Penny-in-the-slot machines were used in London coffee-houses so long ago as 182 D. They were in the shape of a tobacco-jar. They stood upon a table and had a slot in which a penny had to bo inserted in order to obtain a pipeful of tobacco. Exactly as in the modern machine, the weight of the coin depressed a lever and released a lock.
AT WAT EPS lP~TSi|jjjjjß have secured the whole of a IfflßHWLarge CITY FIRM'S LIQUIDATED STOCK Over £1000 Worth grade pianos Auckland's | H A very fine small Piano, iron Sale to make the family JOHN BROADWOOD; . |d iBBIB frame, check action, dark mahog- c finest present ey ever a I -phis is a practically brand-new .■ Opportunity. II |t|jHß| any, plain and modern appearance. A small deposit will secure any instrument. The present new price 1 11859 Very suitable for children. Guar- Piano. is £150. Encased in a magnificent . . ~ I MMh anteed. C1»0 /1 A / highly polished rosewood fullThis is Auckland s I Jjjißj L£ / \.\j/ m . extended iron frame, . overstrung, Great Opportunity! LBH Your P re « ent P ,an ? or underdamper. Has had little use, Many have been con- I lD| HAAKE instrument traded in or ex- and to all appearance is identical templating the purchase IIH An exceptionally good iron-framed changed. , with a new instrument. , i l lil MH German Piano, overstrung, medium j|" fill / m / m of a Piano—but prices I size, thife Piano has a rich, mellow • , * UV/ ' class of instrument re- I raw 41 J/"/" . , , Piano with 25 rolU Thi* , _ , . kJffiHl instrument exchanged or money rlayer riano, with L 0 rolls. this quired. But at this VHffll , , is a genuine bargain at less than unprecedented. SALE (fflM SPENCER I refunded. I t jj e prjj-g 0 f an ordinary pianq.l PRICES ARE ABSO- HsP A well-known English Piano dark _ Tran!"LUTELY AT BEDROCK If rosewood case, full iron frame, The price of every Piano, in- poser; or igi na l] y coßt £225. To REGARDLESS OF | j ? y8 ! cluding °™ regul " ° f be Cleared at *' £50/-/- ' COST. i Guaranteed. £97/1 A/ ° Ver 100 Pianos ' has bcen Cut 11 SM f / X\J f — away below its real value. You'll _ CRAMER " "" APPOLLO CANADIAN ORGAN , . , ; SSTiK A suitable instrument for a ; has had only three years use. Don t wait any longer. Come m a magnificent instrument, and the „ , , » n ri Dark mahogany, overstrung, and see these magnificent Pianos player is all that could be desired, small church or hall. Eleven under<lampcr . A musician s piano. and marve l a t the low prices. With ever y lateat attachment. ~. . stops, no borer, guaranteed m As new throughout. C*7 C/ / first-class order— II ™ £12/10/- £39/-/- — JOHN BRINSMEAD ' „ . JOHN BROADWOOD HARMONIUMS Four years old dark rosewood, the Country Clients should write Table Grand . A glorious Grand n/YIUVIWniIUMO best model by this.reputable maker .mmed.ately for particulars of p ian o with an unequalled tone of Three of these instruments, in 0 " a ° y Pia "° in Whlch pUT % a " d . ™ ellow " ess " good order and condition. ivory keys. Cost £45. Unmarked interested—or a small deposit magnificent instrument cost £345. Portable——At any way. Tone and touch will bring one on approval. A piano which would be apprePortable At Der fe c t. fi/10/lA/ "ated by an ar tist-£ Q%/ _/ _ £7/-/- £9/-/- £11/-/- 3i/re/IU/- | ATWATERS PIANO 1 CIVIC SQUARE, AUCKLAND :: And at Wellington Sole Auckland Provincial Agents for Broadwood Pianos.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 263, 5 November 1932, Page 13
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