Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)
Issue: 1949 June - Page 18
"Mini-Pool" Proving
Big Money-Maker
SAN DIEGO, Calif.- On test location
since March, Mini-Pool, a fascinating new
coin-operated game, is proving a big
money-maker with practically no operating
cost. Some locations in this area have aver-
aged over $100 in weekly grosses, Sales
Manager Dave Snyder reports.
E. P. Baker, general manager of Mini-
Pool Co., announces that production is now
under way in one of San Diego's outstand-
ing plants.
"Mini-Pool is the game operators have
been needing to boost their location
grosses," Snyder told THE REVIEW. " Not
only does it have tremendous play appeal,
but it requires only 3 by 6 feet of floor
space and can fit in any corner because
all play is from the front end of the game.
The mechanism has been proved trouble-
free, and inasmuch as no electricity is
needed, it can be placed anywhere in a lo-
cation without concern over electrical out-
lets."
Mini-Pool is beautifully finished in wal-
nu t, mahogany and blonde, and a super-
glazed fini sh has been applied. Legs are of
highly polished metal.
Southland Distributing Co. are the dis-
tributors for the Los Angeles area.
June 26-28 Chosen
for 1950 Show
CHICAGO-The 1950 CMI coin machin e
show will be held at the Stevens Hotel
June 26, 27 and 28th, it has been an-
nounced by Harry Williams, president of
Coin Machine Institute.
Summer date was selected after more
than 10,000 coinmen expressed their prefer-
ence in a recent poll. The 1950 show will
be devoted only to music, vending and ser-
vi ce machines and amusement games. This
means that manufacturers of certain types
of machines and games will not be quali-
fied to exhibit as in the past.
Laymon Says 1949 Critical
Year in Machine Selection
LOS ANGELES-"lf nothing more can
be said to the credit of 1949 when the year
is over, it must be admitted. that it was
the year in which operators picked only
machines that represented sound values."
So declared Paul A. Laymon, local distribu-
tor, before entraining for a visit to the coin
machine ca pi tol in Chicago on May 17th.
"Only machines that have definite player
appeal, assure consistent earnings, and are
priced properly are the machines whi ch are
being sold in any quantity today. Take, for
example, Bally's Citation. We've had an
exceptionally fine sale on the game for it
met every one of today's exacting demands.
"Same holds true of Quizzer and Re-
cordio. The .new 1949 Quizzer is priced
right, has plenty of flash and appeal, gives
a variety of questions to maintain interest
in any one location, and can be rejuvenated
when necessary by the installation of a new
6,000-question reel. Operators have made
important tests on Quizzer in vari'ous types
of spots and th e machin e comes through
one hundred per cent.
"On Recordio the same holds true. A new
low pri ce has been established on the unit
which makes it a still more desirable ma-
chine for the opera tor. All in all, it's a
machine t~at will keep on earning for years
and years.
NCMDA Makes Appointments
CHICAGO-National Coin Machine Dis-
tributors Assn. has appointed S. I. Neiman
to direct a new long-range promotion and
public relations program and Lewis Ben-
Chemist Reports: 11 • • • Tests showed Wax-Ola less abrasive
than ... competitive brands . .. (and) .to be a superior Shuffle-
(board Wax in all respects .. . 11
Rege nt Chemical Prods.
4238 Pimlico Road
Ba lti more 15, Md.
September 8, 1948
W axola Ch emical Co .
5 10 Frank lin Ave.
Nu tley, N. J .
G entlemen:
Thi s is to advise you of o u r fin di ngs as a resu lt'of abrasive tests con-
d ucted with your po w de red sh uffleboard w a x, Wa x-O la , in com pari-
son wit h five other leading brands of si milar products .
O ur tests sho wed conclusi vely that Wax- Ol a ;s co nsiderably less
abrasive t ha n two of t he compet itive bran d s; the o ther three bran ds
and W ax-Ol a we r e ve r y close, wi th W ax-O la testing just a trifle less
abr asive if anything .
