Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)
Issue: 1948 July - Page 9
per year in value. Conservative estimates
he said, show the following totals of ma-
chines in use:
Beverage vendors (cup, bottle) 200,000
Candy bar machines (5c)._. ___ ._ 200,000
Cigarette machines ._. __ ..... _. __ . ______ . 250,000
Penny bulk vendors_.__________________ 750,000
Total... ________________________________ l,750,000
Greene also predicted that in five years
the total number of vending and service
machines would be at least 3,800,000.
He suggested that in five years mer-
chandise sold by vendors should reach at
least $1,500,000,000. This total would be
based on daily sales of, 10 cents per ma-
chine for penny devices, 1 per day for
candy machines, 2.50 for beverage vendors
and 4 for cigarette machines. He said
new types of vendors would increase total
sales for the business well over the two
billion dollar mark by 1952.
He placed the number of coin laundries
today at 1,800, which are doing an annual
business of ' $50,000,000. An additional
40,000 coin-operated washers have been
placed in apartment buildings, etc.
Omitting penny machines, an average of
two people are required to care for each
100 of the vending and service machines
now in use; the total estimated for 1952
would require at least 60,000 people.
When cigarette machines were first in-
troduced in Los Angeles more than 20
years ago, there were two service men and
one office employee. Today there are more
than 300 people employed in the business
in that city.
At the pre ent rate of machine produc-
tion, operators will have invested over half
a billion dollars in new equipment during
the next five years.
In England before the war there were
over 200,000 cigarette machines that were
rolled out in front of stores after the 8
o'clock closing hour of tobacco shops.
HERCULOCK*
the best
ERCULOCKS on all your coin boxes a nd you 'll
every nickel t hat goes in _
RCULOCK is the t ight-fisted ILCO coin-machin e lock
at re sists picking and shock. I t's tough on snea k -thiev es
b ecause it opens instant ly and ea sily only wh en the right m an
uses t h e right key.
Plan now t o use HERCULOCKS for new machines or
cha nge-overs. HERCULOCKS are t he b est collection insur .
a n ce you can have! Write for free , descrip t ive ca talog.
Announce New Line
Of Abbotwares Horses
Ot her reliable ILCO coin -machine locks
are available in a variet y of shapes, styles
and cam sizes - key ed individually or
in groups. Ca t alog sen t on request.
PORTLAND-A new line of Abbotware
Horses on "trip-dial" clock bases has been
announced by Allied Distributors, exclusive
factory distributors.
Introduction of the new line comes as
an aftermath of the huge uccess of Abbot-
wares horses on radio ba es, which proved
to be one of the finest premium ideas in
years.
The new line, which comes in 7 finishes,
is available in 14 models, including western
horses, race horses, rearing horses and
I'iders, Lady Godiva, female riders, thor-
oughbred horses, and horses on plaques.
Models are al 0 available with jewel studs
and Parker or Shaeffer pen sets.
~ No. 4719 Cabinet
Co in Machine and
lock
D isc "tumb l e r , double-bitted_
P olish ed nickel finish, steel cam
0
and spu r wash",r. 90 cam move-
ment.
"Triple Bell" Demand Still
Heavy After Two Years
No. 4036lB Coin Machine and
Cabinet lock
D ie cast, disc tumbler cylin-
0
der. 9 0 cam movem en t.
LOS A GELE
"A game real ly has to
have con i tentl)' high earning power to
be in continuous production for two years,"
says Paul A. Laymon, Bally distributor for
outhern California, Southern Nevada and
the Hawaiian Islands.
Laymon was referring to Triple Bell,
Bally's famous bell-console. Three coin
chutes permit three coins to be played
every spin of the bell-fruit reels. Triple
Bell offers players a wide range of awards,
including a 100 Super Special Award,
Laymon added.
Expaad
WITH NEW MACHINES
JULY, 1948
Branches Serving You from Coast to Coast
NEW YORK, 25 Warren 51.
CHICAGO, 555 W. Randolph St.
DETRQIT, 2109 Cass Ave_
PHILADELPHIA, 508 Commerce St.
BALTIMORE,611 N. Eutaw St.
SAN FRANCISCO, 121 Second St.
LOS ANGELES, 406 Wall St.
