Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)
Issue: 1946 April - Page 91
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BED HOT NEWS
LAST MINUTE REPORTS-PREDICTIONS-FORECASTS and GOOD
OLD FASHIONED RUMORS COMPRISE THIS NEW REPORTING
SERVICE OF "THE REVIEW:' THIS PAGE IS WRITTEN AS THE FINAL
FORMS GO TO PRESS ON THE 20th.
NEW EQUIPMENT DELIVERIES: A much brighter picture
presents itself this month. Strikes have delayed the
recovery schedule by three months or more and those in
the know claim it will take until June to get total
production up to the level where it would have been
NOW if there hadn't been the wave of strikes. The
settlement of the General Electric strike put 100,000
employees back to work on motors needed for the com-
pletion of Coin Machine equipment. Fractional motors
have been one of the bottlenecks slowi ng up production
of new machines. Government is now offering priority
assistance to manufacturers of such equipment and this
should step up production of new motors which will, in
turn, help production of new machines. Wood is still
a critical item and equipment using a great amount of
wood may be slowed up for two or three more months.
All steel equipment has best chances in the next few
weeks. This favors slots, vendors, candy, cigarette
and beverage machines where a minimum of wood is re-
quired.
'
COIN
MACHINE
IIEVIEW
98
FOil
APIIIL
J946
PHONOGRAPHS: Recent showings of Aireon, Rock-Ola
and Challenge reveal new designs and price struc-
tures. All have had good acceptance and Rock-Ola, so
far, has the edge on price with a superlative instru-
ment priced considerably under competition. There are
still TWO other manufacturers to be heard from who
have bo~sted of a new low price for their entries in
the Phonograph Derby, so place your bets accordingly.
As we indicated last month, it isn't a job of selling
in '46, it's a job of supplying, and it seems reason-
able to believe the manufacturers will follow the same
practice as the automotive manufacture.rs and continue
present models through 1947, for not one of them will
be able to fill all orders on hand. To introduce a
new model would be folly under such a favorable (to
the manufacturer) situation (and certainly beneficial
to the operator ) .
VENDING: The Industry is filled with rumors of almost
every kind of vending device you can imagine. Hot
Dog Vendor is now on test spots in New York and-other
sandwich vendors to vend pre-packed sandwiches are on
the way. A new popcorn vendor, a two-column affair to
vend a plain popcorn ball and a caramel popcorn ball,
is also in the works.
SERVICE MACHINES: Scales have been practically sty-
mied by the lack of parts. Production is down to zero
in all of the plants ordinarily supplying scales. A
new Shoe Shine Vendor is on its way, plus a revival of
several old service units heretofore tabled.
MEASURED MUSIC is a new contender for attention in the
music field. Solotone and Personal Music are the
first to make public announcements. It is rumored
that Buckley, Challenge and others will invade this
"Individual" music field.
USED EQUIPMENT is still in big demand. Jobbers and
distributors will buy anything presented at a right
price • • • for the flow of new equipment will be
slow --- very, very slow.
