Coin Machine Journal

March, 1 Q 33
Canaan Opens in California
Will P. Canaan, who for some time
was identified with operating activities
! in Seattle where he was a member of
the firm of Canaan & Cooper, coin
| machine jobbers, has moved to Los
I Angeles, California, where he has
opened a jobbing business.
Mr. Canaan will act as Pacific
Coast distributor for Penny King, Hy-
G-Toi and several amusement ma­
chine manufacturers.
He is located in spacious quarters
at 1027 W. Seventh St., Los Angeles,
Calif.
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Machine Letters Golf Balls
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The Lettering Devices Co. have in­
troduced a machine that letters golf
balls.
Operators who have used the ma­
chine say it is a popular feature in
many locations, such as golf clubs and
sporting goods stores. The machine is
made in both penny and nickel play.
Agudo Visits Chicago
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Antonio Agudo, president Vending
Machine Operators’ Association of
Porto Rico, made a flying trip to the
THE COIN M A C H I N E J O U R N A L
show and is devoting several weeks to
looking over machines for his oper­
ating business in the West Indies.
Mr. Agudo visited T he C oin M a ­
chine J ournal and spent a great deal
of time with us telling about operations
in Latin American countries.
To Distribute Tipsy
Tumblers
Henry W. Seiden, manager, Su­
preme of Northern New York, Albany,
was prominent on the floor of the show
and told T he C oin M achine J our ­
nal that his office would act as dis­
tributors for the new Tipsy-Tumbler
machine, of A. M. Walzer Co.
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Eric Wedemeyer and the entry of such
outstanding concerns in the field as
West Bend Aluminum, the Art Metal
Products Co., and others.
The value of premium goods used
in this industry last year is estimated
to be over $3,000,000. This includes
various items such as confectionery
used for awards, lamps, clocks, pens
and . pencils, golf balls, jewelry and a
host of other items too numerous to
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New Game Appeals
to Natives
A new de luxe pin game in a cabinet
made of Washington red cedar has
found instant and eager acceptance in
all the Seattle downtown- locations.
Manufacturers niight find food for
thought here. Any game made of na­
tive wood is always applauded by the
playing public in any state in the
Union.
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The premium plan has always been ities and also developed a new market
for novelty and premium goods as well
a boon to the vending machine busi­
as bulk confectionery goods. The de­
ness. One of the leading gum manu­
mand for these machines has made it
facturers has used the plan with
possible for the manufacturers to de­
marked success for nearly thirty-five
velop the machines in size, to use ex­
years. Everyone is familiar with the
pensive ornamentations, and to equip
green label plan of an eastern gum
them with motors to operate automati­
manufacturer whereby the customer
cally by electric current.
who gets the green label is entitled to
a 5-cent package of gum. More re­
The popularity has brought about
cently candy bars have been used with
the penny play type which attracted
success on Baby Venders and Puritan
marked attention at the show.
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Bells, Targets, Pin Games and Punch
There has been a noticeable trend
Boards.
toward quality merchandise during
the past few years. Successful pre­
Operators have become familiar
mium operators are using high qual­
with the success of machines of the
ity goods, not necessarily nationally
type of the Iron Claw, the Erie Dig­
advertised brands, but merchandise
ger, the Circus, the Scoop and other
that not only has flash but quality.
such machines. These combination
The merchandise angle has resulted
venders and amusement devices have
in the creation of the Viking Club by
opened a new line of operating activ­
Enhanced Scans © The International Arcade Museum
Here's a new model of the Berry liquid vend­
ing machine developed by Roy Berry of
Olney, Illinois. The machine is adapted to
the vending of water also, which is a com­
ing thing.
It was whispered on the floor that
one manufacturer is planning to bring
out a round Digger type machine.
The hoisting device will be built into
the center of the machine, with two
or more cups, instead of the back as
in previous models. They will be
equipped with multiple slots so that
they can be operated from either side
by one or more person^. It may sound
a bit fantastic at first sight but we
cannot be surprised at anything now­
adays.
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