The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1916)

THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 95 FEATURING THE EDISON PHONOGRAPH IN HAVANA, CUBA The group of pictures herewith shows three views of the establishment the of Harris Bros. Co.. Havana, recently appointed distributer of unique window display. The large white disc had circular lines drawn on the face to indicate the grooves of a record. This disc was kept re Window Display, Demonstration Room and Exterior of the Harris Bros. Co. Edison phonographs and records in Cuba. The volving while the hangers and cuts shown in picture to the right shows the exterior of the front were stationary, thus creating a most Harris Bros. Co. building, which is considered novel effect and attracting a great deal of attenone of the most attractive in the business section tion. The lower left picture shows a corner of of Havana. The upper left illustration shows an the demonstration room. G. W. LYLE ORGANIZING STAFF George W. Lyle, who recently joined the forces of the Domestic Talking Machine Corp., Philadelphia, Pa., as sales agent, with headquarters in New York, has opened offices in the Trinity Building, 111 Broadway, and is now organizing a capable sales staff which will cooperate with the Domestic dealers along practical lines. country. They were most optimistic in their predictions for the future, stating that there is certain to be a tremendous demand for Pathephones and Pathe discs throughout the Dominion of Canada. OPENS COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT VISITORS AT PATHE OFFICES The Allison Furniture Co., of Americus, Ga., has opened a fully-equipped Columbia Grafono!a department, with a complete line of the various styles, and a full selection of records. Among the visitors last week at the offices of the Pathe Freres Phonograph Co., New York, were W. J. Craig, Toronto, James Malcolm, Kincardine and N. G. Valiquette, Montreal, Can. These gentlemen are the officers of the Pathe Freres Phonograph Co. of Canada, and theyvisited New York to discuss a number of important matters relative to the manufacturing and distribution of Pathe products in their ESTABLISHING MANY AGENCIES The Mascot Talking Machine Manufacturing Co., New York, has placed on the market a line of machines ranging in price from $6 to $90. It has been establishing a number of agencies in different sections and has been particularly successful with its Styles Nos. 1 and 2, retailing at $6 and $25 respectively. WE P R E PARED To Your Without Avail Yourself of Our SPECIAL SAMPLE OFFER WM. F. NYE New Bedford, Mas THE VALUE OF THE TRADE=MARK A Display of the Columbia Trade-Mark Secured a Large Record Order from Japan The Columbia department in the store of Spear & Co., 22 West Thirty-fourth street, New York, filled an order for Columbia records recently which furnished a significant tribute to the popularity of the Columbia "Note the notes" trade-mark. Dr. Richard Goldschmidt, who had been traveling in Japan, and at the time war was declared, was interned as a prisoner of war, in a recent letter, requested a friend in this country to forward him a representative collection of Columbia records for the entertainment of himself and fellow prisoners. In his letter he particularly asked that the records be of Columbia manufacture, pasting a copy of the Columbia trade-mark on his letter. The man who had been commissioned to purchase the records happened to pass Spear & Co.'s establishment on West Thirty-fourth street, where he noticed a large "Note the notes" trade-mark in the window, and accordingly decided to buy his records there. With the assistance of Manager Freedman, a splendid collection of records was selected and forwarded to Dr. Goldschmidt. DIVIDEND FOR BREMNER CREDITORS Judge Hand recently instructed the trustee of the Bremner Talking Machine Co., of 187 Broadway, to declare a dividend of \2l/2 per cent, to creditors. Liabilities, as filed at the time of bankruptcy, were $16,133. After payment of the first dividend there will not be a large amount left over. ESTABLISHED 1868 EDWARD B. JORDAN & CO., Inc. 127-135 DEGRAW ST.— 36-60 TIFFANY PL., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Talking Machine Cabinet Manufacturers We made the first talking machine cabinets created in this country, and we have specialized in this particular line ever since. We will submit special designs of talking machine or record cabinets, or quote you from blue prints or samples. We manufacture to order only.