Automatic Age

The World's First Coin Machine Magazine
AUTOM ATIC AGE
Covering Automatic Machines and Coin-Controlled Devices of
Every Description
No. 12
JULY, 1940
Vol. 16
Features In This Issue
Page
BUSINESS IS BOUND TO BE G O O D
By O . C . L ig h tn e r ..................................................................................................... 7
Established 1925
ART NOVELTY OPENS ELABORATE NEW QUARTERS ........................................... 8
MAKE PICNIC YOUR AFFAIR .......................................................................................... 11
BEHIND THE SCENES ......................................................................................................... 20
IT’S ALL IN THE M A K IN G
H . L. Bauer ................................................................................................................ 32
O. C. L IG H T N E R
REPORT FOR OPERATORS’ DRIVERS
President
International
Harvester
.......................................................................................... 36
M A ILO M A T GOES INTO SERVICE ..................................................................................42
NEW PATENTS
K en C . Shyvers ..........................................................................................................54
ALL ABOARD FOR VACATIONS
Jim James, Cleaning Industry ............................................................................. 64
F R A N K C. P E T R IN E
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT ..................................................................................................... 69
Editor— Adv. Director
COMPENSATING SERVICEMEN
A rth u r G luck
NEW
EQUIPMENT
..............................................................................................................70
................................................................................................................ 72
INDUSTRY HAILS PICNIC IDEA ......................................................................................73
WURLITZER PLAN REAL BENEFIT TO OPERATORS ...............................................77
R O B E R T E. D IL L O N
Assistant Editor
ROY W . BOLING HONORED BY GOVERNOR HOEY .............................................78
AUTOMATIC SHOTS ............................................................................................................83
M AN Y DISTRIBUTORS AT BALLY SHOW .................................................................. 85
AUTOMATIC
AGE
DIRECTORY
......................................................................................90
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS ........................................................................................ 96
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INDEX
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