Music Trade Review
Issue: 1904 Vol. 39 N. 25 - Page 45
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THE MUSIC TRADE
TALK=O=PHONE CO.'S GREAT PLANT.
Some Details of the Establishment Where the
Talk-o-Phone Specialties Are Manufactured—
Splendidly Equipped in Every Department
for the Management of Their Business,
Which Is Steadily Growing.
REVIEW
DUTY ON DRUMHEADS.
Classified as Musical Instruments, and Must
Pay Duty of 45 Per Cent. Ad Valorem.
(Special to The Review.)
45
merchandise to be commercially known as drum-
heads and affirmed the assessment of duty."
Then an appeal was taken to the United States
Circuit Court, northern district of Illinois, north-
ern division, and on October 17 Judge Kohlsaat,
at the conclusion of the argument, affirmed the
decision of the board without opinion.
Chicago, 111., Dec. 12, 1904.
Drumheads are to be classified as a part of a
Forging to the front by sheer force of capacity, musical instrument, and will therefore be as-
IN THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD.
business acumen and the production of a line of sessed at 45 per cent, ad valorem. Lyon & Healy
talking machines, records and accessories that contended that parchment cut into circular
Advance orders for the Leeds 10-inch records
speak for themselves, the Talk-o-Phone Co., sheets of varying sizes, being commercially at 50 cents, announced in last week's Review, by
Toledo, O., has good reason to be proud of its known as drumheads, were free of duty as parch- the Talk-o-Phone Co., Toledo, O., Chicago, New
standing. The Review has frequently had occa- ment or vellum, under paragraph 634 of the tariff York and San Francisco, have been unprece-
dented in trade history. Since the issue of their
new record list on Monday, containing some 400
up-to-date selections, the demand for goods in
time for holiday sales has been increasing at a
marvelous rate. They had about 1,000,000 of
the gold label Leeds records on hand, and while
this sale is going on the dealer has the right
to sell the gold label record at any price he may
deem necessary. After these are disposed of the
regular Talk-o-Phone label will appear in all rec-
ords made by this company and the list price of
am 1
50 cents each will be maintained. Dealers should
get their discounts, as it is worth while.
Judge Holt, of the United States District
Court, has appointed Carleton S. Cooke receiver
in bankruptcy of the assets of Paul Sacks, dealer
in phonographs at 314 Grand street. New York,
on the application of the Bettini Phonograph Co.
It was stated that the assets are about $400.
If one is an expert on monkeys, the Universal
Talking Machine Mfg. Co., New York, will wel-
come an opinion on their new trade-mark, now
in the process of evolution. The idea was legally
covered 'several years ago, and now it is being
FACTORY OF THE TALK-O-PHONE CO., TOLEDO, O.
shaped up in concrete form, as they need it in
sion to revert to their specialties, and doubtless law. On protest, the Board of General Apprais- their business. The company's office is the Mecca
the trade will be interested in the thoroughly ers rendered an opinion affirming the classifica- of artists these days, and the "monks" passing
equipped plant located in the progressive Ohio tion of the collector. "The decision in question, under the critical eyes of Messrs. Babson, Mac-
city mentioned, and of which an excellent view G. A. 5492, related to certain articles imported Nabb and Mitchell must have the speaking at-
at the port of Chicago by Lyon & Healy, which titude and expression to reveal a t a glance that
is herewith shown.
Their factory buildings cover over two blocks, consisted of circular sheets of parchment, vary- the words "almost human" are unmistakably
or four acres, on Central and Lawrence avenues, ing from 12 to 44 inches in diameter, and used suggested. Of course, Mr. Monk is supposed to
with large acreage adjoining, enabling them at for drumheads. They were classified as parts of be lost in admiration from the caressing man-
any time to enlarge their facilities. The institu- musical instruments under paragraph 453, tariff ner in which he embraces the horn and reflective-
tion is considered one of the largest in the city, act of 1897, and were claimed by the importers to ly scratches his adorable phiz.
employment being given to over six hundred be free of duty under paragraph 634, relating to
skilled mechanics. They employ twenty-eight parchment and vellum. The board found the
Look out for the Talking Machine World.
salesmen, who are constantly touring the coun-
try soliciting business.
