American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-01-24
MASON & HAMLIN
Cabinet<&)0rgans.
Unriva|ed! Incompatible !
WINNERS Of
Two Highest Medals and Diploma Of Honor
At Vienna, L S93;
AND THE .sssss.,zs-@s
First Medal at Paris, 1867;
Gold and Silver Medals,
Or Other Highest Awards,
In America g Always !!

THE MASON AND HAMLIN ORGAN Co. have,
| by the concurrence of the Special Jury, the
International jury, and two Sub Juries of
most eminent artists and experts from differ
ent countries, been officially awarded the First
and Highest Medal at the Vienna Exposition
in competition with the best makers of all
countries. In addition, the Austrian Indus
| trial 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
'rtie not found tcofthy, IN comparison, Of any
alcd,'d tcltate1er.
1t is significant as to the superiority Of the
Mason " HAMLIN CABINET ORGANS, that they
are the only American Instruments of the class
which have ever obtained any award in COM
petition at a Worlds Fair, and that they have
Arrays obtained the highest award at Indus
trial Exhibitions in America, there not having
been half a dozen exceptions at hundreds Of
such comparisons.
Testimony from 1000 Musicians
Is published by the MASON 81 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 lead
ing organists, pianists, conductors, and COM
posers of the country, with the most distin-
guishcd vocalists and instrumentalists, the
general tenor of whose evidence is that the su-
pe''ority Of the MASON IL HAMLIN ORGANS to
all others in the 1pOr1d is ObuiOus and material:
that they have purity and excellent quality of
tone not get attained by Others, which will not
only please at first, but continue to please;
that they are equally remarkable for their va
riety of effect, their power and delicacy, their
promptress and equality of scale, and, espec-
ally, their thoroughness of construction and
durability.
And this is the judgment not only of Amer
lean musicians, but of many of the
Most Distinguished in Europe.
The Testimonial Circular alluded to con-
tains..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 hnnd,eR of them have been sold in
London atone during the year 1878, the demand
for them having doubled yearly, on an aver
age, 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-LIsTs
of the Company, and are therefore fixed and
invariable-alikc to all. Only smallest COM
missions cas be allowed to dealers, who there
fore sometimes recommend inferior Organs on
acltich they are dtIo,rea larger profits.
NEW STYLES READY.
This Company have recently completed and
now offer a number of new styles, the most
beautiful in external appearance, having the
SlSHtcot Soiu ~ piIoeo
which render them the cheapest which they
have ever made. Among them are FIVE OC-
TAvE DOUBLE REED ORGANS at $40, S125, $50
to S1S5; with three and four sets of reeds,
$40 10 1928. Other styles up to fourteen sets
of reeds at 81 800. 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 HU-
MANA, and the REVOLVING FALL-BoARD.
Organs rented with privilege of purchase, or
sold for payments running through one to
four years.
Illustrated Catalogues, Price-Lists, &C., free.