Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)
Issue: 1948 July - Page 37
the broadcasts of major lea gue gam es in
areas where such broadcasts will injure
minor league attendance.
Denver
It appears that the coin machine husin ess
is to be afforded a wide fi eld for expansion,
e pecially now that the vacation season ha s
opened a nd resort locati ons are exp ected to
do a record busin ess durin g the summer
months. The June influx of tourists has
alrea dy begun and numerous conventions
are slated for Denver. Six major conven·
tions made a rather heavy schedule of events
for th e Mil e·High city in on e week.
Co lorado Sprin gs in particular appears to
be profit ing from the touri st trade this year,
especially coin machin es in taverns and
touri st ca mps. If the ma ny vacationist plan·
ning to come to that city put in a n appear·
ance, the place will be swamped durin g the
summ er.
Under Colorado law, gamblin g with "slot
machines" or pin ball ma chines-or with
any other form of " pay·off" gamblin g rna·
chines- i prohibited in puhlic places. It
is r eported, however, tha t some of th e more
ela borate machines, which ma y have cost
as mu ch as 2,000 each, have been found
in El Paso county taverns and night clubs.
There has been some controversy about
legalizin g of "slot machin es" in Colorado,
as it is claimed th e revenue from th eir op er·
ation would be a considerable amount for
th e state as well as f or the federal govern·
ment, which receives a 100 yearly federal
tax on each of the machin es.
L
I
JULY, 1948
T
E
N!!
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO SAVE MONEY ON YOUR
BULK MERCHANDISE PURCHASES
BUY DIRECT
FROM MANUFACTURER!
New York
Boom in soft drink cup vendin g finds
ope rators openin g a number of new loca·
tions. Spaca rb New York Distributors reo
cently m oved into a number of Warn er
movie houses, spottin g its 1000·cup Mix·A·
Drink machines in th e theatre sites. Drink
Dispensin g Corp., usin g Drink·Q·Mat rna·
chines, has two vendors in an open·air fruit·
stand site on the Avenu e of the Am ericas,
midtown traffic locale, and anoth er in th e
Mu eum of Science & Industry in Radio
City. A Bradley twin·drink unit was reo
cently pl aced in a shoe·shine parlor in bust·
lin g Grand Central Terminal.
Abundance of pop corn vendors here also
h a operators busy di ggin g up new sites.
Out in Brooklyn a number of ma chin es have
been installed in front of neighborhood
candy stores. To preve nt youn gsters from
depl etin g the pa per ba g supply, vendors
ca rry signs, " Get Bags Inside."
A competitive note has been sounded in
the self·servi ce laundry fi eld when on e indie
con cern opened a couple of stores featurin g
15·ce nt washin g machin es. Move has cut
into trade of nearby location s which are
holdin g to the 25·cent fee, but is not ex·
pected to precipitate a ny city·wide p rice
war.
Skedded openin g of two more television
station in New York, whi ch in creases the
variety of vid eo view in g fare, is exp ected
to benefit coin·tele machin e operators. Pho·
no play has been h ard hit by baseball tele·
casts, which silence th e music machines in
about 25 per cent of th e local taprooms and
tavern s.
Monogram Associates, operatin g Tele·
Juice cann ed juice vendors, has spotted rna·
chin es at La Guardia and Newark airport.
Vendor have al so bee n pl aced in a mid·
city dru g store and several busin ess hou ses,
in cl udin g a major Wall Street brokerage
firm a nd an insurance company.
With most ca ndy brands currently ellin g
at 72·75 ce nts whole al e for a 24·count box,
vendin g machin es here ar e usin g " nam e"
merchandise. Result has been in creased a d·
vertisin g by can dy makers with new brands,
seekin g to prove public acceptan ce of their
s
..
JULY SPECIALS
Burnt Peanuts (1800 Count} ........... ........ ............. ... ... ........ ...... .. 22c
Rainbow Mix: (720 Count} ........................... ..................... .... .. .... 22c
Boston Baked Beans (800 Count} .............. ...... .................. ........ 22c
Licorice Lozenges (600 Count} ....................... ..................... .. ...... 25c
Salted Spanish Peanuts ...... .................... ... .. ......... .................... 21 Y2c
Red Hot Candy (2432 Count} ...... .... ........ ..... ............. ........ ........ 30c
Blanched Virginias ..................... .. ... .... ................. ........ ............. 30c
Cashew Butts .... ............ ......................... ..... ...... ............ .. .......... 55c
Fruit Dib Candy (1 050 Count} .......... .............. .. .... ... .......... ......... 28c
Salted Teeny Almonds ............. .. .... ........... ... .. .. .. ................ ... ...... 80c
Corn Nuts- 5 lb . Bag .................... .................. ...... .. ................ $1 .20
Candy Corn (368 Count} .......... .............. .. .. .... ................... ... ...... 28c
Teeny Jelly Beans (704 Count} .......... .. ..... ............ ... .................. 28c
Bubble Ball Gum, Ya" (125 Count} ........... ................................. 27c
Jaw Breakers, Ya" (110 Count} ............. ... .... ..................... ......... 27c
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OPE.RATORS VENDING MACHINE S'UPPLY CO.