Wax- Ol a, in lavi ng p r oper ties, speed and sta bi lity u nder v aryi ng
weat her co nd iti o ns, sh o we d m arke d superior ity to the ot her tes t ed
b rands.
A poll of p r efere nce am o ng top t ou rnament a nd league shu ffleboard
p layers sho wed a ppro xi m ate ly 93% fav o ring W ax- O la over any
ot her powdered shuffleboard wax used.
In su mmary, o ur tests and obser vations sh ow Wax- Ol a t o be a
superior Sh uffleboard Wax in all r espects w i t h a mi nimum of u nfavor -
THE FINEST
POWDERED
WAX FOR
SHUFFLEBOARDS
ON THE MARKET
nett, as ' legal counsel and advisor. Twenty-
three distributors comprise the group which
is now 9 months old.
Cosgrove Makes Whirlwind
Distrib. Trip for Penn
WEST CHESTER, Pa. - Paul J. Cos-
grove, president of Cosgrove Industries,
Inc., manufacturers of Penn Black Beauty
Shuffieboards, is back home after a whirl-
wind tour of the Black Beauty distribu-
tors west of the Mississippi.
While away Cosgrove called on M. L. T.
General Supply Co. in Fort Worth ; W . c_
Copp in Corpus Christi; V. Rutherford in
Tulsa ; Carrol Distributing in Salt Lake
City; Capital Music in Helena and
Hastings Distributing in Milwaukee as
well as di stributors in Dallas, Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and
Spokane.
All had a happy report of " business
a-poppin'" and the Penn plant is happily
putting on extra help as th e result of
Cosgrove's trip.
"Moderne" Custom -Made
Shuffleboard Rates High
LOS ANGELES-"Am erica's Most Beau-
tiful Shuffieboard" is the reputation being
achieved by Pacific Shuffieboard's famous
Moderne deluxe custom-made board.
" Operators have a choice of red, brown,
r.reen, cream, or blue in any combination
for both legs and ends," says R. E. Smith,
head of the firm. "This enables the oper-
ator to buy a custom -made board especially
suited to the color scheme of any location
at no additional cost."
Mod erne has a multi-processed, eye-ar-
resting green masonite play field. The
board is sturdily built so as not to warp
or twist out of shape.
"The Moderne is an ultra-modern board,
unequalled for durability and smoothness,
yet costs no more than th e ordinary shuffi e-
board," Smith added.
Minthorne Named Distrib
For "Target Master"
LOS ANGELES-Minthorne Music Co_
has been named exclusive di stributor of
th e Target Mast er ray gun in Southern
California, Southern Nevada , and Arizona.
"Target Mast er is th e last word in ray
11:un games," Minthorne said. "It utilizes a
fool-proof co mbination of electronic cir-
cuits and optical assemblies designed for
signaling pur-poses during th e last war."
Minthorn e points out that the gun is a
faithful reproduction of th e famous Army
45 automatic pistol in shape, size, and bal-
a nce, and is accurate to 1/1000 of an in ch.
"This alone," he says, "crea tes tremendous
appeal for 15 million American war vet-
erans."
In namin g Target Mast er th e greatest
skill game of them all, Minthorne added
that it is easy to install (takes only five
minutes), and because of its compact size,
it ca n fit into locations lacking space for a
larger game_
able effects o n the Shu ffleboa rd .
Very tr ul y you rs,
S. P. LAZA RU S,
Chief Chemist, Regent Chemical Prod ucts .
SOME DISTRIBUTORSHIPS AVAILABLE; WRITE FOR INFORMATION
WAX-OLA CHEMICAL. CO.
510 FRANKLIN AVE.
Telephone Nutley 2-4084
NUTLEY, N. J.
W estern Distr ibu t o r
PEARL WAX PRODUCTS COMPANY
76 Riverto n Drive
Ov erla nd 13965
Sa n Fran cisco , Ca lif.
We also manufacture Shuffleboard Paste Wax , Shuffleboard Cleaner,
Shuffleboard Cov ers and other allied products
18
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LOS ANGELES 15 , CALIF.
