The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-23
GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS
OTHER HIGHEST AWARDS
AMERICA ALWAYS!

THE Mason and Hamlin Organ COMPANY
L have, by the concurrence of the special
jury, the international jury and two sub 1uries
of most eminent artists and experts from DIFF
ferent countries, been officially awarded the
first and highest medal at the Vienna exposi-
ton in competition with the best makers of
all countries. In addition, the Austrian in
dustrial society at Vienna awarded to Mr. EN-
mons Hamlin, of this company their Grand
Silver Medal and Diploma of Honor, for the
valuable improvements exhibited, and extra
ordinary superiority displayed in these Organs
at the exposition. Other American exhibitors
were not found worthy, in comparison of anv
award whatever.
Il is significant as to the superiority of the
Mason q Hamlin Cabinet Organs that they are
the only American Instruments of the class
which have ever obtained any award in compe-
tition at a worlds fair, and that thcv have al
ways obtained the highest award at industrial
exhibitions In America, there not having been
half dozen exceptions at hundreds of such
comparisons.
TESTIMONY FROM 1000 MUSICIANS
Is published by the Mason & Hamlin Organ
Company in a testimony circular which viii be
sent free to any address. 1t will be found to
include the Judgment of most of the leading
organlsts, pianists, conductors and COMPOSERS
OF the country, with the most distinguished
Yocallsts and instrumentalists the general
tenor of whose evidence is that the superiority
of the Mason 4 Hamlin Organs to all others in
the world is obvious and material that they
have purity and excellent quality of tone not
yet attained by Others which will not only
please at first, but continue to please: that
they are equally remarkable for their variety of
effect, their power and delicacy their prompt
ness and equality Of scale, and especially their
thoroughness of construction and durability.
And this is the judgment not only of Ameri-
can musicians, but of many of the
MOST DISTINGUISHED IN EUROPE
The testimonial circular alluded to contains
testimony from many of the most eminent
musicians in
LONDON PARIS VIENNA prp1rDz D.r--,, 60,
PETERsBUG,
and other principal European cities.
SO highly are the Mason & Hamlin Organs
appreciated In Europe, especially in England
that eight hundred of them have been sold in
London alone during the year 1873, the de-
mand for them having doubled yearly, on an
average, Since their introduction there, few
years since.
THE PLAN OF SELLING
| secures fairness and lowest prices to all. The
| lowest prices are printed in the price-iists of
the company, and are therefore fixed and in
/ Yar1abie-alike to all Only smallest commits
| sions can be allowed to dealers who therefore
sometimes recommend inferior Organs on
which they are allowed larger profits.
| NEW STYLES READY.
This company have recently COMPLETED and
now offer a number of new STYLES the most
I beautiful IN external appearance, having the
/ greatest musical capacity, and sold at prices
! which render them the cheapest which they
/ have ever made. Among them are FIVE OC-
| TAvE DOUBLE REED Organs at $40, SI25. $3.50
/ to S185; with three and four sets of reeds,
$175 to 1926. Other styles up to fourteen sets
OF reeds at 81, 500. Many of these are in the
new Upright Resonant Cases, of great excel
lence and beauty. Some contain the new stops
| Vol d Amour Euphone, improved Vox Huma-
ma, and the Revolving Fall-Board.
Organs rented with privilege OF purchase
or sold for payments running through one tt
| four years.
Illustrated catalogues, price-lists, ETC., free
Mason & Hamlin Organ Go.
Boston, New York and Chicago.