Automatic Age

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u t o m a t ic
ing weighed and promptly spent his
cent.
“ See that?” exclaimed the drug­
gist.
“ He saw you getting weighed and
so he did it. He probably had no in­
tention of doing so and doesn’t know
why he did it. That’s one reason why
sales run into such figures. Irve seen
a crowd of 15 line up before a scales
just because the first one happened
to
attract
attention.
Somebody
stopped to watch; then three or four
got around and the next thing we
had a crowd blocking the aisle.’
Since the introduction, last year,
o f the scale which issues a printed
ticket giving the weight and date in­
stead o f the old familiar dial, which
everybody within gunshot could and
did read, business has picked up
amazingly. In fact, it never was bad.
Now it is better—and then some.
The old-style dial machine was too
public for a person whose generous
proportions might send the hand
climbing into the three century alti­
tude. How many snickers have come
from onlookers when some buxom
belle stepped coyly on the platform
and straightaway the hand shot
around to 300? Patronage from the
heavy-weights under these conditions
never equalled that from the slims
and mediums.
With the advent of the ticket-
issuing scale which makes weighing a
purely private ad painless operation
for said heavyweights and the big,
unexplained interest of the general
public in its daily weight, the lowly
copper has grown into a beautiful
golden stream, pouring slowly but
steadily into storekeepers’ coffers.—
Providence Journal.
Wants Grip Tester
“ Will you kindly put us in touch
with source that make the grip tester,
a machine that’s selling at $15.00 or
$25.00 each.
POGESKY BROS.,
Mt. Carmel, Pa.
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A ge
Wants Coin
Operated Telescope
AUTOMATIC A G E :— We are at
this time looking for the m anufac­
turer of a slot machine device to be
attached to a telescope for use of
the public so that funds may be col­
lected automatically from the use of
the above mentioned instrument.
SCHIFFMAN JEW ELRY CO.
Greensboro, N. Car.
Wants Aluminum
Finish
“ Can you tell me the kind of finish
to use on Aluminum Castings for
vending machine which are exposed
to the weather? We want to pre­
serve the aluminum appearance, but
do not know just what finishes have
stood the test of time. We are con­
sidering transparent lacquer or alum­
inum paint.
Any information you or your read­
ers can furnish will be gratefully ap­
preciated.
H. C, CARD,
Production Engineer,
Care of Taft-Pierce Mfg. Co.
Woonsocket, R. I.
Wants Ticket Scales
The Automatic A ge: Could you
advise me o f the manufacturers of
Ticket Scales? The Ticket Scale,
gives your fortune on one side o f the
ticket, and weight and date on the
other. I am interested in these
scales, and would appreciate any in­
formation you can give me along
these lines.
JOHN R. SEARS.
242 Tenth St., S. E.,
Washington, D. C.
Incorporated
Handy Distributing Corporation,
Dover, Del., Manufacturing o f vend­
ing machines; capital, $25,500.00.
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