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Big Money-Maker
SAN DIEGO, Calif.- On test location
since March, Mini-Pool, a fascinating new
coin-operated game, is proving a big
money-maker with practically no operating
cost. Some locations in this area have aver-
aged over $100 in weekly grosses, Sales
Manager Dave Snyder reports.
E. P. Baker, general manager of Mini-
Pool Co., announces that production is now
under way in one of San Diego's outstand-
ing plants.
"Mini-Pool is the game operators have
been needing to boost their location
grosses," Snyder told THE REVIEW. " Not
only does it have tremendous play appeal,
but it requires only 3 by 6 feet of floor
space and can fit in any corner because
all play is from the front end of the game.
The mechanism has been proved trouble-
free, and inasmuch as no electricity is
needed, it can be placed anywhere in a lo-
cation without concern over electrical out-
lets."
Mini-Pool is beautifully finished in wal-
nu t, mahogany and blonde, and a super-
glazed fini sh has been applied. Legs are of
highly polished metal.
Southland Distributing Co. are the dis-
tributors for the Los Angeles area.
June 26-28 Chosen
for 1950 Show
CHICAGO-The 1950 CMI coin machin e
show will be held at the Stevens Hotel
June 26, 27 and 28th, it has been an-
nounced by Harry Williams, president of
Coin Machine Institute.
Summer date was selected after more
than 10,000 coinmen expressed their prefer-
ence in a recent poll. The 1950 show will
be devoted only to music, vending and ser-
vi ce machines and amusement games. This
means that manufacturers of certain types
of machines and games will not be quali-
fied to exhibit as in the past.
Laymon Says 1949 Critical
Year in Machine Selection
LOS ANGELES-"lf nothing more can
be said to the credit of 1949 when the year
is over, it must be admitted. that it was
the year in which operators picked only
machines that represented sound values."
So declared Paul A. Laymon, local distribu-
tor, before entraining for a visit to the coin
machine ca pi tol in Chicago on May 17th.
"Only machines that have definite player
appeal, assure consistent earnings, and are
priced properly are the machines whi ch are
being sold in any quantity today. Take, for
example, Bally's Citation. We've had an
exceptionally fine sale on the game for it
met every one of today's exacting demands.
"Same holds true of Quizzer and Re-
cordio. The .new 1949 Quizzer is priced
right, has plenty of flash and appeal, gives
a variety of questions to maintain interest
in any one location, and can be rejuvenated
when necessary by the installation of a new
6,000-question reel. Operators have made
important tests on Quizzer in vari'ous types
of spots and th e machin e comes through
one hundred per cent.
"On Recordio the same holds true. A new
low pri ce has been established on the unit
which makes it a still more desirable ma-
chine for the opera tor. All in all, it's a
machine t~at will keep on earning for years
and years.
NCMDA Makes Appointments
CHICAGO-National Coin Machine Dis-
tributors Assn. has appointed S. I. Neiman
to direct a new long-range promotion and
public relations program and Lewis Ben-
Chemist Reports: 11 • • • Tests showed Wax-Ola less abrasive
than ... competitive brands . .. (and) .to be a superior Shuffle-
(board Wax in all respects .. . 11
Rege nt Chemical Prods.
4238 Pimlico Road
Ba lti more 15, Md.
September 8, 1948
W axola Ch emical Co .
5 10 Frank lin Ave.
Nu tley, N. J .
G entlemen:
Thi s is to advise you of o u r fin di ngs as a resu lt'of abrasive tests con-
d ucted with your po w de red sh uffleboard w a x, Wa x-O la , in com pari-
son wit h five other leading brands of si milar products .
O ur tests sho wed conclusi vely that Wax- Ol a ;s co nsiderably less
abrasive t ha n two of t he compet itive bran d s; the o ther three bran ds
and W ax-Ol a we r e ve r y close, wi th W ax-O la testing just a trifle less
abr asive if anything .
Wax- Ol a, in lavi ng p r oper ties, speed and sta bi lity u nder v aryi ng
weat her co nd iti o ns, sh o we d m arke d superior ity to the ot her tes t ed
b rands.
