PRESTO
26
June 5, 1920.
Ross is manager. The line carried includes the
Puritan.
The proposed site of the Columbia Graphophone
Co.'s new factory in Kansas City, Mo., is on Wyan-
dotte street, south of Twentieth street.
THIS STORE ON WHEELS
The Problem of Quick Service Is Solved by Mollers
Music Car.
Hagerstown, Md., had the first book wagon in
the
and now it has the first music car.
NEW PARTNER—NEW FIRM NAME The country,
Music Car, which is an original idea of Moller's
Music Store, is the first one of its kind, and last
"The Starr Piano Co.'s Indianapolis branch store Roy Shierling Joins Arthur B. Coover in Music week made its first trip going to Maugansville, to
has been in the Newton Claypool building since it
the wonder and delight of Washington County.
Business in Indiana Town.
was erected about 1901 and is one of about thirty
The truck is equipped to accommodate four
The Coover-Shierling Company succeeds the models of talking machines, and has racks for liter-
stores operated by the company, which has head-
quarters at Richmond, Ind. T. H. Bracken, with of- Coover Talking Machine Store in Union City, Ind. ature, records and so forth. The special purpose of
A partnership has been formed between Arthur B. the car is to take music to the homes of prospective
fices in Indianapolis, is district manager.
The busiest department in the store of the B. Coover and Roy Shierling for the sale of pianos, purchasers living at some distance from the city,
Deutser Furniture Co., Beaumont, Tex., is that for Victrolas, Victor records and small musical mer- instead of having them make a trip to Hagerstown,
chandise. The business will be carried on at 240 N. and anyone wishing for a demonstration simply
talking machines and records.
Lack of raw material caused the General Phono- Columbia street. In a published notice signed by notifies Moller's and the truck, equipped with ma-
graph Company, Elyria, to close its plant recently. Arthur B. Coover this is said:
chines and records will visit them. The truck is
"In introducing Mr. Shierling as a member of the painted yellow and has a huge record sign on the
Nearly 1,000 workers were made idle. Officials
firm it will be sufficient to say that he has been side.
said the shut-down would be indefinite.
Mrs. Verna Moore is the new manager of the before the public in various ways for years, and is
record department of Edwards Furniture Store, known by most every one in this community for his
NEW PHONOGRAPH STORES
interest in Better Music.
Portland, Ore.
The Pacific Accessory & Supply Co., Portland,
"The business principles of this store will continue
Ore., has gone out of business.
on the same high plane as in the past. We ask for News Also of Improvements and Enlargements in
Paul B. ^ Norris is manager of the phonograph a share of your patronage and will promise to do
Stores Already Established Here and There.
department of the Wiley B. Allen Co.'s store in our part."
Portland, Ore.
D. E. Larkin is manager of a new Columbia
The Columbia phonograph is successfully handled
agency at 313 Pennsylvania avenue, S. E., Washing-
OPENS
REPAIR
SHOP.
by the Herring Furniture Co., Spartansburg, S. C.
ton, D. C.
A venture that is new in Allentown, Pa., has been
The Portland Phonograph Co., Portland, Ore., re-
A line of Pathe phonographs has been added by
cently opened at 522% Washington street. C. R. undertaken by John L. S. Zink, who has established the Julius Lansburgh Furniture Co., 512 Ninth
a talking machine repair shop. The shop, which is street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
located at 36 North Tenth street, is the only one
The Victor Shoppe of J. P. Mann & Co., 24 Pearl
in the city devoted exclusively to the repair of all street, Worcester, Mass., is now being remodeled in
makes of talking machines. Mr. Zink is well quali- order to accommodate a fast growing talking ma-
fied to undertake the venture, as for fifteen years chine business.
he has been working about talking machines, both
Operaphone Shop has been opened at 1423
as a salesman and mechanic. For the past ten years S The
street, Washington, D. C. Arthur Harrison is
A MOTTO JUSTIFIED BY
he has been in charge of the largest talking machine manager.
department in that city. He is capable of putting
ACHIEVEMENT
machines
in the best possible condition in the
The remarkable clarity of tone re-
BUYS IN ZANESVILLE, O.
shortest possible time.
