The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-18
WEST RICHMOND FACTORY NOW PRODUCING
APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS TELEPHONE SETS

The constant and rapidly increasing
demand for radio equipment in all
parts OF the country, the increasing
interest in broadcasting programs now
being given nightly in all lAge CEN
tiers, bring to the attention of Rich
mond citizens the fact that this city
already has an institution devoted to-
the manufacture of radio apparatus
The Quality Radio shop, of which
Charles o. Snyder is the owner. is To-
Gated at 610 National Road west, back
of his residence Here it is that parts
used in radio receiving sets are being
turned out daily in increasing guam
titles as the demand for them contin-
ues to grow Amateurs, trying out
their home-assembled sets in many
parts of the country today, find the
product of the Quality Radio shop
ideally adapted to the needs of their
home sets
Radio Trade Booms
Some idea of the tremendous po-
tential market which this new branch
of industry can command in the first
few months of its existence may be
obtained from the following extract
from an editorial in trade magazine
issued a few weeks ago:
The situation in radio, for which
every ardent well wisher of the art
has been longing, seems to have ar
rived at last. Due to the activities OF
various broadcasting stations through
out the country-there are now 50
such stations-the public has become
an enthusiastic supporter of the art
THE orr. parallel to the radio bust
ness at present is the recent rush to
the Texas oil fields or the boom times
OF the moving picture industry some
years ago"
Quantity Production Idea.
The fact that the progressive as
sembly" system so successfully en-
ployed in producing automobiles in
large quantities, has been adapted to
the needs of this shop. in producing
radio apparatus, is significant.
Already a few other concerns are
producing this equipment. but few of
them have thought to employ in pro-
ducing their apparatus the specialized
system of putting together the units,
one part at a time, starting with TIE
raw material at one end, and adding
parts as it moves along, until at the
other end the assembled unit is COM
pleted and ready for testing, packing
and shipping.
Start Production Early.
Getting in on the ground floor in tbs
manufacture of this equipment means
that the steadily rising tide of demand
will carry with it such Concerns as
have had the foresight to prepare for
tho rush. Richmond may yet become
noted for its manufacture OF radio 2p-
paratus, and this product may take
its place as one of the most dlstlrc-
tive of the Quaker City
Technical terms flew thick and t3F
as Snyder endeavored to explain in
words sufficiently simple for the lay
man. the exact function of the amplify-
ing transformer, which at present, Is
the chief product of the shop.
"By adding the transformer to the
set. he stated, 1.-The signal strength
produced by the jdetector tube is in
creased until with this particular anu
plifier, the signals may be plainly
heard over the entire lower floor of
large house, an unusual performance
with the ordinary set
The manufacture of amplifying
transformers started about three
months ago, and the demand from the
start was very large. The instru-
ments were sold through jobbers and
dealers and are still being marketed
in this way.
Demand is Widespread
Special tools, dies and cutters for
rapid manufacture, have been installed
and production of the transformers
has grown from five per day at the out