Automatic Age

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A U T O M A T IC A G E
A Visitor From
Far-Off China
Visitors from different parts of the
world are not an uncommon occur­
rence at the offices of the A u t o m a t ic
A g e . However, it was an unusual
event to have a caller from far-away
China, Mr. T. F. Kilkenney, who is
engaged in the export and import
business at Hong Kong, China, and
who has resided in the Orient since
the war.
Mr. Kilkenney pointed out that
China has a law against importing
coin-operated machines into the coun­
try, but no law to prevent their oper­
ation or sale within the country. This
law, he stated, accounted for the fact
that there are few coin-operated ma­
chines of any kind throughout China.
There are, however, a few chance
machines in private clubs.
An interesting circumstance, which
influences possible operation of coin
machines in China, is the fact that
there are many kinds of metal coins,
the value of which is constantly
fluctuating. Mr. Kilkenney said it
would be difficult for an operator to
keep up with the fluctuating value of
the coins and to adjust the machines
to vend the correct amount of mer­
chandise, in the case of vending ma­
chines.
According to Mr. Kilkenny, many
men have tried to exploit the opera­
tion of chance machines in China
without success. He stated that China
did not even permit the use of weigh­
ing machines with fortune cards.
Something most people may not
know is the fact that the Chinese in
America are descendants, for most
part, of Coolies who came here years
ago as laborers in the construction
of our railroads.
Mr. Kilkenny
pointed out that there are three
classes of Chinese people and said
that the upper classes of the Chi­
nese are exceptionally fine people
when you get to know them.
New Coin Chute
Arousing Interest
The C. B. M. Engineering & Mfg.
Company, 4243 W. Lake Street, Chi­
cago, reports an abundant amount of
rush inquiries on their new “Marvel”
Coin Chute. According to an execu­
tive of the concern, not only are op­
erators manifesting intense interest,
but also a great many manufacturers
who are constantly on the alert to
give their customers the latest and
best in valuable operating improve­
ments. It is said that the new “Mar­
vel” embodies such important features
as returning slugs with holes and
slots perforated through the center
and sides. This type of slug has been
the bane of many an operator in the
past, due to the fact that the slug
with the hole has a bad habit of
putting most coin chutes out of com­
mission until disengaged. Then, too,
the new “Marvel” always shows the
last coin played through a powerful
magnifying lens located on both sides
of the visible display chamber.
There’s a great deal printed that
you can’t believe.”
“There is,” assented his friend—
“especially on bottles.”
M A J I K
Woman Made Living
with Keys, Chisel
M. M. Marcus of Cleveland sends
us news to the effect that Mrs. Mary
Julian, 50, a Los Angeles widow,
was arrested on October 2nd by Po­
lice Sergeant Emma Schuller on a
charge of looting a slot machine con­
tainer in the women’s rest room of
the State Theater of $2 in nickels.
For the last year Mrs. Julian told
them, police said, she has lived on
money obtained in this manner. When
arrested she had $13 in nickels in her
purse. She has been in all of the
larger cities of the east and middle
west, according to hotel receipts
found in her possession, Sergeant
Schuller said.
Mi’s. Julian had more than thirty
keys and a small chisel which she
used to open the money boxes of the
containers, police said. She came to
Cleveland Sunday.
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