The talking machine world (Jan-June 1928)

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140 The Talking Machine World, New York, June, 1928 Operadio Moves to Larger Quarters Increasing Demand for Operadio Products Necessitates Removal to Plant at St. Charles, 111. — Sales Office in Chicago The need of additional space for manufacturing purposes has necessitated the removal of the Operadio Manufacturing Co. to larger quarters at St. Charles, 111., forty miles out of Chi i™^— — g: . Modern Plant of the Operadio cago. Although an addition was built on to the former factory last year this was found to be inadequate to meet the increasing demands for Operadio products. The new plant has been laid out to meet the specific requirements of the company in the manufacture of its amplifiers and loud speakers, and was taken over on May 20, with no interruption in the output of Operadio block-type speakers and power amplifiers. The executive and sales offices have also been moved to St. Charles, but a sales and service office has been maintained at 8 South Dearborn street, Chicago. The Zinke Co., 1323 South Michigan avenue, Chicago, continues as sales representative for Operadio speakers throughout the United States. In New Post Miss Jane Barth, formerly manager, of the record department of Eberhardt's, Wichita, Kan., has assumed the management of the same departments of Sanger ros., Inc., same city. Mr. Eberhardt is closing out his business because of failing health. John Terry and Jerry Donnelly have taken over the business of the N. W. McDowell Music Co., Blackwell, Okla. Ultratone Co. Has Wide Distribution Number of Distributors and Manufacturers' Agents Appointed During the Past Two Months for Ultratone Speakers The Ultratone Mfg. Co., Chicago, maker of Ultratone loud speakers, has during the past few months secured extensive distribution for its products. A number of manufacturers' repsentatives throughout the country are handling the Ultratone loud speakers as one of their line, including Sterling Sales Corp., Cleveland; L. Bialek Co., New York City; Robert Taffen, Indianapolis; Gardner Radio Corp., St. Mfg Co. Louis; H. D. Thom as, Seattle and Los Angeles, and Lyons Sales Corp., Philadelphia. A number of well-known distributors have also added the Ultratone line and are distributing it to their trade, including Cleveland Products, Cleveland; Keystone Radio Corp., Pittsburgh; Harry Alter Co., Chicago; Apollo Radio Co., Newark; E. A. Bowman Co., Detroit; Campbell Iron Co., St. Louis; R. E. Cathemann, Scranton; Herman J. Horst, Davenport, la.; Hulsman & Co., Terre Haute, Ind.; National Electric & Auto Supply Co., Peoria, 111.; Weber Distributing Co., New York; Radio Parts Mfg. Co., Philadelphia; H. E. Reighland Co., Altoona, Pa.; Republic Radio Corp., Detroit and Grand Rapids; Ridgway Electric Co., Freeport, 111.; A. E. Simons Co., Chicago, and BeckleyRalston, also of Chicago. To Handle Camera Lines St. Louis, Mo., June 4. — E. A. Kieselhorst, president of the Kieselhorst Piano Co., has announced that that company will install the Q R S Co.'s line of amateur movie cameras. A special 'lepartment will be provided for the cameras. A petition in bankruptcy has been filed by the Plattsburg Music Shoppe, Inc., Pla.ttsburg, N. Y., which lists its liabilities at $10,985. Studner Bros. Have Unusual Sales Staff National Sales Agents for Superior Cabinet Co., S. Karpen & Bros., and L. S. Gordon Co. and Other JVIanuf acturers Studner Bros., Inc., New York sales agents, have rounded out their organization for what is expected to be the biggest year in their his H. Merrithew lory. Studner Bros, are national sales agents for the Superior Cabinet Co., S. Karpen & Bros., Buckeye Mfg. Co., cabinet manufacturers; L. S. Gordon Co., motor manufacturer, and others. It is estimated that the firms represented by Studner Bros, have resources totaling well over $100,000,000. To efficiently merchandise the products of these various manufac J. D. Palmerlee Hirers, the Studner organization has a sales staff of over twenty-eight men. Among the members of the Studner sales staff are the three whose pictures appear herewith. H. Merrithew covers Texas, Oklahoma, Royal Stemm Arkansas and Louisiana; J. D. Palmerlee covers Michigan and Indiana, and Royal Stemm, operating from Chicago, covers the Illinois and Wisconsin territory. QUALITY PLYWOOD SHIPPING CASES In the same manner that you know how to build quality into your raduj and talking machines, we know how to build quality into the shipping case that is to carry them, — and the best part of it is our cases cost no more. Birch and Maple Panels From Virgin Timber Spruce Cleats Planed Four Sides Northern Plvwoqd Maine Co. Statler Building Boston, Mass.