Making the Synchrophase in Grebeland: Radio Craft Alive

Step into "Making the Synchrophase in Grebeland," a silent black-and-white industrial film from the 1920s, unveiling the Grebe Radio Company’s bustling factory. Exterior shots reveal a four-story brick giant with vast multi-pane windows, while inside, men hammer vernier wheels into cupcake molds, operate punch presses, and grind transformer dies. Close-ups catch gloved hands shaping metal, belts whirring on automatic screw machines, and nickel plating vats gleaming. Women shine at assembly benches, winding rheostat elements as conveyors hum, joined by men fitting unit controls and packing Synchrophase radios into quaint boxes. From factory floor bird’s-eye views to a quirky flatbed truck haul, this reel—peppered with workers’ silly faces—captivates history buffs and film fans with early radio’s gritty birth.