The talking machine world (Jan-June 1923)

94 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD June 15, 1923 Love of Good Music Is Not Limited to Any Class, Creed or Race U/>e NEW EDISON Through its marvelous REALISM, bringing to actual LIFE the subtle personalities of the artist, perfect technique, the individual tone of voice and instrument, this phonograph. The NEW EDISON, fully meets every desire of all exacting MUSIC LOVERS. It will bring increased patronage to every Edison Dealer's store. FULL CABINET MODELS IN CONSOLE AND UPRIGHT DESIGNS, $100 UP Certain Localities Offer Dealership Opportunities. Write lis. THE PARDEE-ELLENBERGER CO., Inc. Edison Jobbers for New England 26 Oliver Street Boston, Massachusetts Edison is FIRST with HITS THE TRADE IN BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND— (Continued from page 93) in the interests of the Okeh line. P. J. Donovan, who was in Maine looking over the field, spent most of his 'time in the vicinity of Portland. Manager Smith has just signed up the Henderson stores to carry the Okeh line, and two other places that are now carrying these records are H. J. Poturnichi, of New Haven, who has a large Polish business; and Mr. Buonnaccorsi in Providence, both of which are proving to be splendid accounts. Still another store to carry Okeh goods is the Queensbury Music Store, 54 Queensbury street. Back Bay section of Boston. The Call of the Country One of the firbt of the Eastern Co. staff to get away on his vacation and forget Victor business for a time is G. B. Waldron, the city salesman, who has gone to his farm at Franklin, N. H. Alanager Herbert Shoemaker does not plan to go away until early in August, when he and Mrs. Shoemaker will be guests at the Wilson cottages at Jackson, N. H. Will Soon Make Shipments The Trinity talking machine, on which work toward its perfection has been under way for some time, is now ready to make good shipments, as lately a large supply of machines has been turned out. Local Sonora Men Home From Saginaw Joe liurke, manager of Sonora Phonograph Co. of New England, and his brother, Tom Burke, came back from the Saginaw, Mich., convention quite keyed up for the future of the Sonora business, both in this territory and elsewhere. Joe was feeling pretty nifty because he took the first prize in the golf tournament, and Tom has been throwing out his chest because he won the first prize in the 100 yard dash, but he says the prize was worth hurrying after. He got it all right, but he hasn't got it now, and there's a reason. Joe was away on a trip for a few days the end of May, going to New Haven, Hartford and Bridgeport, Conn., and Tom, who says he is finding things better than he had hoped for in his territory, is planning a trip to western Massachusetts and Vermont, which he will take with his other brother, Raymond L. Burke, who is also with the firm. New Quarters for Gillis, Inc. Walter J. Gillis, Inc., a Victor dealer who has been located on the second floor of 395 Boylston street for several years, has made a change in his location and is now at 429 Boylston street, formerly occupied by the Puritan Phonograph Co., which is close to the former address. Mr. Gillis is widely known in the trade, and when he is finally located he plans to branch out on a much larger scale. Congratulations ! A happy bridegroom in the talking machine business is Edgar H. Stone, who is in charge of the talking machine department of the Iver Johnson Co. at 166 Washington street. His We Serve New England! oju: The Record *<»««W» A THOROUGHLY complete stock of all OKeh and Odeon Records kept on hand at all times enables us to give ever}' New Eno-land dealer prompt and efficient service no matter vifhat his needs may be. The unusual deiuand that now exists for Odeon Records and OKeh foreign language records prompts us to call to your attention the fact that we are now carrying extra large stocks of records in Italian, Polish, German, and the other foreign languages. We still continue our maintenance of a special list of all Irish records. General Phonograph Corporation of New England 142 Berkeley Street Boston, Mass. Records bride, w'hom he married to-day, was Miss Anna Campbell, who has been associated with the same department as her fiance. The ceremony was performed at St. Benedict's Church in Somerville. The best man at the wedding was Clarence Hawkins, of Revere, who is an employe of the Iver Johnson Co., and the maid of honor Miss Grace Campbell, a sister of the bride. After a trip to Norfolk, Baltimore, Washington and Atlantic City Mr. Stone and his bride will take up their residence in West Roxbury. Mr. Stone has been with the company fourteen years, and his wife four years. New Strand Models Admired .A.rthur C. Erisman, who handles the Strand for New England, has just received several new models which are beautiful specimens of the cabinet maker's art. These are being shown in beautiful woods, and the dealers who have seen them are placing good-sized orders. Mr. Erisman, who also handles the Vocalion for this same territory, states that, while May was not so productive as other months, June had started oflf well and the very first day registered some very large sales, the single day being quite the biggest in Vocalion records since Mr. Erisman had taken hold of the line. NEW HOME FOR THE ELLAS MARX CO. Sacramento, Cal., June 8. — The business district of Sacramento is fast trekking out both J and K streets, easterly. The Ellas Marx Music Co. has vacated its former housing and has effected an extended lease in the Native Sons' Hall building, at Eleventh and J streets. The new store is very commodious and no expense has been spared to render it efficient so far as interior appointments are concerned. Ellas Marx, president of this concern, frankly states that not only have all his old patrons followed him to his new home, but much new business is being done through the drawing power of his expansive window displays. During opening week a model of the first practical phonograph, the personal property of Mr. Edison, was on exhibition here, loaned as a special favor to Mr. Marx. It attracted huge attention. It is of the cylinder, tin foil type, operated by hand. IDEAL CABINET CO. CHARTERED The Ideal Cabinet Co., of St. Louis, has been granted a charter of incorporation to manufacture and sell talking machines, etc., with a capital of S12,500. Morris and Joseph Lasky and Lewis Nachman are the incorporators. COTTON FLOCKS ..FOR.. Record Manufacturing THE PECKHAM MFG. CO.. SPewabh.^n? j.