Volume 3/ No. 20 UL establishes
October 10, 1977 safety standards
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Ralph C. Lally II
Managing Editor:
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Editor, Coin Slot
Technical Editor:
Robin Minnear
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Coin Industry Play Meter, October 10,
19n. Volume 3, No. 20. Copyright
19n by Skybird Publishing Compa-
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Meter are published monthly the first
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Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
(UL) , the independent laboratory
tester of equipment for public safety ,
has released the first edition of its
Standard for Safety for Amusement
Machines .
The edition , called UL 22 , covers
self-contained , commercial amuse-
ment machines that are intended to
be used in accordance with the
National Electrical Code . Only in-
poor amusement machines are cov-
ered by this standard, except where a
manufacturer has specified that a
machine can be used out of doors or
in a protected location .
These requirements do not cover
coin-operated sound-recording and
reproducing machines or carnival
rides .
Copies of UL 22 are now available
from Underwriters Laboratories for
$3 .50 each .
Coin-op
•
ptoneer
passes on
Andrew P . Monte , a pioneer
operator of coin-operated music
boxes and amusement games in this
area, died in New Orleans August
30. He was 76 years old .
A native of nearby Plaquemine,
Louisiana , Mr. Monte founded A.M .
Amusement Company in 1934. He
operated the firm until1970 when he
sold the business to Robert E. Nims,
president of Lucky Coin Machine
Co ., Inc. Mr. Monte remained
semi-retired until his death .
Always an enthusiastic supporter
of the coin machine industry, Mr.
Monte was a former member of the
Amusement & Music Operators of
America.
He had the distinction of being the
first operator in New Orleans to
install wallboxes and shuffle alleys in
locations. He also was the distributor
in Louisiana for the ill-fated Capehart
phonograph developed by the late
former Senator Homer Capehart of
Indiana .
He is survived by his widow,
Lucille Adams Monte, and two
daughters. Patsy and Jeannine .
CALENDAR
October8-9
The Coin Operated Industries of
Nebraska meeting , Ramada Inn
Central , Omaha , Nebraska .
October 13-16
National Automatic Merchandising
Association , annual convention and
trade show , McCormick Place , Chi-
cago , Illinois .
October 28-30
Amusement and Music Operators
Association , annual convention and
trade show , Conrad Hilton Hotel,
Chicago , Illinois .
November 19-21
International Association of Amuse-
ment Parks and Attractions Exposi-
tion , Rivergate , New Orleans, Loui-
siana .
January i3-15
The Music Operators of Minnesota ,
annual meeting and trade show.
Ja.nuary :l0-21
Oregon Amusement and Music
Operators Association , annual con-
vention , The Embarcadero, New-
port, Oregon .
January 24-26
Amusement
Trades
Exhibition
(A.T.E.) Alexandra Palace, North
London , England .
March3-4
A.M.O.A. regional seminar, O'Hare
Hilton , O'Hare Airport, Chicago ,
Illinois .
March 31-Apri11
Music Operators of Michigan, fourth
annual convention, Michigan Inn,
Southfield , Michigan .
May 19-21
The Music and Amusement Associa-
tion of New York, 1978 regional
convention and trade show, Ste-
vensville , Country Club, Swan Lake ,
New York .
June2-3
Ohio Music and Amusement Associ-
ation, annual convention, Columbus
Hilton Inn, Columbus, Ohio.