Automatic World

Issue: 1932-November

Twenty-Two
AUTOMATIC
WORLD
November, 1932
Chicago News
H. B. Gibson and Fred Mann are
certainly doing some good things for
the Chicago operators. A would-be
gang of slickers that centered their
activities upon Chicago operators,
has been broken up by the Chicago
operators' association, headed by
Gibson and Mann.
All individuals who wer,e suspect-
ed of racketeering tactics were sum-
moned up before the state's attor-
n ey and questioned thoroughly as to
their activities in the coin machine _
business. Then each in turn was
warned that the state's attorney
would vigorously prosecute anyone
,of them who tried to interfere in any
way with operators' who are legiti-
mately running their operating bus-
inesses.
Since this warning was given some
time ago operators in and about Chi-
cago have not been bothered in any
way. This is a victory for the new
operators' association in Chicago and
speaks well for its ability to func-
tion eff.ectively for the best inter-
ests of its members.
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*
Mr. Chas. Chizewjeh'r, !pr\esident,
Hercules Novelty Company, has
been allowed a patent by the U. S.
Patent Office on his game, "Double
Shuffle."
* * *
Jim Buckley shows the boys the
kind of marbles he used by putting
them under the hammer. Well, a
lot of things have gone under the
hammer and emerged unharmed but
it was good to start with.
Same
with Buckley's marbles, they are
good.
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* *
A welcome letter from Robert W.
Merriam saying that the boys around
Chicago appreciated the article of
respect given Geo. Grastorf in our
October issue.
Mr. Merriam says
the old Chicago Vending Machine
Operators Association consisting of
scale and merchandise operators, is
stilI in existence.
Mr. A. E. Gebert of the Advance
Machine Co., mad,e a great talk be-
fore the memberS' of the Independ-
ent Coin Machine Operators Associ-
ation of Illinois, recently. We nev-
er knew before that the man who
pilots the Advance Machine Co.
started in business 30 years ago, as
a peanut machine operator. In his
speech Mr. Gebert stressed the ne-
cessity- of having state organizations
to fight unfavorable legislation and
other things.
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* * *
Look out for that new machine
that is going to be launched by the-
Northwest Coin Machine Company.
Mr. Schaef and Mr. Gohe have a way
of doing things and when they say
the machine is good, well, it will be
good.
* * *
We have received a lot of fine
letters from Chicago regarding the
tribute article on George Grastorf.
For all these good words we thank
you all.
One letter in particular, from W .
P . (Pat) Considene. Mr. Considine
is one of America's leading oIler-
ators, understands the business from
every angle and is an expert writer
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SUPREME VENDING ORGANIZATION
Headqua,r ters-557 Rogers Ave.
Wm. Blatt, Pres ident
Brooklyn, N . Y.
NEWARK, N. J.
ATLANTA, GA.
ALBANY, N. Y.
441 Elizabeth A venue
Geo. Ponser, G eneral Manager
217 Garnett Street, S.W.
Morris Hankin, District Manager
62 Hudson Avenue
Henry W. Seiden
PHILADELPHIA, P A.
BOSTON, MASS.
157 Spring Garden Street
B. A. Salzberg
1129 Tremont Street
Ben. D. Palastrant

November, 1932
AUTOMATIC
on coin machine subj ects. We en-
joyed his department that was car-
ried in the Billboard for a while. In
fact, it was the best coin machine
palaver that we have ever come
across.
He could tell a lot in a
few words, tell it and make it stick,
te lI coin machine news as no other
writer has ever been able to tel! it.
That's what Pat Considine can do
and he can also· write a mighty good
letter. Thanks, Pat.
WORLD
Twenty-Three
D. Robbins & (0., Open Newark,
New Jersey Office
A rchie Kass Will See That The N ew J ersey C usto mers
of D. Robbi ns Receive Rea l Service