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
APRIL, 1946
Aireon Mfg. Corp .................. _ 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48
American Amusement Co ....................................... 17
Amusement Enterprises ........... _ ......... _ ............. _ ..... 8
~~:~:::~~~ r:~~.!'!~f"C: .. ~ . . ~~PlrllnfC~;·;;·:·~
Badger Sales Co •....... _ ....... _ ....... __ 6. 18. 36. 79. 97
Badger Novelty Co ......................... 6. 18. 36. 79. 97
Baker Novelty Co .. Inc ...................................... _ ... 21
Block Marble Co .......... _ .................. _ ....................... 32
Buckley Music S~stem. Inc ..................... Cover IV
::~e~,.:r:.~.~ ..... ~~=:::::::=:::::::=:::=:::::::=:::::::::=:=:J
California Music Operators Ass.n ......... _ .......... 35
Chal1enge Industries ............................ _ ........ _ ........ 73
Chicago Lock Co ................................................ _ ..... 16
Clark Distributing Co .......... _ ...... _ ... _ ........ Cover III
Coast Record Manufacturing Co ......................... 69
Coin Machine Acceptance Corp ................. : ....... S8
Coin Machine Equil?ment CO .................. _ ............. 26
Coin Machine Servlce .................. _ .......................... 99
Coinmatic Distributors ..................... _ ....................... 7
g!~:e~~k~!.°l!:; .. i .. ~::::::::=::::::::::::::::::=::::::::J:
Eagle Coin Machin. Co ......................................... 7(
East.m Electric Vending Mch. Corp ................. 82
Economy Supply Co ............................. : ................... 87
Empir. Coin Machin. Exchang . ......................... .29
Evans. H. C.. and Co ....................................... _ .... 24
Gen.ral Mu.ic Co ......................................... Cover IV
Gottli.b; D .• and Co ......... _ ............................. _ .... 5
Gro.tch.n Tool Co ...................................... _ ........... 33
Gut.hall. Jack. Distributing Co ............. 40. 41. 68
~=Ua::~~s1:c~·::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~
mf:~i.N~~~ty C~~.::::::::::::::::=::::=::=:=:::=:::::::::::..--:::::~~
Ind.p.ndent Lock Co ...................................... _ .... _23
Int.mational Mutoscop. Corp ............................. 3
J~~:.~·O: .. D:: .. '& .. C~·:::::::::::::::::==:::::::=:::::::::::::M
Laymon. Paul A ......... 9. 11. 12. 16. 18. 21. 22. 25.
26. 28. 30. 32. 33. 62. 70. 76. 87. 94. 95. 99
Leu.nhag.n. W. H .. & Co ......................... _ .. .28. 74
M-B-W Assoc:iat .................................................. 60, 61
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~=~:~~::::::::=:::=:::::::::::::=:::=:::::::~
Mills Indu.tries. Inc ...................................... _ ........ Sl
Minthorn. Music Co .... _ ................................... 93. 100
Monarch Coin Machine Co ........................ _ .. _ .... 24
~~~~':; •• Ja~k~ ... : ... ~.~:::::::::::::::::=::::::::=::::::::::::::::::::~~
National Coin Machin. Exchange ...................... 30
National Records Co ............................................... 67
~~~~€~t~~~:~~~:~~~;~~~~~1
Nickabob Sal.s Co ............................................. S2. 53
~~~::..':st~:!t. cfo~p·::::::::::::::::::::::::::::==:::=::::::~~J~
g~~~Oi~~5~~:::~~::::::::=:::::::::::=:::=:::::::::::J~
Pacific Coast Distributors. ...... _ .... _ ......................... 91
Packard Manufacturing Corp ........ _ ....... _ ..... 37. 38
Pan-Am.rican R.cord Distributing Co ............. 66
Pan Conf.ctions .......................................................... 86
~:~~al IM~~i-.; .. ·~~-,:p:::::::::=:::::::::::::::::=:::::::::::::::::~~
Pion.er Coin Machin. Co ............................... 19. 20
Pla-Mor Distributing Co .... _ ................... _ .............. 39
Puget Sound Nov.lty Co .......... _ .............. 60. 61, 75
Quality Pictur.. Co ......... _ ...................................... 25
RCA-Victor ............................................................ _ .... 63
Ha-Mal Machin. Shop .............................................. 94
H.·Sharp Needle Service .......................... 42. 58. 72
Robinson. C. A .. & Co ................... _ ............. _ ......... IO
Hock-Ola Manufacturing Corp ......... _ ... _ ............. 59
Rowe Manufacturing Co.. Inc .................. _ ...... _.81
Rud. A. C.. Co ..................................................... 60. 61
Sam. G. B ...................................... _ ............................. l1
Schoen. Nat... ......................................................... 60. 61
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~:~~I.;;tlD~~tu~~:::::::::::::::::==:::::::=:::::::=:::::::::::::~g
Sterling Records. Inc: ......... _ ........ _ ................. _ ....... 65
United Manufacturing Co ....................................... 14
Viking Sp.cialty Co ................ _ ............................. 86
Williams Manufacturing Co ................................. 22
WilJiamson Sal •• Co ............................ _ ................... 90
Wolf. M. SoO Distributing Co ......................... 56. 57
Wolf Sales Co .. Inc ................................................... 75
Z.igl.r Insuranc. Agency ................... : .................. 14
BED HOT NEWS
LAST MINUTE REPORTS-PREDICTIONS-FORECASTS and GOOD
OLD FASHIONED RUMORS COMPRISE THIS NEW REPORTING
SERVICE OF "THE REVIEW:' THIS PAGE IS WRITTEN AS THE FINAL
FORMS GO TO PRESS ON THE 20th.
