Automatic Age

OPERATORS PRAISE
G. V. GUM VENDORS
Operators from all over the
country are sending letters to
the G. V. Corporation praising
the money-making qualities of
both the G. V. outdoor and stan­
dard Adams gum vendors. In
voicing their acclaim of the Out­
door model many told of placing
the machine on location in spots
never before used, and thus in­
creased their collections consid­
erably.
“ These letters prove that the
outdoor vendor is living up to
all expectations,” stated Miss A.
M. Strong. “ It is opening up new
locations, and promises to be
more and more popular with the
operators when they learn of its
penny-pulling powers.”
Another letter stated: “ Inci­
dentally, the 25th of this month
will mark the anniversary of the
locating of my first gum ma­
chine. It has sold an average of
$3.25 a month during that time,
but the most remarkable fact is
that during the entire year it
has never been out of order for
any reason.”
"IT'S THE GRANDEST," SAYS SOPHIE
Sophie Tucker and M ills Empress— " I t ’s the gra n d est and best music box ! ever stood a lo n g ­
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P icture was taken in B ill Frey's, M ia m i show room .
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AUTOMATIC AGE
© International Arcade Museum
G.
V. has been receiving nu­
merous requests for their free
book “ Profits From Pennies.”
This book is a complete guide to
successful operation of gum ma­
chines and was edited by Walter
Mann, who is considered by the
entire industry, the outstanding
authority on gum vending ma­
chines. Requests for this book
have been followed by orders in
almost every instance.
WHAT THREE
VENDORS CAN DO
There are lots of stories told
about men who started from
scratch and made a mark for
themselves in life, but few such
stories indeed concern men who
did the same thing with the op­
eration of candy bar vendors.
Charles Ruhl, who used to sell
real estate, can tell anyone who
wants to listen that he got his
start in the vending machine
business from scratch, and he’s
pretty well off today.
Ruhl claims that some years
ago he sold a party a section
of farm land and the buyer did
not have quite enough money to
complete the deal. He did have,
however, three candy bar ven­
dors that were in fairly good
shape. Ruhl took them and
called it a deal.
Polishing the machines up,
Ruhl scouted around, and after a
few calls was able to place them
all. He didn’t have much faith in
them and states that he left them
on location for two weeks before
he decided to go around and see
what they were doing. In every
case, he says, the machines had
been sold out. The locations
wanted to know what the matter
was, and after assuring them
that he would fill the machines
and maintain better service,
Ruhl kept his promise.
Now, not only does Ruhl con­
tinue to service his original lucky
three machines, but he has gone
into the business on a larger
scale and says he wouldn’t trade
it for any other job.
July, 1941
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