Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Issue: 1947 February

Reme'mber 'Way
Enthusiasm Greets
New Coin Changer
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
SEATTLE- After a long, careful period
of torture testing in the toughest locations
possible, the new Coin·O·Matic mechanical
changer made its debut this month, with
coinmen throughout the nation . greeting
with enthusiasm its beauty, simplicity, rug·
gedness, and adaptability to all phases of
the coin business. .
Corley M. Phelps, president of the Coin-
O-Ma'tic Cashier Co., Inc., was optimistic
regarding the future after a trip East re-
cently to make distributor and manufactur·
ing contacts.
"We now have distributor coverage for
approximately 60 per cent of the United
States," Phelps said. "Distributors have
been given exclusives, and we are gratified
by their sincere enthusiasm."
Arthur EIchholz, veteran coin machine
manufacturer, is producing the machine at
the Central Stamping & Mfg. Co., Chicago.
The Coin·O·Matic, housed in a gleaming
cast aluminum case, changes quarters and
dimes to nickels. The simple working mech-
anism is built of stainless steel and has been
proved fool·proof and cheat-proof." It holds
$50 in nickels, and maintenance has been
practically eliminated, according to Phelps.
"We wanted to be sure it was right be·
fore releasing it to the trade," Phelps said,
"and now we are confident it is ready to go
out and do a bang-up job getting those quar-
ters and dimes, and consequent profit boosts
for all coinmen without fuss or trouble."
The Coin·O·Matic will be on display at
the show.
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- There were no slug rejectors and a
prominent coinman said: "There is no
money to be made here in the nickel play
machines as they slug them out of business.
The Woolworth Co. sells play money and
the machines take them like a hungry man
does soup."
-Contact was the reigning marble game
sensation of the nation.
-Melotone Records retailed at 25 cents
and featured Bing Crosby and Guy Lom-
bardo.
-Stewart & McGuire were testing their
new penny gum machine in New York's
subway station.
-Subway sold for S32.50; Drop-Kick,
S39.50; Action, S58.50; Rebound, S51.75;
Major League, S45.50; Goal Kick, S33.50;
Football, S67.50; Sky-Scraper, S47.50;
Merry-Go-Round, S34.50; Tee-Off, S59.50;
a poker-disc counter game cost SI3.5O; a
'one-shot automatic payout table, S75; used
slots could be- purchased from S17.50 to
S25.oo, and new bulk vendors ~rom S5 to S7.
- Ball gum was available in six colors.
- The Evansville (Indiana) Press gave
coin games early recognition by quoting
the city's police chief as saying, "Pin games
do serve a good purpose."
- Eight. cig~rette vendors at the World's
Fair in Chicago established a record by
dispensing 7,439 packs in one day.
-Phonograph
manufacturers
prided
themselves on the wide selection of records:
ten.
- An English magazine, The Era, de-
clared that American pin ball games were
a menace to 'British theatre box office re-
ceipts.
- The first automatic music machines
were the self-playing Peerless piano, the
Wurlitzer Tonophone, and the glass-encased
banjo machine Encore.
-Digger operators were "shocked, hurt
and surprised" when a crane went on the
market selling for $275.
-It was news when a Pittsburg candy
vendor operated machines in 60 theatres.
Disabled and Forgotten .
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-While cigarettes
sold or given away to post exchanges and
ship's stores for members of the arm ed
forces and the merch ant marin e are tax-
free, the state's four· cent·a·pack levy on
smokes di stributed to war veterans in
Florida hospitals must be paid, Attorney
General Tom Watson recently ruled.
Fire Preventive
CHICAGO- Fewer hotel fires and more
smoking in bed has been assured through
an invention by Roy Weisbaum. Convinced
that people will continue to smoke under
covers no matter what curbing measures are
taken, he has invented a fire-proofing solu-
tion fo r bed clothes.
Philumenists Protest
LONDON - Philumenists in Britain
charge that prices of match box covers are
out of reason and protest the forging of
labels by unscrupulous gentry.
Our r eaders and satellites of Mr. Webster
will be interested to know th'at "phil um-
enists" are TIl a tch box collectors.
