The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-02-04
FIRST MEDAL AT PARIS, 1867
GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS
HIGHEST WARD
AMERICA ALWAYS!

( THE Mason and Hamlin Organ Company,
l have, by the concurrence of the special
jury, the international jury aud two sub iuries
of most eminent artists and experts from diff
ferent countries, been officially awarded the
first and highest medal at tho Vienna expOsi-
ton in competition with tho 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 any
award whatever.
1t Is significant as to the superiority of the
Mason x Hamlin Cabinet Organs that they are
the only American Instruments of the class
which have ever obtained any award in compe-
titlon at a worlds fair. and that they have al
ways obtained the highest award at industrial
exhibitions i'll America, there NOT having been
half a dozen exceptions at hundreds of such
comparisons.
TESTIMONY FROM !, 1000 MUSICIANS
is published by the Mason & Hamlin Organ
Company i'll a testimony circular, which will be
sent free to any address. 1t will be found to
include the Judgment Of most of the leading
Organlsts, planlsts, conductors and co,npOsers
of the country, with the most distinguished
vocalists and instrumentalists; the general
tenor OF whose evidence il that the superiOrity
of the Mason 4 Hamlin Organs to all others in
the world If 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 delicacv, their prompt
ness and equality of scale, and especially, their
thoE0u6hness OF construction and durability.
And this is the Judgment not only of Amori-
can musicians, but of many Of the
MOST DISTINGUISHED IN EUROPE.
The circular alluded to contains
testimony from many of the most eminent
musicians in
LONDON, PARIS, VIENNA, BERLIN, PRAGUE, ST.
PETERSBURG,
and other principal European cities.
80 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. Oh an
average, since their introduction there, a 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 in
varIabie-alIke to all. Only smallest commits
sions can be allowed to dealers, who therefore
sometimes 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
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 SlIO, 1926, $3.50
to $3.50 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
Viol glamour Euphone, improved Vox Huma-
ma, 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, etc, free.
Mason & Hamlin Organ Co.,
Boston, New York and Chicago.