Kinematograph Year Book 1942 (1942)

202 The Kincmatogmph Year Book. TICKET ISSUING EQUIPMENT. THE increased patronage of kinemas, coupled with the black-out and other circumstances arising out of the war, emphasises to a greater degree than ever the need of installing an efficient and fool-proof ticket-issuing equipment. It is of even greater importance nowadays when it so often happens that comparatively inexperienced girls have to undertake this important job. Much of the anxiety arising from this department of the theatre is dispelled where an Automaticket or an accurate check equipment is installed. Automaticket, Ltd.— The newest addition to the Automaticket equipment for revenue collection and control is a Transfer System which provides a complete check on all transfers to higher-priced seats effected during the course of a performance. This is frequently one of the main sources of leakage, which can now be completely overcome by the installation of a machine no larger than a book, and so light that it can be carried by the attendant. Enquiries are invited, and demonstrations can be arranged at 197, Wardour Street, London, W.l. Protection, speed and accuracy are provided by the installation of the Super " Simplex " Ticket Register. It is noiseless, and one, two or three tickets can be issued simultaneously by the depression of a single featherweight key. The magazines, which hold 4,000 tickets, can be loaded without the slightest difficulty, and a safety lock prevents operation when the supply is exhausted so there can be no possibility of collusion or re-sale. Everything is under lock and key so that the sole responsibility rests with one person. The Model " H " hand-operated Ticket Issuing Machine is extremely fast in operation, and being of unit construction, it expands to meet your growing demands. It provides an infallible double check on receipts, and when it is locked it cannot be used by any unauthorised person. -Another innovation is the " NewStyle Two-Print" Ticket System, which provides complete paybox control at no additional cost. Write for full particulars.. Finally, when speed of issue is not a primary feature, the Model " C " ticket cabinet and issuer is a useful adjunct in the box office. Usually kept for the storage of half-price tickets and transfers, it is fitted with inaccessible, irreversible, untamperable mechanical recorders. It may interest the firm's many friends to know that the Ticket Issuing Machines they had the foresight to accept some twenty years ago have now become practically standard equipment in canteens run by Government factories and commercial concerns. Accurate Check, Ltd. — There can be no doubt about the continued and ever-growing popularity of the " Accurate " Silent-Electric Ticket Issuing and Recording machine, which is still available in limited quantities despite the difficulties of war-time production. Its rapid ticket delivery — from one to three can be issued simultaneously by pressing a button — its ease of operation, the simplicity with which tickets can be renewed, its individual unit construction, and, above all, the absolute and trouble-free revenue protection which it provides, make it an invaluable asset in both large and medium-sized cinemas. The fact that every ticket sold is automatically registered, giving an accurate and unalterable record of all sales, ensures positive audit at all times, while the two Yale type locks, one for the mechanism and the other for the magazines, keeps it under the absolute control of the manager. It is available in five sizes to issue from two up to six different priced tickets. For the smaller exhibitor there is the " A.H." hand-operated ticket issuer. This, too, is of unit construction, so that if at any time one is out of action the others remain unaffected, and both time and labour are saved by the separately cut tickets which facilitate correct and quick tearing by attendants. Its black mottled case with bright top-plate makes it a handsome addition to any paybox.