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
fOR
FEBRUARY
. 1947
Back When-
February 1947
This Index is an editorial feature cind is not part of the Advertiser's
Contract. THE REVIEW assum!'s no responsibility for errors or omissions .
......................... ... 17
A. B. -"t. Mfg. Corp ........... .
................... 8e
AMCO ....... .................... __ .... ... .
AMI. Inc ................................ ..................... Front Cover
Acme Sales Co ................................................ · .......... 29
Adams-Fairfax Corp ......................................... 67. 77
Advance Automatic Sales Co ............. ................. 99
Allied Electronics Co .. Inc •............... .. ................ 43
Alpha Distributing Co .............................. ............ 56
Amusement Enterprises...................
. ....... 9
Apollo Records .................. ....................................... 40
Asco Vending Machine Exch .............................. 82
Automatic Coin Machines and Supply Co ....... 98
Badger Novelty Co •............................ 32. 62. 74. 84
Badger Sales Co.....................
. .. 32. 62. 74. 84
Baker Novelty Co .... ................................................ ·9S
Bally Mfg. Co ............... ; ......... ....................... ····· ..... 7
Baltimore Salesbook Co.....................
. ...... 74
Bledsoe. N. O .................. ~. ........... . ....
.97
...... 25
California Music Operator's Assn •....
...... 39
Capitol Records. Inc ................... .
..... 92
Chicago Lock Co ....................... .
.. Cover III
Clark Distributing Co ............... .
..... 79
Coan Mfg. Co ................................ .
Coin Machine Acceptance Corp ..... ........... ...... 16
. ........ 117
Coin Machine Service ............... .
........... 67
Coinmatic Distributors ........... __ _
... 22. 23
Coin-O-Matic Cashier Co .. Inc.
Consolidated Record Distributors. Inc.. .
..35
Coradio ..............................
. ............ 93
Cryslalette Music Co .. Inc............
..89
. ...... 95
.Daval Products Corp......................
Deale Automatic Music Co...........
. ... 43
Dee's Service Shop........................... ...
. ...... 28
DuGrenier. Inc ................... .................................... 60
Eastern Electric Vending Machine Corp.. . . .. 63
...... 18
Empire Coin Machine Exchange ........ .
....... 81
Eppy. Samuel. & Co ....................... :, ..... .
.... 4
Evans. H . C .. and Co •........
Excelsior Record Co ................................ ............... 3-1
Exclusive Record Distributors. Inc. ..
. ......... 38
..... 8
Pantages. Rodney. Inc •.... _ ...... .............. ....... __ ____ ..45
Firestone Enterprises. Inc.
G-V . Corp •. __ . __ ................................ .
. .......... 71
Parina. Messrs .. & Co ..... _ ................................ __ .... 85
Permo. Inc ......... __ ............ _. __ . __ ..... __ ........ __ ....... ............ 41
........... 48
Glodial Clock Co ...................... .
Golt Radio Mfg. Co .............. :.............
. .. 10
Personal Music Corp •.................................. _ ........ _54
Gottlieb. D .. and Co ....................................... ....... 5
Phoenix Distributing Co •.... __ ..... __ .......... __ ....... 15. 90
Gray-Mills Co •.... _ ................. __ .......................
.. __ 15
Pico Sales Co •....................................... ............. _ .... 109
Groetchen Tool Co •................................................. 13
Pocket Books . Inc •............ __ ......................... ___ ...... _68 .
Gutshall. Jack. Distributing Co ......................... 27
Puget Sound Novelty Co •................................... 105
Harlich Mfg. Co........................................
..21
Quality Pictures Co ..... _ .......................................... 42
Ideal Novelty Co .................................................... 104
Quality Plus Co ......................................... _ .............. 80
Ideal Weighing Machine Co •................................ 64
RCA Victor ...................... __ .................................... 37. 86 ·
Illinois Lock Co •........................................................ 72
Repeatoscope. Inc .................................................... 48
Independent Lock Co .............................. : ............... 24
Re-Sharp- Needle Service .......................... 28. 30. 36
International Mutoscope ' Corp ................ ............. 3
Revco. Inc ............................... ................................... 65
Jennings. O . D .. and Co .. __ ............................ ......... 14
Ritchie. Harry P .. . Co •........................................... ~61
Kato Engineering Co •................ ................. ............. 18
Robinson. C. A .. and Co ...................................... 103
Laymon. Pau1...:6. I L 12. 14. 20. 41. 42: 62. 92.
