The talking machine world (July-Dec 1927)

July, 1927 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD Two New Gone Speakers Included in Fada Line Seventeen and Twenty-two-inch Cone Speakers Among 1927-1928 Offerings — Follow Appearance of Old Model, but Contain Improvements Two new cone type speakers of improved design have been announced at the Fada laboratories and comprise part of the offerings of F, A. D. Andrea, Inc., for the 1927-1928 season. One is a seventeen-inch and the other a twentytwo-inch cone. Both follow in general outward appearance the Fada speaker already on the market, but it is said that improvements have been incorporated into the mechanisms so they now yield an improved fidelity of reproduction. The general color scheme of both speakers is a chocolate brown and the cones are lithographed in attractive design. The small type has its diaphragm supported at three points, while the larger speaker's diaphragm is supported at five points. There is an improvement in the magnetic circuit, according to Fada engineers, with special reference to high frequencies. Otto Frankfort Receives Congratulations on Marriage During the Radio Show week Otto Frankfort, vice-president and general sales manager of the Mohawk Corp. of Illinois, not only received hearty congratulations from his many friends upon the splendid Mohawk sales program prepared for the coming year, but also received personal felicitations upon his recent marriage. On June 9 Mr. Frankfort was married to Miss Elsie B. Johns at the Little Church Around the Corner, New York, with the Rev. Dr. Ray officiating. Miss Johns is well known in the publishing and newspaper worlds, having previously been assistant editor of Harper's Bazaar and having an exceptional knowledge of retail merchandising. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Frankfort left for Chicago on the Century, arriving in the "Windy City" in time for the opening of the radio trade show and the R. M. A. Convention. They are making their home at the Surf Apartments in Chicago and have received telegrams and letters of congratulation from coast to coast in addition to the visits of many friends in the radio industry. Radio Links Philippines With the United States A direct radio service between the United States and the Philippine Islands was officially inaugurated on Sunday, June 26, when General J. G. Harbord, president of the Radio Corp. of America, filed a radiogram in New York addressed to Honorable Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine Senate, and to Colonel C. H. Nance, vice-president of the Radio Corp. of the Philippines. The messages were carried by wire from New York to San Francisco and then flashed over the direct radio circuit to Manila, reaching the Philippine capital a few minutes later, after traversing almost halfway round the globe. Messages for regular transmission from San Francisco are charged for at the rate of sixty cents per word with a deferred rate of thirty cents per word. New Eby Socket on Market The H. H. Eby Mfg. Co., manufacturer of Eby sockets and Eby patented binding posts, has placed a new Eby socket upon the market. The new socket is described as departing from previously set forms of construction and appearance. Many individual refinements have been introduced. It has a universal mounting for either wood, bakelite, panel or sub-panel use. Registered Trade Mark, symbolic of the sturdy dependability of Gold Seal Radio Tubes The Trade Mark of POWER — the profit-power of these superior quaHty tubes — the quick selling power of aggressive national advertising and merchandising — the business-building power of uniform reliability backed by a worth-while guarantee. Gold Seal Radio Tubes are made in our own plant, the largest American factory devoted exclusively to radio tube manufacture. You can bank on their reputation — it means permanent profits for you. GOLD SEAL ELECTRICAL CO. INCORPORATED 250 PARK AVE. NEW YORK JOBBERS — Some valuable territory still open. Write for details of our attractive proposition. Type GSX-213 Rectifier tube, designed to accomplish full wave rectification of alternating current (a. c.) to direct current (d. c.) List price $5.00 Type GSX-201a The popular general purpose type, for amplifier or detector. Long life and high efficiency. List price $1.75 Type GSX-171 High power tubes for use in last stage of audio amplification give increased volume. List price $4.50. All Standard Types Type GSX-216B For use in battery eliminators to rectify alternating current — advantageous in supplying the higher current required by power tube equipped sets. List price $7.50