San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-17
RADIO EXHIBITS
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!, ] ]. MONDAY
5. A. Radio Trades Assn
y Stages Exhibition in
Cunter Hotel.

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Members Of the San Antonio Radio
Dealers association begin their radio
exhibition on the Mezzanine floor Of
the Gunter Hotel Monday, January
18th, continuing until midnight satur-
day, January 24th, when the exhibit
ton officially comes to a close.
The thirteen dealers who form the
radio trades association staging the
exhibition plan to show the latest de-
velopments in the sets which they
handle, arranging their exhibits in
uniform booths throughout the floor
space assigned to them.
OPENS MONDAY.
Opening unofficially at 8 p. m. Mon
day, when the exhibits may be viewed
by visitors, the exhibition will Off
cially be opened at s 80 p. m, with
an address by a speaker who had not
been selected up to late hour Satur-
day.
Twelve months ago, the San Antonio
Light in conjunction with all of the
radio dealers of San Antonio, staged
the first annual radio exhibition.
When the first exhibition was planned,
the dealers had not formed themselves
into a trades association; but follow
ing the first annual show, some of
them got together and organized them
selves as a radio trades association.
Many OF the dealers represented in the
first exhibition decided not to 20 into
the organization, and as the exhibit
planned for the Gunter Monday is be-
ing staged exclusively by members of
this association, many San Antonio
radio dealers will not be represented.
VISIBLE BROADCASTS.
The Southern Equipment Company,
q member of the association giving the
exhibition, will demonstrate visible
broadcasting during the week. The
San Antonio Light, which has control
OF the programs given over VICAR,
super power broadcasting station of
the Southern Radio Corporation Of
Texas, offered the use of the Friendly
Station, but the dealers in the associa-
ZION decided against using any other
broadcast station than one owned by q
member Of the association.
Gene Roth plans al exhibit con-
sisting exclusively Of Freed Eisemann
models, including some of the Freed
Esemann neotrodynes in mahogany
cases with console cabinets and built
in loud speakers. Mr.. Roth said Sat
urday that the Freed-Eisemann COM
pany produced more neutrodynes in
1924 than all of the other licensed
neutrodyne manufacturers combined.
The Praeger Hardware Company
will present an entirely new radio re-
ceiving set, one of the first of its kind
in this section, with many novel fea-
lures. 1t is the Thermiodyne, a six
tube table receiving set, with an en-
closed panel and a one-dial master
control. Mr.. Praeger said Saturday
that the set is very sensitive and pos
sesses much selectivity. In addition to
the Thermiodyne, the company will
display the entire Freed-Eisemanu
line.
Victor Confines, official Freed
Eisemann dealer. will show the COM
plete line as well as the products of
the Radio Corporation Of America and
that Of the Crosley Manufacturing
Company. featuring the Crosley Pup"
in the latter line.
The Stapleton Music Company's
display will include beautiful period
models finished in walnut and mahog-
any, with self contained loud speakers
aad battery space, according to Mr..
Stapleton, manager Of the firm. Slap
elton will have an exclusive Fada
booth, featuring the Fada neutrore-
ceiver; Fada neutroletter. Fada neu-
troreceiver grand. Fada "One Sixty"
and the Fada neutro junior.
The A. +. Boyer Company, in ad-
ditioa to the Atwater Kent in the
Poohy cabinet, will show the Bruins
wick panatrope radiola, newly per-
fected electrical reproducer combined
with a super-heterodyne radio II
which the new radiola loud speaker
has been installed.
BOOTHS SHOW SETS.
The Fox Company, according to w.
B. Malone, manager Of the radio de
partment, will show the complete Ra-
diola lile, making special emphasis
on the new Orthophonic Victor Ra-
diola, which has been rushed by ex-
press to San Antonio especially for
the exhibit. In addition to the Radiola
lI0t, lHt DOOlu VIII AhNihNS
water Kent line and the Freshman
masterpiece.
According to Norman NJ. Hatch,
manager of the radio department, the
Alling Blue Print Company's booth
will be a mystery which will only be
revealed when the booth is unveiled
on the opening day of the exhibit.
This much is known, however, that
the Holster, Freed-Eisemann a1d
Crosley lines will be shown.
MYSTERY BOOTH.
A full line of Radicals. including
the new five-tube tuned radio fire.
auency set; the Radiola 104 loui
speaker and the Type 100 cone speak.
err will be shown by the Blanchard
Radio and Typewriter Shop; while L
w. Sharpe Jr., in addition to the Ra-
diola % and the 104 loud speaker.
will show the Crosley super-triodyne
special; the new kellogg Z tube set
the Stromberg- Carlson console; the
Stewart-warner "Hi-Boy" console;
the Radiola 100 loud speaker and the
kellogg "Wave Master"
The Enterprise Hardware Company
will shov n comnlete line of Freshman