Rock-Ola Mfg. Corp. ..........
. .............. 30. 33
94. 98. 101. 102. 106
Runzel Cord & Wire Co.
. ................... 107
Leuenhagen. W. H .. and Co ........... ...................... 35
Sam. G. B.................
. ................ 11
Mape. E. T .. Distributing Co ........ .. .. ..................... 44
Schoenbach. J .................
. ................... : .... 20
Merge Studio.. __ ........... : ........ __ ........................... ....... 16
Schutter Candy Co . ................................................ 80
Met;opolitan Coin Machines. Inc ..
. .......... 76
_Seeburg. J. P .. Corp. ........
. .... Cover II
Miller. H . R .. & Co.............................
. ... 52
Shipman Mfg. Co......................
. ................ 62
Mills Sales Co .. Ltd.........................
..100
Showalter Distributing Co.......
. ................ 52
Minthorne Music Co......................
. .... 118
Silver King Corp................................
. .... ........... 72
Monarch Coin Machine Co .................. __ .... __ ._ ...... 94
Silver. Leon. " Hi Ho ................................. ............. 75
Moore. Jack R .. Co................................
. ........... 58
Solo tone Corp ........ .............................. 51. Cover IV
Murdock. George R .. & Associates ................... 55
Southern Calif. Music Operators' Assn •...... .... 56
National Coin Radiotel Co.. .
. ...... 29
Star Title Strip Co. ..............
. ......... ................. . 36
National Enterprise . __ ............... ____ ................ __ .......... 50
Stephens & HodgsoD .................... ............................ 14
National Service Sales Corp.
. ....... 49
Tradio. Inc ................................................................... 91
National Slug Rejectors. Inc. ...
. . ......... 73
U-Need-A Vendors. Inc...
. ............. 66
Navarro Distributing Co.
53
Vend 0 Malic Sales Co .... ..................................... 87
Nelson. Nels.... ..........
. ...... 32 . Victor Vending Corp ............................................. 67
Nickabob Co.....
. ... .19. 31
Viking Specialty Co .. Inc....
. ..... .................... 81
Nickabob Sales Co.
. ..... 19. 31
Warmac. Inc..............................
. .............. 47
Northwest Sales Co ...... __ ..... ........................
100
Western States Distributing Co....
. ......... 101
.........
78
.
Northwestern Corp .............................. .
Williams Mfg. Co .............................. ...................... 97
:46
···
......
.........
Williamson Distributing Co •........... , .................. _98
Osborn. Distributi,!g Co ...... .
WoIU. Robert. Woodcraft Corp .. ......................... 96
. ...................... 26
Packard Mfg. Corp.
Zeigler Insurance Agency ...................................... 95
.......................... 80
Pan Confections .....
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COIN MACHINE REVIEW, 1115 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles 15, Calif.
COIN COUNTERS AND WRAPPERS-
WANTED AT ONCE _ _ _
Tubular 1c, 5c, 10c and 25c, guaranteed heavy
I
will pay top cash prices for Phonographs
paper, 65c a thousand in 25,000 lots, 75c single
(all makes); Wall Boxes; Consoles; Slots;
thousand. Accurate Penny Coin Counters, heavy
One Balls; 5 Balls and Music Units. Send
aluminum, $1.50. Belt Pocket, 2 for 50c post-
your list. I will buy ' any quantity, on or
paid. Collection Books, 75c doz. HECHT
off location. BOX 680, Coin Machine
NIELSEN, 1322 Congress Street, Chicago, III.
Review, 1115 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles
(TF-C)
15, Calif.
(TF-C)
WANTED FOR C A S H - - - - - - -
Used Penny Scale5-Mills, Watling, Pioneer,
SCALES WANTED,_ --:-_ _ _ -:---:-_
Kirk. No big dials. NICKABOB CO., 2525
Cash paid for all types of coin-operated scales.
West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles 6, Calif. (TF)
R. STARK, 1012 West 43rd St., Los Angeles
37, Calif.
