Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Southwest Goes For
Groetchen Machines
CHICAGO- Ed Hanson, Sales Man ager
for th e Gro etchen Tool Company, who has
recently returned from an extensive 4,000
mil e trip through the Southwest, reports a
tremendous reception being given Klix,
Pok-O-Reel and Yankee.
Klix, Groetchen's new Blackjack Gam e
with coin divider, and Pok-O-Reel were en-
thu siastically endorsed by leading distribu-
tors and operators, stated Hanson.
A. H. Shannon of Coin Machin e Sales
in Houston, declared, "Th ese are three of
th e fin est counter games I have ever seen.
Th at 'Double Head' feature of Yankee is
unb eatable. It's almost unb elievabl e th at
a counter machine can be changed from
cigarette to fruit, or vice versa, in a few
moment's tim e, yet I have to beli eve my
own eyes. The new improved type coin
dividers you are featurin g in Klix, Pok-O-
Reel and Yankee are certainly going to
make a bi g hit with operators."
Although no form al announcement has
yet been mad e to the trade, orders fo r
several thousa nd Yankee machin es have
already been booked, added Hanson, and it
is expected that Yankee will surpass the
popula rity of Groetchen's Imp Gum Vendor.
Other Groetchen games bein g success-
full y operated in th e Southwest are Lib erty,
Mercury, Sparks and the new Champion ,
♦
along with th e ever popular Imp.
brand-new kind of enterta inm ent with un-
limited variety of action resultin g in a
continually-increased interest."
Hanson reports th at heavy stocks of
Pike's P eak are on th eir way to all dis-
tributors, and th at delays a re virtually at
an end.
♦
DuGrenier Treasurer
Back from Cruise
HA VERRILL, Mass. - Miss Blanche
Bouchard, treasurer of Arthur H. DuGren-
ier,
th e
dle
her
In c., return ed from a Southern cruise
first week in April feeling fit as a fid-
and rea dy to pitch in once again at
local office.
"I certainly am glad to be back on
active duty even though I had the time of
my life," stated Miss Bouchard upon dis-
embarking, " and it was wonderful to
lea rn that sales of our Champion ciga r-
ette merchandiser and Candy Man Sc
ca ndy ba r machin e are way ahea d of last
yea r."
♦
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
LaBeau Lauds
Pike's Peak
ST. PAUL- Archie LaBea u, hea d of th e
LaBeau Novelty Sales Company of this city,
visited the Gro etchen Tool Company pl ant
in Chicago during the first week in April
and was pl easantly surprised to find pro-
duction going ahead full blast on Pike's
P ea k, Pok-O-Reel, Klix and Yankee, four
of Gro etchen's newest counter games.
LaBeau has experienced grea t success in
th e di stributi on of Groetchen's merchandi se
and is very enthusiastic about the splendid
results he has had with Pike's P ea k.
Sa id Archi e, "Pike's P eak has the most
ori gin al type of playing action of any game
I have eve r seen. I'm glad tha t Gro etchen
has ste pped up production to a point wh ere
th ey can now give me qua ntity shipm ents.
Loca tion earnin g reports I have r eceived
have been hi ghly satisfa ctory on this ga me
a nd I expect to hit a new pea k in sales
with it."
LaBeau paid a very fin e tribute to Ri ch-
ard Gro etchen when he stated th at any
ga me ca rrying the name of Gro etchen
mea nt the hi ghest qu ality of materi als and
workmanship it is possibl e to produce. ♦
Pike's Peak
Finds Favor
CHICAGO- Limited location testin g of
Pike's P ea k last J a nuary indi cated it
would hold hi gh fa scination for players,
accordin g to Ed Hanson, Groetchen Tool
Co. salesmanage r, and this indica ti on has
been born e out by operators who have had
th e game in all types of locations.
Declared Hanson : " This is significa nt
to operators who have fea red delays in
gettin g Pike's P ea k on waiting loca tions
mi ght deprive th em of expected revenu es.
Th ey can now be assured th at Pike's P ea k's
a ppeal to players not only is sustain ed week
after week, but actually has been found
to doubl e a nd triple after the first week's
collections. This is more than just a new
ga me or a new playin g prin ciple. It is a
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FOR
APRIL
1941
PO[·O·RE(l
WITH COIN DIVIDE~
LARGEST CA~H CAPACllY
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It wins the heart of players on any location! Elegantly
streamlined, with a chromium and red "radiator grill", blue
and gold hammerloid cabinet Pok-0-Reel has that "Million
Dollar" look which commands the play on any location.
5 Reels, dealing regular Poker Hands, with complete scale of
awards from 2 Pairs to Straight Flush.
75-25 % Coin Divider, with extra large
operator's cash box, holding 1280 Pennies.
Visible Gum Vender, refillable.
You get more value when you
Groetchen POK-0-REEL.
120 NO. UNION ST., CHICAGO
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