1023 South Grand Avenue
bar goods to operators. Candy trade sources
h ere pred ict that any " break" in cocoa
prices will not see a whol e al e price reduc·
tion but a n uppin g in the size of bars, which
have been "shaved" consider ably from their
pre· war stand ards.
Seekin g to push their product durin g
the h ot summ er season , several candy manu·
fa cturers are featurin g so· called " tropi cal"
lines with special coatin gs to res ist chaco·
la te " bloom" durin g th e warm month s.
Vend or operatol' , wh o norm ally switch to
hard candy and cookies whi ch keep better
at thi s time of the year, are testin g the new
product.
K eeney electri c cigare tte vendor was in·
traduced h ere by Runyon Sales Co. at a
special showin g in the firm 's 10th Avenue
headquarters.
Another firm to use aluminum cabin ets is
the University Vendin g Machin e Co., which
Los Angeles. Calif.
is marketin g 1, 2, and 3·column tamp ven·
dors of th e fold er type. Machines have 3·
color fronts.
Cameo Vendin g is distributin g th e 600·
cup R evelation soft drink machin e. Vendor
is made by Interstate En gin ee rin g Corp. , El
Segundo, Cal.
First fa vorable games n ewspa per publi c·
ity came in a feature in a S unday issue of
PM. Story was based on an interview with
two vets, who had entered th e fi eld, and
stressed th e fact tha t ope rating coin rn a·
chines is a legitimate busin e s ve nture, re p·
rese ntin g ple nty of hard work. Yarn coun·
ter ed previous news blasts that the field
was dominated by " racketeers," but was
printed after th e " ban" move was well under
way.
City crackdown on pin ball equipment
has been parall eled by a simil ar move in
adja cent Nassau County. Whil e equipment
37
areas where such broadcasts will injure
minor league attendance.
Denver
It appears that the coin machine husin ess
is to be afforded a wide fi eld for expansion,
e pecially now that the vacation season ha s
opened a nd resort locati ons are exp ected to
do a record busin ess durin g the summer
months. The June influx of tourists has
alrea dy begun and numerous conventions
are slated for Denver. Six major conven·
tions made a rather heavy schedule of events
for th e Mil e·High city in on e week.
Co lorado Sprin gs in particular appears to
be profit ing from the touri st trade this year,
especially coin machin es in taverns and
touri st ca mps. If the ma ny vacationist plan·
ning to come to that city put in a n appear·
ance, the place will be swamped durin g the
summ er.
Under Colorado law, gamblin g with "slot
machines" or pin ball ma chines-or with
any other form of " pay·off" gamblin g rna·
chines- i prohibited in puhlic places. It
is r eported, however, tha t some of th e more
ela borate machines, which ma y have cost
as mu ch as 2,000 each, have been found
in El Paso county taverns and night clubs.
There has been some controversy about
legalizin g of "slot machin es" in Colorado,
as it is claimed th e revenue from th eir op er·
ation would be a considerable amount for
th e state as well as f or the federal govern·
ment, which receives a 100 yearly federal
tax on each of the machin es.
L
I
JULY, 1948
T
E
N!!
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO SAVE MONEY ON YOUR
BULK MERCHANDISE PURCHASES
BUY DIRECT
FROM MANUFACTURER!
New York
Boom in soft drink cup vendin g finds
ope rators openin g a number of new loca·
tions. Spaca rb New York Distributors reo
cently m oved into a number of Warn er
movie houses, spottin g its 1000·cup Mix·A·
Drink machines in th e theatre sites. Drink
Dispensin g Corp., usin g Drink·Q·Mat rna·
chines, has two vendors in an open·air fruit·
stand site on the Avenu e of the Am ericas,
midtown traffic locale, and anoth er in th e
Mu eum of Science & Industry in Radio
City. A Bradley twin·drink unit was reo
cently pl aced in a shoe·shine parlor in bust·
lin g Grand Central Terminal.
Abundance of pop corn vendors here also
h a operators busy di ggin g up new sites.
