Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

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COIN MACHINE INDUSTRIES CONVENTIO'N
FEBRUARY 3·6
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
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FEBRUARY
1947
very prosperous condition," stated Jack
Keeney, president of J. H. Keeney and Co.
"People have money. But more important,
, these people seem inclined to spend their
money in making up for the lean years when
they had none or very little to spend. Then,
too, there's been a new deal in coin games,
The manufacturers have gotten out of the
rut of producing games like everybody else's
games. Most of the products coming on the
market today present some new and many
times revolutionary play appeal." ·
William Rabkin, head of International
Mutoscope, also pointed to revolutionary
equipment as a stimulant to public appeal.
"Machines will be large in size," he said,
"and unquestionably streamlined toward
the modern trend for beauty and design,
"but inevitably skill will be the predominat-
ing theme of amusement devices."
The Industry, which had been previously
named a "depression baby," was on its way
to prove that it had grown up enough to
play the game of prosperity, was the
opinion voiced by Ray T. Moloney, presi-
den t of Bally Mfg. "The public is in a
cheerful frame of mind, and inclined to
seek new means of enjoyment," he re,
marked. "Above all, the public is not
inclined to throw obstacles in the way of
any honest endeavor to earn a living."
Joe Huber was convention manager; N.
Marshall Seeburg headed the convention
committee; and A. E. Gebert was chairman
of the entertainment committee.
_ Personality Delvings A Decade Ago--
Date of the show was well timed for Carl
Trippe of Ideal Novelty, St. J,ouis, who had
just recovered from a serious injury (the
family car jumped the road and over-
turned) just prior to the show . .. Jimmy
Boyle of Oklahoma City realized one of his
fondest dreams. He had always wanted to
see the Ziegfeld Follies, and when the
convention and the Follies opened on iden-
tical dates, he follied ala Ziegfeld ... Eddie
Ross, full of news and views abou t his new
coin machine headquarters in Baltimore
. .. One of the most up and coming of the
'37 show boys was George Ponser who built
a national sales organization in one year
. .. Flying was still pretty much of a novel-
ty ten years ago; the late Harry Wolcher
created quite a furor by hopping an airliner
to the big event.
Target Guns Successfully
Revived in England
LONDON-The coin-operated electric
gun has proved to be what the English call
"an evergreen," which means it is a steady
money-maker. Latest indications are that
more and more of this type o.f. equipment is
being flushed out of warehouses and placed
on location, enjoying heavy play.
In a recent business transaction, Bill
Hooper, veteran coin man, purchased a stock
of them from Charlie Featherstone. With
his two sons, Bill is overhauling the guns
and placing them on the market. In some
cases, where the cable connecting the gun
with target is regarded as a nuisance,
Hooper is supplying a model dispensing
with the cable, using instead, a facsimile
target fixed alongside the gun which lights
up when it is fired.
Bally Annoullces First
Game 'f,o r 1947
CHICAGO-"The most luxurious console
job ever offered to the trade," is the way
George Jenkins, general sales manager of
Bally Mfg. Co., describes the firm's first
1947 game: De Luxe Draw Bell.
The tremendous success of Bally's two
previous console hits, Draw Bell and Triple
Bell, resulted in the development and per-
fection of the new game. It is a three-reel,
bell-fruit type, with a flashing star in the
glass remaining lit at mystery intervals and
allowing the player to draw as long as it
is lit. A flash ing bell balances the star;
when the bell is lit, three bars score.
"In addition to the new play-stimulating
features," Jenkins states, "we have added
numerous refinements and improvements to
the mechanism and have glorified the cabi-
net and glass to the utmost."
Vacationers Return
In 'Time for Show
CHICAGO--.AMI executives should make
their appearance at the show wide-eyed and
teeming with good health following holiday
vacations to widespread points.
Henry Boston has returned from his
namesake city; Paul Bleck sojourned at
Fond du Lac; Jim Hyde, New Orleans;
"Doc" Eaton Twin-Citied in St. Paul; Mon
ty West hied to Winnipeg, Canada.