Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)
Issue: 1949 October - Page 16
Amazing Money Saver For Music Operators!
NOW YOU C A N USE SEEBU RG SELEC'T -O-MATIC 100·S
WITHOUT REPLAC ING YOUR PRESENT 30-WIRE INSTALLATIONS
WITH THE NEW
IIdwle~
At/dpte,.
Plays the best sides of the first 24 records •. • No soldering required: clamps on to solenoid
cJssembly • •• Can be installed or removed in one minute.
$39 95
EACH
TERMS : ONE-TH IRD CASH W ITH ORDER, BALANCE C.O .D.
J. R. HA,WLEY DISTRIBUTINC CO.
2845 'M/!. Pi co Blvd .
Phone : RE. 3-4409
Los Angeles 6, Calif.
S ~ cia lizi ng in Sales of Esta bl ish ed Co in Mach ine Routes a nd Distri butin g New a nd Use d Amu semen t Gam es, Ju ke Boxes,
Shuffleboa rd s, Cig a rett e Mach ines, Arcad e Equ ipment.
FEATURING THE LATEST IN NEW PIN GAMES
,!"",*,;
E stimated sales last year were 1,018,270,000
cases,
Th e declin e in th e use of peanuts for
ca ndy and confectionary continu ed during
th e 1948-49 seaso n, acco rding to a survey
by th e Departm ent of Agriculture. P ea nut
use in candy total ed 439,977,000 pou nds as
co mpared with 453,478,000 pounds durin g
th e 1947·48 seaso n,
Export Picture
Automatic' phonos co ntinue to head the
export Ii t of co in machines, according to
la tes t data from th e Census Bureau. During
May, 191 phonos worth $93,348 we re ex-
po rted. Amusement devices ex ported totaled
237, but value wa on l y $25,472. Exports
of vending ma chin es amounted to 23,364
for 174 machines. F or total numbe r of coin
machines bought from U. S. buyers, Cuba
was out in front with 176. Value of Cuban
purc hases, however, was only $14 ,860.
Dollar-wise, :Venezuela was ahead with
t55,992 spent for 115 machines. Th e dollar
quota recently set up in th e Philippines
h eld th a t nation to 13 ma chin es with a
value of 3,320. Prospects are that th e
Phi lippin e situation will deteriorate furth er,
since its governm e nt is co ntemplatin g pil·
in g on more import restrictions on non·
essen tial merchandise.
The Jun e r eport on expor ts of machin es,
iss ued more recently, shows Venezuela lea d·
ing with a total of 81 ma chin es, 64 of
which we re phonographs and 17 were
amusement machines. Cuba follow ed eco nd
with a total of 74 machines, 43 of which
we re phonographs a nd 31 were vendors.
Japan ap pea red on th e Jun e li st fO'r third
place with a total of 73 machin es, of whi ch
33 were vendors, 30 we re a mu seme nt ma-
chin es a nd 10 we re phonos. Mexico dropped
to 29 machines, about eve nl y divided be-
tween phonos and games.
And Ca nada appear on th e list with a
total of 30 machines, althou gh imports of
such mach ines into Canada a re still under
th e ban; 26 of th e total were l'eported
as amusement machin es.
THE MIGHTY SENSATIONAL
NEW COUNTER GAME
ATOM
Hercules Leads West
In Shuffleboards
LOS A GELES-"Now th at . t/Je ,fly·by·
nighters and ge t-ri ch-q ui ck boys have left
the shum e board bu sih ess, it has become
sta bilized and th e firms manufac turin g a
quality produ ct are en joyin g a /!ood volume
of business."
So sta ted 1. Y Bergstedt, head of Her·
cules Shumeboard Co .. who claims to have
become th e leadin/! Wes t Coas t manufac·
turer and suppli e r.
Bergstedt was th e father of t he masonite
top board and wa s i nstrumental in its be·
comin g unive rsa ll y accepted. "The masonite
board has stood th e test," he said. "Of th e
hundreds of boards we've so ld with th e
famous H ercules masonite top, not one has
ever been returned because of warpage. This
is ind eed a reco rd of wh ich we are proud."
In add it ion to ca rrying a complete lin e
of shum eboards in all ;; izes, He rcul es is
h an dlin g el ec tri c scpre bo a rd s, masonite
playfields, wax, weights, score sheets, and
shum ebowi ng sets.
pI~cY
Smoll os 0 Mite
Profits Big os
o Gionl!
Cigarette Sale s Booster. Line
up 3 of a kind , w in a carton of
cigarettes. The best money-
maker you've e v e r had. Don't
take our word fo r it - try it
yourself.
• Available in 1c or combina-
tion 1-5.
• C igarette or Fruit Reels.
W eight: Sibs.
• Size: 5 1 /2"x5 1 /2"xS" .
WRITE FOR PRICES
Croetchen Tool Ii Mfg. Co.
126 N. Union Ave.
CHICAGO 6, ILL.
Phone: RAndolph 6-2807
16
LJlST CJlLL
For Free Listings
in the 1950 SOURCE BOOK OF THE
COIN MACHINE INDUSTRY. If y ou are
a manufacturer. jobb e r or distributor
y ou m a y hav e your fi rm listed wi th out
charg e by r eques ting a qu estionnaire
a t once . De adline is Octob e r 15th.
