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PHESTO
Dealers who do not sell
TONOFONE
deny to their customers
their undeniable right to
the full enjoyment of
the phonograph and
records which they sell
them.
PLAYS ALL RECORDS ON ANY PHONOGRAPH
August 7, 1920.
Paragon Piano Plates
Absolutely Dependable
Best of Service
Western manufacturers find that our facilities
and experience afford the best source of supplies.
Get Your Plates From Oregon
One Needle Plays as many as 50 Records
PARAGON FOUNDRIES COMPANY
Marvelous Tones
Wonderful Enunciation
OREGON, ILL.
Gets every tone without scratch or squeak—
will not injure finest record.
ARTISTIC CARVINGS
Everybody's Talking About It!
for PIANO and PHONOGRAPH
M anuf acturers
HIGH-GRADE CARVED
NOVELTIES
Lamps, Wall Brackets, Book Ends,
Pedestals, etc.
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
E KOPRIWA CO.
Packed 4 in a box lo retail at IOc;1OO boxes in a
display carton cosU the dealer $6.00 net.
Write for full particulars aboul advertising helps and the name of the
nearest distributor.
When in Chicago visit our showrooms
at the Factory
2220 Ward Street, near Clybourn Ave.
Tel. Lincoln 2726
R. C. WADE CO.
110 South Wabash Avenue
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THE SHAKESPEARE OF PHONOGRAPHS I
S Shakespeare, born at Stratford on Avon,
was the-world's greatest poet, so is the
A
STRATFORD the world's finest phonograph, says
one of America's great Bachelors of Music.
TRATFORD instruments are noted for their
supremely designs, finish, motor, method of
amplification and natural uuality of tone.
TRATFORD will live forever. Why?
Because of Quality.
CJTRATFORD dealers are furnished artistic cata-
O logues, newspaper matrices and window display
cards.
S
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Design*—Adam, Loui* XVI,
Sheraton, and Queen Anne
Prices consistent with Quality—Catalogue furnished upon request.
T5he Stratford Phonograph Co.
MANUFACTURERS
ASHLAND,
OHIO
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CHICAGO
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The first complete Lists of all departments of the
industry and trade — manufacturers, supplies,
dealers and distributers —with descriptions of
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184 Pages=«Y0U WANT IT===25 Cents
PRESTO
PUBLISHING CO.
407 South Dearborn Street
CHICAGO
culture. He knows the talking machine is a potent
REMINGTON'S FINE START
factor in a great and world-wide school. A miracle
like that wrought on humanity by the printing press
The Music Master Phonograph Has Used Famous is being repeated. The printed sheet spread the cul- First Shipments from Brooklyn Factory Result in
ture of the arts and sciences and the deMghts of liter-
Actor's Title-Line Since 1915.
Enthusiastic Commendations.
ature; the phonograph record disseminates soul-
The advertising material of the Music Master satisfying music.
The first shipments of the Remington phonographs
Sales Company, 29 E. Madison street, Chicago, is
were made a week ago from the Brooklyn factory
made interesting by a good picture of Dave War-
HEAR MACHINE 800 MILES.
of the corporation are recipients of most enthusiastic,
field, in his celebrated play of the same name. The
Selections from a talking machine on the steamer compliments on the construction and finish of the
actor is seen with a violin under his arm admiring a Victorian, 800 miles east of St. Johns, New Found- cases. The tone is pronounced all that had been ex-
"Music Master" phonograph. The phonograph com- land, en route to Montreai from Liverpool, were pected and the combination of the special reproducer
pany writes to Presto as follows:
heard distinctly on the afternoon of July 24 at the with the Remington patented tone, arm and scienti-
Chicago, July 27, 1920.
wireless telephone station of the Marconi Wireless fically constructed oval tone-chamber has made every
Editor Presto: Inquiry of the Southwestern Mu- Company on Signal Hill, according to officials in hearer a Remington booster in the highest degree.
sic Company, refered to us by your office, has re- charge.
Comparative tests were made, and the tone superior-
ceived our attention. We write to advise that we
ity has not for a moment been questioned.
manufacture the Music Master phonograph and that
Not only did the company's stockholders imme-
ADDS FOUR BOOTHS.
the mark has been registered by us since 1915.
Four additional booths foi demonstrating talking diately place orders for Remington machines, for
Yours very truly,
machines and records have been added to the equip- their own use, but the numerous dealers who have
MUSIC MASTER SALES COMPANY,
ment of the Field-Lippman piano stores, Fort called at the New York headquarters, immediately
Per H. J. BOUCHARD.
Worth, Tex. In the new location at 500 Houston requested that they be included with the already
street a splendidly appointed ladies' rest room has large list of exclusive Remington agencies.
been installed. Other innovations in store arrange-
THE PHONOGRAPH'S FUTURE.
Few fields today arc so inviting to the inventor as ment have been made by Manager E. 1. Conkling.
STRATFORD CHICAGO OFFICE.
that of the phonograph and its parts. The results
The Chicago office of the Stratford Phonograph
are shown in the suprising number of patents
THE "PRESTO" TONE ARM.
Company, of Ashland, Ohio, has been changed from
granted in the talking machine industry. That the
If there's anything in a name, H. S. Weil, maker the Sherman House to Room 1221, Kimball Hall
future holds the assurance of wonderful perform- of phonographs and specialties, has hit upon a good building. Charles F. Thompson, Chicago manager,
ances is certain. The dealer's interest in the future one for his Presto Tone Arms. Mr. Weil also has had the stock removed from the hotel, wher*e
of the talking machine should also be intense. He makes the "Avalon" phonograph—pretty name for a it was temporarily, to the permanent headquarters
realizes the part being played by the talking ma- good machine. His office is at 74 E. Roosevelt road, for Chicago in the Kimball Hall building. He is
chine in the development of musical interest and Chicago.
proud to represent so fine a machine, he says.
DAVE WARFIELD AGAIN
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