Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)
Issue: 1949 July - Page 9
A FULL DOUSE
of
REAL BARGAINS
In Music. ShufReboard. Television
Drastically reduced prices in used phonographs, hideaways, mirror cabinets __ _
All sizes shuffleboards and supplies: both single and double-faced electric score-
boards_ All makes and models television for home and commercial installations_
See Us First!
RAY R. POWERS
Manufacturers' Representative
LOS ANGELES OFFICE: 2329 W . Pic:o Blyd •• Phone: DRexel 7166
SACRAMENTO OFFICE: 2711 Riverside Blvd •• Phone: 22550
in tbat state on pin ball. The S. C. statute
specifically mentions free plays in Section
1 and also in Sec. 2 by saying, "except
coin-operated non-payout pin tables with
free play features." In other words, free
play features are excepted from under the
ban imposed on various forms of award.
Many details of enforcement are con-
tained in the new Okla. law. The person
who owns, or who permits to be operated
in his place of business, any coin-operated
music or amusement device is responsible
for the license. Licenses must be affixed
to the device; payments for fractional parts
of the year may be made; provisions for
summer operation at fairs, etc., are made.
And bona fide vending and service ma-
chines are specifically exempted from the
tax.
Sales Up at Ray Powers
SACRAMENTO - Returning from a
plane trip to his Los Angeles office, Ray R.
Powers reported his firm was enjoying snch
an increased volume of music and shuffle-
board business that he was having difficulty
keeping enough equipment in stock to take
care of the Northern California trade.
With a full line of all types of music,
shuffleboards, and electric score units--plus
a well-manned service shop-Powers has
provided coinmen in the Northern area with
a much-needed service_
Nels Nelson, manager of th e Los Angeles
office, states that used phonographs, mirror
cabinets and hideaways are going especially
well, with the Superior line of shufHeboards
and single and double-faced electric score-
boards moving at a steady pace.
SLOT MACHINE
SPECIALIST
Expert Repair Work
PAYOUT and PERCENTAGE
ADJUSTMENTS
H. R. GRAHAM
203 East los Feliz Blvd.
Citrus 1-1093
Glendale 5, Calif.
JULY, 1949
How Regionlllls Business '1
More AHention Paid To Regional Phases
Of Business Barometers
How regional is business? How do con-
ditions in the coin machine trade compare
with general business in the various re-
gions of the United States? These ques-
tions will get more attention, now that
what may be called a recession has turned
the spotlight on what is happening in the
various territories, or sectional parts of the
country?
More than ever, people are concerned
with what is happening in different sec-
tions of the country. More than ever, the
various reporting agencies that try to keep
tah on trade and business are trying to
show the differences in the ups and downs
of each region.
The word "Territory" has long been a
familiar one in the coin machine trade, es-
pecially in the amusement games division.
Amusement operators have usually meant
territory to refer more or less to the legal
attitude in given areas_ Operators gener-
ally think of the area which they cover with
a route of machines as their territory.
The United States is such a big country,
and sections of it differ so much in re-
sources and advantages, that it is natural
to give it a regional makeup. But there
are various ways in laying off the regions,
and in describing them. It is also not
easy to say just how the Coin Machine In-
dustry, in its regional nature, would fit into
a regional business map of the country.
One of the most important sections of
THE REVIEW each month is the Regional
Business Reports and a part of this sec-
tion is the Business Barometer. One pur-
pose of the reports each month is in some
measure to show how the ups and downs
of the various types of machines compare
with the regional ups and downs of general
business. There are many conditions that
can affect the earnings of coin machines
but the post war years have also shown
clearly that general conditions in any ter-
ritory have much to do with whether an
operator's business is going up or down.
The writer first became interested in this
subject when a short but rather sharp re-
cession occurred in 1938. Some well-known
music operators told how that within two
weeks, at the time, phonograph play started
dropping and in a short time had dropped
about 40 per cent in their territory_ The
quick recession had cut tavern trade, they
said, and hence music also dropped ac-
cordingly_
There are many reporting agencies that
keep tab on business trends. A number of
government agencies are working all the
time to keep tab on business; these re-
ports are usually more complete but are
often a month to two months late-and
business can change a lot in one or two
months.
There are a number of private agencies
that also keep tab on business and some
of them make weekly reports. Some of the
big banks, such as the National City Bank,
also issue reviews that give the big busi-
ness side of trends. Barron's Index and
others like it give a general picture of
business. Barron's reports are adjusted for
the seasons and in other ways, in order
to give a balanced view of conditions to-
day as compared with last week and the
week a year ago, etc. It is perhaps as
good a job as men can do in keeping a
check on business and how it may be go-
ing. Barron's also reports on the different
centers so that territory can be considered.
In our regular reviews on business in
the various kinds of locations, particularly
drug stores, eating places, taverns, etc., the
monthly reports of the U. S_ Dept. of Com-
merce are usually followed, but these are
often about two months late. The reports
do how trends over an extended period
of time and are about the most complete
that can be had. They are issued for the
different sections of the country as well
as for the nation as a whole_
For the first quarter of this year drug
stores were showing a general decline for
9
of
REAL BARGAINS
In Music. ShufReboard. Television
Drastically reduced prices in used phonographs, hideaways, mirror cabinets __ _
All sizes shuffleboards and supplies: both single and double-faced electric score-
boards_ All makes and models television for home and commercial installations_
See Us First!
