Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Chocolate Vendors - A comparatively
new produ ct for vendin g i hot chocolate.
Claiming particular attention in this fi eld
was th e liot·O·Mat machine mad e by Inter-
state Associate, Los Angeles; thi s vendor
will dispense hot chocolate and hot coffee,
at nickel or dime, givin g customer choice of
black coffee or with c ream, sugar, etc.
Coffee Vendors-Six manufactmers dis-
playin g new machin es, or improvements,
indicated the activity in thi s fi eld. Manu-
r~(' ture rs are optimisti c a bout th e in com-
in g year, say th a t regul a r op rator and
also newcomers a re be in g a ttracted to thi s
fi eld. F eatured as an OpportlLnity Vendor
by thi s magazin e for two year, coffee
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vendors hold high rank for promise in th e
futur e. Th e new fi eld is aided by the fa ct
that hot soups a nd hot chocolate inc rease
the possibilities.
Interstate As ociates is included under
coffee vendors since its fl ot-O-Mat dispenses
both coffee and chocolate. Futurami c Ma-
chin es, In c., New York , had its entirely
new model of hot coffee vendor, call ed
K olJee K ing. Machine was reveal ed with its
new "magic heater" whi ch hea ts each por-
tion of water just before th e coffee is dis-
pensed , thu s u in g no tank. Time cycle is
fi ve seconds. Ma ny engin ee rin g r efin ements
and co nveniences for e rvicin g and repa ir
are offered in thi s machine. Two of th e
firm di spl ayed machin es using powd ered
conce ntra te, whil e others use a liquid.
Coin Changers - In creased activity is
showin g in this type of mechani sm, chi efl y
for devi ces to be installed in machin es.
Vendo continues to offe r its chan ger for
sepa rate opera ti on. M anufacturer of coin
chan gers in clude th e pion eers in makin g
coin mec ha ni sms a nd al so firm s th a t have
entered th e fi eld of co in change rs. Ri se of
cup a nd bottl e ve ndor co ntinu es to grea tl y
stimul a te th e use of changers. P enn y
cha ngers a re on th e increase; Vendo em-
ph as ized it mecha ni cal chan gers with new
mod els : Stoner Corp. sup pli es change rs for
its own machin es, re portin g that ope ra tors
a re in c reas in g d e ma nd f or i ns tall e d
cha nge rs by as mu ch as 25 per cent.
Chewing Gum Vendors-Wrigley, of
COlU"se, hi ghli ghted th e new interes t in
machin es for sellin g gum by showin g of
new vending packs of gum for operators'
Wri gley was one of five gum firm s that in~
creased th e ir offe rings of gum to the trade,
wh en onl y two finn s displayed last yea r.
Stick, ta b, and ball gum we re on display,
with Leaf Gum announ cin g a lowe r pri ce
on ball gum .
Th e li st of bulk vendor firm custom-
arily includes th e gum ve nding machin es.
However , six firm showin g at the conve n-
tion had gum vendors a nd chose to be
recognized on th e official exhibit list by
regi sterin g as havin g gum vendors-a good
boost for gum vendors ind eed. Stick and
tab gum vendor are showing real gain s.
Cookie Vendors- Sta tl e r Manufacturers
Corp. again carried th e banner by di splay·
ing th eir well-kn own vendors. Th e cookie
cau se was greatly aided by at least three
firm s that displ ayed th e merchandi se : one
of these firm s recognized th e in creasing u e
of cookies in candy vendor by offering
appropri ate label.
Cup Beverage Vendors- Displays of
machin es for di spensing soft dr inks in cups
made an excell ent showing, with th e vi ew
generally expressed that this type of ma-
chin e is expandin g rapidly. Syrup makers
showed great intere t and th e NAMA Cup
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the Editor : Your D ecember,
1949, issue of the COIN MACHINE
REVIEW contained an article written
by Mr. Frank Q. Doyle in which he
mentions thc Koffee King machine
and refers to th e 1l1anufacturer as "my
firm."
Mr. Doyle is no longer associated
with Koffee King, o r the Futura1l1ic
Machines, Inc_, nlanufacturers of
Koffee King. Mr. Doyle has not been
with us for the last four months.
