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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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lds her carfare in her mouth is not only takingdesperate chances, but is guilty of a careless indifference to dirtthat is not pleasant to contemplate.—From Transit Tidings, pub-lished by the LTnited Railroads of San Francisco. 324 STREET RAILWAY RENIEW. I Vol. XV, No. 5- Amusement Machines for Street RailwayParks. That amusement macliines placed in public places are a successfulventure is plainly illustrated by the great increase in the numberof such machines to be seen in all localities. The success of thesedevices depends upon the observance of four factors: proper loca-tion, the use of novel and up-to-date machines, attractive displaycards and proper maintenance so that the devices are always ingood working order. These machines pay well in all locations wherecrowds congregate, and they enjoy good patronage at street railwayand other recreation parks. The popularity of the coin in the slot machine may be realizedwhen it is stated that the Mills Xovclty Co., No. ll South Jeffersnn
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ILLUSTRATED SONG MACHINE. CUPID S POSTOFFICE. St., Chicago, manufactures and sells over 200 different types of thesedevices. This company occupies a large five-story building as itsmanufacturing plant, and has been making coin-operated machineryfor 15 years. In this factory all the individual parts of these manytypes of machines are manufactured from the raw materials and ineach process the work is carefully executed and inspected. In general, coin-operated machines may be divided into threeclasses: those that pay prizes, amusement machines, and so-calledtrade stimulators. The prize machines are built to representroulette wheels and other gaming devices, in which the operatordeposits his coin and takes a chance of losing it or gaining manytimes its amount. These devices are built in heavy substantial cabi-nets of well chosen woods, decorated with heavy bronze or nickel-plated trimmings. The strictly amusement machines are made in a great number ofstyles, among which are the automatic

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