Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-01-22
MASON & HAMLIN
.cahinet(&)0rgans.
Unrivaled Incompatible /!
WINNERS Of
Two Highest Medals aud Diploma .! Honor
At Vienna, 1878;
AND THE-
First Medal at Paris, 1867;
Gold and Silver Medals,
Or Other highest Awards,
In America 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
emit 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 Amerieda Exhibitors
,pere not found ,coYfhy, IN comparison, Of any
atodrd tchdteter.
1t is significant as to the superiority of the
| MASON Il HAMLIN CABINET ORGANS, that they
are the only American Instruments of the class
| which have ever obtained any award in conf
petition at Worlds Fair, and that they have
dltDdys obtained the highest award at Indus
| trial Exhibitions In America, there not having
been half dozen exceptions ut hundreds Of
| such comparisons.
Testimony from 1000 Musicians
| Is published by the MASON Il HAmLIN Organ
| Company in It 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-
| guished vocalists and Observation-Disclosures, the
| general tenor of whose evidence Is that the SUI
perioritB Of the MASON IL HAMLIN ORGANS to
| all others in The toorld is obyious and material;
| that they have purity and excellent quality OF
| tone not pet 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
prompt ess and equality of scale, and, espec-
ally, their thoroughness of construction and
durability.
And this is the Judgment not only OF Amer
| lean IN nsipiana hnt N IN Df the
Most Distinguished i'm Europe.
The Testimonial Circular alluded to con-
ainsltestimony 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 d HAMIIN ORGANS
appreciated in Europe, especially in England,
that eight hundred of them have been sold I'm
London atone during the year 1878, the demand
for them having doubled yearly, on an aver
age, 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
invariable-alikc to all. Only smallest COM
| missions can be allowed to dealers, who there
fore sometimes recommend inferior Organs on
,ol,cl. Uey are attoloed larger profits.
NEW STYLES READY.
This Company have recently completed and
now offer 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 8 ITO, $l25, $3.50
TO SlS5; with three and four sets OF reeds,
$l75 TO 1926. Other sty les up to fourteen sets
OF reeds at al 800. Many of these arc In tho
new UPRIGHT RESONANT CASES Of great excel
lcncc and beauty. Some contain the new stops
VOL D'AMoUR EUPHoNE, IMPROVED Nox HU-
MANA, and the REVOLVING FALL-BoARD.
Organs rented with privilege Of purchase, or
sold Tor payments running through one to
four years
Illustrated Catalogues, Price-Lists, &c, free.
MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN CO.,
BOSTON. NEW YORK AND CHICAGO