NEW EQUIPMENT DELIVERIES: A much brighter picture
presents itself this month. Strikes have delayed the
recovery schedule by three months or more and those in
the know claim it will take until June to get total
production up to the level where it would have been
NOW if there hadn't been the wave of strikes. The
settlement of the General Electric strike put 100,000
employees back to work on motors needed for the com-
pletion of Coin Machine equipment. Fractional motors
have been one of the bottlenecks slowi ng up production
of new machines. Government is now offering priority
assistance to manufacturers of such equipment and this
should step up production of new motors which will, in
turn, help production of new machines. Wood is still
a critical item and equipment using a great amount of
wood may be slowed up for two or three more months.
All steel equipment has best chances in the next few
weeks. This favors slots, vendors, candy, cigarette
and beverage machines where a minimum of wood is re-
quired.
'
COIN
MACHINE
IIEVIEW
98
FOil
APIIIL
J946
PHONOGRAPHS: Recent showings of Aireon, Rock-Ola
and Challenge reveal new designs and price struc-
tures. All have had good acceptance and Rock-Ola, so
far, has the edge on price with a superlative instru-
ment priced considerably under competition. There are
still TWO other manufacturers to be heard from who
have bo~sted of a new low price for their entries in
the Phonograph Derby, so place your bets accordingly.
As we indicated last month, it isn't a job of selling
in '46, it's a job of supplying, and it seems reason-
able to believe the manufacturers will follow the same
practice as the automotive manufacture.rs and continue
present models through 1947, for not one of them will
be able to fill all orders on hand. To introduce a
new model would be folly under such a favorable (to
the manufacturer) situation (and certainly beneficial
to the operator ) .
VENDING: The Industry is filled with rumors of almost
every kind of vending device you can imagine. Hot
Dog Vendor is now on test spots in New York and-other
sandwich vendors to vend pre-packed sandwiches are on
the way. A new popcorn vendor, a two-column affair to
vend a plain popcorn ball and a caramel popcorn ball,
is also in the works.
SERVICE MACHINES: Scales have been practically sty-
mied by the lack of parts. Production is down to zero
in all of the plants ordinarily supplying scales. A
new Shoe Shine Vendor is on its way, plus a revival of
several old service units heretofore tabled.
MEASURED MUSIC is a new contender for attention in the
music field. Solotone and Personal Music are the
first to make public announcements. It is rumored
that Buckley, Challenge and others will invade this
"Individual" music field.
USED EQUIPMENT is still in big demand. Jobbers and
distributors will buy anything presented at a right
price • • • for the flow of new equipment will be
slow --- very, very slow.
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
APRIL, 1946
Aireon Mfg. Corp .................. _ 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48
American Amusement Co ....................................... 17
Amusement Enterprises ........... _ ......... _ ............. _ ..... 8
~~:~:::~~~ r:~~.!'!~f"C: .. ~ . . ~~PlrllnfC~;·;;·:·~
Badger Sales Co •....... _ ....... _ ....... __ 6. 18. 36. 79. 97
Badger Novelty Co ......................... 6. 18. 36. 79. 97
Baker Novelty Co .. Inc ...................................... _ ... 21
Block Marble Co .......... _ .................. _ ....................... 32
Buckley Music S~stem. Inc ..................... Cover IV
::~e~,.:r:.~.~ ..... ~~=:::::::=:::::::=:::=:::::::=:::::::::=:=:J
California Music Operators Ass.n ......... _ .......... 35
Chal1enge Industries ............................ _ ........ _ ........ 73
Chicago Lock Co ................................................ _ ..... 16
Clark Distributing Co .......... _ ...... _ ... _ ........ Cover III
Coast Record Manufacturing Co ......................... 69
Coin Machine Acceptance Corp ................. : ....... S8
Coin Machine Equil?ment CO .................. _ ............. 26
Coin Machine Servlce .................. _ .......................... 99
Coinmatic Distributors ..................... _ ....................... 7
g!~:e~~k~!.°l!:; .. i .. ~::::::::=::::::::::::::::::=::::::::J:
Eagle Coin Machin. Co ......................................... 7(
East.m Electric Vending Mch. Corp ................. 82
Economy Supply Co ............................. : ................... 87
Empir. Coin Machin. Exchang . ......................... .29
Evans. H. C.. and Co ....................................... _ .... 24
Gen.ral Mu.ic Co ......................................... Cover IV
Gottli.b; D .• and Co ......... _ ............................. _ .... 5
Gro.tch.n Tool Co ...................................... _ ........... 33
Gut.hall. Jack. Distributing Co ............. 40. 41. 68
~=Ua::~~s1:c~·::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~
mf:~i.N~~~ty C~~.::::::::::::::::=::::=::=:=:::=:::::::::::..--:::::~~
Ind.p.ndent Lock Co ...................................... _ .... _23
Int.mational Mutoscop. Corp ............................. 3
J~~:.~·O: .. D:: .. '& .. C~·:::::::::::::::::==:::::::=:::::::::::::M
Laymon. Paul A ......... 9. 11. 12. 16. 18. 21. 22. 25.
