The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1906)

THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. §3 Of Interest to EVERY DEALER m TALKING MACHINES We are distributors of EDISON PHONOGRAPHS RECORDS AND SUPPLIES COLUMBIA DISC AND CYLINDER GRAPBOPHONES RECORDS AND SUPPLIES RECORD CABINETS AND SUPPLIES FOR ALL KINDS OF TALKING MACHINES We carry a complete stock and are in a position to make Prompt Shipments. All of our goods are new. No second grade or worn stock is carried in our warerooms. Our Monthly Specials. Every month we have an attractive special offer to make to Dealers. These offers have created great interest and we want to send our announcements to every dealer. Is your name on our list ? If not fill out the coupon and mail it to us. The December offer will be an exceptionally good one. SEND THIS COUPON THE CABLE COMPAIVY Chicago Please send announcement of your December special offer, and put my name on j'our list. TTame Street and No Citv THE CABLE COMPANY Talking Machine Department CHICAGO rounding out his first month in a manner which betrays the resourceful talking machine man experienced in both the wholesale and retail branches of the trade. The company are going after the dealers' business in a strong way, and are now in a position to ship orders not only completely, but within twenty-four hours of the time of receipt. Two or three travelers will be put on the road as soon as the proper men can be found. Mr. Shepherdson, a well-known man ic Chicago and formerly assistant to E. C. Plume when the latter had charge of the retail department here, has been secured by Mr. Long to take charge of the instalment department. Babson Bros, are making big success of the wholesale business — something not to be wondered at, considering the personality and equipment of the members of the firm and of G. M. Nisbett, wholesale manager. They carry an immense stock of Edison goods and a general line of supplies, and are making a strong specialty of quick shipments with a minimum percentage of "outs." Frederick Sheppy. of the Crescent Talking Machine Co., won the pennant for selling the first Auxetophone in Chicago. He had to fairly beg it of Manager Geissler, of the Talking Machine Co. Sheppy sold it to the proprietor of a cafe down on Cottage Grove avenue, who was a bitter skeptic until he heard the machine. There's a big future before the Auxetophone in Chicago, Mr. Sheppy says, as soon as the Victor Co. are able to make deliveries. It will meet a long-felt want in many places where musicians are now employed at a cost of many times the price of an Auxetophone. W. E. Fitch, formerly credit man for the Talking Machine Co., is now with Babson Bros., wholesale, looking after the credits and acting a.s Manager Nisbett's chief assistant. John McDonald, a well-known piano dealer of Kansas City, Kan., and U. L. Means, who have stores at Sterling and Winfield, same State, have consolidated their interests under the name of the McDonald-Means Piano Co., with headquarters at Kansas City, Kan., but continuing all three stores. They will add talking machines in a retail way now, and expect to become jobbers after the first of the year. The Crescent Talking Machine Co. report a steadily increasing trade on the Crescent tone regulator. They are not only handled extensively by jobbers in this country, but shipments have been made to Europe. Java, the Hawaiian Islands and other sections of the footstool. Kreiling & Co., 855 North 40th avenue, Chicago, manufacture the "Tiz-it" all-metal horn connection for Edison phonographs and Columbia cylinder graphaphones, having the new style lyre-shaped reproducer. The manufacturers claim that the device increases the volume of tone and makes it clearer and eliminates "blasting." while the usual soft rubber connection deadens the sound. Furthermore, the device prevents wear on the feed screw and nut, as it offers no resistance or strain latterally while the reproducer travels over the record, as when using rubber connection. Kreiling & Co. also make a speed pointer for cylinder machines which is very simple and practical. The Chicago Case Manufacturing Co. are having the largest fall trade in their history on their line of carrying cases and record cases. Their line is remarkably complete, and the company enjoys a high reputation for quality of product. Lyon & Healy have just issued a new illustrated and descriptive price list of "Victor and Edison supplies." Horns of different makes, cranes, carrying cases, record cases and needles are among the lines covered. Special attention is, of course, paid to the Lyon & Healy Softertone attachments and needles, and to the firm's special brand of Damascus needles. The firm also state that in a circular letter that they have several of each number of the Edison catalogue, except three, and expect to have those in by the time the circular reaches the trade. Cal. Stewart, whose laughing stories have been famous to talking machine lovers since XThe Handy Counter Y RECORD RACK A Just the thing for Holding new Monthly Records Beautifully Indexed List $3.50 Exhibition Needles Our Brand Your Imprint on each envelope Write for sample Remember WE WHOLESALE EXCLUSIVELY Before placing your Fall stock order Write for our accessory Catalogue We have some new ideas in Cabinets Not a Machine held back For Retail business We do no retail Everything at your disposition And, we have placed the Largest stock order in the History of our business We depend on your business only for our living Exclusive Victor Distributors. 105-107-109 Madison Street, CHICAGO, nx.