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Decem ber, 193 U
A U T O M A T IC A G E
pany occupies attractive and spacious
quarters at the Washington Blvd.
address where 4,000 square feet is
available for display rooms, storage
space and repair shops. Complete
lines of the newest games and other
types o f machines were on display
shortly after headquarters were estab­
lished.
E. S. Gaylord Opens New
Distributing Firm
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S P E C IA L
introductory offer to
operators is announced in this
issue by the new Gaylord Coin Ma­
chine Corporation which opened head­
quarters at 1227 Washington Blvd.,
Chicago, on about December 15th and
almost overnight launched an ambi­
tious program of sales. The firm will
be exclusive Chicago distributors for
Bally Manufacturing Company and
will also handle a complete line of
machines by other leading manufac­
turers.
Mr. E. S. Gaylord, vice-president
of the new firm, is well known to
operators and has established a credit­
able record for sales during his con­
nections with two of the largest coin
machine manufacturers. In 1927 he
was made divisional sales manager
for National Automatic Machines
Company of St. Paul and he traveled
extensively in the interests of cabinet
type scales pioneered by that firm.
A fter three years with the St. Paul
firm, Mr. Gaylord went to New York
where he opened a sales office for
Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation,
handling the Featuristic scale. Early
in 1934 he became sales manager of
Associated with Mr. Gaylord is Col.
John C. Bohan, president of the firm,
who is a well known Chicago business
man. A s construction manager for
the George A . Fuller Company, Mr.
Bohan supervised the erection of the
largest hotel in the world, The
Stevens, the exterior of Chicago’s
Union Station, as well as many other
important buildings. He also has a
fine war record, serving as a major
in the 123rd Field Artillery, and at
the present time holding a commis­
sion as Colonel of Field Artillery. He
was awarded the silver star for gal­
lantry in action during the war.
The Gaylord Coin Machine Corpo­
ration has been incorporated under
the laws of Illinois and it is reported
that considerable capital is back of
the enterprise.
E . S . G a y lo r d
General
Coin
Machine
Corporation,
one of the country’s largest distribut­
ing firms, resigning his position re­
Lively Demand far
Gabel Units
cently to organize his present com­
pany.
The Gaylord Coin Machine Com­
The Sensation
of the
Salesboard
Business!
T H IC K B O A R D S !
L A R G E T IC K E T S !
LACQ UER EDGES!
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N EW
1935 CATALOG
of
20 DE LUXE
SALES BOARDS
T h e y w ill m a k e m o n e y
fa s te r f o r y o u th a n a n y
b o a rd s y o u e v e r u s e d !
Gardner & Co.
2309 Archer Ave.
CHICAGO, ILL.
Branch Warehouses:
1000 SWS
Price, $2.96, plug 10% U. S. Tax
Take i n ___________________$50.00,
P a y o u t____________________ 21.50
Profit ________________ $28.50
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44 N . F o u r t h S t.
P H IL A D E L P H IA
417 M a r k e t S t.
S A N F R A N C IS C O
927 C a n a l S t.
N E W O R LEANS
24 W . C o n n e c tic u t
SEATTLE
Production is being constantly in­
creased at the John Gabel Manufac­
turing Company plant to meet the
lively demand for Gabel phonographs.
Gabel’s Junior De Luxe M odem is
rivalling the sales record of the fa ­
mous Gabel’s Entertainer. Produc­
tion has been stepped up on both
units.
Reports from Mr. H . R. Collard,
Eastern sales representative, show
present interest in musical units
among operators to be greater than
at any time since before prohibition.
Mr. Collard has been in charge of
the New York office for the past two
years and is widely known and well
liked by Eastern operators.
Mr. Lestem Hearn, a former Gabel
operator for many years, has been in
charge of the Texas branch at Hous­
ton for the past year. He reports
heavy buying in Eastern and North­
eastern Texas.
TROUSSEAU— H ELP ME
Mrs. Ginsberg addressing near son-
in-law who changed his mind at the
last minute: “ Oh Abie, how could you
do it? Leafing my Goldie at the
altar after she had her torso all ready
for more than a month.’
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