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Bloom Tells Secrets
of "Acorn's" Success
CULVER CITY, Calif.- Reasons for th e
sensation al success of Oak Mfg. Co.'s A com
vendor were outlined by S. H . Bloom, secre·
tary of the firm, and th e Oak engin eering
staff, in an exclusive interview with TH E
REVI EW.
Bloom pointed out th at in his estimation
th e past vendors have been manufactured
primarily for aJi) pearan ce a nd with little
co ncern for the service man. "The A com is
trul y an operator' s machin e," he said, "in-
asmu ch as it is th e easiest a nd fa stest ma-
chin e to service a nd keep clea n, and at th e
same time provides outstandin g eye ap-
peal.
"From every C3 nceivable standpoint,"
Bloom said , " th e A corn is hea d and shoul-
ders ah ea d of all com pe tin g makes and
models. The latest die castin g techniqu es
have been in corporated · into th e precision-
tooled, all-die cast aluminum Acorn," he
adrl ed. "Th e chute is already cast into th e
body and is polished full length . There are
no bolts or screws or crevi ces where dirt
particles can become imbedded. Beca use of
the precision di e casting, all parts are in-
terchan geable.
"In th e past oth er ma chin es have tri ed
to sand cast th e lock into th e base or cap ,
whi ch made fo r a poor lockin g a rrange-
ment. Bein g die cast, th e pa rt fits in with
th e sta ndard produ cts of lock companies.''
Th e Oak engin eerin g departm ent stressed
th e ease a nd speed of disma ntlin g th e ma-
chin e and th e accessibility of all component
parts. Th e only tool required is a screw
dri ver. To remove th e globe and merchan-
d ise wh eel, all that is required is to remove
th e tw o sc rews attached to th e globe rod s.
Th e merchandi se hopper has no sc rews or
bolts and ca n be removed a nd washed in a
matter of seconds.
Th e entire machin e has onl y ten screws:
five in mecha ni sm, three in wheel, and two
in gl obe rods. Th e merchandi se wh eel has a
shroud on th e teeth to prevent breakage.
So sturdy has this wh eel proved, th at since
produ cti on commence d, n3t one has needed
replacement- and thousa nds of Acorns are
now on loca tion throu ghout the country.
The portion adjuster has been changed
from its origin al aluminum stampin g to
chrom e-plated steel, a nd merchandising
agitators have been added.
"The cash box is cast in the base," Bloom
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stated, "and to make a collection all that's
needed is to unlock the top of the machine
and remove it as one unit. Th e service head
snaps to the body, which secures the
mechanism, chute cover, and shield."
Th e coin wheel is ¼ inch thick at the
bea rin g point, whil e th e op e ning i s
broached to insure proper fit. "This,"
Bloom noted, " makes it the sturdiest wheel
of any machine made. The kn ob is cast on
th e center shaft and th ereby eliminates
tamp ering. It is one of the freest turning
mechanisms ever built."
Th e A corn comes in three different
merchandise compartment sizes : standard
globe, sta ndard die cast aluminum cabinet,
a nd jumbo size cabin et. Th e latter size has
been design ed to hold eight and a half
pound s of 210-count ball gum.
Oa k's new 5,000 foot plant is equipped
to do polishing and enameling, in addition
to complete assembling. The machin es
co me in six different colors whi ch ca n be
used in countless combinations.
Bloom emphasized that Oak is co nstantly
addin g new improvements which ca n be
used on present models, thereby obviating
a ny cha nce of the machine becoming obso-
lete. Also, all A corns coming off th e lin e
from now on will bear consecutive seri al •
numbers.
carefully scrutinize th e almond they are
buyin g to make sure that quality, as well as
price, is right."
Are Your Almonds Clogging?
Fraga Champions Vend-Size
Doyle Starts. Delivery
on Koffee King Unit
OAKLAND - Vending operators buyin g
low-pri ced almonds are cautioned by Bert
Fraga, head of Standard Specialty Co., to
r1a ke sure the almonds are vend-size and of
hi gh quality. "Operators who have bou ght
on pri ce only are runnin g into diffi culties,"
he said, "because th eir large size clogs
mechani sms and requires considerable serv-
ice calls. Th en again , th ese almonds are
not processed according to vending ma-
chine spec ifications and fai l to sa ti sfy th e
customers, whi ch hurts re peat sales.''
Before introdu cin g his Standard brand
French-fried almond s to the trade several
months ago at a new low price, Fraga spent
a good dea l of time and effort makin g cer-
tain that his product met all specification s
and requirements of th e vending trade.
Since th en he has sold thousands of pounds
all over the country.
"Th e success of S tandard French-fried
almonds has brought others into the field
whose only sal es point was that th ey met
our price," he added. " Operators should
Frank Doyle, right, aids in loading a
sample of the new Koffee King for ship-
ment v ia Slick Airways to Aubrey Stem•
le r in Los Angeles ..
NEW YORK- Delivery has started on
the new Koffee Kin g, coin-operated coffee
vendor being manufactured by Futuramic
Machin es, Inc., and the first substantial
shipment went out during the first week
in May. Most of these units went to opera-
tors in th e middle west and some sample
shipm ents to th e west co ast and Hawaii.
F ra nk Q. Doyle, sales manager for Fu-
turami c, said that production mod els have
bee n im pro ved to provide a seven-second
delive ry cycle. Th e 1000-cup vendor lists a t
$695, f.o.b . New York.
George J. Youn g has been appointed to
cover th e Eastern Seaboard for Futuramic ;
Jack G. Chalcraft will cover the Southeast ;
Neal Deimling and Ralph Rigdon t.he . Cen-
tral States and Aubrey Stemler the West.
Sales will be largely handled by these di-
rect company representatives. Lee Doble
has been appointed salesman at large and
Fred Benedikt will confine his sales efforts
to the New York sector.
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