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the show you will be told a great deal more
about our public relations activities which
mean so much to your security and income.
Once more, in the name of' Coin Machine
Industries, Inc., I extend every one of you
a hearty invitation to come to the coin
machine show, February 3, 4, 5, 6. See the
greatest exhibi~ion of new coin machines
in history. Take a look at your entire In-
dustry, your first chance in six years!
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WE ARE NOW
READY TO MAKE
DELIVERIES ON
AOLAC PETITIONS
TIMING
MOTORS
FOR ALL TYPES OF COIN
OPERATED MACHINES
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{ 1 Revolution per Minute
SPEEDS 1 Revolution per Hour
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COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
14
FOR
JAN.UARY
1947
COIN CHUTES Holding Up to 5 Quarters
CLODIAL CLOCK CO.
PRospect 6477
922 West 23rd Street
Los Angeles 7, Calif.
operators realize the value of their terri·
donated by operators and distributors.
tories and abide by distribution rules just
Many men in the Industry made sizable
like salesmen and buyers in any other field.
donations of equipment to Army and vet·
The future of the business was !lever rosier,
eran hospitals. Coin machines were every·
and with the new products and inventions
where men were stationed and many serv-
which will be introduced at the coming
icemen considered them their "closest link
show, operators will have more oppor·
with home."
I have heen associated with the Industry , tunities for profit than at any time hereto·
for 28 years: 7 as an operator and 21 as a
fore.
manufacturer. I have seen our convention
During the past two months, we have
grow from 12 small display rooms in the
inaugurated an industry-wide program of
Great Northern Hotel in 1927 to the huge
public rt!lations. The purpose of this pro-
convention of 1947, which undoubtedly will
gram is to build goodwill for all people in
be the biggest and liveliest trade conven·
our Industry and to gain the respect of the
tion of any held in the U. S. A.
public, of legislators, of social and civic
Today the coin machine business is more
leaders, and of all other industries. We are
stable, more sound, more enduring than at
off to a flying start on this program and at
any time in the past. Distributors and
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and will be obsolete in six months' time, a
further burden has been placed on the
operator. "This will mean that the operator
will certainly not be able to retrieve the
cost price of a machine before he is forced
to buy a new one, and in addition to the
cost of both the old and new machines, he
is still compelled to pay $50 as his share of
the $100 tax levied by the U. S. Govern·
ment."
Robinson asks that a proper presentation
of the facts in the matter be placed before
the Internal Revenue Department for a fair
, interpretation.
"The way Section 3267 is now inter-
preted by the Internal Revenue Bureau,"
he wrote, "the amount of taxes varies
according to the use the machine is put to ;
that is, if the machine gives off nothing
but free plays, then the tax is $10, but if
those free plays are re-purchased or re-
deemed by the merchants, the tax is $100.
That is nothing more than a tax upon the
use of the machine and not upon the
physical characteristics of the same. A con-
certed campaign on the part of the Coin
Machine Industry would have the effect of
changing the present ludicrous interpre-
tation as evidenced by both House and
Ways Committee and the Senate Finance
Committee, when they originally enacted
this Se~tion."
GROETCHEN 1947 COLUMBIA DE LUXE BELL
Now Delivering
Height 24", 16" deep, 15" wide. Big, single automatic iackpot
will hold, if desired, 125 quarters, 250 dimes, 120 nickels. Jack·
pot has an automatic reserve. Changeable to 4 coin play. Double
slug protection; pays back first last coins played after having
passed through visible escal~tor.
$209.50 f. o. b. Factory
GROETCHEN COLUMBIA BELLS
New, improved 1946 models In dazzling, durable finish. Can be
changed right on location to penny, nickel, dime or quarter play;
hence you get the service of 4 machines "for the prlCle of one.
$145.00 f. o. b. Factory
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• • •
• A joking woman went to her husband's
office and silently went around behind him
and put her hands over his eyes:
Wife (disguising her voice}-Guess who?
Husband-Cut it out, little one. If my
wife came in and saw you doing this she'd
start something.
On the Cover • ••
Here's the Latin Lovely who inspired the
composer to write uFive Minutes Mor."-
beautiful Wanda Smith from the Earl Carroll
Theater Restaurant's current extravaguDZCI.
Although not related to the celebrated Smith
Brothers. Wanda has caused many a young
chap to start scraping the fuzz oH his chin.
Photo especially for the January cover bX
John Reed. celebrated Hollywood porlrmt
photographer of the Stars.