Presto
Issue: 1923 1932 - Page 21
PRESTO
August 4, 1923
IVORY IMPORT TRADE
Interesting Facts Are Stated and Various
Technical Terms Used in Industry
Are Explained.
Animal ivory is imported into the United Kingdom
chiefly from Belgium, the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, the
Belgian Congo, British India, Portuguese East Africa,
France, and Tanganyika. It is exported principally
to the United States, France, Germany, British India,
Belgium, Japan and Hongkong, says Commerce Re-
ports.
Certain terms are in use in the ivory trade, for in-
stance: Bangle tusks are tusks of which the hollows
are suitable for cutting bangles, which are chiefly
worn by natives in various parts of the world. Bil-
liard ball and bagatelle scrivilloes are small "teeth,"
the measurements of which are suitable for cutting
the balls in question. Soft scrivilloes are small
'"teeth" with a soft grain; soft grain is preferable to
a hard grain, the latter being more liable to crack
The Piano Repair Shop
Pianos and Phonographs Rebuilt by
Expert Workmen
Player-actions installed. Instruments
refinished or remodeled and actions and
keys repaired. Work guaranteed. Prices
reasonable.
Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write tor details and terms.
THE PIANO REPAIR SHOP
425 South Wabash Ave.
Chicago
than the former. Cut hollows are the hollow portions
of the tusks or "teeth" with the solid point cut off.
Rhinocerous horns are chiefly used for making han-
dles for umbrellas or walking sticks.
The terms "tusks" and "teeth" used above refer to
the elephant tusks, although in the trade the term
"teeth" is used in certain cases. The real teeth of
the elephant are described by the trade as "grinders"
and are, comparatively speaking, of little or no value.
The tusks vary in size from 2 pounds each to over
100 pounds each and are usually packed in gunnies or
cases, and are not infrequently shipped loose with
the address painted on the tusk.
Ivory is sold in London at public auction at the
London Commercial Sales Rooms, 30 Mincing Lane,
London. E. C. 3. Auctions are held every three
mouths, beginning in January, under the public-sales
conditions of the General Produce Brokers' Asso-
ciation of London.
The usual spot contract form of the General Pro-
duce Brokers' Association is used. Payment is made
against warrants or delivery order, interest being al-
lowed on prepayments before the date payment is
due. The terms are "prompt" one month (payment
to be made within one month), discount 2J/2 per cent,
brokerage y 2 per cent for buying. There are no
terms of credit.
The dock charges are paid by the importers, in-
cluding rent up to the prompt day, after which the
ivory is held at buyer's risk. Delivery charge to the
buyer is about Is. per hundredweight. Insurance is
held effected by the sellers until the "prompt."
The ivory is reweighed on delivery, but if delivery
is not taken before the "prompt" it is reweighed two
days previous to the prompt day. The ivory is put
up for inspection at the London docks a fortnight be-
fore the sale.
SEEN AT EXHIBITION.
The old bass theorbo exhibited in a recent ex-
hibition in Frankfort, Germany, was fairly represen-
tative of the instruments used in the middle ages.
The group of plucked string instruments was partic-
ularly interesting. Violins were absent: their con-
structional form has not changed for two hundred
years. But two drum discs hung on the wall—great
shapeless, half-wooden cones, with one string, were
played in falsetto, yielding a quite too nasal tone for
present-day taste.
21
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
AMUSEMENT CENTERS
Style SO
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
THOMAS A. EDISON KNIGHTED.
In a brief ceremony in a room of the Edison lab-
oratories in West Orange last week, Thomas A. Edi-
son became an honorary life member of the Royal
Order of the Knights of the Round Table. Mr. Edi-
son is the second man to be thus honored by the
society. The first was Luther Burbank. The Knights
of the Round Table, recently organized on the Pa-
cific Coast, describe themselves as a "friendly lunch-
eon club."
PRACTICAL PIANO MOVING SUPPLIES
INCREASE SELLING POWER
One-Man Steel Cable Hoist; Two-in-One
Loaders, Trucks, Covers, etc.
Get Our New Ti. u l « t ord Pric»
PIANO MOVERS SUPPLY COMPANY
BUCKINGHAM, PA.
TUNERS"
Here are
BASS STRINGS
Special attention given to the needs of the tuner and
the dealer
OTTO R. TREFZ, Jr.
2110 Fainnount Avenue
FAIRBANKS ™i
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
LATES
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
PERFECTION
PLAYER ROLL CABINET
Furnished in 5 ply veneered 13/16 stock in
Mahogany, Oak and Walnut
Designed and Manufactured
By
1516 Blue Island Ave.
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
Perfection Piano Bench Mfg. Co.
Capacity, 150 Rolls
Tiny Coinola
CHICAGO
16 to 22 South Peoria St.
