Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

MISERY
Faith I n Your Uncle
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been changed to .642 of an inch in <:Ii·
ameter, the Association filed protests with
OP A within two days of the announcement,
but was advised that the contract for the
smaller size tokens had already been let.
The
orthwestern Corp., peace.time
manufacturers of vending machines, issued
a warning to the trade and asked operators
to wire protests but such protests have
been ignored by OP A. "Regardless of the
number of machines in operation operators
are going to find these tokens jamming
certain machines, making untold service
calls and loss of profits while out of com·
mission. If they do not jam, they are liable
to operate, which means a potential two
billion slugs to be gathered up at the
expense of operators," said a Northwestern
official.
Meanwhile Representative Fred E. Busby
(Illinois) has asked for a Congressional
investigation into the 2,380,000.00 token
order which he claims was placed without
receiving bids and that "if subject to re-
view by the general accounting office, would
be immediately cancelled."
Laymon Pushing Two
COIN
MACHIN E
REVIEW
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FOR
MARCH
1944
LOS ANGELES-Two conversions are
occupying the center of attention at the
jobbing establishment of Paul A. Laymon.
Both are from Bell Products and first is
Sportsman, a reconversion from Blue Grass,
Dark Horse, Sport Special, Record Time
or Sport Event. Second, and newest, is
Rockingham, a 1944 conversion similar in
player appeal to Fairmount, and converted
from Grand Stand, Grand
ational and
Pace Maker. ·
Laymon reports a fine reception from
operators on both games.
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Mother-I'm wondering about that young
man who comes to see you every night.
What are his intentions?
Daughter-I don't know, mother. He
keeps me in the dark.
By AUBREY STEMLER
Los Angeles Manag er of Clark Dist ributing Co.
GREAT DEAL has been said about
A
the purchase of War Bonds and Stamps
and also we occasionally hear a smart guy
popping off that he did not intend buying
bonds because he did not think that the
United States Government would ever reo
deem them.
We of the Coin Machine Industry have
been classified as non·essential but we do
believe differently, and the very best way
we can refute both of the above state·
ments is to buy plenty of bonds and tell
plenty of people that we are proud of the
chance to, in this small way, express our
faith in the old gentleman with the whis·
kers.
You have all heard the gag about plac·
ing a silver doll ar in your fi t before you
"smack someo'n e on the button" so it will
leave a more lasting impression. Has it
ever occurred to you to sto p and consider
how many more lasting impressions a boy
in khaki can leave on a Jap with every
eighteen dollar and seventy· five cent pur·
chase you make?
There is also a very handy excuse used
by many people to explain their failure to
invest in the future of their country and
that is "I can't afford to buy."
When it comes time to land on the
beach for the purpose of shoving those
"brown termi tes" back where they belong
a soldier does not have the opportunity to
say he is too busy or that he can't afford
to do that job ju t now.
Wouldn't it be a terrific chOl"e if we all
had to change our coin chutes over to fit
Jap money? Such a thought sounds very
fan tastic to those of us who are far reo
moved from direct contact with the enemy
but just pause a moment and recall that
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EACH STAR REPRESENTS AN ATLAS MAN IN SERVICE
TUBES
2A3 ........ $2.00 176 ..
. ... $ .95
38 ............ 1. 15 2051
... 2.55
6J5 .......... .95 89 ........... 1. 05
6 L6 ........ 2.00 5 U4
1.05
6 F8G ...... 1. 35 35 L6
1. 05
6 B8G ...... 1.35 5 Y3 ........ .75
Other Types-Wri te.
Ex hi bit Rot ary Mer_
c ha ndiser. Cl aw Type,
Nov. Candy V.ndor ...... 149.50
Mills Spinn in g Ree ls ...... 125.00
Rebuilt by Mills
Sc-l Oc-2Sc Club
Bells-Four Bells
Write
Groetch. Col um bia, GA .. S 82.50
K eeney Submari ne ........ 209.50
W est. Baseba ll
109.50
Gottli.b Sk •• ba ll.tt. .... 94.50
Jumbo F. P. Lat. H.ad .. 109.50
Ju mbo, P. O. Lat. H.ad .. 129.50
Seeb urg J ap Gun ...........
159.50
Seeb. Shoot Chute • .......... 159.50
J enn. Bob ta il , P.O ......... 129.50
Pace Reels. 5c. P . O. ,
Chrome Ra ili ng ......... 132.50
Pace Saratoga. Co mb.
F. P . or P . O. ....
169.50
Bally Club Bell .............. 239.50
J enn. C ~garo ll a,
Mod. V ......... .
79.50
Mill s Owl, F. P . ............... 89.50
K.ntuc ky Club ........
94.50
Skill Ti me ............... ........ 94.50
Fast T ime. P. O. or
F. P . .
89.50
PA RTS
PhD no. Conden!ers .
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Comp lete Stock of
Miniatu re Bul bs ............ Wr ite
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Glasse. ............
.$ .75
Mill s Ree l Glasses..... .50
Mills J . P. Glasses ...
1.25
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Mills MAIN CLOC K
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Immediate Delive ry
Panoram P rojector
Bulb • ......................... $4.75
Exciter Lamp ..........
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A ubre y Stemler
there were many, many thou ands of Ger·
man marks shoved down the Frenchmen',
throats; and it could happen here!
The Clark Distributing Co. is cooperat·
ing with our government and has placed
the services of their office staff at your
disposal to take your application for bonds
in the name of the Coin Machine Industry.
CIGARETIES
( Cont inu ed f ro m Page 19)
Cam els Second
Camels increase domestically of 7.3% is
unexpected in view of the drastic scarcity
of this brand. Without this hand icap Cam·
els would undoubtedly show an increase
equal to any. As all vendors know, the de·
mand for Camels is embarrassingly insis·
tent.
Chest erfie lds Mad e 511h Billion
C igaret tes Last Year
Steady and consistent, Chesterfields con·
tinue to be one of the major money makers
for vendors. Their cooperation with the
vending machine industry during this pe·
riod of scarcity will long be remembered.
Philip Morris Gained 20'10
in Dom estic Sal es
This brand has been hampered by volun·
tary rationing and the demand has seemed
to grow week by week. A vendor's money
making brand with a friend ly policy to
vending machines.
Old Gold Again Sho ws Biggest Per C ent
of Gain of All Brands
For 1942, you may recall, Old Gold had
an increase of 83%. The famous boost
given this brand by Reader's Digest sky.
rocketed Old Gold's sales that year. It
would be natural, after such an abnormal
increase in 1942, to see a less than normal
gain in 1943. However O.G.'s 1943 "step
up" was 27.3% (domestic), the largest gain
of any brand. Old Golds have been hard
to get too. Watch this brand, vendors, it's
a "corner".
Long Cigarettes Do Not Sho w a Gain
Tobacco magazines, all thru the year,
have been quoting heavy gains for long
cigarettes. Mr. Wootten's table of statistics
tells a different story. All long brands had
a total production for 1942 of just under
15 billion and for 1943 of 14·8/10 billion.
Thus they showed a very slight loss rather
than a gain. We do not know where the
tobacco magazines get their figures but w ~
will put our money on Mr. Wootten.
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Host (to guest): "Do you know the dif·
ference between home·made and imported
rye?"
Guest: "No."
Host: ''This is imported rye."
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