SEATTLE, 568 First Avenue, South
he said, show the following totals of ma-
chines in use:
Beverage vendors (cup, bottle) 200,000
Candy bar machines (5c)._. ___ ._ 200,000
Cigarette machines ._. __ ..... _. __ . ______ . 250,000
Penny bulk vendors_.__________________ 750,000
Total... ________________________________ l,750,000
Greene also predicted that in five years
the total number of vending and service
machines would be at least 3,800,000.
He suggested that in five years mer-
chandise sold by vendors should reach at
least $1,500,000,000. This total would be
based on daily sales of, 10 cents per ma-
chine for penny devices, 1 per day for
candy machines, 2.50 for beverage vendors
and 4 for cigarette machines. He said
new types of vendors would increase total
sales for the business well over the two
billion dollar mark by 1952.
He placed the number of coin laundries
today at 1,800, which are doing an annual
business of ' $50,000,000. An additional
40,000 coin-operated washers have been
placed in apartment buildings, etc.
Omitting penny machines, an average of
two people are required to care for each
100 of the vending and service machines
now in use; the total estimated for 1952
would require at least 60,000 people.
When cigarette machines were first in-
troduced in Los Angeles more than 20
years ago, there were two service men and
one office employee. Today there are more
than 300 people employed in the business
in that city.
At the pre ent rate of machine produc-
tion, operators will have invested over half
a billion dollars in new equipment during
the next five years.
In England before the war there were
over 200,000 cigarette machines that were
rolled out in front of stores after the 8
o'clock closing hour of tobacco shops.
HERCULOCK*
the best
ERCULOCKS on all your coin boxes a nd you 'll
every nickel t hat goes in _
RCULOCK is the t ight-fisted ILCO coin-machin e lock
at re sists picking and shock. I t's tough on snea k -thiev es
b ecause it opens instant ly and ea sily only wh en the right m an
uses t h e right key.
Plan now t o use HERCULOCKS for new machines or
cha nge-overs. HERCULOCKS are t he b est collection insur .
a n ce you can have! Write for free , descrip t ive ca talog.
Announce New Line
Of Abbotwares Horses
Ot her reliable ILCO coin -machine locks
are available in a variet y of shapes, styles
and cam sizes - key ed individually or
in groups. Ca t alog sen t on request.
PORTLAND-A new line of Abbotware
Horses on "trip-dial" clock bases has been
announced by Allied Distributors, exclusive
factory distributors.
Introduction of the new line comes as
an aftermath of the huge uccess of Abbot-
wares horses on radio ba es, which proved
to be one of the finest premium ideas in
years.
The new line, which comes in 7 finishes,
is available in 14 models, including western
horses, race horses, rearing horses and
I'iders, Lady Godiva, female riders, thor-
oughbred horses, and horses on plaques.
Models are al 0 available with jewel studs
and Parker or Shaeffer pen sets.
~ No. 4719 Cabinet
Co in Machine and
lock
D isc "tumb l e r , double-bitted_
P olish ed nickel finish, steel cam
0
and spu r wash",r. 90 cam move-
ment.
"Triple Bell" Demand Still
Heavy After Two Years
No. 4036lB Coin Machine and
Cabinet lock
D ie cast, disc tumbler cylin-
0
der. 9 0 cam movem en t.
LOS A GELE
"A game real ly has to
have con i tentl)' high earning power to
be in continuous production for two years,"
says Paul A. Laymon, Bally distributor for
outhern California, Southern Nevada and
the Hawaiian Islands.
Laymon was referring to Triple Bell,
Bally's famous bell-console. Three coin
chutes permit three coins to be played
every spin of the bell-fruit reels. Triple
Bell offers players a wide range of awards,
including a 100 Super Special Award,
Laymon added.
Expaad
WITH NEW MACHINES
JULY, 1948
Branches Serving You from Coast to Coast
NEW YORK, 25 Warren 51.
CHICAGO, 555 W. Randolph St.
DETRQIT, 2109 Cass Ave_
PHILADELPHIA, 508 Commerce St.
BALTIMORE,611 N. Eutaw St.
SAN FRANCISCO, 121 Second St.
LOS ANGELES, 406 Wall St.
SEATTLE, 568 First Avenue, South
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