26. 28. 30. 32. 33. 62. 70. 76. 87. 94. 95. 99
Leu.nhag.n. W. H .. & Co ......................... _ .. .28. 74
M-B-W Assoc:iat .................................................. 60, 61
gr!i~o!~~J~~~~~:
~=~:~~::::::::=:::=:::::::::::::=:::=:::::::~
Mills Indu.tries. Inc ...................................... _ ........ Sl
Minthorn. Music Co .... _ ................................... 93. 100
Monarch Coin Machine Co ........................ _ .. _ .... 24
~~~~':; •• Ja~k~ ... : ... ~.~:::::::::::::::::=::::::::=::::::::::::::::::::~~
National Coin Machin. Exchange ...................... 30
National Records Co ............................................... 67
~~~~€~t~~~:~~~:~~~;~~~~~1
Nickabob Sal.s Co ............................................. S2. 53
~~~::..':st~:!t. cfo~p·::::::::::::::::::::::::::::==:::=::::::~~J~
g~~~Oi~~5~~:::~~::::::::=:::::::::::=:::=:::::::::::J~
Pacific Coast Distributors. ...... _ .... _ ......................... 91
Packard Manufacturing Corp ........ _ ....... _ ..... 37. 38
Pan-Am.rican R.cord Distributing Co ............. 66
Pan Conf.ctions .......................................................... 86
~:~~al IM~~i-.; .. ·~~-,:p:::::::::=:::::::::::::::::=:::::::::::::::::~~
Pion.er Coin Machin. Co ............................... 19. 20
Pla-Mor Distributing Co .... _ ................... _ .............. 39
Puget Sound Nov.lty Co .......... _ .............. 60. 61, 75
Quality Pictur.. Co ......... _ ...................................... 25
RCA-Victor ............................................................ _ .... 63
Ha-Mal Machin. Shop .............................................. 94
H.·Sharp Needle Service .......................... 42. 58. 72
Robinson. C. A .. & Co ................... _ ............. _ ......... IO
Hock-Ola Manufacturing Corp ......... _ ... _ ............. 59
Rowe Manufacturing Co.. Inc .................. _ ...... _.81
Rud. A. C.. Co ..................................................... 60. 61
Sam. G. B ...................................... _ ............................. l1
Schoen. Nat... ......................................................... 60. 61
Iffi~~~~:~~~~:~~~~r~
~:~~I.;;tlD~~tu~~:::::::::::::::::==:::::::=:::::::=:::::::::::::~g
Sterling Records. Inc: ......... _ ........ _ ................. _ ....... 65
United Manufacturing Co ....................................... 14
Viking Sp.cialty Co ................ _ ............................. 86
Williams Manufacturing Co ................................. 22
WilJiamson Sal •• Co ............................ _ ................... 90
Wolf. M. SoO Distributing Co ......................... 56. 57
Wolf Sales Co .. Inc ................................................... 75
Z.igl.r Insuranc. Agency ................... : .................. 14
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