Automatic Age

April, 1938
AUTOMATIC AGE
Tips From An
Operator
(Continued from page 100)
My tip for the enterprising
operator is to get into a field
of the Coin Machine Industry
where he can sow his ambition
and money in the spots which
he believes will sprout up into
top-notch summer resorts, thus
gaining for himself a profitable
return on his investment.
Operators would be the re­
cipients of a good turn if the
manufacturers did not put out
so many new machines. If they
would just dress up the style
they are manufacturing instead
of putting out an entirely new
device it would be possible for
the operator to keep his ma­
chine on location much longer.
Competition would not be so
tough and operators would not
be so reluctant to buy more
and more machines. But when
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a new comer in the business
flaunts a “ dressy” machine in
a territory, it is certain to take
the play away from a machine
which is just as effective and
which nine out of ten times is
operated by a man who really
knows what it is all about.
This means a good deal in gain­
ing a profit in operating. But
all our work can go for naught
when our competition is height­
ened by a product “ dressed to
kill” and is as effective as a
beautiful blonde stealing a hus­
band from a wife who is home­
ly but who is a marvelous cook.
No good comes from it!
Reasons for operators not
making a go of things can be
attributed to various factors.
One of which is their inclina­
tion to pay-out too much money
to the merchant. This only
spoils things for the fellow who
is conducting his business on a
non-partisan basis, every mer­
chant getting the same share
of the receipts.
The resort locations in the
past few years have become
very choice in money making
possibilities. This fact can be
proven by noting that the at­
tendance of visitors at “ Little
Bohemia,” in 1937 reached a
total of 50,000. This figure was
computed over a term of about
eight months. The “ G-Men vs.
Dillinger” battle had some­
thing to do with this, of course,
but there is no telling what this
influx of resort visitors can
do for other establishments
throughout the country. People
from all over the United States
visit the North Woods, and
leave carrying tales of the
amusement machines to be
found in that territory.
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NATIONAL'S BARGAIN COLUMN
PAYOU TS
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Stables __________________________________________ $90.00
Clocker
_________________________________________ 49.00
A rlin gton
_______________________________________ 47.50
Receive prompt and
Foto F in is h _____________________________________ 45.00
Preakness ticket _______________________________ 45.00
efficient a t t e n t i o n
Preakness _______________________________________ 43.0U
Miss Am erica ticket ____________________________ 40.00
through our E xport
Rover ____________________________________________40.00
Department.
D erby D ay w ith clock _________________________ 39.00
T u rf Champs ___________________________________37.50
Cable A ddress:
Latonia _________________________________________ 35.00
Golden Wheel
__________ ____________________ 29.50
Derby D ay no clock ______________ 29.00
College Football no clock _______ 29.00
Classic _____________________________ 24.50
W e recommend the original
Grand P rize _______________________25.00
W in ne r .................................. ..........................24.00
Machine, Gottlieb’s D eLuxe 3
Carom __________ __________________ 22.00
Strength Tester.
Preview ____________________________ 20.00
Skipper ____________________________ 13.00
B luebird ___________________________ 18.00
F lick e r, late model _______________ 17.00
D a ily Races, m ultiple _____________ 15.00
Hialeah
___________________________ 15.00
B a lly Derby _______________________ 12.00
F ly in g H igh _______________________ 10.00
M onopoly __________________________ 10.00
T h e on ly G rip M a ­
Peerless
.................... ..................................... 10.00
chine w ith * B u t­
M u lt i-P la y _________________________ 10,00
ton
In d ic a to r
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Bonus _____________________________
9.00
A n t i- T i lt D evice *
Prospector _________________________ 7.00
B a lly Jum bo ______________________
6.00
C h ro m e
H andles
Foreign Buyers
NATCOINCO
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$ 19 .5 0
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C O N SO LES
R ay’ s T ra c k _______________________$79.00
L ib e rty B ell _______________________59.00
Paces Races, black cab., 20-1 o d d s .1 15,00
T ra ck Tim e, early m o d e l_________ 125.00
Evans Rolletto ____________________ 95.00
Bang T a ils ---------------------------------------------------95.00
G alloping Dom inos _______________ 95.00
and T r im * S ep a­
ra te Cash Box *
Tension
A d ju s t­
m en t * Non - Clog
Slot * O th e r F e a ­
tu res
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Q u a lity
B u ilt.
F IR S T W IT H T H E L A T E S T N E W GA M E S.
N O V E L T Y GA M E S
S ilv e r Flash ____________________________________ $32.00
Stoner’ s Races __________________________________29.00
D u x _____________________________________________ 25.00
Forw ard March _________________________________23.00
Long Beach _____________________________________ 24.50
Genco Football _______________________________ - 24.50
M ercury _________________________________________ 20.00
Boo Hoo _______________________________________ - 20.00
Chico Derby ____________________________________ 18.50
Home Stretch __________________________________ 17.50
B a lly Booster __________________________________- 14.00
Ricochet ________________________________________ 13.00
B a lly Bum per ___________________ - 10.00
D aval Baseball ___________________ 10.00
Grip
W ay
C O U N T E R GA M E S
A . B . T . Ta rg e t S k ill --------------------------- $18.50
Reel S pot - -------------------- ------------------------------ 10.00
T r i-O -P a k
................... - ........... - ................ 9-00
Groetchen C igaret Machine _______
5.00
D aval “ 21” .................................................. 5.00
Punchette __________________________
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Sum Fun __________________________
5.00
T i t T a t Toe ------------------------------------------------
4.00
Tickette ............................................................ 4.00
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SLOTS
M ills Blue F ro n t, no gold award,
single Jack, 5c, 10c --------------------------- $44.00
Jennings C hief, 5c, 10c, 25c -----------|2'2°
M ills B lue F ro n t, gold a w a r d -------- 38.00
W a r Eagle . . . . . . . . ___- — — -----------35.00
W a tlin g R o l-A -T o p , 10c, 25c -------- 34.00
M ills Q. T . , 5c --------------------------- -----------32.00
M ills Q. T . , penny, late model-------- 30.00
F . O. K . Escalator _______________ 20.00
Terms: 1/3 Deposit
Balance C. O. D.
F . O. B . Chicago
G E T Y O U R N A M E ON OU R M A IL IN G L IS T
N A TIO N A L COIN MACHINE EXCHANGE
1407 Diversey Blvd.
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