Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

OPEN A NEW VOLUME
OF PROFITS IN 1950
with the
Revco
ICE CREAM YEN DOR
NEW YORK-Production is under way
on th e Diplomat Manual and the electric
Console Diplomats, new addition s to th e line
of cigarette vendors made by Rowe Manu
facturing Co. Th ey were given bi g display
at the recent AMA co nvention in Atlantic
City.
Many unusual and distinctive features
are claimed for the new machines, which
are exactl y alike, except for th e manual
and electri c operating features. Sleek,
strea mlined and modern in design, th ey are
covered with a material which the manu -
facturers have called "Leatherowe", a imu-
lated lea th er, highly durable and easy to
maintain , which may be obtained in th e
seven different colors most co mmonly used
to deco rate bars. taverns, restaurants and
other locations. By providing a ma chin e
whi ch matches th e decor of th e loca tion ,
th e operator ca n now offer wh at i practi -
ca lly a custom installation in each outl et,
without additional expense. For pec ial
cases with unusual color problems, th e
manufacturers will cover th e machin e with
suitabl e matching material , if th e operator
wi shes to supply it.
Another unu ual fea ture of both ma-
chin es i the ease of loadin g. Th ey can be
co m pletely se rviced from an upri ght posi.
tion by any se rvi ceman, howeve r tall or
sho rt. This, it is cla imed, saves conside r-
ably on th e tim e and expense required for
norm al servi cin g.
Ca pacity of th e Diplomat Co nsoles is
over 300 packs per ma chine and th e
mechani sm in clud es the standard Rowe
shift column in four of th e eight column ,
to provide essential capaci ty for th e fa ste t
selling brands. The first pack in th e ma-
chin e is th e first pack sold , elimin a tin g the
danger of stale cigarettes.
Fruit-O -Matic Offers New
Model Refrigerated Vendor
LOS ANGELES-J. C. de Graaf, sales
divi sion of th e Fruit·O-lVlati c Manufactur-
ing Co., says th e firm will beg in th e new
year by offering a co mpletely new mod el of
the refrigerated Fruit-O-Mat ic vending ma-
chin e. H e says th e new machine a nd th e
placing of th em will mark another important
step in food distribution by brin gin g th e
JANUARY, 1950
Yess ir! . . . we have fa cts and figures to sub·
stantiate thi s statement and we' d like nothing
bette r than to show th em to you, discuss ice
cream vending with you, and help you discover-
and un cover- th e huge profit potential awaiting
you.
Com e In Tod ay !
EXCLUSIVE REVCO DI TR IB UTOR S FOR
CAL IFOR N IA , UTAH, AR IZONA AND N EVADA
For consistent, solid profits-year in and
year out-you can' t beat ice cream vending.
REVCO , the pioneer cup vendo r in the
field, offers today' biggest vending oppor-
tunity. Di penses either 3lh, 4 or 5 ounce
cups.
New Rowe Vendor Models
Complete Diplomat Line
MACHINE PAYS FOR ITSELF IN ONE YEAR
-OR LESS-EVEN IN MEDIOCRE
LOCATIONS!
J. PESKIN DISTRIBUTING (0.
"Y Olbr AM I Distributor"
2663-67 W . Pi co Blvd .
products of farms in their most appetizing
condition to the co nsum er.
H e says th e fruit vendors have proved
profitable in railway terminals, bus stations,
office buildings, fa ctorie , schools and simi·
lar loca tions.
Th e ven dor has been tested over a period
of two years, de Graff ta tes, and its appea l
to th e co nsum er is a proven fact. T en
machin es were tested in th e Greater Los
Angeles area during the 2·yea r period , with
th e average gross in come showing to be over
3,200 per unit per year. ome loca tion s
have also shown ve ry h igh earnin gs, in-
cluding a university location that grossed
8,750 for one machine in a yea r's test, and
a YMCA spot that gros ed over $3,300 in
a year for one machin e.
From th e operator's standpoint, vending
fruit offers advantage i n controlling the
profit margin that may not be found in other
vendors. Also, th ere are seaso nal fruits th at
may be used instead of a ppl es durin g th e
periods in which such fruits sell fa st. Apples
are th e stapl e product for th e vendors and
ap pl es that se ll for a nickel may be pur·
chased fo r two cents or less, whi le fruit
selling for 10 ce nts ma y be purcha sed for
three to four cents.
Th e vendor i select ive, with four choi ces,
a nd the firm suggests that three belts may
Lo. Angele. 6, Cal if.
be loaded with lO-cent fruit and the fourth
carry nickel i tems. Th e machin e will sell
apples, oran ges, peaches, pears, or even
grapes a nd cherries, holding 208 unit in
all. T he ma chin e may also be used as a
refrigera ted vendor for other food produ cts,
th e temperature being a djusta bl e.
BOTTLERS HEAR EXPERTS
ON SOFT DRINK VENDORS
DETROIT- Rowe Manufacturing Co.,
Inc., introduced its new 2-flavor bottle
vendor at th e 31 t a nnual convention of th e
bottlin g industry, sponsored by the Amer·
ican Bottlers of Carbon a ted Beverages, held
Nov. 14·17 h ere. ews of th e vendor and
also of th e Rowe milk vendor had appeared
in news pap ers ea rl ier. Th e bottle vendor is
said to be simi lar to th e milk vendor which
Rowe has developed for its own operation s.
(Rowe bottle ve ndor is described in , New
Ma chines column).
Rowe was one of the fiv e manufa cturers
showing bottle vendors and thi s number
would not indi ca te a great surge to vendors,
in view of the many manufacturers th a t
are producing bottle machines. But th ese
are what may be called inde pendent manu-
fa cture rs of bottle ve ndors, th e great pro-
motion a nd inte rest in bottle vendors in
recent years havin g been spon sored. by
A. B. T. MFC. CORPORATION
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