Judge, 1926-11-13 · page 2 of 36
Judge — November 13, 1926 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Freshman Masterpiece Radio Advertisement This page is primarily a **product advertisement**, not political satire. It promotes the Freshman Company's "Masterpiece of Masterpieces" radio receiver (Model 6-F-11, priced at $119.50). The ad emphasizes the radio's superior tone quality, featuring a large cone speaker designed to handle the new receiver's power output while delivering "softest and mellowest tones." It highlights **simplicity of operation**—three controls allow easy tuning without expertise. The image shows a woman in 1920s-era dress operating the mahogany console radio. The advertisement targets middle-class homeowners, positioning the expensive radio as both an artistic furniture piece and an affordable luxury ("almost every family can easily afford to own one"). This reflects the 1920s radio boom when high-quality receivers were status symbols for modern households.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
The Masterpiece of Masterpiece (>= HIS ‘‘Masterpiece of Masterpieces”’ startles and surpasses all expectations. s the most perfect radio that has ever been de- signed. It is massive—it is beautiful. It is est what you want for your home. For no matter how exquisite your furnishings are, this artistic genuine rnatiod any upright console will lend additional beauty. ‘And et, it is priced so moderately that almost every family can easily afford to own one. Genuine R C A Radiotrons are recommended for use with Freshman Masterpiece Rec A special package containing—1 UX-112 power tube, 1 UX-200A detector tube and 3 UX-201A amplifying tubes—matched and tested for the set in which they are shipped; is sold by Authorized Freshman Dealers. Iti Sold on Convenient Terms by Authorized Freshman Dealers CHAS. FRESHMAN CO., Inc. Freshman Bldg., New York 2626 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. New and FR M RESHMA ASTERPIE —the thing that makes it wonderful is its tone quality. The large cone speaker has been designed to exactly match Fresh- man’s new QUALITY radio receiver. This special cone speaker easily handles the full power that this new set delivers. Yet. in spite of its ability to handle great volume, when the pow re- duced the softest and mellowest tones come forth in a manner never before achieved by any sound producing device. Its ease of operation, with its three distinct controls, allows any novice to tune in the station wanted day after day at the same on the dials. This nt means of opera- fon eliminates the over- lapping of wave lengths, which assures distinct separation of one broad- casting station from the others. S! Improved AN CR Write for our new booklet illus- trating and describing the entire line of Freshman Masterpiece Receiv- ers and other apparatus. comicbooks.com