The radio dealer (Apr-Sept 1922)

July, 1922 THE RADIO DEALER 59 BAKELITE-MICARTA RADIO PANELS USED ON BEST WESTINGHOUSE SETS PROMPT DELIVERY ANY SHAPE, THICKNESS OR QUANTITY STANDARD SIZE PANELS IN STOCK Write for Jobber and Dealer Proposition BRAUN GEAR CORPORATION 1321-25 GATES AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. Ask Our Service Bureau THE STORM-LEE MULTIPLEX ROTARY SWITCH Farmers Will Buy Bettered Conditions Permit Them to Purchase Desired Sets By HERBERT METZ Sales Manager Western Elec. Co. Farmers, especially those in the Western states, are looking to the future with renewed optimism. I find after having just completed a tour of investigation through the agricultural districts of the country. The Farm Bloc and the recent legislation put into effect for the farmer's benefit together, with the money the government has been lending him, have reawakened his confidence in the country, in farming as a profession, and in himself. Bankers seen report the constant liquidation of farmers' loans, Where before the rural financial institutions were overburdened with notes of the soil, they now hold a considerable portion of the coin of the realm. Currency is circulating more freely and the implements and merchandise that agriculturists generally buy in good times and which have been disregarded for the past year are beginning to move out to the farms where they belong. Business is best I find in those_ communities where diversified farming is practiced — and the diversified farming idea is spreading. Farmers are awakening to the realization that the man whose eggs are scattered in many well guarded baskets may lose some of them without incurring complete failure. Dealers and storekeepers across the continent consider the increase in farmers' purchases a reflection of the high spirits aroused among their customers by the belief that the prices of grain and other farm products are up with every indication of staying up. Where last year, sheep ranchers and cattlemen in the area I visited were selling at a loss, they are now making money on current sales. These profits will be augmented by the recent reduction in freight rates. On the other hand, the prices the farmer pays for what he buys today are lower than in 1921. Consequently, he now can swap labor for considerably more of everything he wants. As an example, it took 570 bushels of grain to buy an electric power and light plant of the so-called " farm type," today the same apparatus can be acquired for 390 bushels. Radio business among rural farming districts will increase, because now the farmers have the money to buy the instrument that will bring the life of civilization around their very ears. JOBBERS— DEALERS This switch is revolutionizing" amplifier construction, owing to convenience of operation. It will be to your advantage to write for our attractive proposition. MANUFACTURERS Why not use this switch in your sets? Write for details. The Perfect Amplifier Switch Gives Complete Control of Detector and 1, 2 or 3 Stage Amplifier, Including Automatic Filament Control. The MULTIPLEX ROTARY SWITCH takes the place of filament control jacks in the vacuum tube control panel, giving much greater convenience at lower cost. With this switch you may change from detector to any desired stage of amplification by merely turning one knob. Filaments of unused stages being automatically extinguished. UNIVERSAL IN USE This switch is adjustable, by loosening one nut the cams may be adjusted to meet practically any switching requirements. SPECIFICATIONS INSULATION — BAKELITE SPRINGS —NICKEL SILVER CONTACTS — STERLING SILVER LIST PRICE $5.00 Write for Discounts STORM-LEE RADIO APPARATUS CO., 742 Highland Avenue, Newark, N. J. ANNOUNCING KLEIN'S CONDECTOR (EEC U. S. PATENT OFFICE) LIST PRICE $2.00 No. 5050 Other " KLEIN " Super Products Tuning Coils with Roller Bearing Sliflers Amplisite Tested Crystals Other " KLEIN " Super Products Bakelite and Brass Binding Posts Detectors Condensors A sturdy crystal detector, mounted on a high grade moulded hard rubber base, parts of solid brass highly nickle plated and with CONDENSITE handle knob. It has a fixed condensor of .002 Micro Farad capacity incorporated in the base and is furnished complete with a famous AMPLISITE crystal. Internally wired and arranged with binding posts for receivers and ground. FURNISHED COMPLETE IN A NEAT LITHOGRAPHED BOX TOGETHER WITH WIRING INSTRUCTIONS. WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST PRACTICAL AND COMPLETE INSTRUMENT YET SHOWN FOR RECTIFYING MINERAL SETS To Be Had at the Country's Leading Jobbers or Direct from the Manufacturers THE KLEIN ELECTRIC MFG. CO., 67 Spring St., New York City