Radio today (Jan-Mar 1939)

WIRE-WOUND POWER Resistors Jo* Aerovox Condensers # Try these new AEROVOX power resistors along with AEROVOX condensers for servicing old equipment or when building new equipment. Give them the toughest jobs. You'll be pleasantly surprised with their performance — and likewise with the cost, first and last. PYROHM JR. O A lot of power resistor in mighty small size. -Due to selected materials — quality wire; crackproof refractory tube; powdered glass enamel fired at red heat; vitreous enamel tightly fused to wire, terminal connections, tubing. 10 and 20 watts. Popular values. SLIDEOHM * 0 Same as above but with adjustable slide contact. Any resistance value and tap within unit's range. Additional contact bands at slight added cost. 25, 50, 75, 100 and 200 watt ratings. Ask to see them . . . • Local jobber should have these AEROVOX resistors. Ask to see them. Buy them. Use them. Latest catalog on request. FfCQVW CORPORATION NEW BEDFORD, MASS. IN CANADA: AEROVOX CANADA. Llmll.d Hamilton. Onl. MORE TRADE FLASHES g "Chief engineer" now is E. G. (Perk) Perkins' title at Supreme Instrument Corp. tising and sales promotion activities for all of the RCA Manufacturing Company's products in both the foreign and domestic fields. Mr. Joyce is known throughout the radio industry as one of its ablest public speakers. Throughout his career he has derived his greatest effectiveness from his ability to couple selling and advertising fundamentals together. He was one of the first, several years ago, to foresee and predict the remarkable comeback of recorded music tu popular favor. He authored the higtuy successful Victor Record Society Plan, which is nearing its hundred thousandth membership. He makes his home in Haddonfield, N. J. David J. Finn, new advertising manager, is a native of Natick, Mass. He received his education at Little Rock College, in Arkansas, and at Texas A. & M. College. He joined the lighting division of the Edison Lamp Works in 1923, later transferring to Atlanta. With the formation of the RCA Radiotron Company, he was appointed sales promotion chief of a large midwestern district, with headquarters in Chicago. In 1934, he was appointed assistant advertising manager, and later became assistant to Mr. Joyce in the larger duties of the consolidated advertising departments. PILOT BIDS FOR AMERICAN MARKET Doing most of its past business in the export field, the Pilot Radio Mfg. Co., of Long Island City, N. Y., announces its entrance into the American market by redesigning its line. Two popular-priced sets will be pushed by three weekly broadcasts over WOR and newspaper advertising. Comell-Dubilier executives were active speakers recently, with William M. Baily, chief engineer, speaking on paper and dykano capacitors, and physicist Stanley Walters discoursing on application of wet and dry electrolytics before the New York Chapter of RSA. Frank Taylor, sales engineer, showed pictures of the Cornell-Dubilier plant in operation to both Philadelphia and New York Associations. ■ A \ CROWE again leads with an outstanding line of CUSTOM-STYLED Remote Controls and Panel Mounting Kits for Auto Radios in 1939 cars. These Controls and Kits are officially styled to provide individual matching of specific car designs. Flexible Stock With their interchangeable feature, which fits the instrument panel of almost any car, Crowe Controls and Panel Kits make the dealer's stock of radios much more flexible. Crowe Controls and Kits are equally suited for new jobs, replacements or transfers. Official Styling True Custom Styling is a feature for which Crowe Controls and Kits are noted. They complete the panel design and provide correct appearance. Escutcheon plates perfectly match the design ensemble. Crowe Controls Span Five Years Taking in a span of five years, Crowe Controls and Kits can be used for '39, '38, '37, '36 and '35 cars — carrying out the designer's official styling. Thousands of radios, still in use after years of service, offer a profitable service business. Ask for Bulletin 230 Crowe Name Plate & Mfg. Co. 1771 Grace St. Chicago. III. ARVIN • PHILCO • DELCOEMERSON 46 Radio Today