Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-10-28
Brief History oil 4. II. Gre5e

Brief History OF 4. II. Grebe
g. Co., Inc.
Many years before the first radio
broadcasting station was opened, A.
H. Grebc & Company were building
precision radio apparatus. The
science was SO fascinating and the
Grebe units so far superior to con-
temporary material, that by 1914 the
modest factory had materially grown
in size and issued it's first catalog,
and was supplying the greater part of
the apparatus used by amateur oper-
ators who composed the American
Radio Relay League, group of ex-
perimenters to whom radio owes
much of it's advancement. During
the World War, we find Grebe ap-
paratus on u. S. war vessels, and in
the naval service Of many of our al
lies.
Later came radio telephony, and
broadcasting, and with it host of
manufacturers entered the radio
field. 1t is important to note that
during this period, the efforts of the
Grebe Company have been directed
solely in the field Of radio.
1t is noteworthy and significant
fact that the manufacturing stand
ards originally set by Grebe and
many of the original designs, have
been adopted by the entire industry.
A majority of the outstanding
achievements in receiver design had
their inception in the Grebe labora-
tories. The present widespread imi-
tation of these designs serves to il
lustrate the continued leadership of
the Grebe Company in radio. The
practice of panel mounting, the au-
tomato filmament control, the now
familiar Tapered Grip Dial and the
Tangent Wheel Veriner, with the
popular metal shielding and moulded
bakelite, along with many other fea-
lures, are al Examples of Grebe
craftsmanship, and had their incep-
ton in the earlier models of Grebe
radio apparatus.
In 1922 the first tuned radio fire.
quency amplifier available for anna
teur radio experimentation and
which, incidentally, was the forerun-
ner of the modern tuned radio fire.
quency receiver, was produced by
Grebe. The true value of such con-
tribuitons is reflected in the ease of
control and simplicity of Grebe re-
ceivers.
With well-equipped, modern fac
tory in 1922, devoted exclusively to
the manufacture of radio receivers,
and with many skilled workers expert
in the use of special radio machinery,
Grebe radio receivers at the very be-
ginning Of broadcasting were adj
! vanced far beyond the early accepted
standards. makeshift contrivances of
, cardboard, fibre and wire. This or
ganization today numbers among its
members executives who have grown
up with the company from its earliest
stages.
The Grebe Company, because of its
steadfast tenacity to it's policies in
the manufacture of dependable APP
paratus, now enjoys an enviable po-
sition with the trades it serves.
Throughout the manufacture every
single step is an effort to make each
Grebe instrument a masterpiece.
These are the reasons for the leader
ship attained by Grebe apparatus.
In this age of intensive mechanical
and electrical development, it is a
significant fact that the manufactur-
ers of long standing, the pioneers of
the automobile, aeronautical, ma
rine, and other industries are now
the leaders in their particular lines
of endeavor.
"By the past we may judge the
future" is maxim that holds as true
for the radio industry as for any
other. The careful and conservative
buyer looks first to the reputation Of
the manufacturer and is not willing
to risk purchasing a new and untried
model whether it be an automobile or
a radio set. He knows that the long |
established and time-tried producer
is more certain to avoid the many
hazardous pitfalls of incorrect de-
sign than are his younger competi-
tors. 1t is therefore logical to be-
lieve that the radio industry will be
moulded and standardized by those
whose intimate association with its
early history has given them the Wis
ion to seek the paths of intelligent
development.