Radio doings (Dec 1930-Jun1932)

January, 193 RADIO DOINGS Page Forty'three RADIO GOING/ GN ABOUT TOWN The Crowe Name Plate and Manufacturing Company of Chicago, manufacturers of escutcheons, dials and name plates, introduced several new types of escutcheon plates this last week. Even though Crowe products are being used by most of the local manufacturers Crowe artists continue to produce new designs so as to always keep ahead of their competitors. W. Bert Knight, Western representative, is kept busy supplying the Western market with these products. He just returned from San Francisco a few days ago and, as this is being written, he is on his way to Salt Lake and points north. * * * The Herbert H. Horn Manufacturing Company is now installed in its new factory on West 17th street, Los Angeles. All of the Tiffany Tone and Horn Midgets, consoles and radio-phonograph combinations will be assembled in this new plant and with the up-to-date machinery and production methods it has a capacity of 1,000 sets a day. Mr. Horn reports that orders are still coming in from the Eastern and middle-Western territories and that the small type radio set is holding its popularity. * * * A new model of the Handi-Mike has been produced from the Inglewood Laboratories of Universal Microphone Company especially for use in home recording. Home recording has become a popular type of home entertainment, and various devices are now on the market for this purpose. The Handi-Mike can be used in conjunction with practically any of the devices. * * * A new small six-tube AC screen grid set in three styles of finish, to be known as the "Little General" and priced at $^7.50, without tubes, has just been announced by General Motors Radio at Dayton, Ohio. Four, type '224, screen grid tubes are employed, three being used in the radio frequency stages and one as a power detector. One type '245 tube is used in the power output stage, while the rectifier tube is of the "280 type. The new set uses four tuned circuits and dual volume control. L. C. Warner, Western manager for the General Motors Radio Corp., stated that the factory was in production and that the sets would soon be in the hands of their dealers. * * * The ARRC, the club conducted by the radio amateurs of Southern California, gave a large get-together banquet on December 6th at which Dr. Lee DeForest was the guest of honor and principal speaker. The Radio Supply Company of 912 South Broadway has just completed one of the finest radio parts catalogues ever compiled. Perry Demarest says that this catalogue is of great assistance to the amateur, experimenter and serviceman. Write to the Radio Supply Company and they will send you one of these catalogues free of charge. * * * The very active sales organization of Kierulff and Ravenscroft, Crosley distributors for California, welcomed two new faces this last month. George T. Vance, formerly of the General Motors Corporation, is now on the San Bernardino and Orange County territory. O. B. Scott, formerly of the General Electric Corporation, has been appointed specialty radio salesman and is doing a fine job. K fe? R have also acquired two new lines of merchan dise. The Chicago Electric A. E. Ravenscroft Company, manufacturers of toasters, flat irons and other electrical appliances, and the Emerson-Brantingham Company, manufacturers of circulating air electric heat machines, have both announced the appointment of Kierulff and Ravenscroft as California distributors. * * * Bert Hassler, sales manager of the Advance Electric Company, with factory and offices at 1260 West Second street, Los Angeles, announces the appointment of C. O. Coblentas special sales representative in the middle Western ter ritory. Mr. Coblentz is unusually fitted for the position as he covered this territory for many years for the Steinite Radio Company. In his position as promotional sales manager for that company he came in contact with all the jobbers and most of the dealers in the East and middle-West. The Falck receivers, manufactured by the Advance Electric Company, have been popular sellers on the Pacific Coast for many years. "We believe that they will be just as pop ular in the East," said Mr. Hassler.