The talking machine world (July-Dec 1926)

82 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD December 15, 1926 JOHN H.WILSON, Manager 524\VASniNGTON ST..BOSTDN.MASS. BOSTON am ENGLAND Brunswick Boston Branch Plans Move to Large New Quarters After the New Year Four-Story Building Being Remodeled to Suit Needs of Growing Brunswick Business in This Territory— D. Comerford With Eastern Co. — Many Columbia Franchises Granted — The News Boston, Mass., December 6. — The important piece of news of the moment in trade circles here is the contemplated removal of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. from its present stand at 80 Kingston street to 314-316 Stuart street, more toward the Back Bay section. The building to be occupied is four stories high. The company needs the larger space because of the growth of business. The building is now being made over to suit the needs of the Brunswick business. The move will be made right after the new year and there will be every facility for the expeditious handling of business. Gramophone Society to Meet The next meeting of the Boston Gramophone Society will be held on the evening of Tuesday, December 7. At this writing it has not been decided .iust where it will be, but most likely in a hall. The last meeting was held at the Oliver Ditson Co.'s store through the courtesy of the publishing house and Henry Winkelman, manager of the Victor department. The secretary of the society is Robert Donaldson Darrell. It will be recalled that one of the prime purposes of this organization is to bring together persons interested in the better grade of music as represented by phonographic recordings. The official organ of the Society is the Phonograph Monthly Review. Shortage of Popular Models Manager Herbert Shoemaker, of the Eastern Talking Machine Co., can't get enough goods to supply the demands of dealers, and to prove his contention he indicated a chart wherein there were orders for 500 Victor machines of a certain type that could nbt be supplied. D. Comerford With Eastern Co. Dwight Comerford, who has had a wide experience at the Western Electric Co.'s Springfield plant, has become attached to the Eastern's headquarters in Essex street. He also has been for three months at the Victor plant at Camden. A new room at the back of the building has been equipped as an efficiency service illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllll^^ department and this will be for Mr. Comerford, whose interests will be focused on radio. P. J. Burrell Joins Draytcn-Erisman, Inc. Percy J. Burrell has become identified with Drayton-Erisman, Inc., Avery street, and is devoting his attention to the talking machine end of the business, this concern carrying the Pathephonic. The field staff now consists of Herbert Libby, who has Maine and New Hampshire; John J. O'Hara, who has southeastern Massachusetts, Wesley N. Boynton, western Massachusetts, and B. W. Farrington, eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. New Brunswick Models Please Local Brunswick business has been very good and there has been a big demand among dealers for certain types of machines. The Brunswick just lately introduced the new P R 128 and 148 types, which combine certain units of the Panatrope and the radio and it is of special interest that the first invoice of these was sold before it had left the car. Many Dealers Add Columbia Line During the last thirty days a number of dealers have taken on the Columbia outfit and some of those who have been ordering rather heavily of late have been the following-named: F. B. Emerson, Chelsea, Mass.; Livermore Falls Furniture Co., Livermore Falls, Me.; Denholm & McKay Company, Worcester, Mass.; Bailey's Music Rooms, Burlington, Vt.; Edward P. Lyon, Bethel, Me.; Bernard Blake, Freeport, Me.; Healy & Barnfield, Inc., Bristol, Conn.; Anzalone Bros., East Boston, Mass.; Eastern Furniture Co., Bangor, Me.; Clayton H. Kyle, Huntington, Mass.; L. P. Araldo, Andover, Mass.; Harvey's Music Parlors, St. Johnsbury, Vt. Billy Parks, New England manager of the Columbia, is jumping around through the territory at full speed these days and everywhere he goes he is finding business considerably more than normal. Recently he was up in Maine, where he found George L. Donnelly developing his wholesale territory at a rapid rate; and he llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll has also been in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. An expected caller here in a few days is George Jell, who is the Columbia artist contract man and who is coming here especially in connection with the appearance of some of the Columbia artists. Brunswick Accounts Opened Among new houses with which the Brunswick has hitched up in this field have been Forbes & Wallace, who have lately opened a new talking machine department in Greenfield; John D. McCarthy, Leominster; C. E. Bailey, of Wilton, Me., and Don Chamberlain, Kennebunkport. Me. A. Shuffer Joins Brunswick Forces A new man just taken on by the Brunswick, Inc., is Arthur Shuffer, a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, who will act as a salesman for the Brunswick with the State of Maine as his territory. A series of sales meetings in the interest of the Brunswick instruments has lately been conducted with great success at the warerooms of some of the Brunswick dealers. Among those who have had such meetings have been the Jordar Marsh Co., in this city, the Atherton Furniture Company at its Portland, Lewiston and Waterville, Me., stores; the Bon Marche, Lowell; Forbes & Wallace, Springfield, and the Meikeljohn stores at Providence, Pawtucket and Woonsocket, R. I. E. F. Sause a Visitor E. F. Sause, manager of the export department of the Columbia, accompanied by his wife, was a Boston visitor at Manager Park's headquarters the" latter part of October. Sonera Activities Manager Joe Burke, of the J. H. Burke Co., Sonora distributor, stated that business as a whole had been very good this Fall. Dan W. Lynch, Eastern Massachusetts representative for the Burke Co., spent ten days lately at Saginaw, Mich., going over the Sonora factory and familiarizing himself with the details of manufacturing the instrument. Steinert Store Moved The Brockton warerooms of M. Steinert & Sons has been moved into new quarters at another number on Main street, where it is now well located for the ever-increasing business that this store enjoys in the Victor line. The Harvest Time Is Here For Victor dealers who have properly prepared their stocks and their organizations to meet it, the day of opportunity is here. National interest in the new Victor products is now being developed into real sales with stocks available to meet all normal demands. We can help you prepare to get your share. Victor Exclusively Oliver Ditson Co. BOSTON Ghas. H. Ditson & Co. NEW YORK m