Charles F. Millers, proprietor of a piano, playerpi-
production which characterizes all
ano and Victrola store at 11 East State street, Zanes-
FUEHR & STEMMER
COLUMBIA STATEMENT.
ville, O., for the past twelve years, has sold his busi-
PHONOGRAPHS
The income account of the Columbia Graphophone ness to Charles F. Spence of that city who moved
Manufacturing
Company for the three months ended his part of the business May 1 to 67 East State street.
is due to the PERFECTED TONE
on March 31 showed net income, after depreciation Mr. Spence will operate the first self-serve music
CHAMBER which, with the in-
and all other charges, including taxes, of $1,786,736, store in Columbus, O.
or $1.73 a share earned on its outstanding common
genious TONE MODIFIER lifts
stock after deduction of preferred dividend. Net
INCORPORATES IN ALABAMA.
these instruments far above other
earnings, after charges for interest, were $3,473,174,
The Etta-Nila Company, Mobile, Ala., has been
and $122,058 was written off for depreciation and capitalized at $2,000 to engage in the wholesale and
talking machines.
other charges. For taxes for the three months $1,- retail talking machine business. The incorporators
Write for particulars.
564,380 was set aside, leaving a surplus for the quar- are: A. O Elling, president; W. J. O'Connell, vice-
ter of $1,786,736. The total profit and loss surplus president, and M. Messeschmidt, director. The in-
BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL CABI-
at the end of the period amounted to $4,651,281.
corporators all give their residence as Chicago, 111.
NETS WITH PIANO FINISH.
"Hear That Tone"
Make your Talking Machine De-
partment pay.
FUEHR & STEMMER PIANO CO.
PRESTO
Dealers who do not sell
Buyers' Guide
Chicago, 111.
TONOFONE
deny to their customers
their undeniable right to
the full enjoyment of
the phonograph and
records which they sell
them.
THE WONDERFUL
"FAIRY" Phonograph Lamp
Truly a Work of Art. Scientifically
Contracted
Sale* Unprecedented. Secure Agency Now.
T h e greatest
practical nov-
elty offered to
the Phonograph
trade—
Indispensable
to
dealers and salesmen
The
it
PLAYS ALL RECORDS ON ANY PHONOGRAPH
FAIRY"
Phonograph
Lamp
"looks" and
" s p e a k s " for
itself. In ap-
pearance luxur-
ious, It achieves
Its g r e a t e s t
triumph in Us
tone.
A newly pat-
ented s o u n d
amplifying
chamber, radi-
cally differing
from the con-
ventional de-
signs, gives a
true m e l l o w
tone of volume
equalling that
of most ex-
pensive instru-
ments.
Electrically operated and equipped with a specially
designed Invisible switch, regulator and tone modifier.
Let us tell how sales of the "FAIRY" have re-
quired our maximum output ever since its appear-
ance in 1914.
ENDLESS-GRAPH MANUFACTURING COMPANY
4200-02 Wat Adam* Street
CHICAGO, ILL.
-^^=^One
Tt is a reliable book of ref-
erence in determining the
origin, make and standing of
any instrument. The Presto
Buyers' Guide is filled with
the information which adds
strength
to a
salesman's
statement and removes all
doubt of his sensible claims
for the goods he sells.
Needle Plays as many as 50 Records
Marvelous Tones
Wonderful Enunciation
Gets every tone without scratch or squeak—
will not injure finest record.
Everybody's Talking About It!
Positively no other is like it—it has set a new
standard.
EVERY DEALER NEEDS TONOFONE
It helps to sell machines and records because it
plays them better.
EVERY DEALER CAN GET THEM
Packed 4 in a box to retail at I0C;100 boxes in a
display carton costs the dealer $6.00 net.
Write for full particulars about advertising helps and the name of the
nearest disiributor.
Price: 50 Cents
R. C. WADE CO.
110 South Wabash Avenue
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CHICAGO
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