Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-31
GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS
In AMERICA ALWAYS

THE MASON AND HANLIN ORGAN Co. have,
by the concurrence of the Special Jury, the
International Jury and two Sub Juries Of most
eminent artists and experts from different
countries, been officially awarded the First and
Highest Medal at the Vienna Exposition in
competition with the best makers Of all coun-
tries. In addition the Austrian Industrial
Society at Vienna awarded to Mr.. Emmons
Hamlin, Of this Company, their Grand Silver
Medal and Diploma of Honor for the valuable
improvements exhibited, and extraordinary
superiority displayed in these Organs at the
| Exposition. Otber American Exhibitors tcere
not found toorLty, in comparison, Of any aloard
| lohdteUer.
1t is significant as TO the superiority Of the
MASON g. HAMLIN CABINET ORGANS that they
are the only American instruments of the class
which have ever obtained any award in compe-
tition at Worlds Fair, and that they have
dLtodys 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 d HAMLIN Organ
Company in Testimony Circular, which will
be sent free to any address. 1t will be found to
include the Judgment of most of the leading
| organists, pianists. conductors and composers
of the country, with the most distinguished
| vocalsts and instrumentalists tho general
tenor of whose evidence is that the superiority
| of the MASON d HAMLIN ORGANS 10 all Others
| in the l1orld is obUious and material, that they
have purity and excellent quality of tone mol
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 promptness and
equality Of scale, and, especially, their thor
| oughness of construction and durability.
An 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 very most eminent
musicians in
London, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Prague
st. Petersburg, 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 il
London alone during the year 1878, the demand
for them having doubled yearly, on an average
since their introduction there, few year
since.
The Plan of Selling
Secures fairness and lowest prices to all. TIN
LOWEST PRICES are PRINTED in the PRICE-LIsT:
of the Company, and are therefore fixed anC
invariabe-alke to all. Only smallest commits
sions can be allowed to dealers, who therefore
sometimes recommend in erior Organs on oohicl
they are aIlOeced larger profits.
New Styles Ready.
This Company have recently completed anC
now offer a number Of new Styles the mos
beautiful in external appearance, having TIN
greatest musical capacity, and sold at price
which render them the cheapest which the
have ever made. Among them are FIVE OC
TAvE DoUBLE-REED ORGANS at $110, 1925, $1s
to $185; with three and four sets of reeds
$175 to 1926. Other styles up to fourteen Sc
Of reeds at $1,000. Many of these are in tn
| new IJPRIGHT RESONANT CASES of great excel
lence and beauty. Some contain the new stop
VOL D'AMoUR EUpHoNE, IMPROVED Vox HU
MANA, and the REVOLVING FALL-BoARD.
Organs rented with privilege of purchase
or sold for payments running through one t
four years.
Illustrated Catalogues, Price-Lists, &C., FREE
Mason & Hamlin Organ Go.
BOSTON, NEW YORK and CHICAGO.