After much search Dave Robbins,
assured the same superior service
president of D. Robbins & Co., has they have always had from D. Rob-
MR. GA W WANTS TO WEIGH AS
at last found the man whom he feels
bins & Co.
WELL AS GREET PUBLIC
Here's luck to Archie Kass as man-
will service all his New Jersey cus-
Greeter George D. Gaw, Chicago's
tomers with the same type of. policy ager of D. Robbins & Co. of New-
hard-working official glad-hander,
ark, N. J., and here's more luck to
which has brought the parent organ-
wants the Century of Progress Ex-
Dave Robbins for his progressiveness
ization so high in the opinions of op-
position to give him signed and
and. his believing in this industry.
e r ators throughout the country.
sealed authority to instal! 100 put-
That man is A. Kasf; of Newark.
your-penny-in-the-slot-ain d-get - your-
W . J . C. MOVES HILLSIDE
He is well known to all the New Jer-
correct-weight scales in the world's
BRANCH
sey operators and his office.; will be
fair grounds.
at 4 Lyons avenue, Newark, N. J.
No, no, gentle reader, Greeter Gaw
The W. J. C. Vending Company
Archie Kass is an aviation enthusi-
is not agonizing under the punish-
ast and has already gained hi., own . have moved their branch from Hill-
ment of a Hollywood reducing diet- . pilot's license. Therefore he i~ eli!;i- dde, N. J ., to 260 Belmont avenue,
not so. He doesn't want to reduce
ble to be the D. Robbins & Co. "fly- Newark, N. J. This was done, ac-
anything; in fact, rotundity is a pos-
cording to James Cante, manager of
ing representative." In this ma!1Il8r
itive asset to a greeter, for what kind
the W. J. C. firm, to increase floor
the D. Robbins & Co. organizatioll
of a welcoming smile could a skinny
E.pace and in order to have larger
can all fly to the next convention in
man put over his ingrowing face?
and better headquarters and more
Chicago.
The scales which Greeter Gaw
convenient for the operators.
Dave tells· us that as time went on
. would like to place represent a busi- he knew that he would have to place
With this ' high class Newark
ness proposition, known to world's
branch the W. J . C. Company now
an off~ce in Newark to service his
fair folk as a concession. They are
have some of the finest headquar-
many New Jersey customers. The
not intended to be conveniently at home office at Brooklyn had its ters and display rooms in America.
hand to break the good or bad news hands full just tending to its own AUTOMATIC WORLD extends them
to him that his belt line is shrinking city trade.
a big hand and hearty wishes for
In like manner Dave
or expanding every time he rolls
success in the new branch headquar-
also placed an office in New Yo rk
along Lief Eriksen drive in his al-
City.
ters.
bino car. He wants them there to
This firm has been established in
catch the pennies of world's fair vis- this territory since 1915 and all op-
NEW J OBBING FI RM FOR
itors who are more or less inquisitive
OKLAHOMA
erators are high in their praise of
about their . avoirdupois.
the fine service and co-operation
Nor are they intended to serve as they have received from this firm at
Lin-Mar Coin Machine Company of
the scales of justice in the little con- all times. They are also the manu- Altus, Okla., is the new jobbing firm
troversey now surging over the claims facturers of that great little Empire
added to our list this week. This
and counterclaims anent a certain Vendor. This is one machine which
firm is headed by two well known
song which Greeter Gaw says he
assures al! operators a permanent coin machine men who have years of
wrote and which, it also is said, has
experience behind them. They are
and steady income.
been accepted as the official world's
L. W. and M. M. Ashbrook. Their
D. Robbins & Co., without any
fair song. So far as the exposition
doubt, are one of the leading pro- slogan is "fair treatment," and they
is concerned, the Century of Progress gressive firms in the industry. This give as reference Dun or Brandstreet
management handed that prize over present move again shows their far-
and the Bank of Commerce. Their
to Art Kassel and Tom Bashaw many sightedness for they realize that to- phone is No. 15 and their address is
moons ago. The world's fair song is
620 East Commerce street.
day oper ators must be serviced faster
"In 1933."-Chicago Daily News.
We had a nice letter from L. W.
and closer to their own territory be-
cause of the great increase in oper- Ashbrook, whom we have known for
BUSINESS IN TEXAS GROWING ators throughout the country.
some time, and he tel!s us that they
Dave Robbins is certain that a r e going to render the operators of
A letter from that wide-awake op- Archie Kass wiII adopt and use all the North Texas and Oklahoma ter-
erator of Delia, Texas, C. M. Elli-
the policies of the parent organiza- ritory a real service. We take great
son, says his business is on the up- tion and as a direct office of D. Rob- pleasure in glvmg the Ashbrook
climb and much better. Now that's bins & Co. wiII at all times be under brothers a big hand and extend our
good news and it is just what a num-
the surveilance of the parent firm
wishes for their success. Their ad
ber of other operators have told us
itself.
It means that operators will appear every month in our J ob-
recently.
throughout New Jersey can now be
bel'S Directory.



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