The company manufactures in its own plant
every part of the machine, having all the latest
and improved machinery, which enables them to
put the product on the market in an economical
manner. The machine and tool department is
under the superintendency of Harry Ensign, M.
B., and is managed on a system having few
HOW ABOUT CHRISTMAS
equals in its line the country over. The
PRESENTS!
various departments—each distinct and com-
pletely equipped—are divided to handle plating
Is there anybody in your neighborhood who doesn't
and buffing, experimental work, wood working,
know that the
foundry, horns and assembling. The plant is lo-
VICTOR IS THE IDEAL HOLIDAY
cated on the Michigan Central and the Lake
GIFT !
Shore & Michigan Southern railroads, and there-
fore the company's shipping facilities are of the
Make your display early and make it attractive. This will
best.
take some stock and the sooner you get it the better.
The Talk-o-Phone Co., which was incorporated
Get a Victor on the list of every Christmas buyer, before the list is full. Lots of
in 1903, under the laws of Ohio, with a capital of
people
don't know what to buy for Christmas, and they are beginning to worry
$500,000, is officered by the following experienced
about it now. Help them and help yours elf.
Don't let anybody get ahead of you.
gentlemen:
President and treasurer, A. L.
Irish; vice-president, W. V. P. Bradley; general
manager, E. P. Hubbell; assistant secretary, D.
B. Potts. Directors: A. L. Irish, W. V. P. Brad-
ley, W. P. Tyler, D. V. R. Manley, Rathbun
Fuller.
at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Mo., has been
The "VICTOR" Always in the Lead
THE GRAND PRIZE FOR TALKING MACHINES
ALFRED BEHREND BACK FROM THE ROAD.
Alfred Behrend, with Jos. W. Stern & Co., has
just returned from a flying trip through the East.
Notwithstanding the fact that dealers were al-
ready pretty well stocked up, Mr. Behrend man-
aged to get quite a few good orders for special
Christmas business, and returned very well satis-
fied with conditions in the trade.
Awarded to the Victor Talking Machine Co.
This places the Victor Talking Machines over all others
in the matter of awards at the World's Fair.
THE VICTOR DISTRIBUTING AND EXPORT CO.
CHAMBERS
STREET,
NE^W YORK
THE MUSIC TRADE
TALK=O=PHONE CO.'S GREAT PLANT.
Some Details of the Establishment Where the
Talk-o-Phone Specialties Are Manufactured—
Splendidly Equipped in Every Department
for the Management of Their Business,
Which Is Steadily Growing.
REVIEW
DUTY ON DRUMHEADS.
Classified as Musical Instruments, and Must
Pay Duty of 45 Per Cent. Ad Valorem.
(Special to The Review.)
45
merchandise to be commercially known as drum-
heads and affirmed the assessment of duty."
Then an appeal was taken to the United States
Circuit Court, northern district of Illinois, north-
ern division, and on October 17 Judge Kohlsaat,
at the conclusion of the argument, affirmed the
decision of the board without opinion.
Chicago, 111., Dec. 12, 1904.
Drumheads are to be classified as a part of a
Forging to the front by sheer force of capacity, musical instrument, and will therefore be as-
IN THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD.
business acumen and the production of a line of sessed at 45 per cent, ad valorem. Lyon & Healy
talking machines, records and accessories that contended that parchment cut into circular
Advance orders for the Leeds 10-inch records
speak for themselves, the Talk-o-Phone Co., sheets of varying sizes, being commercially at 50 cents, announced in last week's Review, by
Toledo, O., has good reason to be proud of its known as drumheads, were free of duty as parch- the Talk-o-Phone Co., Toledo, O., Chicago, New
standing. The Review has frequently had occa- ment or vellum, under paragraph 634 of the tariff York and San Francisco, have been unprece-
dented in trade history. Since the issue of their
new record list on Monday, containing some 400
up-to-date selections, the demand for goods in
time for holiday sales has been increasing at a
marvelous rate. They had about 1,000,000 of
the gold label Leeds records on hand, and while
this sale is going on the dealer has the right
to sell the gold label record at any price he may
deem necessary. After these are disposed of the
regular Talk-o-Phone label will appear in all rec-
ords made by this company and the list price of
am 1
50 cents each will be maintained. Dealers should
get their discounts, as it is worth while.
