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Social Events to
Punctuate Expo.
LOS ANGELES-Socia l events of the first
magn itude will punctuate the 1940 Weste rn
States Coin Machine Convention to be held
at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles Novem-
ber 18, 19 and 20th.
Highlighting the events will be the Colos-
sal Ball and Banquet to be staged on Wed-
nesday, November 20th, at 7 p.m. As in
years past a full course dinner fit for a king
and queen will precede a gala floor show
and an evening of dancing . Top-flight acts
f rom rad io, stage and screen will comprise
the floor show of more than an hour and in
addition several su rprise artists are being
selected fo r special appearances during the
course of the evening.
Also tentatively planned is a mammoth
Celebrities Luncheon on Tuesday, November
19th, at which time the big wigs of the Coin
Machine Industry will vie for radio time with
notables in all branches of the entertainment
world.
During the three days of the Convention
meeti ng rooms will be available for organ-
izations and associations desi ri ng to hold
private or joint meetings. The Show Commit-
tee will contact all groups prior to the open-
ing of the Convention and arrange to take
care of any meetings they desire to schedule.
The All-Year Club of Southern Ca lifornia
. talks about Western hospitality and most
certa in ly those attending the November Con-
vention will get a grand taste of the way
Western folks do things.
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Collins-Washburn Form
Manufacturing Set-up
LOS ANGELES - Eddie Collins and
Charles Washburn, two names well known
in Coin Machine Circles in the West,
have joined in partnership to manufacture
two new devices for operators. Name of
the partnership will be Collins and Wash-
burn and the pair have already t aken a
lease on a large factory building and have
a sizeable crew at work on their first two
products. Collins will be in charge of the
manufacturing and Washburn will head
up sales and distribution.
First product to be announced is the
new Penni-Tone, a complete wall and bar
box containing a small speaker which
plays the music for the individual patron.
A series of these boxes may be hooked up
to any old out-dated phonograph which is
installed in the back room of th e estab-
lishment. Because of the individuality of
the delivery it is not uncommon for sev-
eral pennies to be inserted for the play-
ing of a single selection.
Second product is a 14-foot regulation
bowling machine with automatic pin set-
ting device. First showi ng of this machine
is now being made in the showrooms of
the Washburn Company at 1511 West
Pico in Los Angeles.
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November 18,. 19,. 20 Selected
for 1940 Coin ·convention
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Biltmore Hotel to House Exhibits
of More Than 50 Manufacturers
LOS ANGELES-November 18, 19 and 20th have been selected as the
dates for the 1940 Western States Coin Machine Convention to be held this
winter at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
The th11ee days will be given over to a magnificent display of the new offer-
ings of the Coin Machine Industry in the luxurious Galeria Room of the Bilt-
more. More than fifty manufacturers are expected to participate in this, the
first deluxe presentation on the West Coast in the past four years.
Never in the history of this great industry has there been as much manufac-
turing activity in the West as at the present time. In Los Angeles County
alone there are nearly half a hundred manufacturers, large and small, turning
out various types of coin-operated amusement, vending and service machines
for specialized operations. A good share of these manufacturers will display
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their products at a Show for the first time when the Western Coin Machine
Convention is held in November.
The Galeria Room of the Biltmore is reputed to be the finest intimate Exhibi-
tion Hall in the entire country. The walls are beautifully done in matched
woods, columns are gilt decorated and floors are beautifully carpeted. All
new booth frames will be installed for the exhibitors and the Show bids fair
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to being one of the most beau.tifu,I eve11 staged at the Biltmore.
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A terrific advertising and promotion~! campaign is now being prepared to
make every operator in the United States Western Show conscious. There is
every reason to believe that a sizeable num~er of Eastern and Middle Western
Coinmen will be on hand during the three days to view the dozens of machines
which ar,e being manufactured exclusive'ly in the West at the present time.
Formal announcements, contracts, floor plans and booth photos will be
mailed to manufacturers throughout the country before the end of August.
Several civic organizations have been lined up in Los Angeles to aid in the
promotion of the November Show and a list of these organizations and the
help they are giving towards _making t~e event a tremendous success will be
given in the October issue of this publication.
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So it's full steam ahead for a big 1940 Winter Show and Convention in Los
Angeles. Western Coinmen are laying elaborate plans to entertain at least
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2,000 visiting operators during the three day Exposition.
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