The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1916)

94 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD Gramophone Records Special Points for Overseas Keen Houses REG. TRADE MARK "A British Firm of Repute" "Offers Close Quotations" "5000 'Five Thousand' Lots and Up" Address: EXPORT MANAGER SOUND RECORDING COMPANY, LIMITED Swallow Street, Piccadilly, London, England CABLES : — " GRAMMA VOX, LONDON" ^POINTS^ Repertoire, nearly 2000 Titles. Hundreds of Superb Bands and Orchestrals. Lightning Shipments under Export Licenses. Packing by Experts. Special Labels if Required. Real Rock Quotations. F. O. B. London or Port of Entry. The Finest 1 0 inch Needle Cut in the Market. FROM OUR LONDON HEADQUARTERS— (Continued from page 93) Need Not Pay Over Enemy Debts As British traders are unable to obtain payment of debts due to them by enemies, the president of the Board of Trade announces that they will not be compelled to diminish capital by paying to the public trustee moneys owing to enemy firms. Verb sap! Music of New Revues on "H. M. V." Records An attractive window poster from the Gramophone Co. reminds us that all the best and latest Revues and musical comedies may be obtained on "H. M. V." records. A few are: "The Bing Boys," "Follow the Crowd," "Bric-a-Brac," "Joyland," "Watch Your Step," "Tina," "Betty," "Pell Mell," "To-Night's the Night," and last but not least, "Razzle-Dazzle," and "Half-Past Eight." The services of the original artists have been secured for many of these fine records ! German Firms Ordered Wound Up The Board of Trade has made orders for the following German firms to be wound up: Reifurt & Co., pianoforte dealers, 30 City road, London; Kastner & Co., Ltd., dealers in playerpianos, 191 Regent street, London, W. In the case of Angeuer, Ltd., music publishers, a reference was made in Parliament to the transference of shares from a German to certain British nominees. It was, however, officially stated that payment for the shares transferred was made by promissory notes payable six months after the war. The advisory committee reported that they were unable to say that the transaction was only colorable, but "Steps were now being taken to transfer the (other — ed.) shares still held by German subjects to British subjects, and to place the company under British control." Wireless Instructions on Records Yet another field of practical endeavor is being cultivated by means of gramophone records. Made by the Gramophone Co., Ltd., the Wireless Press is now in possession of instruction records for radio-telegraphic students who are thereby enabled to perfect their knowledge of "receiving," and enter upon earlier examinations with better chances of success than under the old system of teaching. The records are usable on all needle-disc instruments and may be purchased from the Wireless Press, Ltd., Marconi House, London, W. C. Shortage of Packing Boards Owing to the great shortage of millboard, the Gramophone Co., Ltd., ask their dealers to use every endeavor to ease the situation by making up individual orders to not less than eight records. Each order for one or two records claims a cardboard box made to hold eight or ten records. The request calls for immediate action on the part of dealers, as otherwise the company might be compelled to charge for the box where an order is for less than eight records, in order to keep overhead costs as low as possible. HAS HOUSEFUL OF MUSIC How E. E. Thompson Pipes Talking Machine Music Through His Dwelling The problem of distributing music throughout an entire house has been solved by E. E. Thompson, of Brazil, Ind., who recently piped talking machine music through his house from a central plant in the basement. By simply touching an electric button on the wall music of melodious tones issues from the cold air duct and the hot air registers in the floors. Every room having a register is provided with music. Even the cook can peel potatoes to the tune of a lively one-step or broil a steak to an aria from grand opera. The invention of Mr. Thompson is based on the principle of the talking machine. On a large circular table in the basement, supported by gas pipe legs, are a series of ten iron discs. Each of the discs supports a standard phonograph record. All of the discs are kept in motion by a long sewing machine belt, which is propelled by a small electric motor attached to the under side of the table. In the center of the table is a big plaster of paris horn pointing downward like a morning glory. At the base of the horn is a tube which, in turn, conveys the music from the needle and sounds through the horn. Down the center of the tube is a tiny shaft which terminates in a little cork roller. This rolls around on the wavy surface of the top of a wooden rim around the edge of the table. The needle is allowed to descend to the discs at points where it drops into the outside grooves of the records by depressions cut in the rim. After a selection is played the cork roller reaches the raise on the far side of the depression in the outer rim, climbs up, lifts the needle from the record and carefully places it on the next record. Thus the needle moves from record to record until the whole ten records are played and starts all over again, running as long as the motor is kept going, and supplying music at any hour of the day or night. J. Stead & Co., Ltd. Manor Needle Works SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND MANUFACTURERS OF Talking Machine Main Springs Best Prices — Best Quality Inquiries Solicited EBONITIS LIMITED MANUFACTURERS OF PLASTIC MATERIAL Manufacturer os de materias primas FOR para GRAMOPHONE RECORDS los discos de Gramophone QUOTATIONS GIVEN. ADDRESS Se envian precios. Direccion EBONITIS limited, Willowbrook Grove, Peckham, London, S. E. ENGLAND