We would appreciate a s tate1l1ent in
the next issu e · of yo ur 1l1agazine te ll-
ing the trade that we have severed all
connection s with Mr. Doyle.
-Koffee King National Distributing
Corp., New York City.
Vending Division (for manufacturers) ha
made good pro gress in sa nitation research.
in e firm s displayed cup machines for
soft drinks, some of th em new firm s in the
fi eld. All manufacturers report in creasing
interest in th e fi eld among o~e rators, bot-
tl ers and al so newcomers in operating.
Machin e pri ces on this type of machine
have tended to a lower level. Hot·cold
co mbin ation and also counter models add
to th e growing variety and selectivity is
a lso a major fea ture. Small cup machines
are ava ilable with capacity of 100 cups.
Th e presti ge of cup vendors was bo os ted
by th e fact that at lea t ten maker of
syrups had exhibits, also makers of cups,
navo rs, etc. Cup di spensin g me hanisms
were al so on display.
Ice Cream Vendors- Di pl ays by seven
firm s indi cated that interest in sellin g ice
crea m by ma chin e is growin g, even if th e
total number of machines in use is still not
so impress ive. Revco had its sin gle and two-
fla vor machines on display but re ported
th a t th e two· fl avor cup type machine will
proba bly be di scontinued sin ce demand has
la rgely bee n for th e sin gle Aavor. Badge r
Vendin g Mac hin e Co. displ ayed a ('up type
machin e. Colsnac, A/co a nd Hebel ma-
chin es a re considered ra th er new to th e
fie ld, ve ndin g bars or sti ck. Craig and
A rctic ba r ve ndors were also shown .
Milk Vendors - Repo rts durin g 1949
have indi ca ted a risin g tide of intere t in
milk vendors and th ey are listed a Oppor-
tunity Vendors by THE REVIEW. Cedar Hill
Farms, Cin cinnati , lea ds th e parade, di s·
pl a yin g its Dari-Mart machin e. Revco Co.
i a da ptin g a bottl e vendor to ell milk,
and H ydro· Silica displayed a e lective ma-
chin e th at will handl e milk in carton and
bottl e .
Juice Vendors- Jui ce Bar Co rp. ex-
hibited its well-kn own machin e di spensing
th e small cans of juice. Snively Vendin g &
Sales Co., Inc., offered its machine whi ch
vends from a la rge ca n of juice into paper
cups. Cedar Hill Farms said its milk vendor
could also be used to vend juices.
Ny lon Vendors - Rowe Manufacturin g
Co., Inc., listed itself as a manufacturer of
nylon vendors.
Popcorn Vendors - Three firm s dis-
pl ayed popcorn di spensers, two of them
coin controlled. Auto-Vend , Inc., showed a
new model and a s pecial box for it. AB C
Popcorn Co., Inc., Chi ca go, had its non·
coin dispensers, and H. A. Bruntien Co.,
Minn eapoli s, showed th e M init.Pop by
Viking. Display of popcorn suppli e were
a lo made.
Postage Stamp Vendors- Northwest-
e rn Corp., Morris, Ill., repre ented this
field.
Sandwich Vendors- Timm Industri es,
Inc., Los Angeles, was scheduled to show its
hot sandwi ch vendor but postponed the di -
play since marketing plan s were not com·
pleted. Some other firms, such as Alco-
Deree suggest some of their models for cold
sa ndwiches.
Shoeshine Machines-Alco·Deree Co.,
Chicago, appeared on the official exhibit
Ii t as having shoe shin e machines for di s·
play, but orthwest Engineerin g, Minnea-
polis had the only display of hoe shine
machines.
Shaver- Reports of coin controlled elec-
tric havers have been current for many
years. A. H. Pitchford Co., Pittsburg, dis-
played a model which gives eight minutes
of service for 25 cents.
Sonp Vendors- These vendors may be
consid ered for the time being as offered by
manufacturers of hot coffee machines,
whi ch may be used to vend soup. The soup
idea wa enhanced by firm s showing soup
con centrates for use in vendors.
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