esquite, listo para comer. Por eso
la maquina se llama Minit-Pop. En la
maquina caben 250 porciones.

Parle integra de la maquina es un meca-
nismo que sahuma para impedir que salga
olor. Hace seis aii.os que trabajan los in-
genieros en el desarrollo y perfecciona-
miento de la maquina.
La compama organizara una escuela de
servicio para los distrib uidores y opera-
dores. Las clases se reuniran diariamente
por 15 dias y daran oportunidad para que
los estudiantes entren en la fabrica misma
para mirar el proceso de fabricaci6n.
La compaii.ia todavia no ha designado sus
distribuidores pero sus oficiales dicen que
la producci6n en cantidad se iniciara a
mediados de Diciembre.
Jugo de Naranja Para
M6:quinas Autom6:ticas
Hasta ahora el obstaculo mas grande en
la venta de jugo de naranja por maquinas
automaticas ha sido la imposibilidad de
conservar el sabot y las vitaminas despues
de! primer dia._ Pero Natio nal Research
Corpora tion de Boston, Massachusetts,
despues de larga experimentaci6n ha de-
sarrollado un metodo de hacer un concen-
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1•5·10-25c: play ; henc:e you get the servic:e of four
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trado de jugo de naranja y tambien un
metodo de producir "jugo de naranja en
forma polvoreada que retienen el sabor
original y el contenido de vitaminas.
Aii.adiendo agua al j ugo polvoreado, re-
sulta una bebida fresca y gustosa. Esto
hace posible el uso de! polvo en vendedores
automaticos.
La Florida Citrus Growers' Exchange
ya ha anunciado que va a apoyar la pre-
sentaci6n de una maquina para vender
jugo de naranja pero no se sabe si piensa
emplear el jugo en forma natural, en latas,
o en forma polvoreada.
Nuevo Motor Electrico •
El senor Leon R. Ludwig, director de
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, anun-
cia un nuevo motor electrico-el primero
construido enteramente de acero. Segun
el senor direc tor, el motor es mas pequeii.o,
de menor peso, y de mayor fuerza que
los modelos existentes. Tambien presenta
un exterior mas atractivo.
World Sugar Output Climbs
WASHING TON- Th e world's sugar pro-
duction is ca t(:hing up, albeit slowly, to pre•
war years. The Bureau of Agricultural
Economics of the Department of Agricul-
ture, in predicting a world tonnage of 30
million for th e 1946-47 season, points out
that while this figure is ten per cen t higher
than last year, it is still 13 per cent less
than the 1935-39 average production of
34,544,000 tons.
Operators. Jobbers Meet
PHILADELPHIA-In a good-will-induc-
ing gesture, members of the Amusement
Association of Philadelphia met with local
jobbers. to discuss joint problems. MembeN
and jobbers agreed to cooperate on all
points brought up.
This was the first time such a meeting
has been held in the area; its success will
no doubt encourage future get-togethers.
Quick Tune-Ups From Ohio
CLEVELAND- Lester Bieber's two week
battle with the Au ended in favor of the
popular music operator . . . . Gary Weber's
mother passed away in Chicago.
.
The boys have been on the fly, with Joe
Abraham jaunting to Chicago, Leo Dixon
to New York, Jimmi e Ross, Canada, and
Israel Epstein, Los Angeles.
Ex-War Worker Now Operator
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb.-L. A. Hangart-
ner has joined the corn field fold and will
opera te phonographs and pin ball games in
the Western Platte River Valley under the
name of Modern Music Co. Modern is
associated with Cen tral Distributing of
Omaha.
Growing Pains At American
CHICAGO-Increased personnel, more
machinery, and a grea ter volume of busi-
ness . forced American Amusement to shop
for a new home. They found it at 164 Eiist
Grand Ave., which contains 22,500 feet of
space. American is sharing the building
with Munves Mfg. __ Corp.
License Fees Shaved
HARTFORD- This ci ty has set a pre-
cedent for fair dealin g with coi nmen by
cutting annual pinball li censes from $35
to $24 and phonographs from $15 to $6.
The Common Cou ncil voted 14-S ·fo favor
of the ordinance amendmen t.
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'fwo buck privates paused by the ro.lld·
side to look at a dead animal.
"It has two stripes-what is it?" said one.
"That settles the question," said the
other. "It's either a sk unk or a corporal!"
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