WE WILL P A Y - - - - - - - - -
(TF.C)
Reasonable prices for legal skill equipment
CLOSE OUT _ _ _ ,_-
such as Pikes Peak, ABT Challengers, Kick
Two Panorams, late models, with wipers. Per-
Catchers, Skill Shot, Bame Ball, Baseball, fect condition. $275.00 . .Projection Lamps, 250
Football, Hockey Games and Skee Ball Alleys. watt, $1.75; 500 watt, $2.75; 500 watt Mazda,
Send description, number, and price in first guaranteed 50G-hour life, $7.75. 60-50 cycle
letter. We will notify you immediately if inter- Conversion. Also complete SOLOVUE Con-
ested. TRIANGLE SALES CO., 3116 W.
version and Panoram supplies cheap. STRAND
28th St., Minneapolis, Minn. '
(D]F-P)
SALES CO., 811 Ocean Front, Venice, Calif.
(F.P)
NEW AND PRECISION REBUILT---
LoBoy lc Weighing Scales, Ie Ticket Weighing
COIN COUNTERS
.
Scales, 5c Selective {:andy Bar Vending Ma-
for Pennies or Nickels, $1.00 prepaid. Wanted :
chines, lc ball gum, stick gum, and nut ven- , Penny Weighing Scales, Watling Tom
docs. Write for free price list! ADAIR
Thumbs, also Rock·Olas. Give particulars re:
COMPANY, 6928 Roosevelt Road, Oak Park,
condition ' and your best cash price. R. J.
Illinois.
(DJFMAM-P)
HEINEMAN, 656 Selden Ave., Detroit 1,
Mich.·
(F-P)
FORSAL~E-------------------
SLOT MACHINE EDUCTOR~ _ __ _
25 Buckley Daily Double Jack Pots @ $400.;
15 Buckley Long Shots @ $725.; 15 Mills
Percentage and mechanical equation. H. R.
Bonus 20 Stop @ $185. Above machines in
GRAHAM, 212 East P A-I condition. mERIA AMUSEMENT CO.,
(TF-C)
5, Calif. CItrus 1·1093.
319 W. Main, New Iberia, La.
(DJF-C)
PEANUT MACHINE PIPE STANDS _ _ _
Any quantity, $3.'75 each. CLEVELAND
CORRESPONDENTS WANTED----
COIN, 2021 Prospect Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.
We are seeking news representatives ~in 'various
(FMA.P)
cities able ' to send us a monthly news letter. If
you can write a bright, newsy letter and are SCALES ______________ ~~--~
Large Cabinet Scales, suitable for Arcades; also
located in a Coin Machine Trading . Center,
National and Watling, $35.00 each. Large---"
please communicate with the Editor. Satisfactory
two Kirk Astrology, ticket type, $100.00 each.
remuneratiort for your efforts. COIN MA-
Stewart-McGuire IO-col. Cigarette Vender,
CHINE REVIEW, 1115 Venice Blvd., Los
$35.00. R. J. HEINEMAN, 656 Selden Ave.,
Angeles 15, Calif.
(TF-P)
(F-P)
Detroit 1, Mich.
OPERATOR'S ASSORTMENT------
CHARM >-CHARM >-CHARMS ____ _
Radios, Mystery Drinking Birds, Gift Chests,
Buy direct and save money. These charms are
Fruit Cake, Chocolates, Portable Mirror Bars,
made on brand new molds. Completely differ·
Bears, Scorties, Cedar Chests, Push Cards,
ent. Write for free samples and prices.
Sales Boards. Immediate deliveries. DELUXE
SALES CO., DeLuxe Building, Blue Earth, - ADAMS·FAIRFAX CORP., 5721 W . Jeffer:
(TF-C)
son Blvd., Los Angeles 16, Calif.
(N-C)
Minn.
FOR SALE_
CIGARET VENDORS FOR SAL~E - - -
Used Candy Machines, including Nationals,
500 Perfectly reconditioned in our own shops.
Stoners, and others. Ready for location. WEY·
KELNER VENDORS, 4509 N. Clark St.,
MOUTH SERVICE CO., 4955 Santa
(DJF-P)
OUcago 40, TIl.
Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. Phone:
(F.P)
OLympia 1951.