SOURCE BOOK
1115 Ve nice Blvd .. Los Angeles 15, Calif.
COIN MACHINE REVIEW
NOW YOU C A N USE SEEBU RG SELEC'T -O-MATIC 100·S
WITHOUT REPLAC ING YOUR PRESENT 30-WIRE INSTALLATIONS
WITH THE NEW
IIdwle~
At/dpte,.
Plays the best sides of the first 24 records •. • No soldering required: clamps on to solenoid
cJssembly • •• Can be installed or removed in one minute.
$39 95
EACH
TERMS : ONE-TH IRD CASH W ITH ORDER, BALANCE C.O .D.
J. R. HA,WLEY DISTRIBUTINC CO.
2845 'M/!. Pi co Blvd .
Phone : RE. 3-4409
Los Angeles 6, Calif.
S ~ cia lizi ng in Sales of Esta bl ish ed Co in Mach ine Routes a nd Distri butin g New a nd Use d Amu semen t Gam es, Ju ke Boxes,
Shuffleboa rd s, Cig a rett e Mach ines, Arcad e Equ ipment.
FEATURING THE LATEST IN NEW PIN GAMES
,!"",*,;
E stimated sales last year were 1,018,270,000
cases,
Th e declin e in th e use of peanuts for
ca ndy and confectionary continu ed during
th e 1948-49 seaso n, acco rding to a survey
by th e Departm ent of Agriculture. P ea nut
use in candy total ed 439,977,000 pou nds as
co mpared with 453,478,000 pounds durin g
th e 1947·48 seaso n,
Export Picture
Automatic' phonos co ntinue to head the
export Ii t of co in machines, according to
la tes t data from th e Census Bureau. During
May, 191 phonos worth $93,348 we re ex-
po rted. Amusement devices ex ported totaled
237, but value wa on l y $25,472. Exports
of vending ma chin es amounted to 23,364
for 174 machines. F or total numbe r of coin
machines bought from U. S. buyers, Cuba
was out in front with 176. Value of Cuban
purc hases, however, was only $14 ,860.
Dollar-wise, :Venezuela was ahead with
t55,992 spent for 115 machines. Th e dollar
quota recently set up in th e Philippines
h eld th a t nation to 13 ma chin es with a
value of 3,320. Prospects are that th e
Phi lippin e situation will deteriorate furth er,
since its governm e nt is co ntemplatin g pil·
in g on more import restrictions on non·
essen tial merchandise.
The Jun e r eport on expor ts of machin es,
iss ued more recently, shows Venezuela lea d·
ing with a total of 81 ma chin es, 64 of
which we re phonographs and 17 were
amusement machines. Cuba follow ed eco nd
with a total of 74 machines, 43 of which
we re phonographs a nd 31 were vendors.
Japan ap pea red on th e Jun e li st fO'r third
place with a total of 73 machin es, of whi ch
33 were vendors, 30 we re a mu seme nt ma-
chin es a nd 10 we re phonos. Mexico dropped
to 29 machines, about eve nl y divided be-
tween phonos and games.
And Ca nada appear on th e list with a
total of 30 machines, althou gh imports of
such mach ines into Canada a re still under
th e ban; 26 of th e total were l'eported
as amusement machin es.
THE MIGHTY SENSATIONAL
NEW COUNTER GAME
ATOM
Hercules Leads West
In Shuffleboards
LOS A GELES-"Now th at . t/Je ,fly·by·
nighters and ge t-ri ch-q ui ck boys have left
the shum e board bu sih ess, it has become
sta bilized and th e firms manufac turin g a
quality produ ct are en joyin g a /!ood volume
of business."
So sta ted 1. Y Bergstedt, head of Her·
cules Shumeboard Co .. who claims to have
become th e leadin/! Wes t Coas t manufac·
turer and suppli e r.
Bergstedt was th e father of t he masonite
top board and wa s i nstrumental in its be·
comin g unive rsa ll y accepted. "The masonite
board has stood th e test," he said. "Of th e
hundreds of boards we've so ld with th e
famous H ercules masonite top, not one has
ever been returned because of warpage. This
is ind eed a reco rd of wh ich we are proud."
In add it ion to ca rrying a complete lin e
of shum eboards in all ;; izes, He rcul es is
h an dlin g el ec tri c scpre bo a rd s, masonite
playfields, wax, weights, score sheets, and
shum ebowi ng sets.
pI~cY
Smoll os 0 Mite
Profits Big os
o Gionl!
Cigarette Sale s Booster. Line
up 3 of a kind , w in a carton of
cigarettes. The best money-
maker you've e v e r had. Don't
take our word fo r it - try it
yourself.
• Available in 1c or combina-
tion 1-5.
• C igarette or Fruit Reels.
W eight: Sibs.
• Size: 5 1 /2"x5 1 /2"xS" .
WRITE FOR PRICES
Croetchen Tool Ii Mfg. Co.
126 N. Union Ave.
CHICAGO 6, ILL.
Phone: RAndolph 6-2807
16
LJlST CJlLL
For Free Listings
in the 1950 SOURCE BOOK OF THE
COIN MACHINE INDUSTRY. If y ou are
a manufacturer. jobb e r or distributor
y ou m a y hav e your fi rm listed wi th out
charg e by r eques ting a qu estionnaire
a t once . De adline is Octob e r 15th.
SOURCE BOOK
1115 Ve nice Blvd .. Los Angeles 15, Calif.
COIN MACHINE REVIEW
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