Out in Brooklyn a number of ma chin es have
been installed in front of neighborhood
candy stores. To preve nt youn gsters from
depl etin g the pa per ba g supply, vendors
ca rry signs, " Get Bags Inside."
A competitive note has been sounded in
the self·servi ce laundry fi eld when on e indie
con cern opened a couple of stores featurin g
15·ce nt washin g machin es. Move has cut
into trade of nearby location s which are
holdin g to the 25·cent fee, but is not ex·
pected to precipitate a ny city·wide p rice
war.
Skedded openin g of two more television
station in New York, whi ch in creases the
variety of vid eo view in g fare, is exp ected
to benefit coin·tele machin e operators. Pho·
no play has been h ard hit by baseball tele·
casts, which silence th e music machines in
about 25 per cent of th e local taprooms and
tavern s.
Monogram Associates, operatin g Tele·
Juice cann ed juice vendors, has spotted rna·
chin es at La Guardia and Newark airport.
Vendor have al so bee n pl aced in a mid·
city dru g store and several busin ess hou ses,
in cl udin g a major Wall Street brokerage
firm a nd an insurance company.
With most ca ndy brands currently ellin g
at 72·75 ce nts whole al e for a 24·count box,
vendin g machin es here ar e usin g " nam e"
merchandise. Result has been in creased a d·
vertisin g by can dy makers with new brands,
seekin g to prove public acceptan ce of their
s
..
JULY SPECIALS
Burnt Peanuts (1800 Count} ........... ........ ............. ... ... ........ ...... .. 22c
Rainbow Mix: (720 Count} ........................... ..................... .... .. .... 22c
Boston Baked Beans (800 Count} .............. ...... .................. ........ 22c
Licorice Lozenges (600 Count} ....................... ..................... .. ...... 25c
Salted Spanish Peanuts ...... .................... ... .. ......... .................... 21 Y2c
Red Hot Candy (2432 Count} ...... .... ........ ..... ............. ........ ........ 30c
Blanched Virginias ..................... .. ... .... ................. ........ ............. 30c
Cashew Butts .... ............ ......................... ..... ...... ............ .. .......... 55c
Fruit Dib Candy (1 050 Count} .......... .............. .. .... ... .......... ......... 28c
Salted Teeny Almonds ............. .. .... ........... ... .. .. .. ................ ... ...... 80c
Corn Nuts- 5 lb . Bag .................... .................. ...... .. ................ $1 .20
Candy Corn (368 Count} .......... .............. .. .. .... ................... ... ...... 28c
Teeny Jelly Beans (704 Count} .......... .. ..... ............ ... .................. 28c
Bubble Ball Gum, Ya" (125 Count} ........... ................................. 27c
Jaw Breakers, Ya" (110 Count} ............. ... .... ..................... ......... 27c
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb .
lb.
lb .
ea .
lb.
lb.
lb.
lb.
OPE.RATORS VENDING MACHINE S'UPPLY CO.
1023 South Grand Avenue
bar goods to operators. Candy trade sources
h ere pred ict that any " break" in cocoa
prices will not see a whol e al e price reduc·
tion but a n uppin g in the size of bars, which
have been "shaved" consider ably from their
pre· war stand ards.
Seekin g to push their product durin g
the h ot summ er season , several candy manu·
fa cturers are featurin g so· called " tropi cal"
lines with special coatin gs to res ist chaco·
la te " bloom" durin g th e warm month s.
Vend or operatol' , wh o norm ally switch to
hard candy and cookies whi ch keep better
at thi s time of the year, are testin g the new
product.
K eeney electri c cigare tte vendor was in·
traduced h ere by Runyon Sales Co. at a
special showin g in the firm 's 10th Avenue
headquarters.
Another firm to use aluminum cabin ets is
the University Vendin g Machin e Co., which
Los Angeles. Calif.
is marketin g 1, 2, and 3·column tamp ven·
dors of th e fold er type. Machines have 3·
color fronts.
Cameo Vendin g is distributin g th e 600·
cup R evelation soft drink machin e. Vendor
is made by Interstate En gin ee rin g Corp. , El
Segundo, Cal.
First fa vorable games n ewspa per publi c·
ity came in a feature in a S unday issue of
PM. Story was based on an interview with
two vets, who had entered th e fi eld, and
stressed th e fact tha t ope rating coin rn a·
chines is a legitimate busin e s ve nture, re p·
rese ntin g ple nty of hard work. Yarn coun·
ter ed previous news blasts that the field
was dominated by " racketeers," but was
printed after th e " ban" move was well under
way.
City crackdown on pin ball equipment
has been parall eled by a simil ar move in
adja cent Nassau County. Whil e equipment
37
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