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Article : 72 wordsBremen has the most ingenious fruit auction selling method in Europe. The picture shows an "electric sale" in progress. The lots pass along the centre of the room while the indicator of the price dial at the end, moves around from 100 marks to 1, and the buyer who first arrests the indicator in its downward journey takes the fruit. Jhe buyers can be seen to have their fingers on the buttons by which they can stop the indicator. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 12 Sep 1928, Page 3
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