CHICAGO
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August 4, 1923
IVORY IMPORT TRADE
Interesting Facts Are Stated and Various
Technical Terms Used in Industry
Are Explained.
Animal ivory is imported into the United Kingdom
chiefly from Belgium, the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, the
Belgian Congo, British India, Portuguese East Africa,
France, and Tanganyika. It is exported principally
to the United States, France, Germany, British India,
Belgium, Japan and Hongkong, says Commerce Re-
ports.
Certain terms are in use in the ivory trade, for in-
stance: Bangle tusks are tusks of which the hollows
are suitable for cutting bangles, which are chiefly
worn by natives in various parts of the world. Bil-
liard ball and bagatelle scrivilloes are small "teeth,"
the measurements of which are suitable for cutting
the balls in question. Soft scrivilloes are small
'"teeth" with a soft grain; soft grain is preferable to
a hard grain, the latter being more liable to crack
The Piano Repair Shop
Pianos and Phonographs Rebuilt by
Expert Workmen
Player-actions installed. Instruments
refinished or remodeled and actions and
keys repaired. Work guaranteed. Prices
reasonable.
Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write tor details and terms.
THE PIANO REPAIR SHOP
425 South Wabash Ave.
Chicago
than the former. Cut hollows are the hollow portions
of the tusks or "teeth" with the solid point cut off.
Rhinocerous horns are chiefly used for making han-
dles for umbrellas or walking sticks.
The terms "tusks" and "teeth" used above refer to
the elephant tusks, although in the trade the term
"teeth" is used in certain cases. The real teeth of
the elephant are described by the trade as "grinders"
and are, comparatively speaking, of little or no value.
The tusks vary in size from 2 pounds each to over
100 pounds each and are usually packed in gunnies or
cases, and are not infrequently shipped loose with
the address painted on the tusk.
Ivory is sold in London at public auction at the
London Commercial Sales Rooms, 30 Mincing Lane,
London. E. C. 3. Auctions are held every three
mouths, beginning in January, under the public-sales
conditions of the General Produce Brokers' Asso-
ciation of London.
The usual spot contract form of the General Pro-
duce Brokers' Association is used. Payment is made
against warrants or delivery order, interest being al-
lowed on prepayments before the date payment is
due. The terms are "prompt" one month (payment
to be made within one month), discount 2J/2 per cent,
brokerage y 2 per cent for buying. There are no
terms of credit.
The dock charges are paid by the importers, in-
cluding rent up to the prompt day, after which the
ivory is held at buyer's risk. Delivery charge to the
buyer is about Is. per hundredweight. Insurance is
held effected by the sellers until the "prompt."
The ivory is reweighed on delivery, but if delivery
is not taken before the "prompt" it is reweighed two
days previous to the prompt day. The ivory is put
up for inspection at the London docks a fortnight be-
fore the sale.
SEEN AT EXHIBITION.
The old bass theorbo exhibited in a recent ex-
hibition in Frankfort, Germany, was fairly represen-
tative of the instruments used in the middle ages.
The group of plucked string instruments was partic-
ularly interesting. Violins were absent: their con-
structional form has not changed for two hundred
years. But two drum discs hung on the wall—great
shapeless, half-wooden cones, with one string, were
played in falsetto, yielding a quite too nasal tone for
present-day taste.
21
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
AMUSEMENT CENTERS
Style SO
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
THOMAS A. EDISON KNIGHTED.
In a brief ceremony in a room of the Edison lab-
oratories in West Orange last week, Thomas A. Edi-
son became an honorary life member of the Royal
Order of the Knights of the Round Table. Mr. Edi-
son is the second man to be thus honored by the
society. The first was Luther Burbank. The Knights
of the Round Table, recently organized on the Pa-
cific Coast, describe themselves as a "friendly lunch-
eon club."
PRACTICAL PIANO MOVING SUPPLIES
INCREASE SELLING POWER
One-Man Steel Cable Hoist; Two-in-One
Loaders, Trucks, Covers, etc.
Get Our New Ti. u l « t ord Pric»
PIANO MOVERS SUPPLY COMPANY
BUCKINGHAM, PA.
TUNERS"
Here are
BASS STRINGS
Special attention given to the needs of the tuner and
the dealer
OTTO R. TREFZ, Jr.
2110 Fainnount Avenue
FAIRBANKS ™i
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
LATES
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
PERFECTION
PLAYER ROLL CABINET
Furnished in 5 ply veneered 13/16 stock in
Mahogany, Oak and Walnut
Designed and Manufactured
By
1516 Blue Island Ave.
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
Perfection Piano Bench Mfg. Co.
Capacity, 150 Rolls
Tiny Coinola
CHICAGO
16 to 22 South Peoria St.
CHICAGO
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).