A poll of p r efere nce am o ng top t ou rnament a nd league shu ffleboard
p layers sho wed a ppro xi m ate ly 93% fav o ring W ax- O la over any
ot her powdered shuffleboard wax used.
In su mmary, o ur tests and obser vations sh ow Wax- Ol a t o be a
superior Sh uffleboard Wax in all r espects w i t h a mi nimum of u nfavor -
THE FINEST
POWDERED
WAX FOR
SHUFFLEBOARDS
ON THE MARKET
nett, as ' legal counsel and advisor. Twenty-
three distributors comprise the group which
is now 9 months old.
Cosgrove Makes Whirlwind
Distrib. Trip for Penn
WEST CHESTER, Pa. - Paul J. Cos-
grove, president of Cosgrove Industries,
Inc., manufacturers of Penn Black Beauty
Shuffieboards, is back home after a whirl-
wind tour of the Black Beauty distribu-
tors west of the Mississippi.
While away Cosgrove called on M. L. T.
General Supply Co. in Fort Worth ; W . c_
Copp in Corpus Christi; V. Rutherford in
Tulsa ; Carrol Distributing in Salt Lake
City; Capital Music in Helena and
Hastings Distributing in Milwaukee as
well as di stributors in Dallas, Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and
Spokane.
All had a happy report of " business
a-poppin'" and the Penn plant is happily
putting on extra help as th e result of
Cosgrove's trip.
"Moderne" Custom -Made
Shuffleboard Rates High
LOS ANGELES-"Am erica's Most Beau-
tiful Shuffieboard" is the reputation being
achieved by Pacific Shuffieboard's famous
Moderne deluxe custom-made board.
" Operators have a choice of red, brown,
r.reen, cream, or blue in any combination
for both legs and ends," says R. E. Smith,
head of the firm. "This enables the oper-
ator to buy a custom -made board especially
suited to the color scheme of any location
at no additional cost."
Mod erne has a multi-processed, eye-ar-
resting green masonite play field. The
board is sturdily built so as not to warp
or twist out of shape.
"The Moderne is an ultra-modern board,
unequalled for durability and smoothness,
yet costs no more than th e ordinary shuffi e-
board," Smith added.
Minthorne Named Distrib
For "Target Master"
LOS ANGELES-Minthorne Music Co_
has been named exclusive di stributor of
th e Target Mast er ray gun in Southern
California, Southern Nevada , and Arizona.
"Target Mast er is th e last word in ray
11:un games," Minthorne said. "It utilizes a
fool-proof co mbination of electronic cir-
cuits and optical assemblies designed for
signaling pur-poses during th e last war."
Minthorn e points out that the gun is a
faithful reproduction of th e famous Army
45 automatic pistol in shape, size, and bal-
a nce, and is accurate to 1/1000 of an in ch.
"This alone," he says, "crea tes tremendous
appeal for 15 million American war vet-
erans."
In namin g Target Mast er th e greatest
skill game of them all, Minthorne added
that it is easy to install (takes only five
minutes), and because of its compact size,
it ca n fit into locations lacking space for a
larger game_
able effects o n the Shu ffleboa rd .
Very tr ul y you rs,
S. P. LAZA RU S,
Chief Chemist, Regent Chemical Prod ucts .
SOME DISTRIBUTORSHIPS AVAILABLE; WRITE FOR INFORMATION
WAX-OLA CHEMICAL. CO.
510 FRANKLIN AVE.
Telephone Nutley 2-4084
NUTLEY, N. J.
W estern Distr ibu t o r
PEARL WAX PRODUCTS COMPANY
76 Riverto n Drive
Ov erla nd 13965
Sa n Fran cisco , Ca lif.
We also manufacture Shuffleboard Paste Wax , Shuffleboard Cleaner,
Shuffleboard Cov ers and other allied products
18
Its Armored!
•
1221 W. ELEVENTH STREET
LOS ANGELES 15 , CALIF.
COIN MACHINE REVIEW
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