The talking machine world (July-Dec 1924)

150 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD December 15, 1924 FROM OUR CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS— (Continued from page 149) Cheney a determining factor in adding the line. Among those are Lyon & Healy, of Chicago, John Wanamaker, Strawbridge & Clothier, and Snellenburg's of Philadelphia; Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Co. of Boston, Barker's & Bullock's of Los Angeles, the Whitehouse and the Emporium of San Francisco, and the Cable Piano Co. of Chicago. "In every city," runs the letter, "leading merchants are adding the Cheney to their stock because they know that the inherent merits of the instrument are backed by national advertising which makes customers eager to buy." George M. Nesbit Visits Chicago George M. Nesbit, formerly a very prominent figure in the Western talking machine trade and manager of the Chicago headquarters of the National Phonograph Co., the Edison cylinder phonograph distributors, a decade ago, was a visitor to the Chicago office of The World the other day and indulged in some interesting reminiscences of old times in the trade. Since his retirement from the trade, Mr. Nesbit has spent most of the time in California in other lines but has returned to Chicago. He is in splendid health and showed every indication of having kept fairly in touch with the developments in the trade with which it is quite possible that he will renew his associations in the future. Jobbing House Expands The Targ & Dinner Music Co., 229 West Monroe street, has had quite a remarkable development. Less than two years ago it was running a retail store on Chicago avenue and carried its entire wholesale stock in the rear of the store. It moved to its present quarters in May of last year and since then has tripled the space occupied. The business is now developed to such an extent that it has leased adjoining space* equal to that now occupied and will take occupancy the first of the year. This will give the house a total of about 7,000 square feet. This concern handles talking machines, acces TESTED AND LISTED AS STANDARD BY UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORIES Balkite— the noiseless battery charger— one of the most popular and profitable items in radio The Balkite Battery Charger is an ideal radio accessory for the music trade. It is fast moving, profitable, simple, and free from service trouble. It is entirely noiseless. It can be used while the radio set is in use. It does not create disturbances in either your set or your neighbors. It has no moving parts, vibrators or bulbs, and has nothing to break, adjust or get out of order. It is simple and unfailing in operation. Besides charging "A" batteries it will also charge "B" batteries of the lead type in multiples of 6 cells. Order through your jobber Balkite ttetr 7WgTQ5p Charger JL West of the Rockies *20 • In Canada 5275° Manufactured by FANSTEEL PRODUCTS CO., Inc., North Chicago, III. United Manufacturing and Distributing Co. 9705 Cottage Grove Ave. Chicago, 111. Manufacturers of Phonograph Motors Radio Panels sories, repair parts and a full line of musical merchandise. It is the exclusive distributor in this district for the Mutual Phono Parts Manufacturing Co., New York, and also distributor for the Honest Quaker main springs and repair materials of Everybody's Talking Machine Co., Philadelphia. Recent acquisitions, as reported in these columns, are the Outing portables made by the Outing Talking Machine Co. of Mt. Kisco, N. Y., for which it is now Chicago distributor, and also the Tonofone semi-permanent needles made by the Tonofone Co., Chicago. It is also distributor for the Rivoli phonographs made by the Vincennes Phonograph Co., Vincennes, Ind., and handles a line of console and upright models under its own "Marvel" trade-mark. The Targ & Dinner Co. issues a complete catalog and an illustrated supplement each month under the caption "Items of Interest." Retailer Expands The Ellers Music Shop, 2702 Division street, established nine years ago by L. Ellers and his son, H. L. Ellers, has by degrees developed from an exclusive talking machine establishment to a complete music store. The later development being the addition of radio and now the complete line of Lyon & Healy pianos, including uprights, players and grands. Brunswick and Columbia phonographs are handled and have a really surprising business in its section. An indication of the popularity of the combination proposition in a territory of moderate homes is that this concern has in a short time since the introduction of the Brunswick-Radiola sold no less than 15 of these instruments, all of the $550 type. Excel Co. to Display at Furniture Show The Excel Phonograph Co. will have an extensive display of its product during the January Furniture Show at the American Furniture Mart, 666 Lake Shore Drive. I. S. Lund, sales manager of the company, will have charge of the exhibit. The company is having an exceedingly big Fall with the factory working overtime to take care of the demand for Excel phonographs, and its Columbian baby grand piano. Colonial Display Interests At the recent Chicago Radio Show considerable interest was created among the radio enthusiasts by the first public exhibition of the products of the Colonial Radio Corp., Long Island City, N. Y., manufacturer of radio receiving sets. The company at the present time is