The talking machine world (Jan-June 1923)

124 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD May 15, 1923 FROM OUR CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS— (Continued from page 123) TO FEATURE MUSICAL MERCHANDISE Consolidated Co. Opens Small Goods Department— To Wholesale and Retail Nationally Known Lines of Brass and Stringed Instruments— Extensive Campaign Planned SERVICE Ready, friendly, reliable each month in year. QKe^ Records Records of Quality We serve the dealer anywhere. Write us today. Tell us your needs. W. W. KIMBALL CO., Wholesale Distributors 306 So. Wabash Ave. Kimball Bldg Chicago nets the Blood Co. has brought out a newsound box. This sound box carries a diaphragm of 3 3-16 inches and is made purposely to enable the manufacturer to use it in combination with the larger arm on "smaller cabinets. Cole & Dunas Move Cole & Dunas Music Co., Inc., of this city, which has been doing a wholesale business in talking machines, musical instruments and accessories for several years at 50 to 56 West I.ake street, has moved its headquarters to 430 South Wabash avenue. At this new location Cole & Dunas will have almost double the amount of space they now have and will practically be in the heart of Chicago's music center on Piano Row. Not only will the new location enable the company to have more office, shipping and wareroom space, but it will also afford an opportunity to incorporate an elaborate display room, so that the sales department and Cole & Dunas dealers may bring in their customers for inspection purposes. Columbia Brieflets The Kunz Music Shop, at 4802 North Crawford avenue, of this citj', has taken a Columbia franchise and will deal in Columbia Grafonolas and records at this location. This shop will specialize in foreign-language records, mainly Polish and Slavish. Blossom Seeley will be one of the headliners at the Palace Theatre in Chicago during the week of July 1. Judging from results received from tie-ups with this artist, Chicago dealers can anticipate another banner week of the sale of Blossom Seeley records made by the Columbia Co. THE GEER REPEATER This Improved Geer Repeater is adjustable — it plays all records completely through— and it is daily becoming more popular wherever continuous music for dancing, dining, entertaining or other purposes is required. Thousands of dealers are making splendid profits. Why not you? Walbert Manufacturing Company 925-41 Wrightwood Avenue Chicago, 111. Chicago, III., May 8.— The Consolidated Talking Machine Co., of this city, announces that arlangements have just been made with several of the largest manufacturers of brass and stringed instruments and accessories for exclusive factory representation. The Consolidated Co. has turned over a large amount of space on the first floor of its building at 229 West Washington street for use of the new department. A complete line of small goods will be handled at both wholesale and retail and, in preparing for the wholesale business, a formal announcement of the opening of the new department has been mailed out to over 18,000 retail dealers throughout the United States. The manager of the new department will be C. M. Richoff, who has been with the Consolidated Co. for several months. He has been in charge of the retail department of this company since his coming and has proved his ability by the manner in which he has built it up. The following are a few of the nationally known lines which will be represented by the Consolidated Co.: Holton band instruments, Ludwig & Ludwig drums and accessories, J. C. Degan, Inc., xylophones, marimbas and bells, Prueffer, Buffet and Beaufort clarinets. The Consolidated Co. will also carry a commercial line bearing its own trade names, to be known as Consola and Roylat. Samuel Kaplin has taken over the Biltmore :Music Shop, at 2048 West Division street, this city. He will deal exclusively in Columbia machines and records and expects to build up a very large mail-order business in HebrewJewish records. H. L. Willson, president of the Columbia Graphophone Co., paid a visit to the Chicago branch of the organization on May 2 and 3. He expressed himself as well pleased with the outlook for business in the Middle West and is anticipating a great Fall business for the company. Immense Furniture Building The American Furniture Mart is the name of a new building going up on Lake Shore Drive, three blocks north of the Municipal Pier. Work on the foundation has already commenced and when the building is completed it will be the largest in the world, covering more than 1,500,000 square feet, which is equivalent to thirtynine acres. It will occupy an entire square block asfollows: 240 feet on Lake Shore Drive, 466 feet south on Erie street, 365 feet north on Huron street and 218 feet west on McClurg street. The structure will be sixteen stories high. The architecture will carry out the Gothic motif. W. L. Nederhoed a Visitor One of the recent visitors to Chicago from the East was W. L. Nederhoed, foreign sales n-i.anager of the South Atlantic Export Co., New York City. While here, Mr. Nederhoed made a careful survey of the local manufacturers who are interested in the export business. He consummated several deals with a number of talking machine manufacturers here as well as manufacturers of parts and accessories. Buys the Jarrow Business Harry R. De Beer has bought the talking machine shop and sewing machine business of the late George Jarrow, at 3370 North Clark street. Mr. Jarrow died in January and his widow has continued the business until the present time. He has added a complete line of Columbia machines and records and will also put in a line of small goods and music rolls. The business will be conducted under the name of Harry's Music & Sewing Machine Shop. Mr. De Beer is planning an aggressive drive in the interest of his music lines.