Judge Holt, of the United States District
Court, has appointed Carleton S. Cooke receiver
in bankruptcy of the assets of Paul Sacks, dealer
in phonographs at 314 Grand street. New York,
on the application of the Bettini Phonograph Co.
It was stated that the assets are about $400.
If one is an expert on monkeys, the Universal
Talking Machine Mfg. Co., New York, will wel-
come an opinion on their new trade-mark, now
in the process of evolution. The idea was legally
covered 'several years ago, and now it is being
FACTORY OF THE TALK-O-PHONE CO., TOLEDO, O.
shaped up in concrete form, as they need it in
sion to revert to their specialties, and doubtless law. On protest, the Board of General Apprais- their business. The company's office is the Mecca
the trade will be interested in the thoroughly ers rendered an opinion affirming the classifica- of artists these days, and the "monks" passing
equipped plant located in the progressive Ohio tion of the collector. "The decision in question, under the critical eyes of Messrs. Babson, Mac-
city mentioned, and of which an excellent view G. A. 5492, related to certain articles imported Nabb and Mitchell must have the speaking at-
at the port of Chicago by Lyon & Healy, which titude and expression to reveal a t a glance that
is herewith shown.
Their factory buildings cover over two blocks, consisted of circular sheets of parchment, vary- the words "almost human" are unmistakably
or four acres, on Central and Lawrence avenues, ing from 12 to 44 inches in diameter, and used suggested. Of course, Mr. Monk is supposed to
with large acreage adjoining, enabling them at for drumheads. They were classified as parts of be lost in admiration from the caressing man-
any time to enlarge their facilities. The institu- musical instruments under paragraph 453, tariff ner in which he embraces the horn and reflective-
tion is considered one of the largest in the city, act of 1897, and were claimed by the importers to ly scratches his adorable phiz.
employment being given to over six hundred be free of duty under paragraph 634, relating to
skilled mechanics. They employ twenty-eight parchment and vellum. The board found the
Look out for the Talking Machine World.
salesmen, who are constantly touring the coun-
try soliciting business.
The company manufactures in its own plant
every part of the machine, having all the latest
and improved machinery, which enables them to
put the product on the market in an economical
manner. The machine and tool department is
under the superintendency of Harry Ensign, M.
B., and is managed on a system having few
HOW ABOUT CHRISTMAS
equals in its line the country over. The
PRESENTS!
various departments—each distinct and com-
pletely equipped—are divided to handle plating
Is there anybody in your neighborhood who doesn't
and buffing, experimental work, wood working,
know that the
foundry, horns and assembling. The plant is lo-
VICTOR IS THE IDEAL HOLIDAY
cated on the Michigan Central and the Lake
GIFT !
Shore & Michigan Southern railroads, and there-
fore the company's shipping facilities are of the
Make your display early and make it attractive. This will
best.
take some stock and the sooner you get it the better.
The Talk-o-Phone Co., which was incorporated
Get a Victor on the list of every Christmas buyer, before the list is full. Lots of
in 1903, under the laws of Ohio, with a capital of
people
don't know what to buy for Christmas, and they are beginning to worry
$500,000, is officered by the following experienced
about it now. Help them and help yours elf.
Don't let anybody get ahead of you.
gentlemen:
President and treasurer, A. L.
Irish; vice-president, W. V. P. Bradley; general
manager, E. P. Hubbell; assistant secretary, D.
B. Potts. Directors: A. L. Irish, W. V. P. Brad-
ley, W. P. Tyler, D. V. R. Manley, Rathbun
Fuller.
at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Mo., has been
The "VICTOR" Always in the Lead
THE GRAND PRIZE FOR TALKING MACHINES
ALFRED BEHREND BACK FROM THE ROAD.
Alfred Behrend, with Jos. W. Stern & Co., has
just returned from a flying trip through the East.
Notwithstanding the fact that dealers were al-
ready pretty well stocked up, Mr. Behrend man-
aged to get quite a few good orders for special
Christmas business, and returned very well satis-
fied with conditions in the trade.
Awarded to the Victor Talking Machine Co.
This places the Victor Talking Machines over all others
in the matter of awards at the World's Fair.
THE VICTOR DISTRIBUTING AND EXPORT CO.
CHAMBERS
STREET,
NE^W YORK
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