~ 4S
GLOBES
To fit Columbus Vending Machines, $1.00
SLOT
each, f. o. b. Los Angeles. Gaskets 10c.
MACHINES
ADAMS-FAIRFAX CORP., 5721 W. Jeffer.
son Blvd., Los Angeles 16, Calif.
(TF-C)
REPAIRED and
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT _ _ _ _ _
REFINISHED
For manufacturer's representative in Coin Ma·
"'achlneo adJulted.
chine Industry with distributor, Los Angeles
tightened. cleaned and
Coin Machine Row. FAirfax 4135:
(F-P)
greased. Defeetlve
FOR
SALE-CANDY
MACHINES,
___
_
partl replaced. Hav,
14 Nationals, 9 Rowes. Perfect. ATLAS
them buffed and
VENDING SERVICE, 1251 East 78th St ~
paInted. We caU and
Los Angeles. JEfferson 7450.
(F-P)
~'IIY,r.
DECALCOMANIA TRANSFERS,_---,---,~
Coin Machine
Now offered in small quantities. Quick de·
Service
livery. An attractive name ' plate on your
1070 Thompson St.
product is the best advertisement. Sideline
Glendal, I. Calif.
Salesman wanted. Free samples. "RALCO"
Tele. C IIrus 3-3721
X.L, Boston 19, Mass.
(TF·C)
t
CIGARETTE AND CANDY VENDING _ _
Machines. Will sell or buy any quantity, any
ma,ke, model or size. Also any other equip-
ment. Have fu ll stock of U-Needa-Pack
parts. MACK POSTEL, 6750 N. Ashland
(FMA.P)
Ave., Chicago, Ill.
FORSAL~ __ ~ ____________ ---,~
Clean games off our own route, repacked in
original crates : Suspense, $199.50; Dynamite,
$219.50. PHOENIX DISTRIBUTING CO.,
611 W . W ashington St~ , Phbenix, Arizona.
(FM·C)
GET STARTED
One thoroughly reconditioned Peanut Machine
and 5 pounds best salted Spanish Peanuts,
$8.50. $2.00 with order, balance C. O. D.
THOMAS NOVELTY CO., Paducah, Ken-
tucky.
(JFM.P)
NEW EXHAUST FANS $22.50,_,--_--,-
Twelve-inch size" also automatic shutters, all
sizes. Immediate delivery. Beat the coming fan
shortage by ordering yoor high and low stand
circulators now. K &. S MFG. CO., 5547 S.
Kenneth, Chicago 29, Ill.
(JFM·P)
FOR
____________________ __
Two new Wurlitzer Adaptors. Large attractive
Speaker Cabinet. Bargain. E. L. HEARN,
4716 S. Hoover, Los Angeles. ADams 8874.
(F-P)
FOR SALE.
9 Seeburg DeLuxe 3·Wire 5·1O·25c Select·Q.
Maties @ $29.50; 7 Seeburg 5c 3-wire Select-
O·Matics, $24.50; 14 5c Seeburg Wall·O-
Matics, ~28.50; all in good condition. KING-
PIN EQUIPMENT CO., 826 Mills Street:
Kalamazoo 21, Michigan.
(F·P)
SAL~E
Obstacle Course
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MACHINE
IIEVIEW
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FOil
FES/WAIlY
1947
Shown here is the Coinman
who fails to use THE RE·
VIEW to sell his products.
For tills guy. makIng a sale means
lumpIng one IIurdle after another. over-
coming one sales oblectlon after an-
other . • • •
REVIEW advertisers make their sales
with a minimum of resistance-bec,use
REVIEW readers, everyone of them, are
buyers.
.
There Is an upsurge of buying among
REVIEW readers. These people have
the money, they have the buying deter-
mination. They are looking in THE RE-
VIEW for the kind of products you
carry. Let them see your name. I.t
them hear what you have to offer. Next
issue will be dated March. Deadline is
February 15. Write your own ticket for
bigger sales, with bigger profits and
less sales resistonce. Make your display
ad.vertising spalO/! reservation NOW.
COIN MACHINE REVIEW
1115 Venice Boulevard
Phone: Fitzroy 8269
Los Angeles 15. Califbrnia

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