Automatic Age

AUTOMATIC AGE
154
Oh, The Operator
Takes a Wife
“On February 3, Theodore Clem,
Vice-President of the Texas Novelty
A RARE
OPPORTUN ITY
offered by
C H IC A G O ’S L A R G E S T
OPERATORS
W e have over 1,000 used pin
games in perfect operating condi­
tion which we wish to dispose of
w ithin the next 60 days. Every
game is at present in perfect oper­
ating condition and on location.
They are not stored in basements
or garages, but are in actual use.
Speedways and W in g s .. .$2.00 each
42nd Street, P e nnants, Big B ro a d ­
cast Special, B roker’s T ip, and
Scoreboards ....................$3.00 each
A irw ay , Silver Cups, New C entury,
and Jig sa w s ....................$4.00 each
W o rld ’s Series, K n i c k e r b o c k e r ,
B lu e
R i b b o n , an,d P o n t i a c
.............................................$6.00 each
C o r r e s p o n d e n c e invited from
operators out of Chicago whom we
know can use bargains such as
these, or games not listed here.
W e will buy, sell or exchange.
Crescent Vending Co.
1520 E. 67th St., Chicago, 111.
Company, Beaumont, Texas, was
married to Miss Mary Davis, whose
father is a very prominent business
man of Beaumont, and, of course,
you know that the Texas Novelty
Company is one of the largest operat­
ing companies in the United States.”
Thus writes Harry Drollinger from
Houston, Texas.
“The wedding was held at five
o’clock in the afternoon at the up­
town Episcopal Church at Beaumont,
and was attended by over six hun­
dred friends and operators from
throughout the southwestern states.
“The Reverend Doctor Cameron,
Episcopal, and Reverend Daniel,
Episcopal, of Beaumont, and Rev­
erend Maravelis of the Greek Ortho­
dox Church, Houston, read the beau­
tiful wedding ceremony. The bride
was attended by five of her college
class, and Michael Clem, brother of
the groom, was best man.
“In the evening the guests were
entertained at the Elks’ Club at a
buffet dinner and dance which lasted
until the wee hours of the morning.
The bridal couple left at midnight
on a honeymoon trip which will ex­
tend throughout the entire month in
visiting various cities, after which
time they will return to Beaumont
where Mr. Clem is building a very
beautiful home. The bridal couple
intends to leave for Europe as soon
as the home is completed, where they
will spend the summer.”
ATTENTION
P EN N S Y LV A N IA O P E R A T O R S
Buy close at home . . . Save on freight . . . All the leading
numbers in coin-operated machines— Star-Light, Rapid-Fire,
Quick-Silver, Traffic, Ranger, Light Criss-Cross, Barrel-Roll,
and Time.
Try
“STERLING SERVICE”
BEH J.
STERLING,
JR.
109 FRAN KLIN AVE., SCRANTON, PA.
Salesroom at Rocky Glen Park, Midway between Scranton and
Wilkes-Barre. Open 24 Hours Daily.
P. 8. W e do operate. H ave been 17 years. W e te st th e lemons for you
snd give you honest opinions on new num b e rs from experience. Out-of-town
custom ers try out coffee served by “ Sterling S ervice."
© International Arcade Museum
,
March 19V5
Gottlieb Presents
Four New Games
“This year’s show is the finest ever
held and the industry will have to
go a long way to equal it.” So said
Dave Gottlieb, head of D. Gottlieb
& Co., when interviewed at the Gott­
lieb exhibit at the convention.
“Today climaxes the four most
enthusiastic days in the coin machine
field. I am more than satisfied with
the results from the standpoint of
business done by the entire industry
and particularly the overwhelming
response to our products and the
great many actual orders received.
Not only did the operators and job­
bers buy in exceptional quantities,
but they exhibited an interest which
conclusively shows that the coin ma­
chine business is well on its way to­
wards the peak of all time.”
Mr. Gottlieb has good reasons to
express his opinions as given above
because during the time of the inter­
view, booths 3, 4, and 5, housing the
Gottlieb exhibit were crowded to
capacity with interested spectators.
When asked the reason for the popu­
larity of the display, Mr. Gottlieb
explained that their new games were
worthy of all the attention given to
them. “This,” said Dave, pointing to
the first of a line of games, “is Turn
Table. If a player gets a ball in
the 500 pocket and then skillfully
lands another ball in the ‘Starter
pocket . . . things happen. The Turn
Table bridge automatically turns . • •
corresponding lights flash . . the ball
is carried over the bridge and down
the ‘Scoring- Avenue.’ It is then
‘Kicked back’ over the lower Viaduct,
into the High Score Field. Another
‘Kick back’ lodges the ball in a high
score pocket. You will notice,” con­
tinued Dave, “that in the meantime
the bridge has swung back to its
original position ready to receive the
next ball that lands in either of the
two ‘500 Approach’ pockets.
“Next, we have Cyclone. When the
balls start popping it certainly looks
like a cyclone has hit the playing
fields. Yes, I said fields because
Cyclone has a main playing field
two midget fields. Balls entering the
left tunnel pass into the left, smaller
field and set off a whirlwind of col­
ored balls which bound and reboun
in the small field for higher scores.
Balls entering the right tunnel con
trol the right field in the same
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