The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-25
rz- .- BIG Fall IN RANOS.
80 WILL BE SOLO AT FACTORY
COST INTRODUCE THEM.


January 18th, at l725 Main street,
and last 81 days-no longer. Are
you interested in purchasing a pi-
anO? II SO. lend me your ear, and
you may have sweet sounds at
home Monday evening. 4 plain
Business proposition that will save
soa many dollars in the purchase
of a high grade piano.
To those who may he interested
Ain the purchase of piano, I have
All unusual proposition to place be-
fore you-one that has never been
made to the general public in Co
lumbia before and may never be
made again. it is a plain business
proposition, aud we are quite sure
it will meet with the approval ofall
contemplating buying piano. 1t
is this: We desire our pianos we'll
known in this and surrounding
cities; we propose they shall be.
We know they are as good as mon
ey and brains can produce, and are
the very highest possible grade.
We want you to know it, to See
them, to test their tone, touch and
mechanism will convince you. We
. point to our pianos, the pianos we
will offer you with pride, and ask
anyone to criticise them and find
one weak point. We are here for
a short time only, to thoroughly in
trOduce our instruments. In order
to do this. we will place so where
they will do the most good-in
homes in this city and vicinity.
We are aware that it will take he
role measures to accomplish this
in so short time, but as an induce
ment will mark them at just fact
ory Wholesale cost, merely adding
freight and drQyage to this point.
Wea convinced by past eXpe-
Tience that where our pianos are
once used demand for them is
created, and as we are the manu-
facturerS, having no agent here,
can offer you piano from maker
to buyer, at one profit. The stock
selected for this Introductory sale
was shipped here in carload lots.
No salesmen are employed, no COM
missions are paid music teachers,
canvaSsers, etc. In fact, every
item of expense, usually added to
the cost Of q piano, which the pur-
chaser pays when sold in the usual
kway, is shut off at this sale.
3 Quoting from well-known mus
peal journal published in New
York city, at does not need great
deal Of argument to show that in
all human industry the great item
Of expense is not so much the cost
Of production as it is the cost Of
bringing the goods to market and
then to the home of the consumer.
who has not heard the statement
What 1T cost as much to sell a piano
as to MAKE it,"
In buying a piano at this intro
fuctOry sale. YOU simply step in on
the ground floor and shut off ar
profit and expense usually added
co the cost of the Instrument. You
buy direct of the manufacturer
when he is willing to sell YOU at
factory wholesale cost in order to
introduce his goods. The sale be-
gins Monday m3~ning January Is,
at l723 Main street, aqd last 30 days,
no longer. Wegivefacts and name
the prices. We are pleased if you
are particular, and if we cannot
save you from 500 to $500 in the
purchase of a high grade piano, will
not ask you to buy. We cannot
quote prices on all pianos offered,
bUt as an example as how they are
marked, will quote the following:
A grand piano in an upright case,
heighest possible grade, that retails
III any market for $3.50 to $500. The
case is double veneered on hard
wood. Cfrcassin, italian and French
Burl Walnut, or San Domingo Ma
hogany, extension music desk.
Boston fall board, elegant hand
carved raised panels; in fact, finest
piano in the city of Columbia; they
are marked $29S and $3ll.
$ 500 piano same description as
above, in Walnut and Mahogany,
elegant hand carved case, for $2S9.
$50 pianos with all the latest i'm
provements and in above woods
s22S.
Pianos that are usually sold by
agents for $400 to S425, with all the
latest improvements, from $l9S to
$266.
An elegant Walnut piano perfec
in every detail, $l4S.
= $50 pianos for 500.
he above prices are for pianos
", but delivered anywhere in
city
tools and scarfs will be furnish
"a at cost prices as follows; Best