The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-23

We respectfully invite our friends and the pubic Goner
ally call at and examine extensive
assortment Of highly improved Square and Grand Pianos
We have received the highest prenivms ~ all the great
exRibihlnI held In this country including the Prize
Medal a, tho Worlds Fair, Crystal Palace, New York and
Pun erous testimonials from the best artists in this country
and Europe.
fee satisfied that there are no Planes made in thls
country supsriOT 10 our own.
AS Philadelphia manufacturers We pride ourselves IN
having achieved reputation for instruments uaeG-
BY any other makers In tAI country. II IL well
krown fact that PlAuoS have for many years main
tAined their high reputation Notwithstanding the poweSf
somSetitIOn Of the EGatsrn makers.
New York aud s5oG'ou Pianos have been hssdsd ints
tbs market through he1 agencies, heradsd by hou
~ he only Planes In the country yet A the uAs
these came agents very seldom continue to sell any
makers instruments for any length Of time ~ e
thai they inferior and they compelled to take
hold OF other makers, perhaps sun inaazIor,
GhbSugh pulled By them celebrated Pianos, whom
At the same time such makers have never been
know heard ofin their cilos. The consequence
y, that citizens oen induced to purchase such
inferior Instruments, without considering their sun or the
general interests OF their city.
The advantages citizens have IN encouraging home
manufactures certainly should not bOovSrlooked the
following reasons
Frst ACKNOWLEDGE that Philadelphia Is the great
manufacturing city " th country, and celebrated S isE
J
Second The purchaser obtains the plano directly from
us, the ufEctHrsS, and the by
agent who usually claims greater pronts than the mAnu
hctuTsT.
Tuird The agents responsibility aInounts 10 nothing
these redress instrument he sells is made for
the market and the purchases must rp the risk Whereas
on the other hand the manufacturers, held
Tespensbe, and cannot shhk the responsibility Ike he
agent. Our reputation Is at stake at all times and s
therefore to our Interest to turn out none other than hrs
class instruments.
Fourth Admitting that such Instruments might be
equal tO our when new they cannot give the
tatlshction, the length Of time, for Ihs
reason that the agent depends others TO keep such
any Of h Prontl do whilst We the manufacturers,
have own excellent wOrk nen, who fully undegstand
the DuSne6s, and VIII pIompNy give their attention, and
! the pianos be made 20 wear mncn lOnpeT.
Our establishment h Of the most extensive In this
country, and when Improvements now M
completed, II a be one OF the largest In tPe world
Our object 70 make this branch " industry OF ho
great Institutions OF hB city.
Our instruments also possess groat improvements over
Othegs, and extensive facilities for manufacturing
enable 10 keep hand large stock Of material and
procure the best machinery, &c,
II persons desrous to purchase viii give eAl, We
VIII prove AL thai We have said N regard 20 our pianos
There are Of wayB dnorences Of opinion, and
preudioed minds and those who interested IN he sale
Of other pianos who may ddsr from 10 such we have
only 20 say. thate would gVe much pleasure at any
time to test Instruments with any other make which
they may choose 10 name.
We again ash our ieHds and the public 70 call and
anime cur superior Planes. We eel saiished that no
reasonable aRd terms accommodating