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will
serve
the
purpose,
thirty feet is much
The entrance
to
nut, gum and confection vendors, etc.
more desirable.
In the center o f the front, place nov­
be free from
elty machines such as the Gypsy
Queen or Grandm other’s Predictions
should
posts or pillars.
twenty
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u t o m a t ic
These are ser.'ous
obstacles because loafer.; will lean on
cr others.
them and your entrance should
Kne with various machines.
not
have such objectionable features.
A s to deptii, fifty feet will do, but
it is
depth,
obvious that
the more
the
room
greater the
fo r
patrons
and equipment.
cashier’s
booth
should
be
placed just back o f the center group
o f machines and so arranged so
not to be obscured from view from
the entrance.
A n r.ttract've front, such as is il­
lustrated, is a great asset.
The
Then continue down the
N ote the
five attractions featured on this front
The Orchestrion or automatic pi­
ano
or
other
musical
instrument
should be placed near the entrance
Musical Automatons
— the Free Admission sign, Novelty
Electric Shooting Gallery, the Whirl-
O-Ball bowling game, the Penny Ar­
cade sign and the illuminated revolv­
ing lantern above. Pedestrians at a
glance know what you are featuring
and the Free Admission sign tempts
them to enter. Several groups of
lights illuminate the pictorial sign
work and side walk, and attractive
and adequate lighting in both exte­
rior and interior is very essential.
Arrangement of Equipment
On each side of the entrance place
picture machines, also novelty ma­
chines such as fortune tellers, pea-
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as the music is a drawing power
which helps attract people to enter
the Arcade.
Machines such as the name plate*
card printers, perfume machines, Pen'
cil printers, electric shockers or any
machines which attract crowds should
be placed where there is s u f f i c i e n t
room for crowds to use them with'
out congesting the entrance.
Athletic machines o f every de'
scription, including the W h i r l - O - B ^
game, should be placed in the re®*'
In our arcade at Euclid Bead 1
Park, we always plan to add
machines each season. At the beg'11'
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