Automatic Age

Issue: 1940 September

18
AUTOMATIC AGE
September, 1940
COM E TO H OLLYW OOD’
Says FRED MILLS
President, Mills Novelty Co.
September 16, 17, 18, and
^
19, 1940, Mills Novelty
Company is holding the Grand
Premiere and Four Day Expo­
sition o f its Panoram Movie
Machine and “ Soundies.” The
place is the Hawaiian Blossom
Room o f the H ollywood Roose­
velt Hotel, Hollywood, Califor­
nia. It will be a real Mills
party and every coin machine
operator in America is invited
to attend.
Please write our Sales De­
partment, 4040 Fullerton Ave.,
Chicago, 111., for your personal
invitation which will be your
admission to this four day
round o f education, inspiration
and Hollywood gaiety and en­
tertainment.
W e have prepared a tempt­
ing program for the four days
and I guarantee you won’t be
disappointed.
Since my association with
James Roosevelt in the making
o f films for the Mills Panoram,
I’ve been asked a thousand
questions each week, about its
size, its looks, its method of
operation, and I’m now happy
to tell you that we have all the
answers ready with the ma­
chine doing the answering for
itself.
Y ou’re more than welcome
at this Great Show and Mr.
Roosevelt and I will be thrilled
to greet you personally in
Hollywood on September 16,
17, 18, and 19.
A . I. UNITS MERGED
Automatic Instrument Co.,
Chicago and Grand Rapids,
merged with the Automatic
Equipment Corp., E. E. Rull-
man, president announced on
August 20.
The equipment
corporation will be liquidated,
and its 23 operating subsidi­
aries will become distributing
companies.
A NEW ROCK-OLA FOR HAL’S PLACE
H a l's P lace on Lakeshore Avenue in O a k la n d , C a lifo rn ia , stim ulates business w ith a
sm art new R o c k -O la Luxury Lightup Phonograph.
L e ft, Jack A d le r, an op erator, and
Geo. M ille r , R o c k-O la D istributo r.
“ A K N O C K -O U T !”
" F o r fla s h , a c tio n , p l a y - a p p e a l a n d e a r n -
in g -p o w e r, B a l ly ’s R a p id -F ir e m a c h in e -g u n
is
a
k n o c k -o u t,”
says
Lew
A m u s e m e n t C o m p a n y , B u ffa lo .
W o lf,
R ex
BAR BOXES INCREASE MUSIC EARNINGS
L a k e A venue Tavern, K irk la n d , W ash in g to n , recently in sta lled a R o c k-O la Super Phono­
graph with D ia l-A -T u n e W a ll and Bar Boxes.
“ Since then my income from music has
increased m ore than th re e tim es w h at it was before in sta llin g D ia l-A -T u n e ,” says John
R. Soley, th e proprietor.
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September, 1940
AUTOMATIC AGE
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Startling! Sensational! One look at this gorgeous
cabinet and you are “ SOLD.” W ith such an amaz­
ing, colorful replacement cabinet for Wurlitzers,
Rock-Olas and Seeburgs, it seems wasteful to spend
money on remodeling.
For
#
WURLITZERS
SEEBURGS
ROCK-OLAS
#
Animated Light-up W ate rfa ll Scene.
Rainbow
C o lo rs
in
Motion
Light-up
W a ln u t
Veneer
Corners.
#
#
Color Lighted Pilasters.
Brilliantly
Decorated
Wood Cabinet.
H ave a ll o f the
lig h t - u p e f f e c t s
found only in the
la te s t m odel pho­
nographs.
#
No Sound Distortion.
#
Simple, Easy, Quick Change-over.
#
Furnished Complete— No Extras to Buy.
CABINET
STANDS
FOR
WURLITZERS
Perfectly matched
stands
for Nos. 71 and 61 W u r­
litzer c o u n te r m a c h in e s
made of heavy steel, in
handsome, hard-baked wal­
nut finish. Light-up stand
(illustrated). C o n tin u o u s
flow of rainbow colors thru
dance scene, plastic corners
and panels. Also available
without light-up.
W R ITE
PHONE
W IR E
for details
and prices.
Midwest Cabinet & Stand Co.
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LIGHT-UP
AUXILIARY SPEAKER CABINET
The newest idea in auxiliary speakers! A de luxe cabinet
with a quality 12” speaker.
Brilliantly illuminated red
plastic pilasters and a chrome grille set in a marbleized
wood cabinet produce an effect as attractive and striking
as it is new and distinctive. Can be had with or without
speaker. DIM EN SIO N S: 21 V i" wide, 14 % " high, 11" deep.
1 7 0 N o r th H a ls te d S t.
C H IC A G O
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IL L IN O IS
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