RAY R. POWERS
Manufacturers' Representative
LOS ANGELES OFFICE: 2329 W . Pic:o Blyd •• Phone: DRexel 7166
SACRAMENTO OFFICE: 2711 Riverside Blvd •• Phone: 22550
in tbat state on pin ball. The S. C. statute
specifically mentions free plays in Section
1 and also in Sec. 2 by saying, "except
coin-operated non-payout pin tables with
free play features." In other words, free
play features are excepted from under the
ban imposed on various forms of award.
Many details of enforcement are con-
tained in the new Okla. law. The person
who owns, or who permits to be operated
in his place of business, any coin-operated
music or amusement device is responsible
for the license. Licenses must be affixed
to the device; payments for fractional parts
of the year may be made; provisions for
summer operation at fairs, etc., are made.
And bona fide vending and service ma-
chines are specifically exempted from the
tax.
Sales Up at Ray Powers
SACRAMENTO - Returning from a
plane trip to his Los Angeles office, Ray R.
Powers reported his firm was enjoying snch
an increased volume of music and shuffle-
board business that he was having difficulty
keeping enough equipment in stock to take
care of the Northern California trade.
With a full line of all types of music,
shuffleboards, and electric score units--plus
a well-manned service shop-Powers has
provided coinmen in the Northern area with
a much-needed service_
Nels Nelson, manager of th e Los Angeles
office, states that used phonographs, mirror
cabinets and hideaways are going especially
well, with the Superior line of shufHeboards
and single and double-faced electric score-
boards moving at a steady pace.
SLOT MACHINE
SPECIALIST
Expert Repair Work
PAYOUT and PERCENTAGE
ADJUSTMENTS
H. R. GRAHAM
203 East los Feliz Blvd.
Citrus 1-1093
Glendale 5, Calif.
JULY, 1949
How Regionlllls Business '1
More AHention Paid To Regional Phases
Of Business Barometers
How regional is business? How do con-
ditions in the coin machine trade compare
with general business in the various re-
gions of the United States? These ques-
tions will get more attention, now that
what may be called a recession has turned
the spotlight on what is happening in the
various territories, or sectional parts of the
country?
More than ever, people are concerned
with what is happening in different sec-
tions of the country. More than ever, the
various reporting agencies that try to keep
tah on trade and business are trying to
show the differences in the ups and downs
of each region.
The word "Territory" has long been a
familiar one in the coin machine trade, es-
pecially in the amusement games division.
Amusement operators have usually meant
territory to refer more or less to the legal
attitude in given areas_ Operators gener-
ally think of the area which they cover with
a route of machines as their territory.
The United States is such a big country,
and sections of it differ so much in re-
sources and advantages, that it is natural
to give it a regional makeup. But there
are various ways in laying off the regions,
and in describing them. It is also not
easy to say just how the Coin Machine In-
dustry, in its regional nature, would fit into
a regional business map of the country.
One of the most important sections of
THE REVIEW each month is the Regional
Business Reports and a part of this sec-
tion is the Business Barometer. One pur-
pose of the reports each month is in some
measure to show how the ups and downs
of the various types of machines compare
with the regional ups and downs of general
business. There are many conditions that
can affect the earnings of coin machines
but the post war years have also shown
clearly that general conditions in any ter-
ritory have much to do with whether an
operator's business is going up or down.
The writer first became interested in this
subject when a short but rather sharp re-
cession occurred in 1938. Some well-known
music operators told how that within two
weeks, at the time, phonograph play started
dropping and in a short time had dropped
about 40 per cent in their territory_ The
quick recession had cut tavern trade, they
said, and hence music also dropped ac-
cordingly_
There are many reporting agencies that
keep tab on business trends. A number of
government agencies are working all the
time to keep tab on business; these re-
ports are usually more complete but are
often a month to two months late-and
business can change a lot in one or two
months.
There are a number of private agencies
that also keep tab on business and some
of them make weekly reports. Some of the
big banks, such as the National City Bank,
also issue reviews that give the big busi-
ness side of trends. Barron's Index and
others like it give a general picture of
business. Barron's reports are adjusted for
the seasons and in other ways, in order
to give a balanced view of conditions to-
day as compared with last week and the
week a year ago, etc. It is perhaps as
good a job as men can do in keeping a
check on business and how it may be go-
ing. Barron's also reports on the different
centers so that territory can be considered.
In our regular reviews on business in
the various kinds of locations, particularly
drug stores, eating places, taverns, etc., the
monthly reports of the U. S_ Dept. of Com-
merce are usually followed, but these are
often about two months late. The reports
do how trends over an extended period
of time and are about the most complete
that can be had. They are issued for the
different sections of the country as well
as for the nation as a whole_
For the first quarter of this year drug
stores were showing a general decline for
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