{"product_id":"dictogrand-23","title":"Dictogrand","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: David;\"\u003eThe \u003cu\u003eDictogrand\u003c\/u\u003e iHorn is made from a Dictogrand Type R-3 Radio Loud Speaker, which was made by the Dictograph Products Corporation in New York City.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis was a low profile, “portable” speaker made in 1923.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt came in brass, mahogany, rubber, red, and this black finish.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis model is particularly rare and collectible. Its original sale price when first made was $29.00.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eApplying the consumer price index from 1923 to 2013, this would equate to $410.00 today!!!\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is a cumulative inflation rate of 1312%.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eDictograph Products was a new player in radio technology in 1923.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHowever, Dictograph had a long history of acoustical products, including telephone systems and products to aid hearing for the deaf.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt was an international corporation, with offices in United States, Europe, and the Orient.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIts most famous product was the “Detective Dictograph Audio Amplifier.”\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis police eavesdropping device was used to convict Ohio state senator Rodney J. Diegle of bribery in 1911;\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eU.S. Senator William Lorimer of Illinois for suborning perjury in 1912; and to indict Albert and Louis Bimberg of White Plains, N.Y., for trying to hire an employee to burn the American Oilcloth Co. plant in Trenton, N.J. in 1914.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eDictograph Products was a big player in telephone equipment parts as well. The Dictogrand is small and stately.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is a piece of Americana which reflects ingenuity, beauty and grace.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIts appearance and sound are symphonic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iHorns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42867417481287,"sku":null,"price":1195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0082\/9462\/9447\/files\/Dic1_70b875f3-5076-41bc-a4d0-db36b26c4672.jpg?v=1781138217","url":"https:\/\/shopihorns.com\/products\/dictogrand-23","provider":"iHorns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}