The talking machine world (Jan-June 1920)

May IS, 1920 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 143 Manufacturers, Assemblers, Jobbers and Big Dealers, let me help you solve your problems of buying and selling phonographs. My selling cost is the lowest of any agency in America. Cabinets only will be furnished to big users at a guaranteed saving of 10%. Line No. One: A line of cabinets 48" high, ranging in price from $25.00 to $35.00. Line No. Two: 50" cabinets in Golden Oak and Mahogany, ranging in price from $35.00 to $37.50. Will furnish you Cabinets at the lowest cost of production and install your motors and tone arms for you at a very small cost; furnish you motors and tone arms at factory cost. Samples will be sent to well-rated jobbers and assemblers on request. I have a selling plan which has been tried and is as nearly 100% as we can make it. My selling plan is furnished free to my clients. A WORD TO MANUFACTURERS OF CABINETS: If you are now spending 10% to 25% on your sales, let me do it for you — and I will guarantee to sell your cabinets at 5%, or less. I will carry the accounts; finance the sales and can refer you to the leading bankers and manufacturers as to my financial standing and ability. Address NAT KAWIN, The Phonograph Man 316 South Wabash Avenue Chicago, 111. Director of Sales, Great Eastern M'f'rers' Co. and Associate Factories FROM OUR CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS— (Continued from page 141) and illustrations. By the way, Cole & Dunas have a Kansas City office. Emerson Offices Moved Saturday, May 1, brought much excitement to the Chicago Emerson staff, as it was moving day for them. They shifted from the building at 7 East Jackson boulevard to fifth floor of 315 South Wabash avenue, in the Story & Clark Building. "Emerson" has the entire fifth floor and they are maturing plans for rearranging all the departments. Brunswick Cuts Melon The stockholders of the Brunswick-BalkeCollender Co., manufacturers of the Brunswick phonograph, at a recent annual meeting voted to create an issue of forty-four million dollars, Class B, common stock, out of which would be declared a stock dividend of 200 per cent, or twelve million dollars on the six million dollars common stock, which will be designated Class A stock. The annual report for the year ending December 31, 1919, shows that net income, after Federal charges and taxes, was $3,016,914. Tonofone in Grand Rapids Charles W. Kalder, Inc., jobber of talking machines and accessories, with headquarters at Grand Rapids and Detroit, announces that lie has taken over the jobbing agency in his territory for Tonofone needles. Mr. Kalder has chosen Tonofone needles after extensive tests, extending over a number of months. For instance, he sent out five thousand sample envelopes containing two sample Tonofone needles to his entire clientele in the State of Michigan, and his decision in favor of Tonofone was dictated by the response to this test. Continue U. S. Ad Campaign The United States Music Co. is now in the midst of its great Middle Western advertising campaign. It has evolved a most effective way of reaching the entire reading public of the Middle West through the use of the Sunday newspaper. The plan calls for the use of the two principal Sunday morning papers in each of the larger cities. Considering the fact that Sunday's circulation is much larger than the daily, and that the Sunday papers are more carefully read than the daily papers it can be readily seen that the United States Music Co. has embarked on a most judicious venture. It is using one thousand lines twice monthly in the two leading Sunday papers in the following cities: St. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, In dianapolis, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Kansas City. Venus Co. Factory Man Here Max Richsteig, head of the Venus Co. factory at Cincinnati, O., was a visitor to the Chicago headquarters of the concern in the Fine Arts building, during the latter part of April. Mr. Richsteig is the inventor of the Venus phonograph, and expressed great pleasure at the man(Conti)iued on page 145) Repair Parts For All and Every Motor That Was Ever Manufactured We can supply any part. The largest and most complete assortment of repair parts — in the United States — on hand, for old, obsolete and present-day motors. If your order cannot be filled from stock, we will make it up special. Special prices on main springs, governor springs, micas, repair parts, motors, tone arms, steel needles, etc., in quantity lots. Expert repairing on all makes of phonographs and motors. INCORPORATE.! UNDER THE LA WS OF ILLINOIS Standard Talking Machine Co. United Talking Machine Co. Harmony Talking Machine Co. O'Neill.Jamee Co. Aretino Co. — itd Mackines. Disc Records. Talking Machine Supplies, Etc 227-229 W. Washington St., Chicago, HI. TRADE MARK •CONSOLA"