Automatic Age

92
February, 1940
AUTOMATIC AGE
Moto-Drive Coin Switch Improves
Coin Registration
feature found on any 1940 W u r ­
litzer A u to m atic Phonograph has
been more enthusiastically received
th an the Moto-Drive Coin Switch,
a c c o r d i n g to W u rlitze r officials.
S tan dard equipm ent on W u rlitze r
Models 800 and 700 and 71, this
switch, developed and patented by
W u rlitze r, e l i m i n a t e s
butterfly
switches entirely.
W ith Moto-Drive it is impossible
for plays to be lost, due to the line
cord being pulled from the socket.
Should this happen, the location
owner sim ply plugs the line in again.
The play is registered and the m a ­
chine starts to play.
The v ital p a rt of the Moto-Drive
Coin Sw itch consists o f three con­
tact plates— one for each coin deno­
m in atio n. The coin drops upon a
motor-driven wheel which forcibly
rolls it ag ain st and over contact fin­
gers. These contact fingers register
the num ber plays. The quarter plate
has five fingers. The dime plate has
two fingers and the nickel plate has
one.
N either the w eight nor the
thickness of the coin play any part
in the registration.
The entire coin mechanism of the
W u rlitze r is generally im proved. The
coin entry slide in both Console
Models are more rugged than fo r­
m erly and more b r illia n tly lighted.
There is also an improved m agnetic
coin selector, offering a stronger m ag ­
netic field and more accurate sizing
of coins. This equipm ent also in ­
corporates
a
built-in
s p irit
level,
which enables the Music M erchant
to set the selector on an even keel.
S till another point of im provem ent
is a perfected m agazine switch. This
w ill operate on any line voltage
v ariation encountered in the U nited
States w ithou t the need of a tra n s ­
form er or light. F urtherm ore, this
m agazine switch requires b u t a m in i­
m um of power for positive operation.
According to R. C. H aim b au g h ,
Chief E ngineer o f the R udolph W u r ­
litzer Co. the Moto-Drive Coin Switch
was perfected after a long period of
experim entation,
and
has
be e n
patented by W u rlitze r.
S I M M O N S M odel A
B u lk M e rchandise M achines.
Simmons Coin Machine Co., Inc.,
4463 Lincoln Ave., Chicago, 111.
NEW
Twenty-five
cent
plate
in
Moto-Drive Coin
and five contact
1940 MODELS
C A B IN E T
TA BLE
STA N D S
FO R
PHO NO S
Model 401 — Finished in richly
grained light and dark walnut
and maple. Illuminated* jitterbug
panel. Electrically lighted plastic
corners which gleam beautifully
with animated rainbow colors.
Model 402— Table phonos look like
consoles on this handsome stand.
Hard baked finish in light and
dark walnut with maple. Fluted
columns on front are a glowing
red.
Both models made to fit all Rock-
O la tab le phonos & W u rlitze r 41,
61 Sc 71.
Priced very low . . .
liberal discounts to distributors
&. jobbers.
• Pedestal stands for a ll vending
m achines.
• Specialists in designing and
b u ild in g a ll types of stands.
CENTRAL STAND AN D CABINET C O M P A N Y
59 E. 26th STREET, CHICAGO, IL L IN O IS , CALUM ET 2460
© International Arcade Museum
Switch.
fingers.
Note
motor
driven
wheel
Interest Evidenced in
Penny-Nickel Meters
S ag inaw , M ich.— Since the C ity of
S ag inaw advertised and received bids
on p a rk in g meters re q u irin g nickel
deposits the C ity Commission has dis­
covered th a t penny-nickel meters are
on the m arket.
A resolution adopted instructed the
C ity
M anager
to
solicit supple­
m en tary bids on the penny-nickel
type of meters, w ith the provision
th a t a sam ple m achine be furnished,
to become the property o f Saginaw .
When a fellow goes out to paint the
town red, the first thing he usually
starts painting is his nose.
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