Automatic Age

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POCKET C O IN C O U N T E R NEW EST
IN V E N T IO N
P. C. Smith, well known to the
operating trade, has invented a hand
coin counter which he calls the
“ Presto.” The counter consists o f
two pieces, one is an auminum
frame with a wide-flanged mouth to
1'eceive coins. The other is a solid
piece o f wood through which four
handling the sale o f the Presto coun­
ters from his own address, 901 La­
fayette Parkway, Chicago. The illus­
trations which Mr. Smith furnished
fo r our patent depai’tment show how
handy this device is. Although an­
nounced only ten days ago the sale
o f the Presto has run to several gross
showing a demand fo r this item. One
Chicago operator bought six fo r his
route.
holes have been bored to receive 25
pennies each. The holes penetrate
through the block so that all the
operator has to do to count his pen­
nies is to scrape them into the mouth
of the little device, slide the block o f
wood out and lift it up leaving fou r
stacks o f 25 pennies. F or a useful
accessory to the vending machine
business this Presto counter is cer­
tainly a novel device and the price
has been set so low that it is cheaper
than a good screw driver and just as
necessary.
Mr. Smith is sales manager fo r the
Exhibit Supply Company, but is
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“ Hiring Fairs” are still held in the
large country towns o f England. All
farm laborers and boys gather in the
streets o f the nearest towns and wait
fo r someone to employ them fo r the
next six months. A fter the question
o f wages is settled and a shilling giv­
en as guaranty, everyone joins in
merry-making.
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